2023 NBA Draft Thread 3

[Bensational]

I’ve got one for ya. 6’4 PG, scored 23ppg on 17 attempts in 36mpg. 5 attempts from 3 a game at 41%. 6.7ftas. Almost 6rpg and 6apg to go with 1.6spg and 1.2bpg.

We have a guy who has already played at the level we’re hoping other guys might reach. We know he can do that, but we don’t know if he can get back there. We really don’t know if some of these other guards can.

I’ve got one for ya.

6’5” PG also currently on the roster who averaged 17 PPG, 6 RPG, 6 APG, 2 SPG and drew 5.2 FTA per game *in the actual NBA* rather than in college.

Now imagine thinking this player or the player you’re referring to actually still exists

I look forward to watching another season of Fultz at PG with you

[fendilim]

Did i miss anything about leonard miller? He got a promise? How did we come to that conclusion?

[yoyojw17]

I’ve got one for ya. 6’4 PG, scored 23ppg on 17 attempts in 36mpg. 5 attempts from 3 a game at 41%. 6.7ftas. Almost 6rpg and 6apg to go with 1.6spg and 1.2bpg.

We have a guy who has already played at the level we’re hoping other guys might reach. We know he can do that, but we don’t know if he can get back there. We really don’t know if some of these other guards can.

I’ve got one for ya.

6’5” PG also currently on the roster who averaged 17 PPG, 6 RPG, 6 APG, 2 SPG and drew 5.2 FTA per game *in the actual NBA* rather than in college.

Now imagine thinking this player or the player you’re referring to actually still exists

Yeah.... well.... i'll still take the chance on the player who has had horrible luck with health and seems to be turning the corner... and seeing how he does. Doesn't hurt just to have patience and just see instead of assuming he wouldn't. It's one thing to lose hope if he was healthy for the entire 6 years... but his first season was already on the downturn... and the TOS derailed his first 2 to 3 years of his career. Then he had the knee injury in 2020 and 2021/2022 went down the drain for the most part. Most of 2022 due to tanking. freak toe accident over the summer derailed his training with the other players and he came back mid season. there are tons of room for improvement. he took his time and got back into the swing of things as he got more comfortable. by the end of the season he was attacking the rim like it owed him money. and even later on... 3 pointers may come back along. that to me will be worth the time to wait. And if things are going great.... he has earned his next contract and spot on this team. Guy deserves a fair shake to find his trajectory instead of being gauging it off of his rebounding development... that is also happening in conjunction with a new and young team. For me... he's already been a positive impact and it will continue to get better as the team becomes accustomed to one another and team goals and direction are set and practiced in the offseason

[Petre1978]

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Smoke and mirrors? or could it be legit? he does have a big elephant in the room and i couldn't imagine being grilled about that from every team....

Miller slides to 6!

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Spoiler:

and the magic pass

Not sure that’s really who the Magic want, even if some of the off court stuff isn’t a huge issue he didn’t exactly shine or look very good against a lot of the top competition he played last season.

UNC 4-21, Houston 0-8, UCONN 5-15, Tenn 4-11, A&M 7-23 and 5-20.
That’s not counting the tourney where he did him selves no favors tho Ik there were reports he was possibly hurt/dealing with an injury.
I just think there’s a little more downside on him then people want to admit.

You're excited a guy isn't taking his fitness seriously and isn't impressing anyone in his interviews so that... we can take him? Yikes. No thanks.

[JTG_92940618]

There are plenty of red flags all over this draft but some teams got luckier than others.

For example, Charlotte would probably jump on Miller over Scoot if it wasn't for Miller's off-court issues and this recent "in bad shape" situation but now they have to do all sorts of gymnastics to convince themselves that Scoot and Ball are a good fit. At least Scoot seems to have a good head on his shoulders.

