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The 2022 NBA Draft Thread

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Who is your early favorite?

Chet Holmgren
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32%
Paolo Banchero
23
23%
Jaden Hardy
7
7%
Jabari Smith
35
35%
Jalen Duren
4
4%
 
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#461 » by Knightro » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:15 pm

PrimeThyme wrote:I absolutely cannot say enough about Jabari's motor.

To be as high of a recruit as he was, to be a consensus top 3 draft pick on a top 5 team, and to play/rim run as hard as he does is perhaps the biggest green flag I've seen from a prospect with his measurables/skillset in a long time. Seriously, just watch that video and see how high his motor runs. I'm all in.

As far as the shot goes, it's so fluid. At 6'11 he can just get it off over anybody at the college level and I think that's why we're seeing a lack of creativity at times. But honestly though, if what we've seen so far is the baseline an NBA team has to start with, how couldn't you be ecstatic at the idea of drafting him?


He really does look like a super charged Rashard Lewis.
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#462 » by KillMonger » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:26 pm

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Def Swami wrote:He's a year younger than the rest of the crop and he's dropping 25 with really only a face up game. The play at 02:47 though is tough. And I think he'd fit really nicely in our front court.
I get it no doubt, however I'm hearing Durant but off of what I'm seeing? Nowhere near

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Durant is a top 10 talent of all time, any direct comparison is hyperbolic but the Durant we saw in college wasn't a finished product either. These players won't change completely at the next level but adding small wrinkles to their game (like Franz) can raise the ceilings of some prospects by a lot.
I was referring to college Durant obviously but I'm not down on him at all.... Its just, that comparison doesn't compute with me.... People talking about Durant and I'm seeing Rashard Lewis and I'm wondering if I'm missing something

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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#463 » by PrimeThyme » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:08 am

KillMonger wrote:I was referring to college Durant obviously but I'm not down on him at all.... Its just, that comparison doesn't compute with me.... People talking about Durant and I'm seeing Rashard Lewis and I'm wondering if I'm missing something

I wouldn't get too caught up in it. 6'9 and up players who can shoot always get tagged with the Durant comp. Very rarely is there any nuance to it. However, a more athletic Rashard Lewis with upside is absolutely nothing to bat an eye at. That's a top 3 pick in today's NBA, and perhaps the number one if there isn't a transcendent superstar at the top.

He's quickly rising as one of my favorite prospects of the last 5 years or so.
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#464 » by Knightro » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:29 am

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Post#465 » by RookieStar » Thu Jan 13, 2022 2:14 am

PrimeThyme wrote:I absolutely cannot say enough about Jabari's motor.

To be as high of a recruit as he was, to be a consensus top 3 draft pick on a top 5 team, and to play/rim run as hard as he does is perhaps the biggest green flag I've seen from a prospect with his measurables/skillset in a long time. Seriously, just watch that video and see how high his motor runs. I'm all in.

As far as the shot goes, it's so fluid. At 6'11 he can just get it off over anybody at the college level and I think that's why we're seeing a lack of creativity at times. But honestly though, if what we've seen so far is the baseline an NBA team has to start with, how couldn't you be ecstatic at the idea of drafting him?


Where is this 6'11 coming from? I hear anything from 6'8 to 6'9.. first time im hearing of this 6'11 talk
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#466 » by Def Swami » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:10 am

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don't get me wrong Jabari, you are a great prospect but man....can i get a little more than just a jab step? you don't have anything else in your bag?

He's a year younger than the rest of the crop and he's dropping 25 with really only a face up game. The play at 02:47 though is tough. And I think he'd fit really nicely in our front court.
I get it no doubt, however I'm hearing Durant but off of what I'm seeing? Nowhere near

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He's definitely no Durant. I see him long term settling into some form of Rashard Lewis or Chris Bosh.
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#467 » by PrimeThyme » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:52 am

RookieStar wrote:Where is this 6'11 coming from? I hear anything from 6'8 to 6'9.. first time im hearing of this 6'11 talk

He's listed 6'10 everywhere. Just google Jabari Smith Jr.'s height and it will show up. There are rumors that he's 6'11 now, and I don't think it's that unrealistic. He's huge.
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Post#468 » by MagicMatic » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:23 am

So what’s the deal with Smith? Is he projected to be a better version of Rashard Lewis? Haven’t really kept up with the rest of this class outside of Chet and Paolo.
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Post#469 » by RookieStar » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:38 am

PrimeThyme wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Where is this 6'11 coming from? I hear anything from 6'8 to 6'9.. first time im hearing of this 6'11 talk

He's listed 6'10 everywhere. Just google Jabari Smith Jr.'s height and it will show up. There are rumors that he's 6'11 now, and I don't think it's that unrealistic. He's huge.


We will see.. after that Cade-debacle I think all of us should temper our expectations. Unless we do see pics with comparison.

