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Who do you want us to take at #1?

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Who would you take at #1?

Jabari smith
111
51%
Chet Holmgren
63
29%
Paolo Banchero
27
13%
Jaden Ivey
1
0%
Keegan Murray
1
0%
Shaedon Sharpe
8
4%
Other
5
2%
 
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1281 » by 89Magicfan » Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:23 pm

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Ehh....
Wiggins highschool stats very massive ( 23,4 ppg 11 rpg, 2,6 bpg, 2,5 bpg) .

DIfference between them is being actually tested vs telling stories of Sharpe.

Andre Wiggins was promoted as 6'8 guy. At draft combine he showed being almost 6'9 in shoes.
Sharpe was promoted as 6'7 guy. Showed 6'5 at combine.

Wiggins was promoted as athletic freak. Showed at 44 inch vertical at combine.
Sharpe was promoted as athletic freak. Elected not to participate, rather have some unofficial testing witch is as accurate as boy telling girl his lenght on first date, while both being drunk.

Wiggins showed at college. Putting 17 ppg ,6 rpg.
Sharpe pretty much founded loophole to not play games.

Only actual fact about Sharpe that didn't went from "fact " to bulls*** so far is his wingspan. Everything else is kid's camp doing everything but basketball to make him sound like good basketball player.



I’m not hung up on his size. League is getting smaller anyways. Plug the kid at SG, let Mosley mold him and see what happens. He’ll probably grow another inch or so before he’s done.

From all I’ve read he wasn’t dodging to play at UK. Calipari is a weird guy. Had the kid on his roster and didn’t play him. Never really cared for him as a coach tbh. Always has done some head scratchers.

Every year players try to find a way to choose where they want to go. After the UK bs think his camp is just trying to get him into a position where he can grow as a player and contribute.

I still got him there because I’m not enamored with any of the top 3 rn and from what I see, Sharpe’s skills are already there and probably more advanced offensively than anyone in the draft.


I don't really care about his size, his size is just yet another reminder that everything about this kid is BS.
He was promoted to be 6'7 guy that showed with his all 6'4 at draft combine.

Him being wrapped in multiple lies is what rubs me in wrong way.

His "skills" is something nobody saw since highshool nor they were ever tested against better competition. Same highschool skills made RJ Hampton top college recruit and "best player" . Than he showed up in New Zeland in professional league and looked like a**. If he didn't play there, some fool would draft freaking RJ Hampton top 5 overall and probably got himself fired already.

Even if we make argument that he didn't ducking playing at college, it still paints him in bad light because it just means he wasn't even better than UK backups to be worth picking and playing 10 min a game.

He may or may not end up being good, but from what i got from him is more about mystique than actually anything he ever showed on court. Just feels like Dante Exum saga all over again.



Eh. He’s a shade over 6’5. Probably will round to 6’6. Maybe 6’7 when he’s done. Perfect size for the SG spot. Sitting at near 200lbs with almost a 9 inch reach. A lot of guys walk around shorter than advertised. Doesn’t negate his factual overall size and how he’s got good measurements.

Dante Exum? Not quite. There’s some things he has done that show he can play. While it would’ve been great to see him in college, it isn’t always a indicator of what a player does in the NBA. I’ve seen less tape on guys who’s done quite a bit of damage in the NBA.

Eye test, physical measurements, tells me he’s got a lot of potential. I just don’t think Weham should x his name off the list yet.
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1282 » by PrimeThyme » Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:26 pm

Do we know when Chet’s workout is this week? I think a ton is riding on this.
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1283 » by 89Magicfan » Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:32 pm

Wonder if we’re going to workout Paolo? The turn around is so spaced out. Just weird how this process is going.
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1284 » by LDNMagic90 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:34 pm

PrimeThyme wrote:Do we know when Chet’s workout is this week? I think a ton is riding on this.


I'm going to guess end of the week, I'm curious if Paolo or even Ivey got any invites to a workout
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1285 » by drsd » Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:37 pm

pepe1991 wrote:I’m not hung up on his size. League is getting smaller anyways. Plug the kid at SG, let Mosley mold him and see what happens. He’ll probably grow another inch or so before he’s done..


How is Sharpe mocked higher than Jaden Hardy? They are basically the same prospect to me.

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1286 » by basketballRob » Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:38 pm

We wouldn't have known that Chet was having a workout if he didn't spill the beans.

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1287 » by basketballRob » Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:41 pm

drsd wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:I’m not hung up on his size. League is getting smaller anyways. Plug the kid at SG, let Mosley mold him and see what happens. He’ll probably grow another inch or so before he’s done..


How is Sharpe mocked higher than Jaden Hardy? They are basically the same prospect to me.

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Sharpe is the size of Kobe or MJ. Hardy is the size of Gary Harris.

