2019 NBA draft

[Andrew McCeltic]

Probably just solidified a top 12 draft spot

[FlatearthZorro]

Sekou last night game...34 points, 13/18, 5/7 from 3, 9 rebounds

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Preachh!!! Danny better get the kid to Boston. He's got star written all over him. And ffs, he's still 19 I think. He'll be 6'10 by the time he's 21-22.

[Bleeding Green]

Wow he has really nice touch. Imagine an NBA game where players had space to land out of bounds like we see on this court.

Tons of uncontested jumpers and layups, jesus.

[Curmudgeon]

Wow he has really nice touch. Imagine an NBA game where players had space to land out of bounds like we see on this court.

Tons of uncontested jumpers and layups, jesus.

Yes, they were uncontested and the release is low, but they went in.

Doumbouya won't be 19 until December 23. At his age, most guys are playing in high school, not in French Pro A.

[BillessuR6]

Sekou is shooting .34 (23 - 67) from three this year in French league (27 games) and .79 (23 - 29) on free throws...

There is always speculation about african born player when age is in question...but his family moved to France when he was 1, so DOB should be legit...

But he will be gone by pick 14 anyway...I am also sceptical Danny would move up to get him...

[ddb]

Sekou last night game...34 points, 13/18, 5/7 from 3, 9 rebounds

Watch on YouTube

Preachh!!! Danny better get the kid to Boston. He's got star written all over him. And ffs, he's still 19 I think. He'll be 6'10 by the time he's 21-22.

I have been tracking this kid for awhile now. He is the real deal. His upside is right in that upper tier of prospects in this class. I was hoping he would slide under the radar and last until #14, but at this point there's just no way. He will go Top 10, maybe top 5. Between Giannis and Paskal, there's enough proof that a kid with this type of size & skill will translate and develop well to the modern NBA game.

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[ddb]

This draft is shaping up to be Zion-Morant-RJ top 3. The next group of names in no particular order is likely to be Culver-Hunter-Sekou-Reddish-Garland-White.
For Boston if you like the upside of Nassir Little then you'll be happy to hear that he could slide to 14. Bol Bol could very well still be there at 14. I like Little. Even though he had an underwhelming freshman season, he is athletic, defends well and brings alot of energy to the game. If he settles down and develops on O he could be a bigtime steal at 14.
Little is the type of young player that even before he improves on O, could end up earning some minutes because of the intangibles.
But not for nothing, I think ultimately Danny is drafting for NOLA anyway.

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[Leprechaun18]

This draft is shaping up to be Zion-Morant-RJ top 3. The next group of names in no particular order is likely to be Culver-Hunter-Sekou-Reddish-Garland-White.
For Boston if you like the upside of Nassir Little then you'll be happy to hear that he could slide to 14. Bol Bol could very well still be there at 14. I like Little. Even though he had an underwhelming freshman season, he is athletic, defends well and brings alot of energy to the game. If he settles down and develops on O he could be a bigtime steal at 14.
Little is the type of young player that even before he improves on O, could end up earning some minutes because of the intangibles.
But not for nothing, I think ultimately Danny is drafting for NOLA anyway.

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I like Bol Bol. but is he healthy? Sekou's handle is not great, but he can shoot.

[SmartWentCrazy]

Some GM is going to overdraft Sekou because of Giannis. It wont be us.

[Andrew McCeltic]

This draft is shaping up to be Zion-Morant-RJ top 3. The next group of names in no particular order is likely to be Culver-Hunter-Sekou-Reddish-Garland-White.
For Boston if you like the upside of Nassir Little then you'll be happy to hear that he could slide to 14. Bol Bol could very well still be there at 14. I like Little. Even though he had an underwhelming freshman season, he is athletic, defends well and brings alot of energy to the game. If he settles down and develops on O he could be a bigtime steal at 14.
Little is the type of young player that even before he improves on O, could end up earning some minutes because of the intangibles.
But not for nothing, I think ultimately Danny is drafting for NOLA anyway.

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I think Sekou played himself into the top 8 with a breakout game.. before that, the differences between him and Little were three inches of height and the fact Nassir had a "disappointing" freshman year.

The two guys I'm favoring the most right now, either at 14 or in trade-up range (20/22 for 10, etc.) are Little and Bruno Fernando. Fernando just looks like a player, he has good instincts with the ball in the post, back-downs and drop-steps, he's going to have major strength on both sides of the ball, and he's likely to have enough lateral agility and shooting ability to mitigate the ways he's a "traditional"/obsolete big man..

If we wound up with the two of them at 10/14, I'd consider it a solid, interesting draft, especially since we were a group this year who struggled with physicality..

[ddb]

This draft is shaping up to be Zion-Morant-RJ top 3. The next group of names in no particular order is likely to be Culver-Hunter-Sekou-Reddish-Garland-White.
For Boston if you like the upside of Nassir Little then you'll be happy to hear that he could slide to 14. Bol Bol could very well still be there at 14. I like Little. Even though he had an underwhelming freshman season, he is athletic, defends well and brings alot of energy to the game. If he settles down and develops on O he could be a bigtime steal at 14.
Little is the type of young player that even before he improves on O, could end up earning some minutes because of the intangibles.
But not for nothing, I think ultimately Danny is drafting for NOLA anyway.

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I think Sekou played himself into the top 8 with a breakout game.. before that, the differences between him and Little were three inches of height and the fact Nassir had a "disappointing" freshman year.

The two guys I'm favoring the most right now, either at 14 or in trade-up range (20/22 for 10, etc.) are Little and Bruno Fernando. Fernando just looks like a player, he has good instincts with the ball in the post, back-downs and drop-steps, he's going to have major strength on both sides of the ball, and he's likely to have enough lateral agility and shooting ability to mitigate the ways he's a "traditional"/obsolete big man..

