2024 NBA Draft Thread

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For those who know better, what makes Topic a top 5 projected pick and Juan Nunez a 2nd rounder?

One part is size. Topic is reportedly 6'6" with a 7' wingspan (ie. could legitimately play at the 3), whereas Nunez is (reportedly) 6'3" (iw. a pretty typical NBA point). Another is Nunez is playing a smaller role for Ratiopharm (24 MPG), and is playing SG beside a veteran point (Klepeisz). Topic was primary creator for Mega and playing 30 mpg.

[FarBeyondDriven]

For those who know better, what makes Topic a top 5 projected pick and Juan Nunez a 2nd rounder?

One part is size. Topic is reportedly 6'6" with a 7' wingspan (ie. could legitimately play at the 3), whereas Nunez is (reportedly) 6'3" (iw. a pretty typical NBA point). Another is Nunez is playing a smaller role for Ratiopharm (24 MPG), and is playing SG beside a veteran point (Klepeisz). Topic was primary creator for Mega and playing 30 mpg.

that's what he supposedly measured but I don't buy it. He looks 6'5" to me with a decent but not amazing wingspan of maybe 6'9". If he's truly 6'6" without shoes with a 7' wingspan it would make me look at him in a completely different light

[CoreyVillains]

An NBA exec told me that Topic’s wingspan was misreported. He is 6’6” barefoot with a 6’6” wingspan.

[BigGargamel]

Foster from GCU should go top 5.. he probably won't even go first round.. but his athleticism and natural IQ is extremely high

LOL a 24 year old from a small school that previously had a heart issue should go TOP FIVE? Why do you people say these things?

[Chuck Everett]

Foster from GCU should go top 5.. he probably won't even go first round.. but his athleticism and natural IQ is extremely high

if he was a freshmen he probably would be unfortunately he had a very curious journey and is now 23 y/o. As for his BBIQ it's just about the worst you'll ever see. He's all over the place, turnover prone and is constantly doing too much. But man, the guy has unquestionable NBA wing size, talent and athleticism. He also has a high motor and plays defense too. I think his shot can be fixed and in the NBA he'll be a slasher and transition scorer with some ISO on switches so the BBIQ can be mitigated until it's coached out of him if that's even possible. I think when you get to the end of the 1st round and into the 2nd there are very few guys I'd rather take over him because most of those guys are also older but they don't have his physical gifts. He definitely has starter upside. I wonder who will take a chance on him.

He's worth taking a flyer on late 2nd round or UDFA, but he would have to become 3 and D. I'm not sure with how his game is, if he could handle that limiting of a role. Might be destined for China.

[Chi town]

Watch on YouTube

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Sat down with a bunch of the Ignite guys recently to break down film. Big fan of Tyler Smith’s game. Easy plug and play forward.

What does he do well enough that will play as a rookie outside of shooting?

I understand Ignite were an absolute mess.

[Chi town]

This is for all the dudes that get their draft news and opinions from frauds like Givony. Frauds like this birthed the narratives about this being a weak draft class a year ago and it gets regurgitated on here for some reason despite these guys being wrong every year. Any chance any of you will learn your lesson? ha ha fat chance. Some particularly laughably takes highlighted. And stick around for who is completely missing Quite a lot and yet the narrative hasn't changed one bit. Hmmm....

