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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#241 » by clyde21 » Wed Jun 28, 2023 5:10 pm

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my top 6 are Collier, Stewart, Holland, Edwards, Wagner and Walter. But i think McCain and Castle have a chance to be special as well. Biliew, Stojakovic, Sheppard, Power, and Cane are a few others i've seen that wouldn't shock me to see break out and look really good at the next level. I haven't even mentioned buzelis - it would surprise me a bit if he looks legit going forward, but others seem to like him a lot, so throw his name in there too.

in terms of where i would take them in 2023, that's impossible to say at this point. I have to see the class play in the g league, college, ote, overseas, etc, to get a better idea of where they would land. but ask me next May where i would have taken them in 2023 and i'll give you a good answer.

my gut says my top 6 could all go top 10 in this draft. but keep in mind, i'm not that impressed by the thompson's, walker, bilal - i think this was one one of the weakest top 10s after first three in a long time. almost every prospect has significant warts and high bust potential. imo, wallace and hendricks are the two prospects without extremely high bust potential, but i feel like they are limited in terms of ceiling. it's just not an impressive 4-10.


but you said it's a really good class, how do you know it's a really good class if you dont even know how it compares to 2023?


I said it will be really good - they still need to play at the next level before they are really good. and perhaps you missed my third paragraph where i compared it to 2023.

for the record, I don't KNOW - none of us do. i'm dumb, but i'm not dumb enough to profess to know anything that will happen in the future. it's a prediction - i could be wrong. hell, i don't KNOW if i'm going to wake up tomorrow morning, but i predict i will - i could be wrong.


i mean ofc none of this will know what this class will look like 10 months from now, but that doesn't mean we don't know what it looks like today.
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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#242 » by Jstock12 » Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:01 pm

SeattleJazzFan wrote:buzelis is going to fall. just not that good. smart to go g league, however. he would have been exposed badly playing high level d1 ball.


Glad to hear some more critical takes like yours. How much do you reckon he'll fall? Do you think this time next year drafting him in the top10 will be good value?
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Post#243 » by BostonCouchGM » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:03 am

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clyde21 wrote:Scoot is a true PG and a monstrous 6-3 with a 6-9 wingspan, Mikey is not a PG, and he's barely 6-1 with a **** w/s


you DO realize they've played each other right? That Mikey gave as good as he got? And he's barely smaller than Scoot? I mean, there's quite literally videos of this. It was the biggest game two years ago lmao. Scoot is 6'2" btw


Mikey is 6-1 at best with marginal guard skills, a **** wingspan and not much of an athletic pop

tell us how high you think he should go tho


I'm convinced you're either trolling or have never watched the kid play. This is just embarrassing, even for you smh



it's pointless speculating how high he can go with his legal issues since he may go to prison for all we know. And even if he doesn't the legal issues will scare teams away so we won't get a true indication where he'd go just based on talent level. He's as good a PG prospect (and yes he's a PG) as Scoot. If he plays he'll be one college basketball's biggest stars. If he measures at an "official" 6'1" he'll likely be a lottery pick despite his legal troubles. Lots of ifs though.
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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#244 » by clyde21 » Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:36 pm

ok bruv this is the GOAT draft class, just get off my D :lol:
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Post#245 » by Jamaaliver » Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:01 pm

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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#246 » by clyde21 » Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:14 pm

^ this is for the 25 draft class, not 24
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Post#247 » by Duke4life831 » Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:10 pm

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Thats the 2024 high school class, not the draft class. With that said, that class really does need Flagg to reclassify to give it a nice boost at the top.
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Post#248 » by Jamaaliver » Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:17 pm

Duke4life831 wrote:Thats the 2024 high school class, not the draft class. With that said, that class really does need Flagg to reclassify to give it a nice boost at the top.


:oops:

That explains why I couldn't find Bronny listed anywhere...
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Post#249 » by Duke4life831 » Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:23 pm

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Duke4life831 wrote:Thats the 2024 high school class, not the draft class. With that said, that class really does need Flagg to reclassify to give it a nice boost at the top.


:oops:

That explains why I couldn't find Bronny listed anywhere...


Haha weve all made the same mistake on here. I will say the "future draft prospects" thread is just a few posts down. This is a perfect post for that thread.
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Post#250 » by BostonCouchGM » Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:14 pm

clyde21 wrote:ok bruv this is the GOAT draft class, just get off my D :lol:


translation: I know I'm wrong and look dumb with my awful takes, please let me continue to be a laughingstock in peace :lol:
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Post#251 » by Duke4life831 » Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:51 pm

Alright I feel like I’ve been pretty lenient with everyone on here. But y’all push the limits way too often. This is a legit warning to everyone in this thread.

Y’all are free to have whatever opinions on prospects you’d like. Y’all also are free to go after individual posts. But any personal attacks to posters, any crude offensive attacks will not be met with a warning but a strike.

