2019 NBA draft

NuckyPowell · Post #621 » by **NuckyPowell** » Sun Apr 7, 2019 9:12 pm

I'd take a chance on Tyler Herro with one of our later firsts. I think he really knows how to play. Worth a flyer, imo.

(Sorry if duplicate post). Just posted same and it disappeared.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #622 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Sun Apr 7, 2019 11:08 pm

Looks like that MEM pick is still somewhere between 6 and 9 with 2-3 games left for everyone in that range..

Kalela · Post #623 » by **Kalela** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 12:24 am

Damn. Memphis is trying really hard to convey that pick this year.

Post #624 » by **Darthlukey** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 2:01 am

Kalela wrote:Damn. Memphis is trying really hard to convey that pick this year.

Would have been nice of the wizards to have beaten the Knicks today, but to no avail

FlatearthZorro · Post #625 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 10:58 am

Doumbaya at 12 to 14 and Goga at 17 would be pretty decent. Doumbaya can be anything from 3 to 5 in today's league. Bitadze is a 5, which we need. I think with a little bit of mid range game, Williams is a PF. Of course that is if we're picking for ourselves and not Pels.

Curmudgeon · Post #626 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 9:55 pm

Kalela wrote:Damn. Memphis is trying really hard to convey that pick this year.

But not hard enough. They lost to the tanking Mavs.

captain green · Post #627 » by **captain green** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 11:50 pm

So it won't be official till the lottery draft if it conveys right? Memphis is 7th but they can't go lower than 9th in tge new format am I correct?

jcappy · Post #628 » by **jcappy** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 11:52 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
Kalela wrote:Damn. Memphis is trying really hard to convey that pick this year.

But not hard enough. They lost to the tanking Mavs.

When you're missing about 7 players, even desire can fall short. they did get in too overtime after all.

I expect they will lose their last two games. Detroit needs to win and GS's third string will match Memphis's 2nd team

Post #629 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 12:26 am

captain green wrote:So it won't be official till the lottery draft if it conveys right? Memphis is 7th but they can't go lower than 9th in tge new format am I correct?

As far as I know, they could "potentially" drop down 4 spots.

https://www.nba.com/nba-draft-lottery-explainer

After drawings are conducted for the first four picks of the NBA Draft, the other lottery teams will continue to pick in inverse order of their regular-season record.

captain green · Post #630 » by **captain green** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 12:44 am

Parliament10 wrote:
captain green wrote:So it won't be official till the lottery draft if it conveys right? Memphis is 7th but they can't go lower than 9th in tge new format am I correct?

As far as I know, they could "potentially" drop down 4 spots.

https://www.nba.com/nba-draft-lottery-explainer
After drawings are conducted for the first four picks of the NBA Draft, the other lottery teams will continue to pick in inverse order of their regular-season record.

Thanks so even tge 10th this year I'd rather it not convey either although it does give us a outside chance of drafting reddish.

threrf23 · Post #631 » by **threrf23** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 2:20 am

I don't think he is expected to declare this year, but Michigan State's Aaron Henry is worth keeping an eye on. Kid can really defend (based on his performance Saturday), and statistically he projects as a solid 3&D prospect.

I still like Charles Bassey as a slept on guy in this draft.

Gomes3PC · Post #632 » by **Gomes3PC** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 2:37 am

In the 9-14 range where that MEM pick might convey, the only guy I think could become a future stud is Coby White. He really came on strong this year. Elite PGs often aren't RSCI top-10 players like you usually see with bigs and wings. With Rozier out of here, White would be a terrific guy to slot in as his replacement. My only worry is with this draft he probably floats up into the top 5 if he tests well.

He's big enough to defend either guard spot, is a credible 3PT shooter with a FT% that suggests it will translate, and has good overall court instincts/awareness. Maybe he's not the monster explosive athlete of some NBA PGs these days, but I think he will have a very long, productive career at the spot, and if he becomes a knockdown shooter, he has a chance to be great.