Givony's pre-season Big Board Top 100

1. Ron Holland (G League Ignite)
2. Alex Sarr (NBL)
3. Isaiah Collier (USC)
4. Justin Edwards (Kentucky)
5. Zaccharie Risacher (France)
6. Matas Buzelis (G League Ignite)
7. Donovan Clingan (UConn)
8. Stephon Castle (UConn)
9. Izan Almansa (G League Ignite)
10. Nikola Topic (Serbia)
11. Kyle Filipowski (Duke)
12. Aday Mara (UCLA)
13. Tyrese Proctor (Duke)
14. D.J. Wagner (Kentucky)
15. Kel’el Ware (Indiana)
16. Ja’Kobe Walter (Baylor)
17. Jared McCain (Duke)
18. Tidjane Salaun (France)
19. Baba Miller (Florida State)
20. Cody Williams (Colorado)
21. Bobi Klintman (NBL)
22. Ryan Dunn (Virginia)
23. Elmarko Jackson (Kansas)
24. Juan Nunez (Spain)
25. Trevon Brazile (Arkansas)
26. Terrance Arceneaux (Houston)
27. Dillon Mitchell (Texas)
28. Melvin Ajinca (France)
29. Mark Mitchell (Duke)
30. Oso Ighodaro (Marquette)
31. Rob Dillingham (Kentucky)
32. Adem Bona (UCLA)
33. Reece Beekman (Virginia)
34. Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana)
35. Ugonna Onyensu (Kentucky)
36. Aaron Bradshaw (Kentucky)
37. Berke Buyuktuncel (UCLA)
38. Xavier Booker (Michigan State)
39. Tristan Da Silva (Colorado)
40. Riley Kugel (Florida)
41. A.J. Johnson (NBL)
42. Tyler Smith (G League Ignite)
43. Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois)
44. Ariel Hukporti (NBL)
45. Freddie Dilione (Tennessee)
46. J.J. Starling (Syracuse)
47. Zach Edey (Purdue)
48. Caleb Foster (Duke)
49. Kylan Boswell (Arizona)
50. Pacome Dadiet (France)
51. Babacar Sane (G League Ignite)
52. Ajay Mitchell (UC-Santa Barbara)
53. Zacharie Perrin (France)
54. Judah Mintz (Syracuse)
55. Baylor Scheierman (Creighton)
56. Trey Alexander (Creighton)
57. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)
58. Omaha Biliew (Iowa State)
59. Kwame Evans (Oregon)
60. Trentyn Flowers (NBL)
61. Milos Uzan (Oklahoma)
62. Andrija Jelavic (Croatia)
63. Maxime Raynaud (Stanford)
64. Yves Missi (Baylor)
65. Nikola Djurisic (Serbia)
66. Alex Karaban (UConn)
67. Tyler Kolek (Marquette)
68. DaRon Holmes (Dayton)
69. Zvonimir Ivisic (Kentucky)
70. Kevin McCullar (Kansas)
71. Mantas Rubstavicius (NBL)
72. Dillon Jones (Weber State)
73. Yannick Kraag (Netherlands)
74. Thierry Darlan (G League Ignite)
75. A.J. Hoggard (Michigan State)
76. Ousmane Ndiaye (Senegal)
77. Miles Kelly (Georgia Tech)
78. NaeQwan Tomlin (Kansas State)
79. Zhuric Phelps (SMU)
80. Aden Holloway (Auburn)
81. Matthew Murrell (Mississippi)
82. Bryce Hopkins (Providence)
83. Alex Toohey (NBL)
84. Malique Lewis (Trinidad & Tobago)
85. Ilias Kamardine (France)
86. Matthew Cleveland (Miami)
87. Kobe Johnson (USC)
88. Dalton Knecht (Tennessee)
89. Will Richard (Florida)
90. Jamal Shead (Houston)
91. London Johnson (G League Ignite)
92. Lachlan Olbrich (NBL)
93. Harrison Ingram (North Carolina)
94. Coleman Hawkins (Illinois)
95. Hakim Hart (Villanova)
96. Olivier Nkamhoua (Michigan)
97. Tucker DeVries (Drake)
98. Davonte Davis (Arkansas)
99. Spencer Jones (Stanford)
100. Damari Monsanto (Wake Forest)

*missing

Carrington
Yang
Furphy
Ndongo
Watkins
Sheppard
George
Smith
Carter
Hall
Murray-Boyles
Sallis
Robinson

So are you saying this is a strong draft?

[HadAnEffectHere]

Watch on YouTube

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Sat down with a bunch of the Ignite guys recently to break down film. Big fan of Tyler Smith’s game. Easy plug and play forward.

Wow, really cool to plug and play a guy who can't defend at all. That's super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[babyjax13]

Is there a way to see Ulrich Chomche play? All that is on YouTube is gighlights of him blocking smaller players, hitting unimpressive layups, and shooting midrange jumpers with pretty broken form.

[ItsDanger]

Is there a way to see Ulrich Chomche play? All that is on YouTube is gighlights of him blocking smaller players, hitting unimpressive layups, and shooting midrange jumpers with pretty broken form.

He'll be at Nike Hoop Summit next month.

