2024 NBA DRAFT THREAD

[Dalek]

Where we are picking at 30 or 31 my choice is someone from Marquette.

Tyler Kolek is the best PG in college IMO, had good size and toughness and hits big shots. He is the next Payton Pritchard which is a valuable bench guard for a playoff contender.

Osaro Ighodaro probably one of my favorite prospects in some time. Excellent big man who you can run an offense through. Incredibly nimble and smart on defense. Some reports are that he is up to 6'11 which make him a clearly smart pick in that range because you are getting a high quality high IQ big. Not a stretch big yet, but I think he figures out how to make jumpers - a bit of a late start to basketball.

There's a lot to like with Kolek - he has such an incredible knack for scoring the ball once he gets inside and is a knock-down shooter from deep. I see a little jalen brunson ... but I just can't get there with him. He may turn out to be a gem, but I think I've got Malachi PTSD. I have a horrible hit-rate with undersized score-first point guards with below average athleticism and burst. I'd let others take that gamble.

As for Oso, I just don't buy it. I see an undersized center that can't shoot or defend, and I don't think anyone we draft in the second round will get the opportunity to showcase their ability to run the offence. He's a great college player that (I think) will struggle to find a role in the NBA. Zeke Nnaji vibes (more finesse, less shooting).

That's fair about Oso because I do wonder about his true size. However, he does have 7 BPM this year and 7.9 BPM last year and his DBPM is 2.7. Nnaji was never the quality of defender that Oso is in college. I think my comparable is Jaylin Williams. He has carved out rotation minutes on a very good team and I think Oso can be a similar type of player maybe getting more charges than blocks at the NBA level. He is much more athletic I think than both Williams or Nnaji. Also, his offensive IQ is special - in a read react type of offense he would really thrive.

Kolek is different to me than Flynn. He is close to 200 lbs and 6'3 and he has a two-year track record of 40% from three. He also is clearly one of the best, if not the best passing PGs in college. He also is a huge competitor like Pritchard was. There is just too much good from Kolek to ignore.

[grant101]

Where we are picking at 30 or 31 my choice is someone from Marquette.

Tyler Kolek is the best PG in college IMO, had good size and toughness and hits big shots. He is the next Payton Pritchard which is a valuable bench guard for a playoff contender.

Osaro Ighodaro probably one of my favorite prospects in some time. Excellent big man who you can run an offense through. Incredibly nimble and smart on defense. Some reports are that he is up to 6'11 which make him a clearly smart pick in that range because you are getting a high quality high IQ big. Not a stretch big yet, but I think he figures out how to make jumpers - a bit of a late start to basketball.

There's a lot to like with Kolek - he has such an incredible knack for scoring the ball once he gets inside and is a knock-down shooter from deep. I see a little jalen brunson ... but I just can't get there with him. He may turn out to be a gem, but I think I've got Malachi PTSD. I have a horrible hit-rate with undersized score-first point guards with below average athleticism and burst. I'd let others take that gamble.

As for Oso, I just don't buy it. I see an undersized center that can't shoot or defend, and I don't think anyone we draft in the second round will get the opportunity to showcase their ability to run the offence. He's a great college player that (I think) will struggle to find a role in the NBA. Zeke Nnaji vibes (more finesse, less shooting).

That's fair about Oso because I do wonder about his true size. However, he does have 7 BPM this year and 7.9 BPM last year and his DBPM is 2.7. Nnaji was never the quality of defender that Oso is in college. I think my comparable is Jaylin Williams. He has carved out rotation minutes on a very good team and I think Oso can be a similar type of player maybe getting more charges than blocks at the NBA level. He is much more athletic I think than both Williams or Nnaji. Also, his offensive IQ is special - in a read react type of offense he would really thrive.

Kolek is different to me than Flynn. He is close to 200 lbs and 6'3 and he has a two-year track record of 40% from three. He also is clearly one of the best, if not the best passing PGs in college. He also is a huge competitor like Pritchard was. There is just too much good from Kolek to ignore.

All fair points, I just disagree when it comes to Oso. I still think Zeke was a better (and far younger) defender than Oso, but I get your point. I just see a player with very poor defensive intincts every time I've seen him and I have little faith that changes. The Jaylin Williams comp is also fair (and one I had thought about before), but then again I wasn't (and am still not) the biggest fan of Jaylin as a prospect.

On the other hand, I really like Kolek - love watching him play and see a world where he becomes a very very productive NBA player (even better than Pritchard, who is a great comp). I'm just far less confident in my ability to pick winners when it comes to his archetype of guard.

