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New year, same Lottery! This is the place to make your final proclamations about the 2023 NBA draft.

Old threads can be found here:

2013: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1256614

2015: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1394679

2017: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1580639

2021: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2106512

2022: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2204407



Format:

Top 10:
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Dream Scenario:

Guys You Love:

Guys You Don't Love:

I deleted the other contest thread. We only need one thread to show how smart (or not ) we are.

theBigLip wrote:I deleted the other contest thread. We only need one thread to show how smart (or not ) we are.

Sorry didn’t see your other thread! If you look through my past selection I think there is a harden every year who ends up being a bust

1.Wembanyama
2.Miller
3.Henderson
4.Jackson
5.Hendricks
6.Black
7.Whitmore
8.Amen
9.Asuar
10.Sensabaugh
11.Walker
12.Dick
13.Howard
14.Cason
15.George
16.Whitehead

Not a huge fan of Walker seems to be a low ceiling player.

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1. Wemby
2.Scoot
3.Brandon Miller
4. Amen Thompson
5.Cam Whitmore
6. Anthony Black
7.Jarace Walker
8.Taylor Hendricks
9.Ausar Thompson
10.Dick
11.Cason Wallace
12.Coulibaly
13.Kobe Bufkin

I want Cam at 5. Wouldn’t mind Walker either

Best case trade back with Washington take Hendricks at 8 and get assets in return.

Really hope we get a shot at Oliver-Maxence Prosper. Kobe Brown, Ben Sheppard late picks. I like Andre Johnson late too.

Not a fan of the twins, I’ll probably end up wrong on that one. I just hate their shots.

No guys I really love. Not a fan of this draft.

Man Denver knows what’s up. I liked Braun late and they got him at 21, and they got these late picks this year. Finding those cheap good prospects that can contribute are gonna be so valuable with the new CBA. Weavers gotta show he can do that. Livers was nice but the knock on him has been his injuries and so far that’s how it’s turning out. Hoping he finds them this year.

Is this our personal big board or how we see the draft playing out?

If it's the latter....

1) San Antonio - Wembanyama
2) Charlotte - Miller (I think this is a mistake for them)
3) Portland - Henderson
4) Houston - Amen Thompson
5) Detroit - Ausar Thompson (I'm tempted to say Whitmore thinking that the Pistons are putting up a smokescreen with the bad workout stuff etc. but will stick with Ausar)
6) Orlando - D**k (just to throw a curveball in there and to be smartest guy in the room)
7) Indiana - Walker (He seems destined to be a Pacer, ideal fit)
8) Washington - Black
9) Utah - Whitmore
10) Dallas - Hendricks

Dream Scenario (realistically): 5 for 9+16 then Hendricks drops to 9

Guy I Love: Nobody really, there's nobody in this draft that I feel is a must have. Walker or Hendricks would be my preference if I had to choose.

Guys I don't love: Whitmore

mattao313 wrote:1.Wembanyama
2.Miller
3.Henderson
4.Jackson
5.Hendricks
6.Black
7.Whitmore
8.Amen
9.Asuar
10.Sensabaugh
11.Walker
12.Dick
13.Howard
14.Cason
15.George
16.Whitehead

Not a huge fan of Walker seems to be a low ceiling player.

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Who’s Jackson?

Top 10
1. Wenbenyama
2. Henderson
3. Miller
4. Amen
5. Walker
6. Ausar
7. Whitmore
8. Black
9. Hendricks
10. Dick

Dream scenario: Trade 5 for 6 and 11. Or trade 5 for 9 and 16 and dump Bagley. Draft who is left from 4-8. Draft GG Jackson at 16.

I like a lot of the players in the top 10. Nobody I don’t love.

This particular top 10 board seems easy this year given the tiers in this draft, but there will be flops and big surprises like usual.

Top 10:

1. Victor Wembanyama
2. Scoot Henderson
3. Amen Thompson
4. Brandon Miller
5. Ausar Thompson
6. Taylor Hendricks
7. Anthony Black
8. Jarace Walker
9. Cam Whitmore
10. Kobe Bufkin

Dream Scenario: Trade back with Utah for 9 & 16 while dumping Bagley in the process.