Again this is not a sarcastic post but a legit warning to everyone in this thread going forward. Knock it off.
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Post#252 » by MemphisX » Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:30 am

Duke4life831 wrote:Alright I feel like I’ve been pretty lenient with everyone on here. But y’all push the limits way too often. This is a legit warning to everyone in this thread.

Y’all are free to have whatever opinions on prospects you’d like. Y’all also are free to go after individual posts. But any personal attacks to posters, any crude offensive attacks will not be met with a warning but a strike.

Again this is not a sarcastic post but a legit warning to everyone in this thread going forward. Knock it off.



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Post#253 » by EMG518 » Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:33 am

Watched my first clips of some players from this class.

I am on the Alexandre Sarr hype train at the moment.
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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#254 » by babyjax13 » Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:53 am

Risacher has such a high, loose dribble. IDK, I don't really see it with him right now. Obviously, he's young. I'm actually really interested in how Tyler Smith does with the Gleague ignite. I thought he was really interesting in what I saw from OTE. Glad they are switching their model, you just can't keep college-age kids in a high school+ league and expect that to be the best environment for their development. Now it has an actual reason for existing.
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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#255 » by BostonCouchGM » Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:46 am

Cody Williams should not be considered a lottery talent. I'm not sure what the scouts are thinking with this one. I've even seen him #1 on mocks and lazily assumed he was deserving without really seeing him play much. He just doesn't have "it" His motor is lacking, he can't shoot, and his feel for the game is kinda terrible. I get that his brother is a quality NBA player and Cody is bigger but he's probably going to need a few years to develop if he's even capable. Bilal Coulibaly reclassifying and Cody Williams being fraudulent certainly doesn't help the strength of this class.

Asa Newell is an elite prospect. Likely top 5 in the 2025 draft class. He has some of the same qualities I saw in young Tatum and Ingram.
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Post#256 » by crows2 » Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:53 pm

BostonCouchGM wrote:Cody Williams should not be considered a lottery talent. I'm not sure what the scouts are thinking with this one. I've even seen him #1 on mocks and lazily assumed he was deserving without really seeing him play much. He just doesn't have "it" His motor is lacking, he can't shoot, and his feel for the game is kinda terrible. I get that his brother is a quality NBA player and Cody is bigger but he's probably going to need a few years to develop if he's even capable. Bilal Coulibaly reclassifying and Cody Williams being fraudulent certainly doesn't help the strength of this class.

Asa Newell is an elite prospect. Likely top 5 in the 2025 draft class. He has some of the same qualities I saw in young Tatum and Ingram.


I'm not sure what I think of him yet, but I think it's fair to say Williams' ranking has risen a bit on the back of his brother's ultra successful rookie season.

I agree that Newell has looked great. I've only really seen him play as a big, so I can't compare him to Tatum and Ingram, but he just seems to make the right plays.
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Post#257 » by crows2 » Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:56 pm

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Thats the 2024 high school class, not the draft class. With that said, that class really does need Flagg to reclassify to give it a nice boost at the top.


I like this class more than the current class (the Holland one) at this stage, and that's without seeing any of Bailey who seems to be a high potential player. That being said, Flagg would obviously easily be number 1 and would boost the class immensely. Really hoping he reclassifies.
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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#258 » by Big J » Fri Jun 30, 2023 2:10 pm

Duke4life831 wrote:Alright I feel like I’ve been pretty lenient with everyone on here. But y’all push the limits way too often. This is a legit warning to everyone in this thread.

Y’all are free to have whatever opinions on prospects you’d like. Y’all also are free to go after individual posts. But any personal attacks to posters, any crude offensive attacks will not be met with a warning but a strike.

Again this is not a sarcastic post but a legit warning to everyone in this thread going forward. Knock it off.


Seems like it's always the same guy who always ends up stirring up **** that leads to these responses.
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Post#259 » by Colbinii » Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:20 pm

Big J wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:Alright I feel like I’ve been pretty lenient with everyone on here. But y’all push the limits way too often. This is a legit warning to everyone in this thread.

Y’all are free to have whatever opinions on prospects you’d like. Y’all also are free to go after individual posts. But any personal attacks to posters, any crude offensive attacks will not be met with a warning but a strike.

Again this is not a sarcastic post but a legit warning to everyone in this thread going forward. Knock it off.


Seems like it's always the same guy who always ends up stirring up **** that leads to these responses.


Clyde always snoops down to other people's level.
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Re: 2024 NBA Draft Thread 

Post#260 » by clyde21 » Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:00 pm

babyjax13 wrote:Risacher has such a high, loose dribble. IDK, I don't really see it with him right now. Obviously, he's young. I'm actually really interested in how Tyler Smith does with the Gleague ignite. I thought he was really interesting in what I saw from OTE. Glad they are switching their model, you just can't keep college-age kids in a high school+ league and expect that to be the best environment for their development. Now it has an actual reason for existing.


Risacher reminds me of Dieng at this point, can go either way with him, might get a pop later on in the draft process because he has nice tools and is a 6-9 premium wing but yea, nothing really special right now

really people are just trying to fill in the gaps for the top 5.

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