2023 Draft Prospect discussion

[Los_29]

I think Brandon Miller is a perfect compliment to Scottie. Two big and long combo forwards that can handle the ball; one who is a sharpshooter and the other who is among the best in the league at finding open shooters. Pair them with OG and you have a nice balance of shooting, playmaking and defense. You would just need a downhill point guard and a centre that can catch lobs and occasionally step out to hit a shot and you're set (can Precious be that guy? Maybe with a bigger back up).

No shot creation though. Miller struggles with shot creation and finishing around the basket. He's a good athlete but not a great one and I'm not liking those steal and block rates. But I think he's going to be a good player in the NBA. Just not sure I see a superstar there. Depending on where we pick, I'll be happy to draft him though.

Miller is also going to be 21 this year. Much older than I thought.

Taylor Hendricks is a sleeper

We nee top 10 in this draft

I need to watch this kid play. I haven't seen him play yet. But just going by his numbers, I am very intrigued. Great size, nearly 40% from three and blocking nearly 2 shots a game.

[NotMyKawhi]

BRICE SENSABAUGH

[SnotoriousBIG]

BRICE SENSABAUGH

That is who I want

[BoyzNTheHood]

BRICE SENSABAUGH

That is who I want

If you guys think GTJ or Precious have tunnel vision don't be surprised when you see Sensabaugh

[Mark_83]

BRICE SENSABAUGH

That is who I want

If you guys think GTJ or Precious have tunnel vision don't be surprised when you see Sensabaugh

I'm less concerned about that than who he's going to defend.

[BoyzNTheHood]

That is who I want

If you guys think GTJ or Precious have tunnel vision don't be surprised when you see Sensabaugh

I'm less concerned about that than who he's going to defend.

I'm not. We have defenders to make up for weaknesses defensively. The problem is largely our stagnant, iso centric offense.

[Psubs]

I think Brandon Miller is a perfect compliment to Scottie. Two big and long combo forwards that can handle the ball; one who is a sharpshooter and the other who is among the best in the league at finding open shooters. Pair them with OG and you have a nice balance of shooting, playmaking and defense. You would just need a downhill point guard and a centre that can catch lobs and occasionally step out to hit a shot and you're set (can Precious be that guy? Maybe with a bigger back up).

No shot creation though. Miller struggles with shot creation and finishing around the basket. He's a good athlete but not a great one and I'm not liking those steal and block rates. But I think he's going to be a good player in the NBA. Just not sure I see a superstar there. Depending on where we pick, I'll be happy to draft him though.

Miller is also going to be 21 this year. Much older than I thought.

Taylor Hendricks is a sleeper

We nee top 10 in this draft

I need to watch this kid play. I haven't seen him play yet. But just going by his numbers, I am very intrigued. Great size, nearly 40% from three and blocking nearly 2 shots a game.

Brandon Miller seems like Danny Granger but if he can improve his handles, maybe Paul George.

[Brinbe]

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[HumbleRen]

i NEED Keyonte George on this team man.

[PoundTown]

i NEED Keyonte George on this team man.

Some guys just know how to put the ball in the basket, and he seems to be one of them. He can hit those shots that are "bad shots", but truthfully all I know about him is from his highlights. Does the guy defend or atleast care about putting in effort to defend? Because, like it or not and I like it, we try to steer clear of those guys that are single handedly going to destroy your team defence. But if he cares, and he's competent on that end, I'd be interested in him.

[Rapsfan07]

i NEED Keyonte George on this team man.

IMO George has the highest star potential outside of the Top 5 (assuming Whitemore goes Top 5, which I think he could).

If Wemby, Scoot, Miller and Amen go Top 5, we're guaranteed one of George, Whitmore or Smith. Ausar will likely be on the board as well but I like the former guys more than I like him.

Workouts and combine are going to be huge for George, Whitmore and Smith.

[Psubs]

i NEED Keyonte George on this team man.

