It's Draft Day!!! (2023 edition)
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I'd rather have Trayce on a lower contract as the 3rd Center than Bruno Fernando as our 3rd center.
Missed opportunity.
Missed opportunity.
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jayu70 wrote:Jamaaliver wrote:Man, lots of young dudes in this draft class crying at the draft. Like ugly tears, crying.
They are having their moment. Leave them be.
Come on, jayu. As a parent, weren't you kinda hoping the camera would pan away and let some these guys collect themselves first?
Like...bawling tears with every eye in the house watching them.
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An UDFA for Summer League tryouts.
Looks like Quin's mandate was young guys who can shoot the basketball.
Looks like Quin's mandate was young guys who can shoot the basketball.
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Jamaaliver wrote:When I think of how/why we would have passed on a player with top-5 potential in Cam Whitmore, this quote sums it up for me.
I really like Kobe Bufkin, but taking a swing at a young player with star potential like CW could have been a game changer -- even just as trade bait.
Sources tell John hollinger of The Athletic that Whitmore's medicals were red-flagged by some teams due to concerns about his knees while his workouts and interviews were also underwhelming.
One source described Whitmore as "comatose" during the predraft evaluations.
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Jamaaliver wrote:I really like Kobe Bufkin, but taking a swing at a young player with star potential like CW could have been a game changer -- even just as trade bait.
I do wonder if it was a mistake to pass up on drafting Cam Whitmore...
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Damn, Cam Whitmore looks like the HR swing this franchise should have taken to get to the next level...
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I believe Kobe Bufkin is a long term starter in this league, but Cam looks like a future star.
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I'm really excited about Kobe Bufkin as a long term piece here.
But, man, it feels like we passed on a star with Cam Whitmore. He was projected as a top-5 pick and fell all the way to #20.
Getting him at #15 could have been a franchise altering event!!
But, man, it feels like we passed on a star with Cam Whitmore. He was projected as a top-5 pick and fell all the way to #20.
Getting him at #15 could have been a franchise altering event!!
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I love Kobe, but Cam looks like a young star. Talent poor franchises like ours can't justify passing on stars when they fall out of the top 10 of the draft.
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Probably a tad early for rookie grades, but......
(3 Hawks Rookies -- All get an Incomplete)
(3 Hawks Rookies -- All get an Incomplete)
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