If we wound up with the two of them at 10/14, I'd consider it a solid, interesting draft, especially since we were a group this year who struggled with physicality..

I still think there is a chance Fernando is there at 20

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[winsomme2]

This draft is shaping up to be Zion-Morant-RJ top 3. The next group of names in no particular order is likely to be Culver-Hunter-Sekou-Reddish-Garland-White.
For Boston if you like the upside of Nassir Little then you'll be happy to hear that he could slide to 14. Bol Bol could very well still be there at 14. I like Little. Even though he had an underwhelming freshman season, he is athletic, defends well and brings alot of energy to the game. If he settles down and develops on O he could be a bigtime steal at 14.
Little is the type of young player that even before he improves on O, could end up earning some minutes because of the intangibles.
But not for nothing, I think ultimately Danny is drafting for NOLA anyway.

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I think Sekou played himself into the top 8 with a breakout game.. before that, the differences between him and Little were three inches of height and the fact Nassir had a "disappointing" freshman year.

The two guys I'm favoring the most right now, either at 14 or in trade-up range (20/22 for 10, etc.) are Little and Bruno Fernando. Fernando just looks like a player, he has good instincts with the ball in the post, back-downs and drop-steps, he's going to have major strength on both sides of the ball, and he's likely to have enough lateral agility and shooting ability to mitigate the ways he's a "traditional"/obsolete big man..

If we wound up with the two of them at 10/14, I'd consider it a solid, interesting draft, especially since we were a group this year who struggled with physicality..

I still think there is a chance Fernando is there at 20

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My top guy I'd like to come away with in this draft is Fernando. Interior defense is overlooked IMO in today's NBA with guys like Giannis, Embiid, Kawhi taking the lead. I know positionless wing defenders are most talked about but from watching Giannis just skate right through our defense all season, I think we need to start planning for that for next season.

The other guy I would really like is Cameron Johnson. That guy is going to make a ton of 3s in his NBA career.

[FlatearthZorro]

Sekou last night game...34 points, 13/18, 5/7 from 3, 9 rebounds

Watch on YouTube

Preachh!!! Danny better get the kid to Boston. He's got star written all over him. And ffs, he's still 19 I think. He'll be 6'10 by the time he's 21-22.

I have been tracking this kid for awhile now. He is the real deal. His upside is right in that upper tier of prospects in this class. I was hoping he would slide under the radar and last until #14, but at this point there's just no way. He will go Top 10, maybe top 5. Between Giannis and Paskal, there's enough proof that a kid with this type of size & skill will translate and develop well to the modern NBA game.

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If it's top 10, Danny can trade up and get him. Top 5, I doubt it. But I've written it 10 times at the very least, I want Doumbouya. Funny part about him is that I think he can be the BEST player in this draft class. He is still 19 till December. He'll be 6'10, 6'11 by the time he's 21. And he already has a shot, he's very nimble on his feet, pretty good athlete, can pass and rebound.

[ddb]

Preachh!!! Danny better get the kid to Boston. He's got star written all over him. And ffs, he's still 19 I think. He'll be 6'10 by the time he's 21-22.

I have been tracking this kid for awhile now. He is the real deal. His upside is right in that upper tier of prospects in this class. I was hoping he would slide under the radar and last until #14, but at this point there's just no way. He will go Top 10, maybe top 5. Between Giannis and Paskal, there's enough proof that a kid with this type of size & skill will translate and develop well to the modern NBA game.

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If it's top 10, Danny can trade up and get him. Top 5, I doubt it. But I've written it 10 times at the very least, I want Doumbouya. Funny part about him is that I think he can be the BEST player in this draft class. Funny part is that he wont be 19 till December. He'll be 6'10, 6'11 by the time he's 21. And he already has a shot, he's very nimble on his feet, pretty good athlete, can pass and rebound.

He is a very nice prospect. It will take him some time though

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[Andrew McCeltic]

Fernando apparently had better combine numbers than Hayes for his sprint times.. which is surprising.

I have trouble seeing him last to 20, but it’s possible

[djFan71]

I'd love to come out with: Alexander-Walker, Brandon Clarke, Keldon Johnson.
All well-rounded, play with effort guys that can help on offense as well. I'm not sure that's possible without Clarke sliding to 20, though. I'd also accept:

Get Walker at 14.
Trade 20 & 22 to get Clarke.
If not, Keldon at 20, or Cameron Johnson or Little if he's gone.
Goga, Claxton or Bassey at 22. Goga seems to be a name, so I figured I should throw him in.

[Celts17Pride]

I'd love to come out with: Alexander-Walker, Brandon Clarke, Keldon Johnson.

I like these three as well.

[FakeScreenName123]

the release is low, but they went in.

as you know im a draft expert and ive started my research today with this clip of the french guy



people told me ben simmons had a bad shot and I was like "yea ok whatever" and then I saw it...


you told me his shot was low and i was like "yea ok whatever" and then I saw it....

difference is one went in,

but that's low

[FakeScreenName123]

btw how excited are you guys for the next 10 years of the "comp: pascal siakam" for every tweener in the 10-25 range in the nba draft era?

following foosteps of

every guard between 6'3 - 6'5: Dwyane wade.

Euro: Dirk.

2nd round Undersized power forward with OK 3 point shooting and weight problems: Rodney Rogers

Lanky Upside Big Guy: Keon Clark

[Andrew McCeltic]

Yeah, I think it's good before hyping Sekou to remember how often players who seem to have the right mix of size and skill upside turn out to underachieve - Anthony Randolph is one example.