othawhitemeat wrote:I know there is not a lot of star talent in this draft or it seems, but I am very intrigued by the wings, some versatile 4/5's that can defend, and combo guards that will be going in late 1st to mid 2nd. I think some will be busts and many will be better than top of order picks. These are no order to my preference. I did put * on some players I think are underrated and will do well in some type of role with NBA. That does not mean others I am not fan of, but just players that stand out to me.
PF's/C
1) Xavier Tillman (really like him for 4/5, bench player)*
2) Jalen Smith (I'm a big fan of his in today's game - 3 point shooting, block shot ability, and pick-n-roll)*
3) Mamadi Diakite (to me, Taj Like)*
4) Isaiah Stewart (built and can board)
5) Enouch (Louisville, rebounder)
SF's
1) Devin Vassell *
2) Aaron Nesmith*
3) Saddiq Bey*
4) Josh Green (not sure on how I feel about his game)
5) Desmond Bane (to me underrated, seems high IQ, solid d, good shooter, just solid player)*
6) Malik Fitts (I think he will be a steal wherever is drafted if in 2nd). *
CG's/Pg's/Sg's
1) Nico Mannion - seems to be sliding down, but would be a good pick later in first
2) Kira Lewis (I'm not a big fan of pick until later first).
3) Maxey (not my favorite)
4) Bolmaro
5) Maledon (I like his game)*
6) Dosunmu
7) Peyton Pritchard (I like his game and if available in 2nd, really like his, Diakite, Fitts, Tillman, or something similar)*
8) Tyrell Terry
9) Davonte graham undersized but cerebral pg pick (Cassius Winston - can shoot, smart, and lead).*
10) Ramsey TT (interesting prospect - 6'4 and built, can shoot from 3, athletic, but not a good ft shooter).
11) *Markus Howard (I think he has some instant off bench type scorer). Isaiah Thomas (the current not HOF, Abdul-Rauf type player at max).
Devin Vassell is interesting with his very impressive shooting percentages (49 from the field, .415 from 3.. and that was after a .419 from 3 his rookie year). A little thing, and don't know much about his athleticism, ball handling, or defense... and he only got to the line 2.2 times per game...
NBAdraft.net likes Vassell's teammate Patrick Williams as an upside pick - very good length / wingspan and jumping, but questions about his shooting (has had good 3 pt numbers in HS, but shot poorly from FT.. and then as a college frosh shot "meh" from 3 (32% on low volume) but 84% from the stripe, but also on low volume) and weak rebounding numbers for his size. They also like Issac Okoro, who from their profile seems like a Paxson like pick (good defender, high IQ, good but not elite athleticism or length) but he's not a good shooter (at least not yet). But with the new folks in charge... who knows what they look for?
Another guy to look at is Aaron Nesmith, a good length 6'6' wing who shot a spectacular 52% from the college 3 this year (on high volume) and got to the line 4.5 times per game...
haven't watched youtube on any of these guys yet to be able to have any sort of real opinion on them.
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