Portland is like a guy who has given up on the relationship with his girlfriend and hasn't been putting in effort for 3 years. He's just waiting for her to break up with him but for some reason she never does. Now he's thinking "How does she deal with so much abuse?". They're halfway through a rebuild and Dame is still there... I wonder if the new CBA means his contract is low-key harder to move than everyone thinks?

Next, the Rockets are slated to take Amen Thompson. Just what a young, wild team needs, a guy who hasn't seen a half-court set in his life.

At least Detroit can take a hand in glove selection in Whitmore and, of course, the Spurs win the big prize.

As for us, we probably have to take Ausar at 6 and just ignore the red flags. The good news is that he's a nice fit and we could use a bit more athleticism.

[cedric76]

He's got that dog in him. Huge hands. Great ball control. Terrific work ethic. Amazing in the pick and roll. He's a top tier level floor general prospect. And that archetype is exactly what would fit so well in our team. We have two 6'10 wings. Playmakers and scores that just need someone to run the pick and roll and get the ball to them in positions where they can create for themselves and others.

I’ve got one for ya. 6’4 PG, scored 23ppg on 17 attempts in 36mpg. 5 attempts from 3 a game at 41%. 6.7ftas. Almost 6rpg and 6apg to go with 1.6spg and 1.2bpg.

We have a guy who has already played at the level we’re hoping other guys might reach. We know he can do that, but we don’t know if he can get back there. We really don’t know if some of these other guards can.

I'll take that guy!

Who is that guy?

[DiplomaticMagic]

I miss Mike Schmitz working for ESPN, he had a lot of good draft content for us on youtube

[yoyojw17]

I’ve got one for ya. 6’4 PG, scored 23ppg on 17 attempts in 36mpg. 5 attempts from 3 a game at 41%. 6.7ftas. Almost 6rpg and 6apg to go with 1.6spg and 1.2bpg.

We have a guy who has already played at the level we’re hoping other guys might reach. We know he can do that, but we don’t know if he can get back there. We really don’t know if some of these other guards can.

I'll take that guy!

Who is that guy?

lol... markelle

[pepe1991]

I miss Mike Schmitz working for ESPN, he had a lot of good draft content for us on youtube

He probably prefers his salary as assistent to GM on Blazers more

[DiplomaticMagic]

I miss Mike Schmitz working for ESPN, he had a lot of good draft content for us on youtube

He probably prefers his salary as assistent to GM on Blazers more

Oh for sure and Im happy for him. But just miss the content he brought. Why cant Givony do the same thing

[pepe1991]

Brandon Miller won't slip pass 4th. He probably won't slip pass 2#.

btw does every thread needs to be turned into Fultz debate? We are going nowhere with this. It's Payton thing all over again.

[Ducklett]

Let me ask you this: if we are planning on trying to aim for a disgruntled star, should we pick BPA at 6 and hope the player keeps the value (this screwed GSW hard btw) or should we do the unthinkable and trade 6 for as many future 1sts as possible to throw at a team when their big name guy demands out.

[KillMonger]

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[basketballRob]

Barlowe is high on GG. He also had Paolo 1 on his board for the entire year last year.

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[Skin]

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My pet cat. He's way better than the Thompson twins, and he's younger. Love his ball handling for a guy his size. I think the rest of his game will come around. He needs to up his BBIQ, but his talent is real.

[Blue_and_Whte]

Interesting tidbit i saw in Vecenie's post-lottery mock draft, which had the Magic drafing Hendricks and Gradey

Which is my big board for us.. That’d be great

[TheChaser]

Went to the general board and seeing Fultz + 6 + 11 for Scoot and I'm just like yes Yes YES!!!

Haaaa! Yeah, I keep checking out the GB myself to see if our teams name is sticking around on the front page and it is!!!

[tiderulz]

I’ve got one for ya. 6’4 PG, scored 23ppg on 17 attempts in 36mpg. 5 attempts from 3 a game at 41%. 6.7ftas. Almost 6rpg and 6apg to go with 1.6spg and 1.2bpg.

