2023 NBA Draft Thread

[CuseMayne]

I mean...the pure negligence of the FO to give Melo NOTHING...it truly is remarkable...

If we get Wembanyama...**** would be awesome ngl lol

[UNCNYC]

Two other players I wanted to include

I always questioned his outside shooting because there wasn't much footage of it.
Someone uploaded a video of all jumpers from him and his form is really good.

This is Toumani Camara. He can finish with both hands and drive. He could be a super steal.

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The other player is in High school but coming into college this year.
Not sure but I think he is the first Mongolian D1 basketball player ever.
Could be a fun follow this season and a potential pick.

Michael Sharavjamts

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Three other high schoolers I really like are

Anthony Black - 6'6 combo guard

Oziyah Sellers - pure shooter

Daniel Skillings - solid game

[countryboi]

The season hasnt even started yet and Im already sick of hearing about Wembanyama. He reminds me alot of Chet

[Diop]

He's also preparing for the olympics (i dont even bet as at this point, i am pretty sure he values our nt more than the nba). As for weght lifting, all our bigs are following that pattern (no peds, reasonible work out), only a few of our prospects are real gym rats and it's not necessary the best (guys like Begarin)

Btw he will play for next world qualifier (baring injury) in november. We play Lithuania on the road (yeah, with some dude named Sabonis who will probably watch him in the stands). For non euros, it's probably meaningless, but man, i doubt a qualifier game would be more expected than this one, even if we cant use the best rosters on both sides.
Hope he will give you an idea of how good a passer he can be, that should be the perfect game for this.

Btw Diop you did not post anything about Proctor.

I will post some day my thoughts on last U17 and couple prospects that i liked the most

Sorry Bravor, but yeah I am excited about Proctor, the timing is great as we were worried who was going to take some of the shooting slack when Mills retires.

I'm sure Pooty will let us know how he goes at Duke.

[Diop]

The season hasnt even started yet and Im already sick of hearing about Wembanyama. He reminds me alot of Chet

its going to be like the Lebron draft, he is such a freakish prospect.

[countryboi]

The season hasnt even started yet and Im already sick of hearing about Wembanyama. He reminds me alot of Chet

its going to be like the Lebron draft, he is such a freakish prospect.

he is highly skilled but I dont get the holy **** feelings I did when I saw Lebron or Zion for the first time, He feels like someone made a create a player for the modern NBA because he checks every box

[UNCNYC]

We signed Theo, but there are a few international prospects I like this year. My favorites are

PG - Kerr Krissa
SG - Mojave King
SF - Michael Sharavjamts, Nikola Djurisic - who is a 6'8 and can play 3 positions.
PF - Our Gueye's
C - Azuolas Tubelis

And lastly is Agustin UBAL who is a combo guard. I love his size and ability to play 3 positions. Has a low key star swag to him.

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[Rich4114]

The season hasnt even started yet and Im already sick of hearing about Wembanyama. He reminds me alot of Chet

its going to be like the Lebron draft, he is such a freakish prospect.

he is highly skilled but I dont get the holy **** feelings I did when I saw Lebron or Zion for the first time, He feels like someone made a create a player for the modern NBA because he checks every box

It’s not just that he’s highly skilled. It’s that he’s highly skilled and 7’2” with inspector gadget arms and a handle. Physics say a person that size cannot be that skilled or smooth yet he is. No prospect is a sure thing but holy hell this guy will create an advantage on both ends of the floor that most teams just don’t have.

