2023-2024 College Basketball / NBA Draft

[Kobblehead]

Here's what we're losing from our playoff rotation:

Tobias Harris - 6'8" 226 pounds - 36.3 minutes
Nico Batum - 6'8" 230 pounds - 28.3 minutes
Kelly Oubre - 6'7" 203 pounds - 37.3 minutes
Kyle Lowry - 5'9", 265 pounds - 29.2 minutes

This is why I think Tristan da Silva is the most probable pick at #16.

[Mik317]

lol at Lowry's measurements

[76ciology]

Yves Missi.

Can he play with Embiid?

Do you guys see Bulls and the Heat being high on him?

[Kobblehead]

I'd say no to all three.

Embiid, Vučević, and Adebayo are all 30+ mpg Cs on longterm contracts. I see no reason in any of their teams being interested in Missi.

[Kobblehead]

Missi to the Pelicans makes sense to me.

[Negrodamus]

Missi to the Pelicans makes sense to me.

What’s old is new again. 2024 Jaxson Hayes just dropped.

[Negrodamus]

If we draft in the first, I still think it’s Furphy. He is an analytical darling and no underclass man in this class is able to draw fouls for some reason.

[76ciology]

Missi to the Pelicans makes sense to me.

Why?

I think Bulls would be a good fit with Vuc playing like Al while Missi can play like Robert Williams.

[Lou_23]

I dont like Missi, I think he will be a bust in NBA.

I like Filipowski but I prefer a center like Drunmond in the FA and draft Carter, Collier or Da Silva.

[Kobblehead]

Missi to the Pelicans makes sense to me.

Why?

I think Bulls would be a good fit with Vuc playing like Al while Missi can play like Robert Williams.

The Pelicans have an opening at C with Jonas Valančiūnas entering free agency.

If you look at the type of players that played PF for the Sixers and Bulls last year, you'll see that Nick Nurse and Billy Donovan are on the same page. I don't think either coach is open to experimenting with twin bigs.

[76ciology]

Missi to the Pelicans makes sense to me.

Why?

I think Bulls would be a good fit with Vuc playing like Al while Missi can play like Robert Williams.

The Pelicans have an opening at C with Jonas Valančiūnas entering free agency.

If you look at the type of players that played PF for the Sixers and Bulls last year, you'll see that Nick Nurse and Billy Donovan are on the same page. I don't think either coach is open to experimenting with twin bigs.

I think Nurse is open to it because he played a lot of it with Raptors.

If you remember in 2019, they even had that Ibaka-Siakam-Gasol line-up at the 3-4-5 positions. And that is where the trend is going right now.

Billy Donovan also played double big with Florida back then with Noah-Horford.

[Kobblehead]

That was a different era.

I don't see anything trending to twin bigs. The Finals is about to be Jayson Tatum vs. PJ Washington at PF.

[Kobblehead]

Watching Ja'Kobe Walter come off the board a few picks ahead of us is going to be brutal.

[Kobblehead]

If we draft in the first, I still think it’s Furphy. He is an analytical darling and no underclass man in this class is able to draw fouls for some reason.

If you had to choose between project freshman Kyshawn George or Johnny Furphy, who would you choose?

I think my preference is George, based on the additional passing trait and added weight (208 vs 188).

I think George can eventually be a Cameron Johnson type, down the line.

[Negrodamus]

If we draft in the first, I still think it’s Furphy. He is an analytical darling and no underclass man in this class is able to draw fouls for some reason.

If you had to choose between project freshman Kyshawn George or Johnny Furphy, who would you choose?

I think my preference is George, based on the additional passing trait and added weight (208 vs 188).

I think George can eventually be a Cameron Johnson type, down the line.

That FTr is pretty tough. I think Furphy was so raw this year, I don’t know if he has any on ball skills. It’s a tough one because George actually showed secondary ball handling ability. I think I’d still go Furphy by not feel great about it.

[Jailblazers7]

The only issue I have with Tristan da Silva is that he’s not a standout athlete & he wasn’t a great rebounder at the college level.

[Kobblehead]

Speaking of project freshman, Cam Christie is interesting.

A little physically weak, but he measured 6'4.5" without shoes and projects to be a good sniper at the NBA level. I know he's in the portal right now, so he's probably going to withdraw from the draft.

If he stays in, he'd be an interesting 2nd round snag. Put some weight on him and he'd be the ideal 2guard for us, based on his size and playstyle.

[Kobblehead]

https://www.tankathon.com/players/tristan-da-silva

I think Da Silva's agility numbers are excellent. They're green-coded across the board. He's ordinary vertically, but seems to have enough athleticism, mobility-wise.

[Negrodamus]

The only freshman with any juice with the ball in his hands after the top 10 is Carrington. And honestly, looks like the best ball handler of any non-point guard I've seen in this draft so far. If we're just doing pure "project" pick, he's mine. Let him cook the G-League for a year and learn how to finish at the rim/draw fouls like Shake did.

[Negrodamus]

To that note, this is like the rawest group of freshmen I've ever seen in a draft. Dillingham, Sheppard, and Castle are the only ones who really should be here, the rest should return and fill the holes in their game.