2019 Draft Class

Post #261 » by **Duke4life831** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:03 pm

Just not really a fan of this class really. Reddish should be the best player but man hard to fall in love with his game when he clearly just doesn't care. RJ is the best player but I think people are going to try and force themselves to believe he's a true #1 overall pick type player but I just don't see it. Little is going to be really good but not great in my opinion. I'm just so meh on this class which sucks because Duke has the top 3 ranked players in the class.

No-Man · Post #262 » by **No-Man** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:13 pm

Duke4life831 wrote:Just not really a fan of this class really. Reddish should be the best player but man hard to fall in love with his game when he clearly just doesn't care. RJ is the best player but I think people are going to try and force themselves to believe he's a true #1 overall pick type player but I just don't see it. Little is going to be really good but not great in my opinion. I'm just so meh on this class which sucks because Duke has the top 3 ranked players in the class.

Which is a falacy, Little been ranked 10th by ESPN is a disgrace, to me he is a better prospect than Reddish hands down

Zion is a big wildcard, I think Grimes, Garland, Naz Reid, EWilliams and a few others are pretty underrated by RSCI, while others, including Reddish, but mainly, Bol, Langford, Bazley, King, Moses Brown or Quickley are really overrated.

ESPN has Hoard, Williams, Reid, Perry and Dotson from 20 to 24, I would take all those guys ahead of a bunch of top15-20 guys

Upperclass · Post #263 » by **Upperclass** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:29 pm

i think this is the best draft since Lebrons

jonjames · Post #264 » by **jonjames** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:37 pm

TheSuzerain wrote:If Tre Jones is the #1 PG, then this is the worst PG class in history.

Goes to show how loaded 2016 class was. Tre Jones would be 6th or 7th ranked in that class.

TheSuzerain · Post #265 » by **TheSuzerain** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:45 pm

I believe in Barrett and Zion as potentially elite prospects. Other than that we’re looking a bit sparse.

Can Romeo playmake at all?

Feel_the_Heat15 · Post #266 » by **Feel_the_Heat15** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:10 pm

I know pretty much nothing about this class, but based off stats and mocks I think the Heat should go:

1.Tillie
2.Nickeil

I doubt Tillie will be there at the 15-17 though, his stats look way too good.

Post #267 » by **Duke4life831** » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:44 pm

Really curious if Jalen Lecque is going to end up reclassifying or not. If so I think he becomes the early favorite for first PG to get drafted. 6'4 PG with a 6'8 wingspan and a tremendous athlete with ridiculous bounce. Still needs to refine his PG skills and get his jumper more consistent. But I think teams would fall in love with his potential.

Post #268 » by **Marcus** » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:57 pm

Duke4life831 wrote:Really curious if Jalen Lecque is going to end up reclassifying or not. If so I think he becomes the early favorite for first PG to get drafted. 6'4 PG with a 6'8 wingspan and a tremendous athlete with ridiculous bounce. Still needs to refine his PG skills and get his jumper more consistent. But I think teams would fall in love with his potential.

make sure you cap "RIDICULOUS" when referring to that young man's leaping ability. But yeah he checks a few of the physical boxes with the Westbrook comps he gets. Supposedly he brings the same attitude and fire as well.

Post #269 » by **Duke4life831** » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:08 pm

Marcus wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:Really curious if Jalen Lecque is going to end up reclassifying or not. If so I think he becomes the early favorite for first PG to get drafted. 6'4 PG with a 6'8 wingspan and a tremendous athlete with ridiculous bounce. Still needs to refine his PG skills and get his jumper more consistent. But I think teams would fall in love with his potential.

make sure you cap "RIDICULOUS" when referring to that young man's leaping ability. But yeah he checks a few of the physical boxes with the Westbrook comps he gets. Supposedly he brings the same attitude and fire as well.

I think 3 or 4 exclamation points should be required as well. When you think of truly freakish athletes, a guy like him is what you of. And it's not just his bounce, very very fast in the open court and a great first step as well.

nolang1 · Post #270 » by **nolang1** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:52 pm

DX mock draft from today. It goes on to add that about half of the top 20 rising high school seniors are old enough that if they graduate from high school before the '18-19 NBA regular season starts, they'll be draft eligible.