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1288 » by pepe1991 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:05 pm

Sharpe official measurments from combine are
Height with shoes: 6’5.25″
Height without shoes: 6’4.25″
Wingspan: 6’11.5″
Standing Reach: 8’7.5″
Weight: 198 lbs


NBA average measurments for SG:
6'4 without shoes
6'5 in shoes
6'8 wingspan
200 pounds weight
8'5 standing reach

other than wingspan there is nothing that would paint Sharpe into "above average" fashion at SG position.
His measurments were very similar to guys like Denzel Valentine and Davon Reed.

Again, his vertical was never officially measured.

I have nothing against this kid or any other prospect, but i don't see much reasons why should anybody as bad as top 3 lottery teams are should take massive gamble on player that never played against anything more than highschool competition, almost 2 years ago.
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1289 » by basketballRob » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:19 pm

Vecenie loves Jabari's fit in Orlando.

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1290 » by LDNMagic90 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:23 pm

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1291 » by yoyojw17 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:55 pm



Good take! Makes Banchero interesting.

If trading down is available... To gain additional assets from OKC or Houston.. I'm down if this is who they choose and it's against the general consensus. :Pray:
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1292 » by basketballRob » Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:44 pm

KOC thinks all signs point to Jabari being the pick now. Last week he wasn't so sure. He did say in his mock that we have some in our front office that like Chet but I guess just not the majority.

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1293 » by basketballRob » Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:56 pm

Also to note that the Ringer had Chet #1 with their last mock and have moved Jabari to #1 in the new mock. O'Connor cites new intel.

5 days ago the Magic listed on their Instagram that CBS, The Ringer, RW, USA TODAY all had Chet #1 in mocks.

Paolo had SB Nation mock him #1 but haven't updated it since May 17th.

Jabari had Bleacher Report, The Athletic, Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports, and ESPN that mocked Smith #1.

Now we can we can move The Ringer over to Jabari. Also noting that USA Today was citing O'Connor as a reason why he mocked Holmgren #1. Now that O'Connor made the switch I expect USA Today to follow.

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1294 » by tiderulz » Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:19 pm

drsd wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:I’m not hung up on his size. League is getting smaller anyways. Plug the kid at SG, let Mosley mold him and see what happens. He’ll probably grow another inch or so before he’s done..


How is Sharpe mocked higher than Jaden Hardy? They are basically the same prospect to me.

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Mystery, and less film on sharpe
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1295 » by Rainwater » Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:54 pm

Pretty certain the pick will be Jabari.
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1296 » by JF5 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:02 pm

All Signs point to Jabari.

1. First guy to work out for the Magic (At least Publically)
2. Keegan Murray being 2nd guy they're trying to work out (Which mean they're specifically going after a Forward who can score and/or Shoot)
3. Chet being Scheduled for a Work-Out next week seems like more a formality because of them having Jabari and specifically Keegan come in first.
4. Them not wanting to trade the pick as their apparent 2nd option Keegan Murray is projected to be between the 4th-6th pick.
5. Chet Holmgren a few weeks back when interviewed on the street by TMZ was very hesitant in saying he'd be going to Orlando. ( Meaning him and his team already know what's going on).
6. No interest in Paulo at all who is supposed to be in the same tier as Jabari and Chet given he's not scheduled to workout for the Magic at all.
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1297 » by NYG » Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:34 pm

Is there a general consensus yet on who Orlando would take?
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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1298 » by basketballRob » Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:49 pm

NYG wrote:Is there a general consensus yet on who Orlando would take?
It's not a consensus yet.

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Re: Who do you want us to take at #1? 

Post#1299 » by RookieStar » Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:02 am

NYG wrote:Is there a general consensus yet on who Orlando would take?


At this time? Its all smoke. We only worked out one of the top 4 prospect still.

Also, you are talking about one of the most secretive FO in the league so i think we ALL are in the same boat being clueless.
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Post#1300 » by RookieStar » Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:04 am

JF5 wrote:All Signs point to Jabari.

1. First guy to work out for the Magic (At least Publically)
2. Keegan Murray being 2nd guy they're trying to work out (Which mean they're specifically going after a Forward who can score and/or Shoot)
3. Chet being Scheduled for a Work-Out next week seems like more a formality because of them having Jabari and specifically Keegan come in first.
4. Them not wanting to trade the pick as their apparent 2nd option Keegan Murray is projected to be between the 4th-6th pick.
5. Chet Holmgren a few weeks back when interviewed on the street by TMZ was very hesitant in saying he'd be going to Orlando. ( Meaning him and his team already know what's going on).
6. No interest in Paulo at all who is supposed to be in the same tier as Jabari and Chet given he's not scheduled to workout for the Magic at all.


1. I thought we worked out Keegan FIRST then we had JS workout.
2. Where is the link about Paolo not working out for us? Is this confirmed by his camp that we didn't invite him?

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