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I think PJ has a chance to be the type of rotation player that has everyone question how they fell so far in the draft. Great fit next to Scottie as well

[Jerry Lucas]

The only 3 upperclassmen that have impressed me so far from a possible high upside perspective are DaRon Holmes (Dayton Junior, 6'10" PF) who was also my 2nd favourite sophomore prospect in last year's draft after Podz, Kevin McCullar (Kansas Senior, 6'6" SG) and Dillon Jones (Weber State Senior, 6'6" SF).

Some of the other popular upperclassmen names this year like PJ Hall, Edey and Kolek scream high end role players to me at best.

[Mark_83]

Don't know if they'll make it to pick 31 but right now my top choices for us in order are:

Ulrich Chomche, PF/C
Wooga Poplar, SG
Tyler Smith, PF
Aaron Bradshaw, C

I don't even discuss Chomche on the main board in order to keep the hype down and avoid a Coulibaly situation. This guy looks like a potential stud. I've dropped a Bam with 3pt range comp on him.

Averaged 13pts 9reb 3.3ast 2.7blks 1.3stls in 3 games at the Nike Academy.

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[God Squad]

Don't know if they'll make it to pick 31 but right now my top choices for us in order are:

Ulrich Chomche, PF/C
Wooga Poplar, SG
Tyler Smith, PF
Aaron Bradshaw, C

I don't even discuss Chomche on the main board in order to keep the hype down and avoid a Coulibaly situation. This guy looks like a potential stud. I've dropped a Bam with 3pt range comp on him.

Averaged 13pts 9reb 3.3ast 2.7blks 1.3stls in 3 games at the Nike Academy.

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Should have kept it quiet, even around here. Poster from other boards lurk.

Based on the video provided he looks to have great switchablity and weakside shotblocking. I wonder about his height and length and the form looks wonky af on the jumper. Good find.

[grant101]

Don't know if they'll make it to pick 31 but right now my top choices for us in order are:

Ulrich Chomche, PF/C
Wooga Poplar, SG
Tyler Smith, PF
Aaron Bradshaw, C

I don't even discuss Chomche on the main board in order to keep the hype down and avoid a Coulibaly situation. This guy looks like a potential stud. I've dropped a Bam with 3pt range comp on him.

Averaged 13pts 9reb 3.3ast 2.7blks 1.3stls in 3 games at the Nike Academy.

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Should have kept it quiet, even around here. Poster from other boards lurk.

Based on the video provided he looks to have great switchablity and weakside shotblocking. I wonder about his height and length and the form looks wonky af on the jumper. Good find.

If you've got time, I suggest checking out the NBA Academy games - full games are available on YT. I watched one and came away a little less excited (his teammate, Khaman Maluach is very exciting though! next year's draft is stacked).

Chomche's got a great frame and looks the part, but he is VERY raw. Very rudimentary offence (though the delivery on his passes isn't bad), poor touch, weak handle. The game, which was against some pretty poor competition, seems moves a little too fast for him on defence (failed contests, blow-bys, etc.) and offence at the moment. He might get there one day, but I think he's a long way from the NBA right now. That said, he's still young and the measurables are impressive, so definitely worth keeping an eye on to see if he develops between now and June. If I were him, however, I wouldn't enter the draft this year

[Got Nuffin]

Tyrese Proctor of Duke is pencilled in at #32 on NBA Draft Room, and would be a REALLY nice gamble for us. He is a shifty Aussie combo guard with high IQ, defensive skills and (occasional) deep range and a bit of size at 6'4-5. He needs to improve his shooting from everywhere but he does shoot 80%+ from the ft line so there's something there.

Would be a great back up / development guard for us if he drops that far.

[niQ]

Tyrese Proctor of Duke is pencilled in at #32 on NBA Draft Room, and would be a REALLY nice gamble for us. He is a shifty Aussie combo guard with high IQ, defensive skills and (occasional) deep range and a bit of size at 6'4-5. He needs to improve his shooting from everywhere but he does shoot 80%+ from the ft line so there's something there.

Would be a great back up / development guard for us if he drops that far.

Wow, what happened to him? Could've sworn he was in the lottery based on last year early 2024 mocks.

[aminiaturebuddha]

Tyrese Proctor of Duke is pencilled in at #32 on NBA Draft Room, and would be a REALLY nice gamble for us. He is a shifty Aussie combo guard with high IQ, defensive skills and (occasional) deep range and a bit of size at 6'4-5. He needs to improve his shooting from everywhere but he does shoot 80%+ from the ft line so there's something there.

Would be a great back up / development guard for us if he drops that far.