[UNCNYC]

This should be a good draft. Deep enough with quality talent. As of now my picks are

ROUND 1 - Amen Thompson, Scoot Henderson, Nikola Djurisic, Hunter Sallis, Anthony Black

ROUND 2 - Brandon Huntley Hatfield, Mojave King, Jalen Warley, Matthew Murrell, Tubelis, Toumani Camara

Terquavion Smith - My super sleeper last year

Manny Obasaki - My other sleeper last year

IF THEY GO UNDRAFTED SIGN - Caleb Murphy, Addison Patterson, Agustin UBAL, Terrence Shannon JR, Emmitt Matthews JR

[Hornet Mania]

its going to be like the Lebron draft, he is such a freakish prospect.

he is highly skilled but I dont get the holy **** feelings I did when I saw Lebron or Zion for the first time, He feels like someone made a create a player for the modern NBA because he checks every box

It’s not just that he’s highly skilled. It’s that he’s highly skilled and 7’2” with inspector gadget arms and a handle. Physics say a person that size cannot be that skilled or smooth yet he is. No prospect is a sure thing but holy hell this guy will create an advantage on both ends of the floor that most teams just don’t have.

I get where countryboi is coming from because I get a vibe somewhere between Lebron and Chet.

It's true his size/skill combo is essentially tailor made for the modern game, but it's also true his height/weight combo is a perfect recipe for a string of injuries in a classic 'what could have been' career. It's just hard for me to believe his frail frame won't get instantly broken the way Chet did when he tried to guard Lebron's breakaway in that pro-am game. I think he's a coin flip, one side superstar the other side new-age Ralph Sampson.

[UNCNYC]

One player I forgot to add is Trevon Brazile. I think he could fit in perfectly with Melo. Very wirey and raw but a polished rawness.

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[UNCNYC]

The more I think of it the more I think Trevon Brazile should be the first pick for us. He has the IT factor. People say he reminds them of Anthony Davis because he had a growth spurt from 6'1". He even looks a bit like him. I think Trevon can be a star.

P.S. I just posted these videos to show the similarities in LOOKS to anthony davis and his game. They are not (must see tv by any means) just so that you can gauge him better.

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[UNCNYC]

I am torn in what we need to draft. I think we need a SF the most. Kinda tough to pass on scoot to play wit Melo. Right now my top picks are

PICK 1 - Brazile, Scoot, Brandon Miller, Hunter Sallis, Anthony Black,

Not sure if I think we should go with Brandon Miller or a veteran like Jalen Wilson or Coby Jones. Miller has so much potential but not sure how he meshes here...

EDIT - I think we trade back and take Miller and if he is not there take Brazile and pick up a bunch of future 1st.

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[bravor]

With all the media stuff around Wembanyama, some media/scouts found interest in other prospects. I had talked in some topic about Coulibaly the other day, saying he probably was a legit nba prospect (not saying a lottery pick.. but a legit 1st rounder)
Some scout (?) posted this after a good game from him in the development championchip (under 21 championchip from all our pro teams).

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He has a very nice potential on both ends, even though much more defensively (but at the very least, 3D high potential).

Should be in the 24th draft though (he's 18, we'll see).

[UNCNYC]

To add to the bravor love for the international players like Bilal Coulibaly (who is a stud btw) This is a quality draft. It will be deep but not as deep as last year but close.

I have become a HUGE fan of ilane Fibleuil. He reminds me of LaMelo mixed with Dyson Daniels. He is only 17 tho but I truly want us to keep a watch out for him.

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[bravor]

He has a nice game in offense (and a quality jumper) but he does not play defense (a bit like Maledon, except Fibleuil has more tools like a reliable midrange already) even in the nba
Anyway he's not playing right now because he is under contract with Paris (1st division team that is controled by D. Kahn and some american investors) which does not want to release him to Ulm (german team who tries to make a name of themselves by signing potential lottery picks and develop them, they did it with Hayes in the past and tried or did it with other prospects).

Louis Lesmond might be in next draft, i would think he has more potential as a wing scorer (even though he is also a poor defender). I see them as 2nd rounders at best

Coulibaly is on another level for me (ceiling is way higher even though he's less of a self shot creator if it makes sense).
Batcho might have more playing time with Texas this year, i am still (very) high on him even though you wont see it in the stats. But he's probably the best big prospect we had in years (obviously not talking about Victor, but i am talking about a true 5 here). Basically he could be a J. Noah with offense if he develops well enough (although he will compete with some american prospect in his ncaa team most likely, we'll see).

