2020 NBA Draft Thread, Part 2 -- (8PM, Wed, Nov. 18, ESPN)

[canman1971]

Jerry Sichting made 25 3 pointers in a row while talking to about 300 kids at the All-Pro Basketball camp I attended back in the 80s. It was called KC Jones Basketball camp, but well you know how that ended.

[yeleven11]

Celtics just posted Jalen Smith's "resume" on their social media.

They've posted 7 so far. If they post one each day leading up to the draft, they'll be at 10 assuming they don't post on the day of the draft.

If two out of those next three are vassell and maledon (guys with confirmed workouts with the celtics), the 10 guys who they post are probably the guys they've worked out lol

[Bill Lumbergh]

And damn Bane, 43 in a row is nuts.

Daayyyum thanks! And here I was impressed with Lamar Mundane hitting four, five, six shots in a row

There can't be more than 10 people on here who know what you're talking about. 'When a 30 footer come rainin out of the sky.'

[reload141]

Still grinds my gears that the season had to be played in the bubble... Memphis were starting to fall and had the toughest schedule remaining.

Could’ve had 9-10 instead at a minimum (or if they crashed into the top 8, next years pick)

[Homerclease]

Still grinds my gears that the season had to be played in the bubble... Memphis were starting to fall and had the toughest schedule remaining.

Could’ve had 9-10 instead at a minimum (or if they crashed into the top 8, next years pick)

Well, they did bomb pretty hard in the bubble. Didn’t Memphis go like 1-7?

[Bleeding Green]

10 v 14 isn't really that big of a deal in this draft. Memphis had no chance at #9 if you look at the standings and I think would have had to lose all their games in the bubble to get to 10. They went 2-7 in the bubble anyway.

[GoCeltics123]

Still grinds my gears that the season had to be played in the bubble... Memphis were starting to fall and had the toughest schedule remaining.

Could’ve had 9-10 instead at a minimum (or if they crashed into the top 8, next years pick)

Well, they did bomb pretty hard in the bubble. Didn’t Memphis go like 1-7?

Yep, 2-6 I think?

[Parliament10]

Read on Twitter

[Parliament10]

Still grinds my gears that the season had to be played in the bubble... Memphis were starting to fall and had the toughest schedule remaining.

Could’ve had 9-10 instead at a minimum (or if they crashed into the top 8, next years pick)

Well, they did bomb pretty hard in the bubble. Didn’t Memphis go like 1-7?

Yep, 2-6 I think?

Yeah. Grizzlies ended up going 2-7 in the Bubble. Cause they played that extra game, and ended up the 9th seed.

[Captain_Caveman]

Jerry Sichting made 25 3 pointers in a row while talking to about 300 kids at the All-Pro Basketball camp I attended back in the 80s. It was called KC Jones Basketball camp, but well you know how that ended.

Kedrick Brown made like 30 in a row at his Cs workout.

Empty gym shooting is a completely different animal.

[reload141]

Jerry Sichting made 25 3 pointers in a row while talking to about 300 kids at the All-Pro Basketball camp I attended back in the 80s. It was called KC Jones Basketball camp, but well you know how that ended.

Kedrick Brown made like 30 in a row at his Cs workout.

Empty gym shooting is a completely different animal.

Even Simmons hits 3’s.

[reload141]

Still grinds my gears that the season had to be played in the bubble... Memphis were starting to fall and had the toughest schedule remaining.

Could’ve had 9-10 instead at a minimum (or if they crashed into the top 8, next years pick)

Well, they did bomb pretty hard in the bubble. Didn’t Memphis go like 1-7?

Yep, but that’s what I’m saying if we kept with the normal season they wouldve bombed even harder, stupid NBA stating regardless of bubble results that standings would remain for the bottom teams that weren’t playing.

(I know it was probably the right choice)

[big-shot-ROB]

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This has been pretty well known for quite some time.

There's still time for everything to remain just hype (2014 fiasco), but both 2021 and 2022 look scary good.

[big-shot-ROB]

Yeah I get that Okoru looks like a great fit stylistically, but that’s because we’ve already got guys like him — where does he fit in terms of our lineup? Hayward replacement? I don’t like him more than S. Bey.

And damn Bane, 43 in a row is nuts. Anyone know (even unsubstantiated) claims of anyone ever making more?

Markus Eriksson (played for Barça, my hometown Manresa, different Euroleague teams) made 78 in a workout video.

Watch on YouTube

Granted he was 17 and this is not NBA's range but still impressive.

[playa-hater]

Jerry Sichting made 25 3 pointers in a row while talking to about 300 kids at the All-Pro Basketball camp I attended back in the 80s. It was called KC Jones Basketball camp, but well you know how that ended.

Kedrick Brown made like 30 in a row at his Cs workout.

