NBA Draft Thread 2023

Spacely · Post #1361 » by **Spacely** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:42 am

He definitely has an offensive bag, and he’s scrappy. I phucks with it.

ShulaDon92 · Post #1362 » by **ShulaDon92** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:02 am

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HIF · Post #1363 » by **HIF** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:00 am

Really like the pick.

HIF · Post #1364 » by **HIF** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:10 am

We have a new JJ (J) Half as good again as

Post #1365 » by **QUIZ** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:04 am

RexBoyWonder wrote:
Spacely wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:You can tell your pick sucks when the draft commutators whos only job is to hype the players can only think of one line of compliments - "toughness and plays hard."

Sounds like your rooting for the kid to fail at this point, you’ve been at it for hours; if he plays well he’s gonna shut you up.

Just venting. I hope he does.

Bam looked like a reach too, so who knows.

IF he's a much better shooter then he showed like some have suggested,
And IF they think he's tough enough to play PF (Because he's small for the position) -

Then maybe he can be a real player.

I'm rooting for him to surprise, no one mocked the kid to go top 20.

I’m sure they believe in his shooting ability. His form looks good and he was a good midrange shooter. It’s not like there’s no precedent for then turning a non-shooter into a shooter. J Rich shot 31% from three over his four year college career on two attempts per game.

FinNasty · Post #1366 » by **FinNasty** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:13 am

RexBoyWonder wrote:
Spacely wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:You can tell your pick sucks when the draft commutators whos only job is to hype the players can only think of one line of compliments - "toughness and plays hard."

Sounds like your rooting for the kid to fail at this point, you’ve been at it for hours; if he plays well he’s gonna shut you up.

Just venting. I hope he does.

Bam looked like a reach too, so who knows.

IF he's a much better shooter then he showed like some have suggested,
And IF they think he's tough enough to play PF (Because he's small for the position) -

Then maybe he can be a real player.

I'm rooting for him to surprise, no one mocked the kid to go top 20.

Huh? It seemed like numerous mocks had him going to us at 18?

Post #1367 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:23 am

Jaquez should be considered a pure SF at 6’7 225-230 in the mold of Jimmy. He has the toughness to play the 4 in small ball rotations but to me we are looking at 3/2 type player.

RexBoyWonder · Post #1368 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:24 am

so whats the word on the undrafted pool?

anyone you like?

Post #1369 » by **Wiltside** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:26 am

MettaWorldPanda wrote:Jaquez should be considered a pure SF at 6’7 225-230 in the mold of Jimmy. He has the toughness to play the 4 in small ball rotations but to me we are looking at 3/2 type player.

Have to assume they believe in his stroke and see him as a versatile offensive player, capable of initiating a PnR, Iso, and cutting off ball. Hopefully he can improve his catch and shoot game, as it’ll be necessary for him at the next level.

Does look a polished offensive player though. Lots of pivots, hesitations and patience in his moves. The fadeaway is nice.

RexBoyWonder · Post #1370 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:26 am

FinNasty wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:
Spacely wrote:
Sounds like your rooting for the kid to fail at this point, you’ve been at it for hours; if he plays well he’s gonna shut you up.

Just venting. I hope he does.

Bam looked like a reach too, so who knows.

IF he's a much better shooter then he showed like some have suggested,
And IF they think he's tough enough to play PF (Because he's small for the position) -

Then maybe he can be a real player.

I'm rooting for him to surprise, no one mocked the kid to go top 20.

Huh? It seemed like numerous mocks had him going to us at 18?

Only saw one, and only last minute once our intentions to reach for him got out there. No other team has ever been mocked to pick him in the first round.

It doesn't mean he's not deserving, but just a couple of weeks ago no one gave him a chance to be top 20 or even top 30.

Apparently he jumped up because he looked very good in the pre-draft workout, and I'd bet he gave great interviews, he sounds like a likeable smart hard working kid.

We'll find out soon enough if the jump was justifiable.

RexBoyWonder · Post #1371 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:31 am

MettaWorldPanda wrote:Jaquez should be considered a pure SF at 6’7 225-230 in the mold of Jimmy. He has the toughness to play the 4 in small ball rotations but to me we are looking at 3/2 type player.