As of now Im still thinking he is 6'9 with shoes.
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#470 » by OrlChamps2030 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:03 am



Really nice game from AJ Griffin. It would be nice to see another true wing emerge in the draft.
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Post#471 » by JTG_92940618 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:36 am

I remember when AJ's value was so low that you could find mocks with him in the 2nd round. That would've been pretty nice for us.

Right now if you head over to Tankathon, you can see Wendell Moore Jr., Max Christie, and Caleb Houstan as 2nd rounders.

Seems like a deep draft. It would be a shame if we punted our picks again :(
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Post#472 » by PrimeThyme » Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:47 am

I forgot why I vouched never to sim Tankathon. The amount of times you end up 5th despite having top odds is such a sobering reality.
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Post#473 » by drsd » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:22 am

The Magic is now 3 full games behind Detroit. Also 4 1/2 behind Houston. 6 behind OKC.
Orlando is 8 games worse than the 3rd worst Eastern team, Indiana.

It is unfathomable that Orlando drafts worse than 6 even with the worst of late wins + lotto-unluck.

So: lotto luck and the Magic draft a PF and lotto-unlock and the Magic draft a SG. That's basically where we are already in this process.
(( am I allowed to hope that the Magic is unlucky in the draft so that need can be prioritised to balance the roster ))

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Post#474 » by Rainwater » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:32 am

I've gone back to being undecided about who the Magic should chose. While I love Jabari's potential, Paolo would provide the magic the much needed scoring they need.
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#475 » by basketballRob » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:14 am

MagicMatic wrote:So what’s the deal with Smith? Is he projected to be a better version of Rashard Lewis? Haven’t really kept up with the rest of this class outside of Chet and Paolo.
He has a way better handle than Rashard, he was never good for over two-dribbles.

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Post#476 » by Husky1 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:16 am

drsd wrote:The Magic is now 3 full games behind Detroit. Also 4 1/2 behind Houston. 6 behind OKC.
Orlando is 8 games worse than the 3rd worst Eastern team, Indiana.

It is unfathomable that Orlando drafts worse than 6 even with the worst of late wins + lotto-unluck.

So: lotto luck and the Magic draft a PF and lotto-unlock and the Magic draft a SG. That's basically where we are already in this process.
(( am I allowed to hope that the Magic is unlucky in the draft so that need can be prioritised to balance the roster ))

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Yeah I get ya, I really think one of Hardy, AJ Griffin or Ivey would balance us out more. I am on the Paolo bandwagon as I think he would be an Alpha scorer. Next for me is AJ Griffin now, and when its all said and done I think he goes top 3. He is a stud man. Would be perfect for us. Hardy is starting to heat up now, the volume scorer we need. And Ivey could be anything. Just need to saty bottom 2 and were guaranteed one the top 6.
Ill go 1.Banchero 2. AJ Griffin 3. Jabari 4. Chet 5. Ivey 6 Hardy
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Re: The 2022 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#477 » by KillMonger » Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:12 am

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MagicMatic wrote:So what’s the deal with Smith? Is he projected to be a better version of Rashard Lewis? Haven’t really kept up with the rest of this class outside of Chet and Paolo.
He has a way better handle than Rashard, he was never good for over two-dribbles.

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way better is an a bit hyperbolic....shard is two dribbles...smith is pretty much straight line drives....no sauce to his game but at his height does he need it? pretty much shoot over everybody, shot isn't sped up because he can take his time with it because he knows no one is blocking it....just a really nice face up game....i'd be happy if he ended up as some version of ORL shard
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Post#478 » by KillMonger » Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:35 am

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Post#479 » by pepe1991 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:53 am

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MagicMatic wrote:So what’s the deal with Smith? Is he projected to be a better version of Rashard Lewis? Haven’t really kept up with the rest of this class outside of Chet and Paolo.
He has a way better handle than Rashard, he was never good for over two-dribbles.

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way better is an a bit hyperbolic....shard is two dribbles...smith is pretty much straight line drives....no sauce to his game but at his height does he need it? pretty much shoot over everybody, shot isn't sped up because he can take his time with it because he knows no one is blocking it....just a really nice face up game....i'd be happy if he ended up as some version of ORL shard


That's basically Aldrige. College 3 is nba mid range anyway.

Maybe Chris Bosh like ? I don't know.

Bigs and shooting is always hard to figure. Noah Vonleh was blown out of proportion for shooting, than he couldn't shoot at all in nba.

My question mark with Jabari is how he will shake off defenders who will have instructions to stay very close to him and dare him to take dribble. That's why i think he will be much better served as player who plays behind great PG, opposite of being thrown out there to do something on his own. Imo, it comes with no suprise that Mobley thrives in year where Garland is becomming one of most reliable young PGs in nba. (assist per game, assist percentage, +10 net rating ...).

as for Banchero... if he goes on team without very good leadership, he will be one of biggest chuckers out there.
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Post#480 » by Skybox » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:43 pm

Jabari is my pick

but it's still a distant second to trading for a young player

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