2024 NBA Draft Thread – (June 26 & 27)

Post #621 » by **darrendaye** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:46 pm

cloverleaf wrote:The Hungarian Hooper should be fun.

Played in Hungary but actually from Dominican Republic. Liked to see at least 2 lefty finishes and a left handed blocked shot or two. Interests me enough to care, lol.

threrf23 · Post #622 » by **threrf23** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:16 pm

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Kinda jealous, kid can play and even if he can't, good guy to have on your practice floor.

Statistically, he shot under 50% from inside the arc for five straight seasons in college, incl at Little Rock. That sets him apart negatively from every short successful PG comparison I have looked at. I find 2p% to be kind of predictive of a player's ability to assert himself against NBA competition..

But I can't ever recall watching another college player who impressed me as much.

zoyathedestroya · Post #623 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:01 pm

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Hal14 · Post #624 » by **Hal14** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:33 am

threrf23 wrote:

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Kinda jealous, kid can play and even if he can't, good guy to have on your practice floor.

Statistically, he shot under 50% from inside the arc for five straight seasons in college, incl at Little Rock. That sets him apart negatively from every short successful PG comparison I have looked at. I find 2p% to be kind of predictive of a player's ability to assert himself against NBA competition..

But I can't ever recall watching another college player who impressed me as much.

I'm happy for Nowell that he got a 2-way. It would have been pretty rough to get cut after doing this..

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At least this way, he can redeem himself. And if he got cut, he'd just be kicking himself for this play. And since he got the 2-way, obviously he must have made lots of good plays - so his summer league wasn't defined by this play - which is good, because that would've been embarrassing.

He's a good player. It's obviously tough to make it in the league at that height - I'm rooting for him.

Post #625 » by **djFan71** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:48 am

https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-celtics-catch-stray-from-rookie-maxwell-lewis-dad

Apparently, Boston wanted to give Maxwell a two-way deal, which was not the most ideal situation for the former Pepperdine standout. His dad wasn’t exactly jumping for joy as well:

“What flashed through my mind is ‘I don’t know if I can wear a Boston jersey … but I’ll take it,’” Robert said.

Interesting that Brad called Maxwell Lewis about a 2-way. I liked him, that would have been great. Must've been right after picking Walsh before we traded away 39 and picked Gueye for ATL.

Post #626 » by **165bows** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:06 am

threrf23 wrote:

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Kinda jealous, kid can play and even if he can't, good guy to have on your practice floor.

Statistically, he shot under 50% from inside the arc for five straight seasons in college, incl at Little Rock. That sets him apart negatively from every short successful PG comparison I have looked at. I find 2p% to be kind of predictive of a player's ability to assert himself against NBA competition..

But I can't ever recall watching another college player who impressed me as much.

Agree, it’s not the end all be all but 2Pt%/Efg% have become a good bit under rated overall.

Hal14 · Post #627 » by **Hal14** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:51 pm

djFan71 wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-celtics-catch-stray-from-rookie-maxwell-lewis-dad

Apparently, Boston wanted to give Maxwell a two-way deal, which was not the most ideal situation for the former Pepperdine standout. His dad wasn’t exactly jumping for joy as well:

“What flashed through my mind is ‘I don’t know if I can wear a Boston jersey … but I’ll take it,’” Robert said.

Interesting that Brad called Maxwell Lewis about a 2-way. I liked him, that would have been great. Must've been right after picking Walsh before we traded away 39 and picked Gueye for ATL.

I don't think we would have drafted both Walsh and Lewis - both 6'7" wings who are about the same age.

I think that Brad was going to draft Lewis over Walsh. Or, perhaps Brad made that call (to see if Lewis would take a 2-way with us) in case Walsh was off the board before it got to our pick.

Brad was probably just doing due diligence. So he had some options. Call about a few different guys, see who's willing to take a 2-way, see who (if they're from overseas) is willing to be stashed while also knowing that some of the guys you're calling might get picked in the 1 or 2 picks right before you're on the clock - which is why you call about multiple guys, in case the guy you really want gets picked right before you're on the clock..

So far at least, it sure looks like we got the better player by going with Walsh over Lewis.

Post #628 » by **165bows** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:08 pm

Hal14 wrote:
djFan71 wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-celtics-catch-stray-from-rookie-maxwell-lewis-dad

Apparently, Boston wanted to give Maxwell a two-way deal, which was not the most ideal situation for the former Pepperdine standout. His dad wasn’t exactly jumping for joy as well:

“What flashed through my mind is ‘I don’t know if I can wear a Boston jersey … but I’ll take it,’” Robert said.

Interesting that Brad called Maxwell Lewis about a 2-way. I liked him, that would have been great. Must've been right after picking Walsh before we traded away 39 and picked Gueye for ATL.