Another blue blood team guy that seems to have dropped from his pre-season expectations is DJ Wagner, and I'd also take a long look at him if he somehow slides to 31. Like Proctor, his 3-point shot hasn't quite come around yet (although he seems to have decent form), but he's got a great floor game. Is shifty in space, makes great drives to the paint, makes the right reads to find the open man, and finishes really well when he gets near the hoop.

He's been overtaken in most mocks by his teammates Sheppard and Dillingham, and a few have him dropping to the end of the 1st/beginning of the 2nd, but at the end of the day I have a hard time believing that he'll end up dropping that far. He's not as good as Cason Wallace, especially on the defensive end, but there are enough superficial similarities that I'm sure some teams will make the Kentucky guard comparison and take a stab at him in the mid-to-late first.

[DrCoach]

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I think walter goes top 5

[grant101]

Jaylon Tyson is on the list! He's been killing it this year. Good size, nice shot. He's a baller

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[Mark_83]

22-year old red-shirt Junior from the WCC.

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[Mark_83]

Tyrese Proctor of Duke is pencilled in at #32 on NBA Draft Room, and would be a REALLY nice gamble for us. He is a shifty Aussie combo guard with high IQ, defensive skills and (occasional) deep range and a bit of size at 6'4-5. He needs to improve his shooting from everywhere but he does shoot 80%+ from the ft line so there's something there.

Would be a great back up / development guard for us if he drops that far.

I prefer Jared McCain among Duke guards. Better shooter and has enough size and defensive chops to play both guard spots. Reminds me of Malcolm Brogdon.

27.2mins 12pts 4.1reb 1.8ast 1stl
46%/43.6%/90.5%

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[grant101]

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Nice find! Reminds me a lot of Pascal at New Mexico State - big compliment. His advanced stats are wild!

Gonna have to try to catch a San Francisco game (words I never thought I'd say). They've got Mongolian Mike on their squad as well, so even more motivation.

[Mark_83]

22-year old red-shirt Junior from the WCC.

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Nice find! Reminds me a lot of Pascal at New Mexico State - big compliment. His advanced stats are wild!

Gonna have to try to catch a San Francisco game (words I never thought I'd say). They've got Mongolian Mike on their squad as well, so even more motivation.

Funny that you say that! I was also thinking he moved a lot like Pascal, but more so from his first couple of years with Toronto than with New Mexico State. Maybe that means he's further along in skills development.

[Bruin]

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This guy seems like a Masai pick at #31, though my brain might just be stuck on USC 2 guard in the 2nd round (Norm). But very good defensive + rebounding stats, good FT% (82%) and the obvious pick fit-wise is an athletic 2 guard or a frontcourt shooter, and then you have the 3rd category of Rayan Rupert/Caboclo/Giannis sorta overseas athletes, Zach Edey gets his own category for repeatedly being the best player in the country and a massive Canadian who can maybe obviate the need for a future Poeltl-esque trade for a 7 footer, and we should probably add a 5th category for a high recruit who barely plays and drops in the draft like Peyton Watson since I think that's the sort of thing that looks attractive in a weak draft.

Some names in those spots I think it makes sense to maybe catch a game of at some point.

Athletic 2: (not including Terrence Shannon due to his legal troubles)
-Kobe Johnson, USC
-David Jones, Memphis
-Wooga Poplar, Miami
-Spencer and Newton, Uconn
-McCullar, Kansas

Frontcourt shooter:
-PJ Hall, Clemson
-Trevon Brazile, Arkansas
-Kwame Evans, Oregon
-Quinten Post, BC
-Baba Miller, FSU
-Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
-Kel'el Ware, Indiana
-Alex Karaban, Uconn

Masai likes athletic foreigners:
-Bobi Klintman
-Melvin Ajinca
-Tidjane Salaun

Canadian who might play 10 years in the league:
-Zach Edey

Top recruit, bad freshman year:
-Mgbako, Indiana
-Mara, UCLA
-Peja Stojakovic's son, Stanford
-Xavier Booker, MSU

UCLA*****

Also, there’s a guy similar to Peyton Watson currently at UCLA but I think he likely doesn’t declare until 2025. I love his potential on both ends of the floor and expect his stock soars next year as a Sophomore

[Mark_83]

Another player of interest in the second round or as an UDFA.

Devin Carter. 21-year old Junior combo guard playing for Providence. Stout defender with long arms. Very athletic for a guard. Improved 3 point shot.

33.7mins 17.8pts 8.5reb 3.1ast 1.5stl 1.1blk
49/38.8/66

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