2023 Draft Prospect discussion

BoyzNTheHood · Post #381 » by **BoyzNTheHood** » Thu Dec 8, 2022 6:12 am

PhilBlackson wrote:
BoyzNTheHood wrote:
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I think Cam goes top 5.

Besides the obvious top 2, the only other guy I think MIGHT go ahead of him is Amen. But yeah I’d absolutely love if we were able to get him. Interested who you think would go before him other than those guys but personally those would be the only prospects I’d put ahead of him. He looks like a potentially ever so slightly more athletic version of Jaylen Brown to me.
It's fair of you to say that he could go top-5, but I think outside of the obvious top-2 in Wemby and Scoot you have to rank Nick Smith above him, both of the Thompson twins have potential to go ahead of him, as well as Brandon Miller. I could also see someone like Anthony Black, Gradey Dick, or Keynote George being toss ups with him. Maybe I'm just hoping he drops to us lol

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Sorry meant to respond to this earlier but as I said I personally think Cam is a top 5 player and imo I'd consider him as high as 3rd depending on how he progresses so no I absolutely would not and don't why "you have to put Nick Smith above him". Personally I'm not even sold Nick Smith is a top 5 to me, I don't see what makes him so much better than George...and heck even Terquavion. They're all roughly the same sized scoring guard types in the mould of Poole. Personally I'd rather have an even more athletic Jaylen Brown type that's much further along skillwise than Jaylen was in college. Depending on how much he expands his game I don't rule out surpassing Amen since Thompson has an ugly as jumper and Cam is still an excellent athlete himself.

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The actual big wing that I'm praying can slip to us is BABA MILLER (or Anthony Black)...although won't surprise me if his stock skyrockets as he works his way into the college season once his suspension is up.

I'd rather have Cam as well, but it's no secret that people rank Nick Smith above him at the moment. My hope is that Smith, the Thompson twins, and a few more guys show enough to get picked above Cam come draft time because I'd love a shot at him.

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DreamTeam09 · Post #382 » by **DreamTeam09** » Thu Dec 8, 2022 9:08 pm

Draft this man Bobby!!!

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tdotrep2 · Post #383 » by **tdotrep2** » Thu Dec 8, 2022 9:17 pm

yall should start posting jakob poetlt highlights

PhilBlackson · Post #384 » by **PhilBlackson** » Thu Dec 8, 2022 9:23 pm

tdotrep2 wrote:yall should start posting jakob poetlt highlights

Nah there's a Jakob Appreciation Thread for that & that is so far in the past - some of you need to stop living there.

Post #385 » by **DG88** » Thu Dec 8, 2022 10:56 pm

Intrigued by Anthony Black, he has the size, speed, shooting and creation we need at the guard spot. I doubt he falls to us sigh.

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JShuttlesworth · Post #386 » by **JShuttlesworth** » Thu Dec 8, 2022 11:28 pm

Nick Smith Jr does not look 6'5 in my opinion, looks quite small, maybe that's just me

All offense kind of pick for whoever drafts him. I saw him as high as third before the season started, but I feel like he's going to fall. I don't know how far, but I could see him going 7-10 now.

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Kevin Willis · Post #387 » by **Kevin Willis** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 12:59 am

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Not sexy but why not.

The two guys I want at SG are Lewis and Dick. Very similar players - long, right height, decent defenders, strong shooters, scoring capability, humble, cocky. Lewis has a wingspan of 6'10" by the way.

https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/the-prospect-overview-max-lewis-has

BoyzNTheHood · Post #388 » by **BoyzNTheHood** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 1:32 am

Kevin Willis wrote:

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Not sexy but why not.

The two guys I want at SG are Lewis and Dick. Very similar players - long, right height, decent defenders, strong shooters, scoring capability, humble, cocky. Lewis has a wingspan of 6'10" by the way.

https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/the-prospect-overview-max-lewis-has

Gradey Dick almost fits us too perfectly. A knock down shooter who struggles a bit defensively, which is okay since he's surrounded by long defenders. If we're holding onto FVV long term, another shooter to stretch the floor for Pascal, Scottie, Precious, Koloko, etc would help a ton!

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Ell Curry · Post #389 » by **Ell Curry** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 4:36 am

JShuttlesworth wrote:Nick Smith Jr does not look 6'5 in my opinion, looks quite small, maybe that's just me

All offense kind of pick for whoever drafts him. I saw him as high as third before the season started, but I feel like he's going to fall. I don't know how far, but I could see him going 7-10 now.

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I think he's supposed to be a good defender, just not a great passer. So maybe like Dragic if he was a better athlete? That's still a solid 20-6 guy with decent defence, we may not do better than that for a 2nd scoring option after Siakam and ahead of Barnes. If he slips to 8 or 10 that's interesting. Not many teams need a scoring guard more than us, maybe nobody but the Clippers if Kawhi is a 25 minutes guy. Bucks could give up their picks for one one too as Jrue and Middleton age into guys better at the 2 and 3 and getting more spot up attempts and closeouts to attack.

DreamTeam09 · Post #390 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 5:37 am

To me Ricky council looks just as good as any of those Arkansas guys, although I like Black the most. But Ricky council is only projected a late 1st early 2nd.

This looks like another deep draft, but with a lot of boom or bust types.

