Who Are The 5 Best Defenders in the Draft?

MortSahlfan · Post #1 » by **MortSahlfan** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:54 pm

I don't watch the NCAA, but I watch the hell out of Summer League and Pre-Season.... Curious for now, and to see how things turn out in a year or whatever.

MotownMadness · Post #2 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:03 pm

As of now? Probably guys like (excluding Wemby)

Cason Wallace
Jarace Walker
Anthony Black
Dereck Lively
Whitmore, Hendricks or Ausar

Kalamazoo317 · Post #3 » by **Kalamazoo317** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:46 pm

Not Amen?

The Moose · Post #4 » by **The Moose** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 12:35 am

Wemby
Jarace
Ant
Cason

The clear top 4 to me defensively. They are all advanced defensively for their age. Then a bunch of good defensive prospects like

Hendricks
Thompsons
Lively

FloridaMan78 · Post #5 » by **FloridaMan78** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:34 am

Wemby
Black
Walker
Hendricks
Wallace
Lively

After these guys go probably in the lottery, then it’s teams reaching for offensive guys from 15-28

Where it gets interesting for me is there should be good wing defenders at pick 31, which is exactly what we need. I like Livers, but his injuries are a concern. The next best defenders IMO are

Ryan Rupert
Oliver-Maxence Prosper
Andre Jackson
Sidy Cissoko
Julian Phillips
Jordan Walsh

I really like Ryan Rupert, Oliver-Maxence Prosper and Cissoko.

The other guys jump shots are too broken IMO. Andre Jackson would be a nice replacement for Hami.

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MortSahlfan · Post #6 » by **MortSahlfan** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:58 pm

I don't think anyone even had him on this list, and defense is supposed to be his "go-to"?