We have a guy who has already played at the level we’re hoping other guys might reach. We know he can do that, but we don’t know if he can get back there. We really don’t know if some of these other guards can.

I’ve got one for ya.

6’5” PG also currently on the roster who averaged 17 PPG, 6 RPG, 6 APG, 2 SPG and drew 5.2 FTA per game *in the actual NBA* rather than in college.

Now imagine thinking this player or the player you’re referring to actually still exists

Yeah.... well.... i'll still take the chance on the player who has had horrible luck with health and seems to be turning the corner... and seeing how he does. Doesn't hurt just to have patience and just see instead of assuming he wouldn't. It's one thing to lose hope if he was healthy for the entire 6 years... but his first season was already on the downturn... and the TOS derailed his first 2 to 3 years of his career. Then he had the knee injury in 2020 and 2021/2022 went down the drain for the most part. Most of 2022 due to tanking. freak toe accident over the summer derailed his training with the other players and he came back mid season. there are tons of room for improvement. he took his time and got back into the swing of things as he got more comfortable. by the end of the season he was attacking the rim like it owed him money. and even later on... 3 pointers may come back along. that to me will be worth the time to wait. And if things are going great.... he has earned his next contract and spot on this team. Guy deserves a fair shake to find his trajectory instead of being gauging it off of his rebounding development... that is also happening in conjunction with a new and young team. For me... he's already been a positive impact and it will continue to get better as the team becomes accustomed to one another and team goals and direction are set and practiced in the offseason

not meant at you, but im tired of having to have "patience". We had to have patience for Isaac, who many of us said he was done. and he looks, done. we have to have patience for Fultz, now what, 6-7 years into his NBA career. We have to have patience with Suggs, who has to learn how to shoot the basketball and not get hurt. just frustrating.

[Skybox]

I miss Mike Schmitz working for ESPN, he had a lot of good draft content for us on youtube

He probably prefers his salary as assistent to GM on Blazers more

Oh for sure and Im happy for him. But just miss the content he brought. Why cant Givony do the same thing

Schmitz was the best and now he's hidden in the war room of a team that is looking to trade out for win-now guys

[Skybox]

I’ve got one for ya. 6’4 PG, scored 23ppg on 17 attempts in 36mpg. 5 attempts from 3 a game at 41%. 6.7ftas. Almost 6rpg and 6apg to go with 1.6spg and 1.2bpg.

We have a guy who has already played at the level we’re hoping other guys might reach. We know he can do that, but we don’t know if he can get back there. We really don’t know if some of these other guards can.

I’ve got one for ya.

6’5” PG also currently on the roster who averaged 17 PPG, 6 RPG, 6 APG, 2 SPG and drew 5.2 FTA per game *in the actual NBA* rather than in college.

Now imagine thinking this player or the player you’re referring to actually still exists

Yeah.... well.... i'll still take the chance on the player who has had horrible luck with health and seems to be turning the corner... and seeing how he does. Doesn't hurt just to have patience and just see instead of assuming he wouldn't. It's one thing to lose hope if he was healthy for the entire 6 years... but his first season was already on the downturn... and the TOS derailed his first 2 to 3 years of his career. Then he had the knee injury in 2020 and 2021/2022 went down the drain for the most part. Most of 2022 due to tanking. freak toe accident over the summer derailed his training with the other players and he came back mid season. there are tons of room for improvement. he took his time and got back into the swing of things as he got more comfortable. by the end of the season he was attacking the rim like it owed him money. and even later on... 3 pointers may come back along. that to me will be worth the time to wait. And if things are going great.... he has earned his next contract and spot on this team. Guy deserves a fair shake to find his trajectory instead of being gauging it off of his rebounding development... that is also happening in conjunction with a new and young team. For me... he's already been a positive impact and it will continue to get better as the team becomes accustomed to one another and team goals and direction are set and practiced in the offseason

Aaron Gordon looks great...we should trade for him - if he just learns to dribble, shoot, pass, he'll be like Paul George.