I don't think we would have drafted both Walsh and Lewis - both 6'7" wings who are about the same age.

I think that Brad was going to draft Lewis over Walsh. Or, perhaps Brad made that call (to see if Lewis would take a 2-way with us) in case Walsh was off the board before it got to our pick.

Brad was probably just doing due diligence. So he had some options. Call about a few different guys, see who's willing to take a 2-way, see who (if they're from overseas) is willing to be stashed while also knowing that some of the guys you're calling might get picked in the 1 or 2 picks right before you're on the clock - which is why you call about multiple guys, in case the guy you really want gets picked right before you're on the clock..

So far at least, it sure looks like we got the better player by going with Walsh over Lewis.

Obviously, Robert's loyalty lies with the Lakers and he couldn't imagine himself supporting his son if he ended up being a Celtic. Fortunately for the Lewis family, they won't need to go through that dilemma anymore.

I'm not going to take any of that too seriously lol.

Post #629 » by **djFan71** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:13 pm

Hal14 wrote:
djFan71 wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-celtics-catch-stray-from-rookie-maxwell-lewis-dad

Apparently, Boston wanted to give Maxwell a two-way deal, which was not the most ideal situation for the former Pepperdine standout. His dad wasn’t exactly jumping for joy as well:

“What flashed through my mind is ‘I don’t know if I can wear a Boston jersey … but I’ll take it,’” Robert said.

Interesting that Brad called Maxwell Lewis about a 2-way. I liked him, that would have been great. Must've been right after picking Walsh before we traded away 39 and picked Gueye for ATL.

I don't think we would have drafted both Walsh and Lewis - both 6'7" wings who are about the same age.

I think that Brad was going to draft Lewis over Walsh. Or, perhaps Brad made that call (to see if Lewis would take a 2-way with us) in case Walsh was off the board before it got to our pick.

Brad was probably just doing due diligence. So he had some options. Call about a few different guys, see who's willing to take a 2-way, see who (if they're from overseas) is willing to be stashed while also knowing that some of the guys you're calling might get picked in the 1 or 2 picks right before you're on the clock - which is why you call about multiple guys, in case the guy you really want gets picked right before you're on the clock..

So far at least, it sure looks like we got the better player by going with Walsh over Lewis.

He easily could have wanted both - one for a real contract, one for 2-way. You can never have enough wings. Obviously, the due diligence part - of course you call multiple guys and have contingencies for your contingencies. You really don't need to overexplain all the time man. Other people get basic concepts too.

The Lewis over Walsh part doesn't make sense to me. He was calling about an option for a 2-way for Lewis and signed Jordan fairly quickly to a real deal. But, who knows? I just thought it was an interesting nugget is all.

Hal14 · Post #630 » by **Hal14** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:13 pm

165bows wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
djFan71 wrote:https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-celtics-catch-stray-from-rookie-maxwell-lewis-dad

Interesting that Brad called Maxwell Lewis about a 2-way. I liked him, that would have been great. Must've been right after picking Walsh before we traded away 39 and picked Gueye for ATL.

I don't think we would have drafted both Walsh and Lewis - both 6'7" wings who are about the same age.

I think that Brad was going to draft Lewis over Walsh. Or, perhaps Brad made that call (to see if Lewis would take a 2-way with us) in case Walsh was off the board before it got to our pick.

Brad was probably just doing due diligence. So he had some options. Call about a few different guys, see who's willing to take a 2-way, see who (if they're from overseas) is willing to be stashed while also knowing that some of the guys you're calling might get picked in the 1 or 2 picks right before you're on the clock - which is why you call about multiple guys, in case the guy you really want gets picked right before you're on the clock..

So far at least, it sure looks like we got the better player by going with Walsh over Lewis.

Obviously, Robert's loyalty lies with the Lakers and he couldn't imagine himself supporting his son if he ended up being a Celtic. Fortunately for the Lewis family, they won't need to go through that dilemma anymore.

I'm not going to take any of that too seriously lol.

Yeah it did seem like a pretty lame, clickbait-y article - which Clutchpoints is known for. And it's an article where only 1 person is quoted - and that person is some guy no one has ever heard of. It's the dad of some player who just got picked in the 2nd round. So yeah, probably not worth over-analyzing it haha.

zoyathedestroya · Post #631 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:13 am

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Post #632 » by **165bows** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:01 pm

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Damn the draft thread is back.

Looks like we need a new thread title. 2024 NBA Draft - warm up act for #CaptureTheFlagg.

Post #633 » by **Duke4life831** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:00 pm

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Would make all the sense in the world. Tatum is his favorite player and the guy he has molded his game after. Im all for another Duke to Boston connection haha.