[UNCNYC]

He has a nice game in offense (and a quality jumper) but he does not play defense (a bit like Maledon, except Fibleuil has more tools like a reliable midrange already) even in the nba
Anyway he's not playing right now because he is under contract with Paris (1st division team that is controled by D. Kahn and some american investors) which does not want to release him to Ulm (german team who tries to make a name of themselves by signing potential lottery picks and develop them, they did it with Hayes in the past and tried or did it with other prospects).

Louis Lesmond might be in next draft, i would think he has more potential as a wing scorer (even though he is also a poor defender). I see them as 2nd rounders at best

Coulibaly is on another level for me (ceiling is way higher even though he's less of a self shot creator if it makes sense).
Batcho might have more playing time with Texas this year, i am still (very) high on him even though you wont see it in the stats. But he's probably the best big prospect we had in years (obviously not talking about Victor, but i am talking about a true 5 here). Basically he could be a J. Noah with offense if he develops well enough (although he will compete with some american prospect in his ncaa team most likely, we'll see).

I couldn't agree with you more about Coulibaly. I think he has more potential than just 3 and D. Even tho that alone is more than what most teams desire in a player... I trust your judgement and would love to have Coulibaly. I have added him in the TOP SHOOTING GUARDS I want this draft right with Majave King and Matt Murrel.

Two other international sleepers I have are Kerr Krissa and Azuolas Tubelis. (who both play for Arizona currently) Krissa is older but I think he could be a good addition if he goes undrafted. Nikola Djurisic is another consideration as well.

I have pretty much eliminated Scoop and the twins out of my picks.

round 1 - Brandon Miller, Trevon Brazile, Anthony Black, Hunter Sallis,

round 2 - Majave King, Matthew Murrell, Jalen Wilson, Toumari Camara, Jalen Warley, Coulibaly, Gueye, B.H. Hatfield, Colby Jones,

So many options

My dream draft is we trade back and get Brandon Miller, Then Brazile round 2, then Mojave, Coulibaly or Murrell. if they go undrafted.

Melo / DSJ / Maledon
MoJave / Martin / Bouknight
Miller / PJ / McDaniels
Miles / Thor / Kai
Nick / Williams / Brazile

Trade our first pick, Hayward, Plumlee and Rozier for picks. (get back quite a few future picks) (and maybe even trade PJ and or Miles. I like the insurance Brandon Miller would be for either if gone.

Interesting Antony Black will be playing with Trevon Brazile this year on a LOADED arkansas team. Trevon looks just like a Gazelle out there. So raw but so much upside. Still can't decide who I want between he and Miller.

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[UNCNYC]

As you know I have pretty much narrowed my 1st pick to Trevon Brazile, Anthony Black and Brandon Miller. I am not big on stats but I looked at the box score and Brazile had a huge first game stat wise.

Brazile - 21 pts / 12 reb / 7-14 fg / 3-6 3pt / He came off the bench in the game

Black - 3 pts / 3 ass / 3 stl / 7 reb / 1-7 fg (he plays on Arkansas loaded team with brazile)

Miller - 14 pts / 13 reb / 6-14 fg / 0-6 3pt /

Brazile might play himself into top 15 before years end. He is only a sophmore. I want to see highlights but none posted yet. He came off bench so might have been in a limited role

[UNCNYC]

Gradey Dick is the TRUTH. As much of a KU fan I am not (other than Jalen Wilson) but Gradey Dick is one of my favorite players already. He has so much star power. I was also impressed by Rylan Griffen.

I am gonna consider him for the top pick with Brazile and Miller.

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[UNCNYC]

Last night I saw a lot of the players I like perform really well. Matthew Murral had 20 pts. Mouhamed Gueye had a big game as well as the Mongolian player I posted. A player who I think will be gems are Rylan Griffen. This draft is going to be awesome. Someone finally posted Trevon Brazile game. Man he is gonna be awesome. I don't think many if any had him as a 2nd round talent the but imo he is a top 5 talent. Here he is last night. Look at how he attacks the rim and runs the floor.

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