Empty gym shooting is a completely different animal.

Even Simmons hits 3’s.

This made me lol

[playa-hater]

And damn Bane, 43 in a row is nuts.

Daayyyum thanks! And here I was impressed with Lamar Mundane hitting four, five, six shots in a row

There can't be more than 10 people on here who know what you're talking about. 'When a 30 footer come rainin out of the sky.'

Well I am one of the 10..but I thought the saying was "when LM shoots a 30 fter, they holler LAYUP!"

[playa-hater]

BTW, the best open and empty gym shooter ever has to be Dave Hopla.. He goes to basketball camps every summer and calmly makes about 395 out of 400 shots all over the court while some kid records every make and mis . I am not joking look him up

[playa-hater]

I think the Celtics roster structure affords them the luxury to take it slow and develop Okoro. On different teams, he’d be asked to do too much and he’d likely bust—think Culver on Minny. Here, we’d bring him along slowly a la Jaylen Brown. I think we stand better to actualize his potential.

Okoro can draw contact and flashed some shooting ability in high school/AAU. He needs time and we have the luxury to give it to him.

OK then let me play devil's advocate. How much better is O korero then Romeo Langford. Both seem to have the same type of positive assets but need to improve a lot to be a sure thing as a shoota. If we had a team full of shooters but no toughness then Okoro Would have a higher value in my opinion. And at the same time it's not about is a coral going to be a good prospect or not. But is l Okoro so much better than drafting. 3 good players like a sadiq Bay, a Daniel Oturu and and a Woodard type of talent..

Especially in a draft where players from 5 to 20 are not that far apart

Is Langford such a good prospect that we shouldnt draft BPA? Especially when he’s going to miss a big chunk of the year next season?

Okoro is a more versatile defender. Much better defender coming out of college. More physical. Theyre not all that different, but the goal is to get a hit out of one of them if we draft Okoro.

As to your question— thats up to Ainge. I want him to trade up and get his guy instead of playing the asset game and whining about how we almost got Herro. Im tired of getting rid of picks in the 20s before their rookie deals are up, just go and get your guy, value be damned.

You say this because Danny ainge has F up so many multiple draft picks so I do get what you're saying. Danny ainge does better in a top 7 picks of the draft and he does later so based on those odds you may be right. But again 2 or 3 years from now there will be players all over this draft we will be saying we should have drafted just like all those other drops. I am actually just hoping somebody on Boston can help Danny ainge get this right. there is talent out there to be had just gotta get it right. 3 maybe good talents definitely better than one may be good talent

Especially in this not top heavy draft

[big-shot-ROB]

It's a big NO for me for Okoro. This is not the draft to shoot for the stars, not while our last year of the Kemba-Hayward window is next year.

This draft if it ever produces a multiple time All-Star will be product of pure luck, so nothing there'll be nothing to blame on the other 29 GMs.

I usually go hard with BPA, but I think this year and specially at out picks FIT and TOOLKIT are far better measurements for drafting.

[SmartWentCrazy]

OK then let me play devil's advocate. How much better is O korero then Romeo Langford. Both seem to have the same type of positive assets but need to improve a lot to be a sure thing as a shoota. If we had a team full of shooters but no toughness then Okoro Would have a higher value in my opinion. And at the same time it's not about is a coral going to be a good prospect or not. But is l Okoro so much better than drafting. 3 good players like a sadiq Bay, a Daniel Oturu and and a Woodard type of talent..

Especially in a draft where players from 5 to 20 are not that far apart

Is Langford such a good prospect that we shouldnt draft BPA? Especially when he’s going to miss a big chunk of the year next season?

Okoro is a more versatile defender. Much better defender coming out of college. More physical. Theyre not all that different, but the goal is to get a hit out of one of them if we draft Okoro.

As to your question— thats up to Ainge. I want him to trade up and get his guy instead of playing the asset game and whining about how we almost got Herro. Im tired of getting rid of picks in the 20s before their rookie deals are up, just go and get your guy, value be damned.

You say this because Danny ainge has F up so many multiple draft picks so I do get what you're saying. Danny ainge does better in a top 7 picks of the draft and he does later so based on those odds you may be right. But again 2 or 3 years from now there will be players all over this draft we will be saying we should have drafted just like all those other drops. I am actually just hoping somebody on Boston can help Danny ainge get this right. there is talent out there to be had just gotta get it right. 3 maybe good talents definitely better than one may be good talent

Especially in this not top heavy draft

No, I just say it as someone who is tired of hearing that Ainge came ‘this close’ to trading for his guy. Were trying very hard to trade up, Ainge clearly likes someone a lot; I dont want to hear this season that we came close but missed cuz Ainge preferred to play the asset game when were basically done building the core of our team following this draft.