God Squad · Post #391 » by **God Squad** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 1:47 pm

DG88 wrote:Intrigued by Anthony Black, he has the size, speed, shooting and creation we need at the guard spot. I doubt he falls to us sigh.

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Black and Whitmore are the two I'm looking at if we somehow get into the lotto.

God Squad · Post #392 » by **God Squad** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 1:49 pm

DreamTeam09 wrote:To me Ricky council looks just as good as any of those Arkansas guys, although I like Black the most. But Ricky council is only projected a late 1st early 2nd.

This looks like another deep draft, but with a lot of boom or bust types.

I'm a big fan of this draft and it's one of the reasons I hope we "don't" trade a pick for Jakob or whoever. We need to keep adding to the core/bench wherever we pick.

Just need to hit on the pick.

JShuttlesworth · Post #393 » by **JShuttlesworth** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 4:40 pm

Ell Curry wrote:
JShuttlesworth wrote:Nick Smith Jr does not look 6'5 in my opinion, looks quite small, maybe that's just me

All offense kind of pick for whoever drafts him. I saw him as high as third before the season started, but I feel like he's going to fall. I don't know how far, but I could see him going 7-10 now.

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I think he's supposed to be a good defender, just not a great passer. So maybe like Dragic if he was a better athlete? That's still a solid 20-6 guy with decent defence, we may not do better than that for a 2nd scoring option after Siakam and ahead of Barnes. If he slips to 8 or 10 that's interesting. Not many teams need a scoring guard more than us, maybe nobody but the Clippers if Kawhi is a 25 minutes guy. Bucks could give up their picks for one one too as Jrue and Middleton age into guys better at the 2 and 3 and getting more spot up attempts and closeouts to attack.

I like the Scouting Rapport highlight package better, It's just a more realistic representation of the game

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I'm not sold on him just yet, something about seeing #3 with the braids though, takes me back

Right now I'd probably place; Victor, Scoot, Thompson Brothers, and Whitmore ahead of him in my version of 'Draft Power Rankings'. Brandon Miller has played some really good basketball also.

ItsDanger · Post #394 » by **ItsDanger** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 5:22 pm

This draft is deep so that even if we pick at #20 there could 2-3 guys fall further than predicted. I'm not confident our management will prioritize offense enough in their selection but this team needs more scoring/shooting.

Dalek · Post #395 » by **Dalek** » Fri Dec 9, 2022 9:42 pm

A guy I have been loving the film on is Alex Fudge from Florida. He might be borderline a first rounder at this point despite only averaging 9 and 5.

6'10
NBA level athlete
45/40/91 slash line with 1 block and .4 steals per game

His film just pops with his pump fake and drive from the perimeter:

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Love the acceleration in the halfcourt:

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Defense is shows him to be a high energy switchable defender

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Kevin Willis · Post #396 » by **Kevin Willis** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:08 pm

Kevin Willis wrote:

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Not sexy but why not.

The two guys I want at SG are Lewis and Dick. Very similar players - long, right height, decent defenders, strong shooters, scoring capability, humble, cocky. Lewis has a wingspan of 6'10" by the way.

https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/the-prospect-overview-max-lewis-has

Edit: And Jett Howard. My 3 tall SGs. Son of an NBA player, like Ron Harper Jr., he just knows how to play the game. No other wordly athleticism but a good player and lethal shooter. All 3 of them would fit in nicely.

ItsDanger · Post #397 » by **ItsDanger** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:07 pm

When building your roster, you typically go for 2-3 scorers, the other 2 are either post/dunk guy with legit 3 pt shooter or 5 out offense. On the bench, need a microwave scorer. There isn't room for many other guys offense. So the remaining roster should be more aligned with typical role player attributes. Looking at all these guys who are decent scorers but this is the NBA, you got to bring something elite to the table whether that's shooting, scoring, handles, quickness, athleticism, etc. Once you have a core, you're better off seeking out players who fit needs around them. Look at our own squad, the bench are bunch of redundant guys who don't really a lot very well. We still don't have any instant offense there which is criminal.

BoyzNTheHood · Post #398 » by **BoyzNTheHood** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:43 pm

ItsDanger wrote:When building your roster, you typically go for 2-3 scorers, the other 2 are either post/dunk guy with legit 3 pt shooter or 5 out offense. On the bench, need a microwave scorer. There isn't room for many other guys offense. So the remaining roster should be more aligned with typical role player attributes. Looking at all these guys who are decent scorers but this is the NBA, you got to bring something elite to the table whether that's shooting, scoring, handles, quickness, athleticism, etc. Once you have a core, you're better off seeking out players who fit needs around them. Look at our own squad, the bench are bunch of redundant guys who don't really a lot very well. We still don't have any instant offense there which is criminal.

This sounds like we need Terquavion.

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BoyzNTheHood · Post #399 » by **BoyzNTheHood** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:59 pm

This move by Kaluma is crazy. He's been one of my favourite guys since the summer. I'd keep an eye on him for the Raps

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BoyzNTheHood · Post #400 » by **BoyzNTheHood** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:08 pm

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Anyone on the Mongolian Mike bandwagon? He is a tall boy. He has some nice court vision and passes with a bit of flare...I see some Josh Giddey.

I'm with you on this kid. His feel looks incredible. Everything just looks natural. It's tough to get footage on Dayton, but I'm going to try my best to catch their games on TV.