2021-2022 College Basketball / NBA Draft

[Jailblazers7]

just getting wings who can do stuff sounds nice.

Its the holy grail of sorts in today's NBA....and we don't even have a **** version of it lol. Danny and Thybulle were our only wings...neither could dribble the ball; one can't shoot, other can't run lol. Just stack wings on wings on wings and hope some of them pan out.

That’s literally Masai’s entire playbook and it’s turned him into the best GM in the league. Take the best wing available every draft, put money behind player development, profit.

[Kobblehead]

I would love nothing more than to trade Matisse for the Bulls FRP and take two swings at like McGowens & Wendell Moore. I’d much rather take the GS/Toronto approach than going all in on a 3rd star.

oh hell yeah

[Kobblehead]

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Wow

Good for him. He was getting that Jahmius Ramsey treatment. No point in coming out as a freshman if you're only getting 2nd round love. Go back and become a better shooter.

[Negrodamus]

If Wendell's shooting is legit, then he should be the pick. We need to add as many ball handling capable role players as we can so we can maximize Maxey's scoring ability.

Also allows us to move on from Thybulle.

[Negrodamus]

Completely off topic, but I can't believe Pokusevski and Holmgren are going to be on the same team and possibly both starters. That is incredibly silly, but I'm excited for it.

[Arsenal]

If Wendell's shooting is legit, then he should be the pick. We need to add as many ball handling capable role players as we can so we can maximize Maxey's scoring ability.

Also allows us to move on from Thybulle.

81.4 FT% over 3 seasons tells me his shooting is legit. I don't see much star equity but he should be a useful 2-way rotation piece for many years. More than happy to get him w/a late 1st rounder.

[Arsenal]

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[stormi]

It's official!

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Big day for the Delaware Bluecoats

[Negrodamus]

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Two takeaways from this game:

-Dalen Terry is the king of transition. Great vision and excellent effort throughout the game. His shot is a complete rebuild. Well maybe not complete rebuild, but that hitch is pretty brutal. He's like a combination of Thybulle and Ben, but strangely still a better shooter than both, lol. If he could get his shot to 35% 3FG and 75% FT, then he's one of the best role players in the league.

- Mathurin should be in the discussion for top 5. His scoring is just so nasty and he does it from anywhere on the court. He is an offensive force.

[Negrodamus]

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My takeaway:
-Jalen Williams is a force on offense even in a game where he plays pretty poorly on that end. You can tell he has an NBA offensive game. Defensively he's pretty atrocious. You cannot tell he has the potential in his game to be a good defender. Gets blown by constantly and completely swallowed on PnR. Maybe it's because I just watched Dalen Terry, but the difference is like night and day. Maybe I'll have to skim through another game, but this one was rough on that end.

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- Wendell is an incredibly smart role player on both ends of the floor. His ability to run point and get easy interior passes to the big man is very valuable. Unbelievably streaky as a three point shooter. I think missed like 5 or 6 threes after making his first. Isn't much of a gambler on steals, a la Thybulle, but he's great at closing out and contesting most shots. Does generate steals and plays solid team defense. He's a very solid role player in the NBA. I don't really see upside as a surprise star however. Doesn't have the athleticism or the offensive "bag", if you will, to be anything more than a C&S scorer with ability to beat the close out and sometimes get buckets. Feels like a better role player than most of our bench right now

- I don't really get it with Paolo Banchero. I kept seeing people say he's the next coming (or maybe it was that Fischella guy) and he was... fine. Feels like a Tobias Harris level player. I personally wouldn't take him top three off what I've seen of him.

[Negrodamus]

All that said, I don't know you guys... I'm returning to this being a bad draft. Might consider trading the pick.

I'll have to swallow my pride and watch a Nebraska game to get a true gauge of McGowans, but I have low expectations. Just watched LaRavia and he's a similar situation to Jalen Williams: has great offensive skills for the NBA but is going to get abused on defense. Justin Lewis looked unmotivated on defense in the one game I watched. He kinda stood around on offense and nailed a few C&S opportunities, but he has no real faceup game. If he doesn't beat his guy on a close out, he immediately tries to post up. Pretty limited bag.

I think the bottom of the barrel of prospects with elite upside at our position are Jaden Hardy (who I am not convinced he's not going top 15), TyTy Washington, and Branham (also will go top 15). Can't speak to Jovic, haven't watched enough of him or any international player.

Of the guys who I've watched today that I feel could change the outcome of a playoff series in 3-4 years, I'd say it's probably Dalen Terry. But the climb up that mountain is going to take a while. I think I said it before, but whoever gets him needs to put him in the gym and remove that hitch on his shot, then make him the starting point guard of the G-League affiliate and force him to take 15-20 shots a game. He also needs to put on some weight. Otherwise, he's a defensive force and probably the best fast break ball handler I've looked at in this draft (haven't watched much of Ivey yet).

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He's just so nasty at passing.

[Jailblazers7]

I can just feel it in my bones that Wendell Moore will get drafted by Memphis and everyone will regret not selecting him in 2-3 years.

I think his upside is higher than conventional wisdom because of his IQ & college progression. His counting & advanced stats showed consistent improvement over his college career. I’m just extremely confident that a player with his IQ & work ethic will outperform his draft slot.

[Negrodamus]

Tevin Brown is the type of player that gets drafted at the end of the second round in Miami and randomly hangs 15 on us in game 5 of the second round. I don't care that he's 23, he's someone to keep on the radar. Has legit handles and a smooth stroke despite only being 75% from FT.

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Sasser back. He's going to be incredible this year.

[Arsenal]

EJ Liddell looks like the second coming of Grant Williams. Why couldn't he help right away?

[mjkvol]

I'm going to throw one out there and let you guys kill me, but we definitely have a need for a backup PG - why not Kennedy Chandler? Kid is going to be a player somewhere, why not here for 15 minutes a game?

I know, he's a munchkin - there are issues with every player that could be drafted at 23. This fills what I consider a hole in the roster, and the upside is tantalizing.

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[Mik317]

I liked what I saw from Chandler in the Tourney...before they went away from him for the other midget on the team....

he has long arms so he might be able to make up for some of his lack of size. Can't play w/ Maxey which is probably a requirement for our back up guards going forward tho

[mjkvol]

I liked what I saw from Chandler in the Tourney...before they went away from him for the other midget on the team....

he has long arms so he might be able to make up for some of his lack of size. Can't play w/ Maxey which is probably a requirement for our back up guards going forward tho

Yeah, thought about that - pretty much eliminates that possibility. I think this kid is going to be really good if he lands in the right spot.