Post #634 » by **165bows** » Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:05 pm

Idk where would they play him between Tatum and Jordan Walsh. Could be tough to find minutes off the bench.

Post #635 » by **165bows** » Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:41 pm

This guy seems like a bigger D. White. Could see him as the kind of guy Brad would draft as his first first.

https://www.si.com/nba/draft/prospect-profiles/nba-draft-scouting-report-uconns-stephon-castle

Hal14 · Post #636 » by **Hal14** » Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:17 am

165bows wrote:This guy seems like a bigger D. White. Could see him as the kind of guy Brad would draft as his first first.

https://www.si.com/nba/draft/prospect-profiles/nba-draft-scouting-report-uconns-stephon-castle

Obviously a long way till draft night so hard to know for sure, but as of now I have Castle as a top 10 pick. One guy on Twitter the other day was even saying they've got Castle ranked #1 right now.

Brad probably won't be picking in the 1st round and if he does I doubt we pick high enough to take Castle.

Post #637 » by **165bows** » Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:22 pm

Hal14 wrote:
165bows wrote:This guy seems like a bigger D. White. Could see him as the kind of guy Brad would draft as his first first.

https://www.si.com/nba/draft/prospect-profiles/nba-draft-scouting-report-uconns-stephon-castle

Obviously a long way till draft night so hard to know for sure, but as of now I have Castle as a top 10 pick. One guy on Twitter the other day was even saying they've got Castle ranked #1 right now.

Brad probably won't be picking in the 1st round and if he does I doubt we pick high enough to take Castle.

Celtics and Warriors were at slots 29 and 19 last year. Not out of the question they could get close to the top-10.

Hal14 · Post #638 » by **Hal14** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:25 am

This guy intrigues me as a potential 2nd round pick next year.

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6'9". He's a PF who could maybe play some small ball 5 here and there. Shot 41% from 3 last season at age 19, playing in the Greek league and also played in 21 EuroLeague games.

Good basketball IQ. Doesn't hold onto the ball - keeps it moving. His athleticism is average and he is fairly limited in other areas of the game besides shooting. But he's still pretty young - if he can keep working on his game and show some solid progression this upcoming season, I can see him getting drafted.

His shooting stroke is really smooth. The way he flicks his wrist and does a nice job of squaring himself up prior to shooting it.

Bottom line, guys who are solid EuroLeague contributors at age 19 and is hitting 41% from 3..at 6'9"..he's at least someone to have on the radar..

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #639 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:29 pm

Ranking Every NBA Team By Future Draft Assets

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10086466-ranking-every-nba-team-by-future-draft-assets

8. Boston Celtics

Boston is an oddity as a contender that also has a rich list of draft assets. Outside of a pick swap to San Antonio in 2028 (with slight protection), the Celtics have all of their own firsts. The team also added one from the Golden State Warriors in 2024 in the Marcus Smart swap, bringing in Kristaps Porziņģis.

The Celtics also have 8-10 seconds, which is impressive for a team that typically gets to at least the Eastern Conference Finals nearly every year.

First-Rounders

Own: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2030

Incoming: 2024 (Warriors, protected)

Swaps: 2028 (higher to Spurs, Boston has top-1 protected)

Traded Away: None

Second-Rounders

Guaranteed: Eight

Contingent: Two

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #640 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sat Sep 2, 2023 5:10 pm

Obviously, they blew that one bigtime.
Let's hope it's not repeated...

https://www.celticsblog.com/2023/8/31/23851930/did-the-boston-celtics-make-a-mistake-by-passing-up-on-austin-reaves-nba-draft-jayson-tatum

Did the Celtics make a mistake by passing up on Austin Reaves?
Austin Reaves was still on the board when the Celtics drafted Juhann Begarin.

During the 2021 NBA Draft, the Celtics held the 45th pick — which ultimately ended up becoming Juhann Begarin — placing them in range to select Reaves. The Celtics did hold a workout for the Oklahoma product, as originally reported by former CelticsBlogger Chris Grenham.

“Reaves is set to work out with the Celtics on Tuesday, according to sources. A workout this close to draft night is a sure sign of interest from Boston, which should not come as a surprise to those who know Reaves’ game,” Grenham wrote. “Reaves had a fantastic showing at the NBA Combine last month, which quickly helped to boost his stock among NBA front offices. But opening eyes as an overlooked prospect is nothing new for Reaves. He’s had to prove people wrong for his entire basketball career.”

However, on draft night, Reaves turned down the opportunity to be selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 42nd pick, and that likely made the Celtics think twice about drafting the young combo guard.

With the Draft going to 2 Days. Would you like to see a 3rd Round added, for Two-Ways, etc?