I'd also take a flyer on Jaxson Hayes - he wouldn't be the first Texas big who plays better once he gets to the NBA.

Post #633 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 1:12 pm

I struggle to see Culver doing well in the pro’s. He cant generate looks vs NBA caliber defenders and I dont see that changing at all.

Hunter can shoot and is a great player, but he cannot dribble a basketball— he makes Jaylen Brown look like Kyrie. Will be a great role player/5th starter one day. May peak as high as a third option catch-n-shoot guy of he improves his shot a bit more.

bucknersrevenge · Post #634 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 1:22 pm

SmartWentCrazy wrote:I struggle to see Culver doing well in the pro’s. He cant generate looks vs NBA caliber defenders and I dont see that changing at all.

Hunter can shoot and is a great player, but he cannot dribble a basketball— he makes Jaylen Brown look like Kyrie. Will be a great role player/5th starter one day. May peak as high as a third option catch-n-shoot guy of he improves his shot a bit more.

Hunter and Guy get most of the love on UVA but Ty Jerome has definitely turned some heads. Maybe even enough to make it into the latter stages of the first round in a draft like this. Not very athletic but smart ballhandler and playmaker with good size. Not a quick burst but still manages to get into the teeth of every zone and occasionally beat his man off the dribble as well. Good shooter who's not afraid of the big moment. Reminds me of UVA alum Malcolm Brogdon in that way. Not sure he lasts to the 2nd round anymore but if he does, I'd love him with our 2nd rounder.

BroncoCanuck · Post #635 » by **BroncoCanuck** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 6:48 pm

Great comparison between Jerome and Brogdon. I was not impressed with Brogdon in college and never thought he would be a good pro because he looked like he lacked athleticism. Of course he wins rookie of the year. Every time I watch him he still looks like a beer league guy disguised as an NBA player but he gets to the rim whenever he wants, plays good D, and knocks down open 3's (despite his ugly set shot form). Jerome also looks like he lacks athleticism but he gets to his spots and there is no way a guard at UVA can start if they can't move their feet on D. I would love for the Cs to get him with a late first or early 2nd.

Post #636 » by **djFan71** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:30 am

Well, that bench win gets BOS pick pretty much stuck in 22nd unleds OKC manages to tie us.
ETA: Nice comeback by DET!

Gomes3PC · Post #637 » by **Gomes3PC** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:12 am

Brogdon has a man's frame though, which made his D much easier to project than Jerome's. He's fine as 2nd rd pick to me but I don't see him as ever more than a bench piece to come in and be a spot up shooter and secondary playmaker.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #638 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:57 am

Not clear where the picks will end up, and we'll have options to trade up or trade out.. I'd be ok with getting the MEM pick this year, even for a future 1st - if Reddish or Hunter is there, either for us or for New Orleans.

With the other three picks, I like Doumbouya, Naz Reid, and the best wing available..

Gomes3PC · Post #639 » by **Gomes3PC** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:57 pm

Kings pick at 12 I think is honestly about the same value as picking 6th or 7th. After Zion, Barrett, Morant & Culver, I just don't see a lot of further differentiation. I could easily see Brandon Clarke go in the 11-15 range and wind up a better player than, say, Cam Reddish going 5th.

bucknersrevenge · Post #640 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:04 pm

Gomes3PC wrote:Kings pick at 12 I think is honestly about the same value as picking 6th or 7th. After Zion, Barrett, Morant & Culver, I just don't see a lot of further differentiation. I could easily see Brandon Clarke go in the 11-15 range and wind up a better player than, say, Cam Reddish going 5th.

There is not enough separation in talent on most of the guys after 3 that peripheral factors will weigh inordinately more than they normally would. Things like "fit", system, roster comp, opportunity, support; all of those things will make the most difference in whether or not your supposition winds up being true. All things being equal, it's possible you might be right but all situations as you know won't be.