2024 NBA DRAFT THREAD 3

[OAKLEY_2]

Obviously you don't draft for needs and expecting a rookie to immediately fix these issues is unrealistic but still we have a clear list imo
-More Shooting
-POA defense
-Size at 3/4
-Backup pg

Exactly the draft, this draft, may not be the place to backfill Siakam, OG and Precious but... there's gonna be shooting and there's gonna be Centre projects. Win the draft in the shooting department and or the Centre sweepstakes and this draft won't look so Ammo or Jimmer. What if Reed Sheppard turns out to be an almost Tyler Herro? = win. Pacers pick gets you Big Zac Edey? = win for Canada basketball. What if Furphy was there at 31? 6'9 shooter project with possibly decent defence. The biggest win will be staying in the lotto as that sets the table for other moves. I just wish we would actually make moves like teams did last year when they flipped picks for Coulibaly, Lively and Wallace. Why will we not charge up our smart devices and make deals?

Lotto is coming. To send someone only to get bounced would be a sad sports moment. Send Larry T. he is friends with Silver.

[WuTang_CMB]

ace bailey so good

Washington
Detroit (Ausar out maybe they are still bottom 4 next season)
Portland

One of those teams will be able to draft him.

Charlotte too

[aminiaturebuddha]

chomche had 3 blocks, 4 points, some sweet passing in limited mins

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Not sure why his minutes were so limited (I guess because Maluach started and they didn't want to play them together?), but that pass he made at about the 2 minute mark of this video is very impressive. That's the kind of secondary skill for a big that'll really raise eyebrows among scouts if all the other stuff is solid.

[Bruin]

I like Dybantsa more than Flagg as a prospect. That kid is gonna be nice.

Doubt we’ll be in the race for the 1st pick in 2026 but he’s the best high school prospect in years imo

[Bruin]

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[Psubs]

I like Dybantsa more than Flagg as a prospect. That kid is gonna be nice.

Doubt we’ll be in the race for the 1st pick in 2026 but he’s the best high school prospect in years imo

Ace Bailey could be Kobe and Dybansta could be TMac.

Flagg is like a more mobile Laettner.

[tecumseh18]

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Team Convey is looking pretty good rn. I don't see how a healthy version of this team will guarantee itself a bottom six slot next year.

Pistons and Wiz have the two bottom spots on lock. Charlotte and Portland may not want to start winning in a strong draft year. What are the Bulls gonna do?

[Bruin]

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He made nice crisps passes from the top! Did his FT shooting and 3pt shooting look okay? Can't find a link to the box score.

Chomche for the Pacers pick looks possible. Maybe Tristan DaSilva drops to #31?

Is Chomche a bigger and better version of Salaun? Maybe Salaun is possible at #31? Maybe Salaun drops a la Skal Labissiere.

Found one.

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Chomche went 2 for 2 with 3 blocks and 1 ast (2 to's) but damn that 1 pass was impressive. POTENTIAL Olynyk/Giannis mix.

A lessor know player to make a name for himself is Nolan Traore of France! Wow he is only 17 (turns 18 on May 28).

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[Psubs]

I'm all in on Chomche! He's the better Camaroonian prospect over Yves Missi who is 2 years older, like Clingan. Age Chomche 2 years and he's probably going to be better than Clingan and Edey. Chomche has the passing potential and unslefishness to be like Clingan. Chomche at age 18 already can shoot NBA 3's as well as Pascal Siakam.

Really he could be another Embiid who's a more advanced shooter. #6 might be too high but I'd trade down to around #10 and take him. Maybe #6 and #31 for a pick around 10 and future 1st pick in 2025 or 2026?

Do we gamble and see if he is still there at the Pacers pick?

[PoundTown]

chomche had 3 blocks, 4 points, some sweet passing in limited mins

Watch on YouTube

Not sure why his minutes were so limited (I guess because Maluach started and they didn't want to play them together?), but that pass he made at about the 2 minute mark of this video is very impressive. That's the kind of secondary skill for a big that'll really raise eyebrows among scouts if all the other stuff is solid.

It seems like something that we covet even more now that darko is at the helm, which can be backed up by the KO acquisition and how they use him and poeltl and how Boucher has fallen out of favour.

[VanWest82]

Outside of Sarr, the guy near the top that makes the most sense alongside our core long-term is Topic.

Some will disagree because they'll argue Quickley is our PG. I love the progress IQ has made as a play maker but he isn't a true PG. Neither is Scottie. Neither is RJ. All three of those guys are good off ball players though.

Raptors could use an organizer to push their offense to the next level. Someone who actually creates good shots for others as appose to just making good reads. We haven't had a player like that since Kyle.

Long-term, Topic would likely push IQ to the bench where he's probably best suited as a high usage 6th man. I'd still like to re-sign Quickly because this process would take a couple years to play out (i.e. Topic starts out as back up PG and moves into the SL in year 2).

We also need another multi-dimensional forward though I don't see great options in the top 6.

Topic otoh is a good bet to work out and we could really use someone with his skillset.

[TimeForChange]

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Team Convey is looking pretty good rn. I don't see how a healthy version of this team will guarantee itself a bottom six slot next year.

