2023 NBA Draft - 630 central start time.

KGdaBom · Post #41 » by **KGdaBom** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:24 am

Whoever ESPN had ranked 6 hasn't been drafted yet as far as I can tell.

shrink · Post #42 » by **shrink** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:28 am

KGdaBom wrote:Whoever ESPN had ranked 6 hasn't been drafted yet as far as I can tell.

Cam Whitmore. Big upside - some mocks liked him as the fourth pick. I suspect he had some bad pre-draft medical reports.

KGdaBom · Post #43 » by **KGdaBom** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:32 am

shrink wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:Whoever ESPN had ranked 6 hasn't been drafted yet as far as I can tell.

Cam Whitmore. Big upside - some mocks liked him as the fourth pick. I suspect he had some bad pre-draft medical reports.

Yeah. I figured it out. That's a pretty big slide so far. 13 Grady Dick. Cam Whitmore still falling.

younggunsmn · Post #44 » by **younggunsmn** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:33 am

This is a weak draft, lot of projects. Last year was a lot deeper. Not a year I would trade future picks to move up/into the 1st.

Thats a LOT of money to eat for OKC to move up 2 spots.
But Cason Wallace a great pick there, one of the few guys with NBA ready body/defensive skills.

shrink · Post #45 » by **shrink** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:34 am

KGdaBom wrote:
shrink wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:Whoever ESPN had ranked 6 hasn't been drafted yet as far as I can tell.

Cam Whitmore. Big upside - some mocks liked him as the fourth pick. I suspect he had some bad pre-draft medical reports.

Yeah. I figured it out. That's a pretty big slide so far. 13 Grady Dick. Cam Whitmore still falling.

I think you might see someone trade up for him and take a chance.

Kind of like Michael Porter Jr dropping with the back scare.

Post #46 » by **Worm Guts** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:36 am

With the combination of top prospects not playing college basketball and the Wolves not having picks, I don’t know if I’ve ever been less interested in a draft.

younggunsmn · Post #47 » by **younggunsmn** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:44 am

Love the atrocious coverage where their comp for a Uconn SG is 3 other former UConn SGs.
Almost as bad as saying Zion Williamson is going to improve the Pelicans interior defense.

The family interviews are nice though.
Better than the tragedy porn they run during the NFL draft where they dig up every dead relative or bad thing that happened to every player that they can find.

KGdaBom · Post #48 » by **KGdaBom** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:45 am

Worm Guts wrote:With the combination of top prospects not playing college basketball and the Wolves not having picks, I don’t know if I’ve ever been less interested in a draft.

I don't watch college ball at all so that doesn't matter to me. The Wolves first pick coming at 53 does. Ouch. Could have just kept everybody and had the guy who should have been the RotY.

shrink · Post #49 » by **shrink** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:46 am

I wish I knew what the problem was with Whitmore.

I’m a little worried that UTA drafts Whitmore, he overcomes whatever is making him drop, and he becomes a steal of the draft.

The one good thing is that they got rid of the green room, so some kid that drops isn’t sitting back there alone.

KGdaBom · Post #50 » by **KGdaBom** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:53 am

shrink wrote:I wish I knew what the problem was with Whitmore.

I’m a little worried that UTA drafts Whitmore, he overcomes whatever is making him drop, and he becomes a steal of the draft.

The one good thing is that they got rid of the green room, so some kid that drops isn’t sitting back there alone.

Nope. Still sliding. 6 to 17 or later is a massive slide based on expectations. I bet the Lakers take him.

KGdaBom · Post #51 » by **KGdaBom** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:59 am

9:37 p.m. ET: Villanova forward Cam Whitmore was projected as a top-10 pick, but has fallen out of the lottery. ESPN draft contributor Jeremy Woo reported "there's a palpable trepidation surrounding [Whitmore's] medicals that's contributed to this slide. That chatter grew louder behind the scenes today."

cmoss84 · Post #52 » by **cmoss84** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:06 am

Slide to 53 please.

KGdaBom · Post #53 » by **KGdaBom** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:08 am

cmoss84 wrote:Slide to 53 please.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #54 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:10 am

trade SloMo for the rights to Whitmore. I'll take my chances. We need to take some big swings.

moss_is_1 · Post #55 » by **moss_is_1** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:13 am

ESPN coverage is so bad. This draft is just dragging along. 53 seems like an eternity from now.

shrink · Post #56 » by **shrink** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:15 am

Devilzsidewalk wrote:trade SloMo for the rights to Whitmore. I'll take my chances. We need to take some big swings.

SloMo is too valuable for our win-now franchise.

Prince and ??? Three seconds? We’re talking about a pick in the 20’s.

Sad to hear Woj say that his individual workouts and interviews also went poorly. But at that price, you gotta take that gamble for a chance at high end talent.

shrink · Post #57 » by **shrink** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:21 am

HOU is the perfect team to take a big swing at Cam.

cmoss84 · Post #58 » by **cmoss84** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:22 am

Damn. Warriors took my boy...then Whitmore. Let's see some action FO

Devilzsidewalk · Post #59 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:22 am

If Houston is serious about trying to skip the rebuild, I'd have them on the short list of big K trade destination possibilities. Thompson and Eason is money, anything else is just a bonus.

shrink · Post #60 » by **shrink** » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:25 am

It’d be cool to see SAC take Kris Murray at 24.