2022 NBA Draft Thread

Post #221 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri May 20, 2022 3:45 am

A monstrous enforcer. I predict he goes undrafted, but he may go in the late 2nd round. I'd be onboard having him here to add a measure of toughness.

Kofi Cockburn, C, Illinois

Illinois has been one of the top college basketball programs in the country in recent years, and Kofi Cockburn has been a big reason for that.

The 7-foot Jamaican center was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and a two-time consensus All-American, so his college accolades are impressive.

Cockburn played three seasons for the Fighting Illini, and his junior season was his best. During the 2021-22 campaign, he averaged 20.9 points and 10.6 rebounds in 28 games. He also shot 59.3 percent from the field, a slight drop from his sophomore season (65.4 percent), but impressive nonetheless.

It's hard to imagine the 22-year-old won't be taken at some point during the two-round draft after proving himself against plenty of strong competition in the Big Ten.

Cockburn is the type of player who thrives in a 5-on-5 setting, and he should fare well in the scrimmages this weekend.

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Post #222 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri May 20, 2022 4:33 am

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CP War Hawks · Post #223 » by **CP War Hawks** » Fri May 20, 2022 1:42 pm

Jalen Williams may realistically be an option at 16 by mid June. Top 5 in in both standing and max vert. 6-4 w/o shoes with a 7-2 wingspan. Even w/o those combine numbers was considered a fairly skilled SG add on now makes him a super high intrigue prospect. Not a small guy either weighed in at 210.

Post #224 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri May 20, 2022 11:12 pm

CP War Hawks wrote:Jalen Williams may realistically be an option at 16 by mid June.

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Post #225 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri May 20, 2022 11:23 pm

This is another solid, underrated combo guard who might be available in the 2nd round.

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Post #226 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat May 21, 2022 3:01 pm

This kid strikes me as someone who will undoubtedly have success at the next level...but will be under drafted solely due to his advanced age.

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Post #227 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun May 22, 2022 5:26 pm

Abysmal.

This dude is going to fall in the draft pretty far. He honestly might want to consider pulling out at this point.

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Post #228 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon May 23, 2022 12:27 am

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Post #229 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon May 23, 2022 1:04 am

Built like a defensive end, but plays like a shooting guard. I like this guy as a project in the 2nd round:

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Post #230 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon May 23, 2022 1:35 am

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Post #231 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon May 23, 2022 1:45 am

Paul Millsap 2.0?

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Post #232 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon May 23, 2022 2:56 am

Getting him outside the top-20 could be the equivalent of finding a winning lotto ticket in the gutter.

Kid has talent but needs a perfect environment to really grow into an All Star.

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Post #233 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed May 25, 2022 6:26 pm

We brought in Kofi to evaluate.

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Post #234 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat May 28, 2022 3:21 pm

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Post #235 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat May 28, 2022 3:44 pm

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Murray is the most NBA-ready prospect in the draft and the only college player since 1990 to average at least 23 points on over 60% from 2 and 39% from 3. He also plays one of the most coveted positions in the NBA, with the ability to toggle between a jumbo small forward, modern 4, and small-ball 5, which he did regularly at Iowa thanks to his tremendous instincts (1.9 blocks in 31.5 minutes) and ability to cover ground effortlessly at 6-foot-9.

The fact that Murray can space the floor off the catch (40% from 3) and generate offense as a transition lane-filler, off-ball cutter and offensive rebounder bodes well for his early NBA success. Murray has also shown the ability to improve -- he's a late bloomer who had just one D-I offer out of high school (Western Illinois) before refining his skills in prep school, then boosting his scoring average from 7.2 points per game as a freshman at Iowa to 23.5 as a sophomore.

Murray reminds me in some ways of a forward version of Tyrese Haliburton. Some will question his NBA upside because he doesn't have the type of game that pops in a mixtape, but he has incredible touch, stellar all-around instincts and the type of basketball nervous system that lends itself to success. Murray isn't your typical 21-year-old prospect whom some executives might view as having a high floor, but his ability to consistently improve and stay even-keel in times of turmoil or success gives him a higher upside than his age and simple game might suggest on the surface.

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Post #236 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon May 30, 2022 3:20 am

I predict that both Brown and Malaki will each put on a show tomorrow.

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CP War Hawks · Post #237 » by **CP War Hawks** » Tue May 31, 2022 5:39 pm

Wish we had an insider that would give us the workout standouts. I think Schlenk will/should look to add the replacement for Cam in this draft. Beauchamp, Moore, Agbaji, Jalen Williams are long, defend, and hit their jumpers.

Post #238 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 3:10 am

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Post #239 » by **HMFFL** » Thu Jun 2, 2022 2:38 am

Kevin Chouinard: Tomorrow’s Hawks pre-draft workout: Teddy Allen (New Mexico State) JD Davison (Alabama) Henri Drell (Windy City/G League) Malik Osborne (Florida State) Matteo Spagnolo (Vanoli Cremona, Italy) Davion Warren (Texas Tech)

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Post #240 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Jun 2, 2022 11:24 am

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