I really hope he can be a legit PF because the opportunities there will be much bigger then the one behind Jimmy and Martin. (And Cain). We need a scoring PF real bad

IceColdCubano · Post #1372 » by **IceColdCubano** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:32 am

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Post #1373 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:40 am

RexBoyWonder wrote:
MettaWorldPanda wrote:Jaquez should be considered a pure SF at 6’7 225-230 in the mold of Jimmy. He has the toughness to play the 4 in small ball rotations but to me we are looking at 3/2 type player.

I really hope he can be a legit PF because the opportunities there will be much bigger then the one behind Jimmy and Martin. (And Cain). We need a scoring PF real bad

He can clearly bang and score averaging 18 and 8 last year. Regardless big versatile upgrade in size over having to use the wiry 200 pound 6’5 Martin.

FinNasty · Post #1374 » by **FinNasty** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:43 am

RexBoyWonder wrote:
FinNasty wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:
Just venting. I hope he does.

Bam looked like a reach too, so who knows.

IF he's a much better shooter then he showed like some have suggested,
And IF they think he's tough enough to play PF (Because he's small for the position) -

Then maybe he can be a real player.

I'm rooting for him to surprise, no one mocked the kid to go top 20.

Huh? It seemed like numerous mocks had him going to us at 18?

Only saw one, and only last minute once our intentions to reach for him got out there. No other team has ever been mocked to pick him in the first round.

It doesn't mean he's not deserving, but just a couple of weeks ago no one gave him a chance to be top 20 or even top 30.

Apparently he jumped up because he looked very good in the pre-draft workout, and I'd bet he gave great interviews, he sounds like a likeable smart hard working kid.

We'll find out soon enough if the jump was justifiable.

So he wasn’t projected as a 1st round pick… but was invited to the green room?

dolphinatik · Post #1375 » by **dolphinatik** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:44 am

RexBoyWonder wrote:so whats the word on the undrafted pool?

anyone you like?

I really liked Ricky Council but 76ers got him. Im Meh on the ones we have so far

Justin Powell (G)
Patrick Gardner (C)
Taylor Funk (F)
Caleb Daniels (G)
Drew Peterson (F)

greg4012 · Post #1376 » by **greg4012** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:46 am

twix2500 wrote:Jaime and Jet put in the work together preparing for the draft. Jaime had a big frame.

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Watching the combine it stood out to me how much shorter Jett was than his dad. They’re def playing height games to list Jett at 6’8. Coincidentally he didn’t measure at the draft combine. Hmm…

twix2500 · Post #1377 » by **twix2500** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:47 am

MettaWorldPanda wrote:Jaquez should be considered a pure SF at 6’7 225-230 in the mold of Jimmy. He has the toughness to play the 4 in small ball rotations but to me we are looking at 3/2 type player.

OG Anunoby 6"7 230 - 5.4 rbs at Indiana
PJ Washington 6'7 228 - 7.5 rbs at Kentucky
Jaime Jaquez 6'7 228 - 8.2 rbs at UCLA

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greg4012 · Post #1378 » by **greg4012** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:51 am

twix2500 wrote:Jaquez is in the same size category as OG Anunoby and PJ Washington and more of a natural scorer than both.

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Much smaller wingspan and standing reach than both.

I swear I’m not trying to be a downer. I’m slightly disappointed for the reach due to 3-4 of the other players on board.

But I’m looking forward to rooting for Jaquez and seeing what he’ll contribute.

Now I’m in deep dive mode to critically assess him. One thing that stands out is his relatively short standing reach for someone with a 6’9 wingspan. Seems like he may have tanked his standing reach to juice up his vertical number.

Just checked—at 8’3.5, he has the shortest standing reach of any forward+ from this years draft combine.

IMO he shorted the measurement (so he’s actually longer than listed) so he can juice up his vertical jump number.

Post #1379 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:53 am

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greg4012 · Post #1380 » by **greg4012** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:54 am

FinNasty wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:
Spacely wrote:
Sounds like your rooting for the kid to fail at this point, you’ve been at it for hours; if he plays well he’s gonna shut you up.

Just venting. I hope he does.

Bam looked like a reach too, so who knows.

IF he's a much better shooter then he showed like some have suggested,
And IF they think he's tough enough to play PF (Because he's small for the position) -

Then maybe he can be a real player.

I'm rooting for him to surprise, no one mocked the kid to go top 20.

Huh? It seemed like numerous mocks had him going to us at 18?

He had about zero appearances in round 1 of any mocks up until about a week ago. Him getting invited to the draft after Heat showing clear interest telegraphed that the Heat would be picking him. MWP nailed that one