Guys You Love: Ausar Thompson

Guys You Don't Love: Cam Whitmore

Top 10:
1. Wemby - unicorn version of the OG unicorn. Superstar if healthy
2. Ausar Thompson - Shawn Marion
3. Amen Thompson - Ben Simmons without the personal issues
4. Cam Whitmore - Jaylen Brown
5. Bilal Coulibaly - Smaller Siakam
6. Scoot - Eric Bledsoe/Donnovan Mitchell hybrid
7. Brandon Miller - less athletic Rashard Lewis
8.Taylor Hendricks - slightly more switchable but smaller Myles Turner
9. Anthony Black - Smaller Giddey
10. Kobe Bufkin - Jordan Poole

Pipe Dream: Wemby gets arrested for insider trading Ford stock causing character concerns and he eventually drops to Detroit

Actual dream: Draft a Thompson Twin (preferably Ausar) and trade back in and get Bilal.

Guys You Love: The top 5 on my big board

Guys You Don't Love: Jarace and Dick.

Spider156 wrote:Top 10
1. Wenbenyama
2. Henderson
3. Miller
4. Amen
5. Walker
6. Ausar
7. Whitmore
8. Black
9. Hendricks
10. Dick

Dream scenario: Trade 5 for 6 and 11. Or trade 5 for 9 and 16 and dump Bagley. Draft who is left from 4-8. Draft GG Jackson at 16.

I like a lot of the players in the top 10. Nobody I don’t love.

The tinfoil hat wearing part of me says we’re putting it out there that we love Ausar so the Magic think they have to trade with us to get him.

Unlikely though.

1.Wemby

2.Scoot
3.Miller I see Scoot as a tad better prospect but on most teams I would take Miller due to positional scarcity

4.Hendricks
5.Dick
6.Black
7.Walker
8.Amen
9.Ausar

Thompsons are pure lotto tickets that likely wont hit but if they do they could end up being the 2nd and 3rd best prospects in the draft. This ranking could make me look foolish but I could see a world where their not even in the NBA in a few seasons so this is about the median.

10.Wallace

That’s how I kinda see it too

FloridaMan78 wrote:

mattao313 wrote:1.Wembanyama
2.Miller
3.Henderson
4.Jackson
5.Hendricks
6.Black
7.Whitmore
8.Amen
9.Asuar
10.Sensabaugh
11.Walker
12.Dick
13.Howard
14.Cason
15.George
16.Whitehead

Not a huge fan of Walker seems to be a low ceiling player.

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Who’s Jackson?

GG jackson

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GG Jackson is someone I'd have interest in at #31 but he has a really rough Freshman year he isn't anywhere near ready to play winning basketball at the NBA level he's going to be a bit of a project.

bstein14 wrote:GG Jackson is someone I'd have interest in at #31 but he has a really rough Freshman year he isn't anywhere near ready to play winning basketball at the NBA level he's going to be a bit of a project.

Imo ausar and Amen are just as big of projects as GG. GG is a legit 6"8 with player with ball skills and is really young underrated prospect imo.

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mattao313 wrote:

bstein14 wrote:GG Jackson is someone I'd have interest in at #31 but he has a really rough Freshman year he isn't anywhere near ready to play winning basketball at the NBA level he's going to be a bit of a project.

Imo ausar and Amen are just as big of projects as GG. GG is a legit 6"8 with player with ball skills and is really young underrated prospect imo.

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GG took quite the nose dive after this season. Just Abysmal on both ends. Didn’t help he talked ish on Instagram about his coaches not getting him the ball while he’s taking 14 shots a game at 38fg%. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s not drafted at all.

Top 10:
1. Victor
2. Miller
3. Scoot
4. Amen
5. Walker
6. Black
7. Whitmore
8. Ausar
9. Hendicks
10. Lively

Dream Scenario: Trade down, get Hendricks, get extra pick and get one of Wallace, Bufkin, Miller, Whitehead, Coulibaly, GG Jackson

Guys You Love: Hendricks Walker Wallace Miller Whitehead Long term: Coulibaly GG Jackson

Guys You Don't Love: Dick

My top 10:

1. Victor Wembanyama
2. Scoot Henderson
3. Jarace Walker
4. Taylor Hendricks
5. Brandon Miller
6. Brice Sensabaugh
7. Ant Black
8. Amen Thompson
9. Cason Wallace
10. Cam Whitmore

Dream Scenario: Getting whoever they select at 5, and then ending up with Brice as well, Sasser at 31 would be nice too

Guys You Love (in comparison to their consensus ranking): Jarace, Hendricks, Brice, Ant, Jacquez, Podziemski, TJD, L Miller

Guys You Don't Love: Cam Whitmore

Guys you have mixed feelings for (lol): Thompson Twins