[JMAC3]

Foster from GCU should go top 5.. he probably won't even go first round.. but his athleticism and natural IQ is extremely high

if he was a freshmen he probably would be unfortunately he had a very curious journey and is now 23 y/o. As for his BBIQ it's just about the worst you'll ever see. He's all over the place, turnover prone and is constantly doing too much. But man, the guy has unquestionable NBA wing size, talent and athleticism. He also has a high motor and plays defense too. I think his shot can be fixed and in the NBA he'll be a slasher and transition scorer with some ISO on switches so the BBIQ can be mitigated until it's coached out of him if that's even possible. I think when you get to the end of the 1st round and into the 2nd there are very few guys I'd rather take over him because most of those guys are also older but they don't have his physical gifts. He definitely has starter upside. I wonder who will take a chance on him.

He's worth taking a flyer on late 2nd round or UDFA, but he would have to become 3 and D. I'm not sure with how his game is, if he could handle that limiting of a role. Might be destined for China.

I could see a team taking him around 20 in this draft, the talent is pretty flat once you get to that point and you are basically weighing flawed young players or upperclassman who have the right skillset and bodies.

I think Jared McCain can really shoot it, but if that is all he does at 6-2 then why not take a chance on a 6-7 guy with high pedigree, size, athleticism and a really productive year. He was pretty easily the best player on the court in both games he played in tourney vs 4 and 5 seeds.

I am not saying he should go 20th necessarily, but for me that is the point in the draft where I really don't have a massive disagreement with guys 20-45 in the draft it's all preference and fit.

[ItsDanger]

I don't see the appeal of Yves Missi at all unless he improves dramatically. Looks undersized, no clear offensive skills, projects more as a backup C at best. Just came off an elimination game line of 19 minutes, 2 pts , 4 rebounds. Maybe I just can't see the potential but that screams 2nd rounder.

[King Ken]

An NBA exec told me that Topic’s wingspan was misreported. He is 6’6” barefoot with a 6’6” wingspan.

Good to know. Whatelse did he share?

[King Ken]

I don't see the appeal of Yves Missi at all unless he improves dramatically. Looks undersized, no clear offensive skills, projects more as a backup C at best. Just came off an elimination game line of 19 minutes, 2 pts , 4 rebounds. Maybe I just can't see the potential but that screams 2nd rounder.

He's raw. Late 1st 20-40 range. His potential to be more than just a drop big gives him some advantages

[eminence]

Watch on YouTube

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Sat down with a bunch of the Ignite guys recently to break down film. Big fan of Tyler Smith’s game. Easy plug and play forward.

Good stuff.

I think he showed good awareness in the video, of who he is and what he'll need to become. Generally like him in the mid to late 1st.

[JMAC3]

Not necessarily guys I think are shooting up my personal board or anything but just guys I think are worth taking shots on I have seen in the tourney.


Tyon Grant Foster
Daron Holmes
Mark Sears
Pelle Larson

All 4 look like real NBA players from games I watched.

[Chuck Everett]

I don't see the appeal of Yves Missi at all unless he improves dramatically. Looks undersized, no clear offensive skills, projects more as a backup C at best. Just came off an elimination game line of 19 minutes, 2 pts , 4 rebounds. Maybe I just can't see the potential but that screams 2nd rounder.

I don't necessarily disagree, but yesterday he was playing with a back injury, thus limited minutes.

[HadAnEffectHere]

Missi's tools are not ridiculous or anything, but he's barely played basketball and can dribble so he's got sneaky offensive upside.

[SeattleJazzFan]

Not necessarily guys I think are shooting up my personal board or anything but just guys I think are worth taking shots on I have seen in the tourney.


Tyon Grant Foster
Daron Holmes
Mark Sears
Pelle Larson

All 4 look like real NBA players from games I watched.

it's a shame sears is too small to play a major role in the league. he's a bulldog who is also really good at basketball. he'll score a crap ton of points in europe though.

[JMAC3]

Not necessarily guys I think are shooting up my personal board or anything but just guys I think are worth taking shots on I have seen in the tourney.


Tyon Grant Foster
Daron Holmes
Mark Sears
Pelle Larson

All 4 look like real NBA players from games I watched.

it's a shame sears is too small to play a major role in the league. he's a bulldog who is also really good at basketball. he'll score a crap ton of points in europe though.

Yeah I wouldn't take him in the first, but he reminds me a bit of Brunson with how he plays. Late 30s, early 40s is probably worth a swing, put him on a 2way deal and at the very worst he is a fun player on your Gleague/Summer League squad.