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nate33 wrote:Fascinating:

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Reed Sheppard is BOTH a son of an NBA baller and a Kentucky alum.

closg00 wrote:

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Hawks GM Landry Fields said he plans to hold on to the top pick (https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/hawks-gm-makes-it-clear-he-intends-to-keep-no-1-pick) — “The more that we uncover, like we go, great, I’m glad we have No. 1. I keep joking around like I’m not giving it back.” — but in the same breath admits that his phone “continuously rings” with other GM’s calling about that pick. League sources told NBC Sports the Hawks are still taking those calls — this isn’t like a year ago when the Spurs laughed then hung up on
any inquiries — although it will take a massive offer to get the top pick out of Atlanta.

Dat2U wrote:15 out of the top 32 guards in the league last season according to EPMs EW (Estimated wins) statistic are 6-3 or less. This should kill the arguments against Sheppard & Dillingham due to size.

NatP4 wrote:Stacey Sheppard (Reed’s mom) was one of the best players in Kentucky women’s basketball history.

Dat2U wrote:15 out of the top 32 guards in the league last season according to EPMs EW (Estimated wins) statistic are 6-3 or less. This should kill the arguments against Sheppard & Dillingham due to size.

Dat2U wrote:Updated Tiers (subject to change)

No Tiers 1 or 2:
Tier 3 - Solid starters with all-star potential
3.1 FC Alex Sarr
3.2 PG Rob Dillingham
3.3 SF Ron Holland

Tier 4 - Solid role players with potential to start
4.4 SG Reed Sheppard
4.5 PG Isaiah Collier
4.6 CE Zach Edey
4.7 CE Donovan Clingan

Tier 5 - Rotation guys with potential to be solid role players
5.8 PF Matas Buzelis
5.9 SF Zaccharie Risacher
5.10 FC Daron Holmes II
5.11 SG Jaylon Tyson
5.12 CE Kel'el Ware
5.13 GF Nikola Djurisic
5.14 PG Jared McCain
5.15 SF Cody Williams
5.16 SG Pacome Dadiet
5.17 PG Carlton Carrington
5.18 SF Johnny Furphy
5.19 SG Stephon Castle

Tier 6 - End of bench types with potential to be rotation level players
6.20 PF Tristan Da Silva
6.21 SF Dalton Knecht
6.22 PG Tyler Kolek
6.23 PF Kyle Filipowski
6.24 CE Yves Missi
6.25 SG Terrence Shannon Jr
6.26 SG Ja'Kobe Walter
6.27 PF Tidjane Salaun
6.28 SG Devin Carter
6.29 SG Trentyn Flowers
6.30 GF Kyshawn George

Tier 7 - Developmental types/Two-way contract types
7.31 SF Dillon Jones
7.32 PG Ajay Mitchell
7.33 PF Tyler Smith
7.34 PF Bobi Klintman
7.35 SG Cameron Christie
7.36 PG K.J. Simpson
7.37 SF Baylor Scheierman
7.38 GF Melvin Ajinca
7.39 GF Jaylen Wells
7.40 SF Jalen Bridges
7.41 SF Ryan Dunn
7.42 SG Trey Alexander
7.43 SF Isaiah Crawford
7.44 PF Armel Traore
7.45 PG Juan Nunez
7.46 GF Justin Edwards
7.47 SG A.J. Johnson
7.48 SF Kevin McCullar Jr
7.49 PF Keshad Johnson
7.50 SG Antonio Reeves
7.51 PG Tristen Newton
7.52 PF Enrique Freeman
7.53 CE Adem Bona

Tier 8 - Exhibit 10s/G-League
TBD

AFM wrote:

Dat2U wrote:Updated Tiers (subject to change)

Topic's injury has him completely off your list?

AFM wrote:

Dat2U wrote:15 out of the top 32 guards in the league last season according to EPMs EW (Estimated wins) statistic are 6-3 or less. This should kill the arguments against Sheppard & Dillingham due to size.

Are you saying being good at basketball is more important than an inch or two?


Regardless, looks like it'll be an interesting draft night. I'll be out of town which I'm kind of annoyed about but I'll be checking this thread religiously.

9 and 20 wrote:Seeing some nonsense on basketball twitter of the Spurs trading to number 1 and recreating the Duncan/Robinson twin towers with Wemby and Sarr. Ooof, that would hurt after several days of buying into the narrative of us somehow lucking into Sarr falling to us. Not only does Sarr not get to us, but it also removes the team most motivated to trade for Rissacher from any potential trade at that point. SoWiz is not dead yet!!