Pistons and Wiz have the two bottom spots on lock. Charlotte and Portland may not want to start winning in a strong draft year. What are the Bulls gonna do?

need the lottery balls to push the raps to 7+

[BoyzNTheHood]

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Team Convey is looking pretty good rn. I don't see how a healthy version of this team will guarantee itself a bottom six slot next year.

Pistons and Wiz have the two bottom spots on lock. Charlotte and Portland may not want to start winning in a strong draft year. What are the Bulls gonna do?

need the lottery balls to push the raps to 7+

We won’t be bad enough next year to be anywhere near the top-5. This roster has playoff potential, and play-in potential at least.

[TimeForChange]

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Team Convey is looking pretty good rn. I don't see how a healthy version of this team will guarantee itself a bottom six slot next year.

Pistons and Wiz have the two bottom spots on lock. Charlotte and Portland may not want to start winning in a strong draft year. What are the Bulls gonna do?

need the lottery balls to push the raps to 7+

We won’t be bad enough next year to be anywhere near the top-5. This roster has playoff potential, and play-in potential at least.

you don't know this

[BoyzNTheHood]

need the lottery balls to push the raps to 7+

We won’t be bad enough next year to be anywhere near the top-5. This roster has playoff potential, and play-in potential at least.

you don't know this

I could say the same for you. Nothing is guaranteed, but just looking at roster construction at this point will tell you Washington, Charlotte, Detroit, Portland, and Utah are worse rosters. It’s also highly possible that Brooklyn, Chicago, and Atlanta (if they trade one of Young or Murray) could be around where we are as is. That could mean we’re flirting with anywhere between the 7-11 picks with year 4 Barnes, RJ, Gradey and Quick getting better next year.

[TimeForChange]

We won’t be bad enough next year to be anywhere near the top-5. This roster has playoff potential, and play-in potential at least.

you don't know this

I could say the same for you. Nothing is guaranteed, but just looking at roster construction at this point will tell you Washington, Charlotte, Detroit, Portland, and Utah are worse rosters. It’s also highly possible that Brooklyn, Chicago, and Atlanta (if they trade one of Young or Murray) could be around where we are as is. That could mean we’re flirting with anywhere between the 7-11 picks with year 4 Barnes, RJ, Gradey and Quick getting better next year.

you could say the same but we know that this draft is ass and next years draft is better. would rather have a pick next year and a chance at a better player.

but whatever. keep thinking the top-6 picks in this draft are any good.

[BoyzNTheHood]

you don't know this

I could say the same for you. Nothing is guaranteed, but just looking at roster construction at this point will tell you Washington, Charlotte, Detroit, Portland, and Utah are worse rosters. It’s also highly possible that Brooklyn, Chicago, and Atlanta (if they trade one of Young or Murray) could be around where we are as is. That could mean we’re flirting with anywhere between the 7-11 picks with year 4 Barnes, RJ, Gradey and Quick getting better next year.

you could say the same but we know that this draft is ass and next years draft is better. would rather have a pick next year and a chance at a better player.

but whatever. keep thinking the top-6 picks in this draft are any good.

Keep thinking there’s no talent in this draft when there is. If you can’t look past what everyone else in the mainstream tells you I can’t help you. Next year is top heavy so unless you’re out tanking those perennial bottom feeders you’re not guaranteed to get someone better than this year.

[Psubs]

Outside of Sarr, the guy near the top that makes the most sense alongside our core long-term is Topic.

Some will disagree because they'll argue Quickley is our PG. I love the progress IQ has made as a play maker but he isn't a true PG. Neither is Scottie. Neither is RJ. All three of those guys are good off ball players though.

Raptors could use an organizer to push their offense to the next level. Someone who actually creates good shots for others as appose to just making good reads. We haven't had a player like that since Kyle.

Long-term, Topic would likely push IQ to the bench where he's probably best suited as a high usage 6th man. I'd still like to re-sign Quickly because this process would take a couple years to play out (i.e. Topic starts out as back up PG and moves into the SL in year 2).

We also need another multi-dimensional forward though I don't see great options in the top 6.

Topic otoh is a good bet to work out and we could really use someone with his skillset.

You're talking about Reed Sheppard.

[VanWest82]

Outside of Sarr, the guy near the top that makes the most sense alongside our core long-term is Topic.

Some will disagree because they'll argue Quickley is our PG. I love the progress IQ has made as a play maker but he isn't a true PG. Neither is Scottie. Neither is RJ. All three of those guys are good off ball players though.

Raptors could use an organizer to push their offense to the next level. Someone who actually creates good shots for others as appose to just making good reads. We haven't had a player like that since Kyle.

Long-term, Topic would likely push IQ to the bench where he's probably best suited as a high usage 6th man. I'd still like to re-sign Quickly because this process would take a couple years to play out (i.e. Topic starts out as back up PG and moves into the SL in year 2).

We also need another multi-dimensional forward though I don't see great options in the top 6.

Topic otoh is a good bet to work out and we could really use someone with his skillset.

You're talking about Reed Sheppard.

Not remotely the same quality of play maker though I like him too for other reasons. Edit: to put some numbers to it, Topic is averaging 11 assists per 100 in a pro league in Europe whereas Reed is averaging 8 assists per 100 in college.