1. R.J. Barrett
2. Nassir Little
3. Cam Reddish
4. Sekou Doumbouya
5. Romeo Langford
6. Quentin Grimes
7. Zion Williamson
8. Daniel Gafford
9. Darius Garland
10. Bol Bol
11. De'Andre Hunter
12. Keldon Johnson
13. Rui Hachimura
14. Luka Samanic
15. Louis King
16. Herb Jones
17. Jalen Smith
18. PJ Washington
19. Carsen Edwards
20. Kevin Huerter
21. Josh Okogie
22. Jarrett Culver
23. Darius Bazley
24. Nickeil Alexander-Walker
25. Marko Simonovic
26. Aric Holman
27. Isaac Bonga
28. Charles Matthews
29. Kris Wilkes
30. Shamorie Ponds
31. Terence Davis
32. Lindell Wigginton
33. Jarred Vanderbilt
34. Oshae Brissett
35. Isaiah Roby
36. Jalen McDaniels
37. Admiral Schofield
38. Kerwin Roach II
39. Brandon Randolph
40. John Petty
41. Sagaba Konate
42. Xavier Sneed
43. Goga Bitadze
44. Killian Tillie
45. James Palmer
46. Quinton Rose
47. Markis McDuffie
48. Udoka Azubuike
49. Matisse Thybulle
50. Shakur Juiston
51. Kyle Alexander
52. Cameron Johnson
53. D'Marcus Simonds
54. Austin Wiley
55. Abdoulaye N'doye
56. David Okeke
57. John Konchar
58. Milik Yarbrough
59. Aleksa Radanov
60. Ethan Happ

No-Man · Post #271 » by **No-Man** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:03 pm

nolang1 wrote:3. Cam Reddish
4. Sekou Doumbouya
5. Romeo Langford
8. Daniel Gafford
10. Bol Bol
14. Luka Samanic
15. Louis King
18. PJ Washington

These dudes are insanely high

nolang1 · Post #272 » by **nolang1** » Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:07 pm

Fischella wrote:
nolang1 wrote:3. Cam Reddish
4. Sekou Doumbouya
5. Romeo Langford
8. Daniel Gafford
10. Bol Bol
14. Luka Samanic
15. Louis King
18. PJ Washington

These dudes are insanely high

OK. I don't think there's anything I can do about it, and I would guess these rankings are subject to change over the next year or so.

Reading between the lines I'd assume a lot of high school seniors will be pushing these players down if they reclassify; I've seen matchups between Louis King and Precious Achiuwa where Achiuwa definitely seemed like the better player to me, even before accounting for however much younger/less experienced he is.

Post #273 » by **GimmeDat** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:31 am

Between guys reclassifying and guys like Hunter, Gafford, Hachimura, etc. returning, could shape up to be a deeper pool of talent that we'd otherwise have been expecting.

Chuck Everett · Post #274 » by **Chuck Everett** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:33 am

I like that kid Kellen Grady from Davidson. He can play. Big point guard with an elite shot (and he is going to be working out with the Curry's in the summer).

Hoopz Afrik · Post #275 » by **Hoopz Afrik** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:58 pm

Chuck Everett wrote:I like that kid Kellen Grady from Davidson. He can play. Big point guard with an elite shot (and he is going to be working out with the Curry's in the summer).

This is another kid I'll be keeping a keen eye on. He can really fly up the boards next season.

clyde21 · Post #276 » by **clyde21** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:15 pm

DIdn't P.J. Washington declare for the '18 draft?

Post #277 » by **GimmeDat** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:52 am

clyde21 wrote:DIdn't P.J. Washington declare for the '18 draft?

Pretty sure he did. No agent though.

PhilBlackson · Post #278 » by **PhilBlackson** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:31 am

Upperclass wrote:i think this is the best draft since Lebrons

You joking?!

DirtyDez · Post #279 » by **DirtyDez** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:03 am

Are Vick, De Sousa and Azubuike leaving Kansas for sure? I thought they’d come back and be in 40-0 range.

No-Man · Post #280 » by **No-Man** » Tue May 1, 2018 12:39 pm

Romeo to IU, they have a pretty nice roster, not sure what happens with De'Ron Davis and his achilles, at his size and all that, might take him a year to be back or so, but that roster is pretty nice, not a real PG, but Morgan does a lot on offense, and Romeo is gonna have a huge usage too, and they have shooters

Green-Phinisee
McRoberts-Durham
Langford-Anderson
Smith-Thompson-Hunter
Morgan-Davis*-Moore-Forrester