Some guys just know how to put the ball in the basket, and he seems to be one of them. He can hit those shots that are "bad shots", but truthfully all I know about him is from his highlights. Does the guy defend or atleast care about putting in effort to defend? Because, like it or not and I like it, we try to steer clear of those guys that are single handedly going to destroy your team defence. But if he cares, and he's competent on that end, I'd be interested in him.

I wonder if he's like a Westbrook type prospect with a little less hops but slightly better 3pt shooting?

Actually, maybe Beal is his ceiling? He takes contact very well.

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[HumbleRen]

i NEED Keyonte George on this team man.

Some guys just know how to put the ball in the basket, and he seems to be one of them. He can hit those shots that are "bad shots", but truthfully all I know about him is from his highlights. Does the guy defend or atleast care about putting in effort to defend? Because, like it or not and I like it, we try to steer clear of those guys that are single handedly going to destroy your team defence. But if he cares, and he's competent on that end, I'd be interested in him.

His defense is competent enough, he gives effort on that end. Just needs to get stronger.

[HumbleRen]

i NEED Keyonte George on this team man.

IMO George has the highest star potential outside of the Top 5 (assuming Whitemore goes Top 5, which I think he could).

If Wemby, Scoot, Miller and Amen go Top 5, we're guaranteed one of George, Whitmore or Smith. Ausar will likely be on the board as well but I like the former guys more than I like him.

Workouts and combine are going to be huge for George, Whitmore and Smith.

Yep. I hope we're in that draft range for George.

He's the exact type of half court offensive player that we need beside Scottie.

[HumbleRen]

Great feel for the game, extremely fluid and smooth too.

[Rapsfan07]

Great feel for the game, extremely fluid and smooth too.

Underrated passer and he can create his own shot.

I think more than ever, we need to prioritize scoring and shot creation in general. That attribute has been severely lacking on this team for a very, very long time.

I would absolutely be looking at that over this "long boys" experiment that has resulted in extreme redundancy on this roster.

[Psubs]

After Scoot, I feel like the Raptors should look at George over the Thompsons.

[Rapsfan07]

After Scoot, I feel like the Raptors should look at George over the Thompsons.

No question.

As far as I'm concerned, the Top 4-5 is locked, barring injury or a bad combine showing.
Wemby
Scoot
Amen/Miller/Whitmore
Miller/Amen/Whitmore
Whitmore/Miller/Amen

My next tier of guys are:
George
Smith
Ausar/Black
Black/Ausar
Wallace/Walker
Walker/Wallace

[Jtoneller1]

How much stock does everyone put into OTE in regards to evaluating the Thompson twins stats? They have ridiculous STOCK rates. Ausar had 7 steals and 3 blocks last game. I mean, the level of competition here must be a pretty big factor.

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[Rapsfan07]

I think Brandon Miller is a perfect compliment to Scottie. Two big and long combo forwards that can handle the ball; one who is a sharpshooter and the other who is among the best in the league at finding open shooters. Pair them with OG and you have a nice balance of shooting, playmaking and defense. You would just need a downhill point guard and a centre that can catch lobs and occasionally step out to hit a shot and you're set (can Precious be that guy? Maybe with a bigger back up).

No shot creation though. Miller struggles with shot creation and finishing around the basket. He's a good athlete but not a great one and I'm not liking those steal and block rates. But I think he's going to be a good player in the NBA. Just not sure I see a superstar there. Depending on where we pick, I'll be happy to draft him though.

Miller is also going to be 21 this year. Much older than I thought.

Taylor Hendricks is a sleeper

We nee top 10 in this draft

I need to watch this kid play. I haven't seen him play yet. But just going by his numbers, I am very intrigued. Great size, nearly 40% from three and blocking nearly 2 shots a game.

Brandon Miller seems like Danny Granger but if he can improve his handles, maybe Paul George.

I see a lot of Danny Granger in Miller. That's definitely worth a Top 5 pick to me.