Hornets Draft Big Board 2024

[JMAC3]

Only post big boards here, not really discussion.

Run to the podium guys
1. Nikola Topic
2. Ron Holland
3. Zaccharie Risacher
4. Alex Sarr

Happy not ecstatic
5. Stephon Castle
6. Matas Buzelis
7.Cody Williams

Meh, but I get it
8. Donovan Clingan
9. Tidjane Saluan
10. Dalton Knecht
11. Jakobe Walter

Massive reach IMO.
12. Reed Sheppard
13. Rob Dillingham
14. Bub Carrington
15. Isaiah Collier
16. Daron Holmes
17. Kyle Filipowski
18. Kael Ware
19. Devin Carter
20. Nikola Djurisic

[luciano-davidwesley]

Run to the podium guys
1. Nikola Topic
2. Alex Sarr
3. Reed Sheppard
4. Ron Holland
5. Zaccharie Risacher

Happy not ecstatic
6. Stephon Castle
7. Zach Edey
8. Donovan Clingan

Meh, but I get it
9. Cody Williams
10. Matas Buzelis
11. Tidjane Saluan
12. Bub Carrington

Massive reach IMO
13. Rob Dillingham
14. Dalton Knecht
15. Jakobe Walter
16. Isaiah Collier
17. Kyle Filipowski
18. Kael Ware
19. Devin Carter
20. Nikola Djurisic

Not Ranked
Daron Holmes

[JustBuzzin]

Run to the podium guys
Nobody, I don't view anyone in this draft as that kind of talent.



Happy not ecstatic
1. Alex Sarr
2. Zaccharie Risacher
3. Stephon Castle
4. Dalton Knect
5. Kyshawn George



Meh, but I get it
6. Matas Buzelis
7. Tidjane Saluan
8. Nikola Topic
9. Cody Williams
10. Donovan Clingan
11. Tristan Da Silva
12. Rob Dillingham
13. Ron Holland
14. Isaiah Collier

Massive reach IMO.
15. Reed Sheppard
16. Everyone else

[MPM]

Run to the podium guys
1. Alex Sarr
2. Nikola Topic
3. Zaccharie Risacher

Happy not ecstatic
4. Ron Holland
5. Tidjane Salaun

Meh, but I get it
6. Stephon Castle
7. Matas Buzelis
8. Cody Williams
9. Donovan Clingan

Massive reach IMO

(anyone else would be a major disappointment at 6)

[Chapelchilla]

RTP -

Sarr
Risacher
Sheppard

Good Pick -

Knecht
Topic
Clingan
Saluan
Edey
Holland

Meh

Matas
Castle
Williams
Dillingham

[KingCat]

Podium
1A. Topic
1B. Holland
3. Risacher
4. Castle

Good Pick
5. Sarr
6. Williams
7. Knecht

Meh but I get
8A. Dillingham
8B. Sheppard
10. Edey
Every other viable pick

Reach imo
11. Matas
12. Clingan

[MasterIchiro]

Of the players I project in our range.

1 - Topic
2 - Castle
3 - Sheppard
4 - Clingan

If all 4 of these players are off the board then Sarr or Risacher would be at 6.

I really don't want any other selection than 1 of these 6 and would feel disappointed.

I think worst fit is Holland. Mark Williams is not a spacer nor a passer and you can't have 2 of 5 starters do neither.

[amcoolio]

Run to the podium guys
1. Sarr

Happy not ecstatic
2. Risacher
3. Sheppard
4. Clingan
5. Topic
6. Saluan
7. Edey
8. Buzelis

Meh, but I get it
9. Castle
10. Knecht
11. Cody Williams
12. Dillingham
13. Holland
14. Da Silva

WTF where did that come from
15. Everyone else

[fatlever]

something like...

sarr
risacher

castle
clingan

reed
holland

topic

knecht
buzelis

edey
cody w
dillingham

salaun
carter
collier

[GiggitySmalls]

Obviously

Sarr,
Risacher

Would be very happy

Buzelis
Castle
Clingan
Holland

Meh

Sheppard
Eedy
Knecht

Maybe
Salaun

Hell No
Topic
Williams

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[wilson115]

Obvious NBA-ready skills
1. Sarr
2. Holland
3. Sheppard

Meh but should be NBA players
4. Risacher
5. Castle
6. Clingan

Swing for the fences
7. Buzelis
8. Williams

Swing for the moon
9. Topic
10. Salaun
11. Edey

[lmcguir15]

Sarr
Risacher

Buzelis
Holland
Clingan

Topic
Castle
Walter
Holmes

Knecht

[bravor]

On fit Castle (esp if the jrue comparison has some legitimity)

BPA otherwise. Probably starting by the potential highest trade value (i would imagine Sarr is the one, even though i am not a fan as i already said).

As much as i like Clingan's profile, zone defense heavy competition like the ncaa might boost this kind of bigs's stats (same for Edey). I'd rather gamble on Almansa's competitiveness, something he showed up in Europe before his overseas season in the gleague. Him or another big that has some real upside defensively and potential in offense with the 2nd round pick.
Unless Clingan is available and can be traded for a team that has some true potential upgrades (good veterans, 25th or 26th picks, good young wing to develop in a team that has a logjam at his position).

Kinda depends on the FA though. If Bridges is traded (s&t), gonna need to revisit Hornet's picks anyway.

[SWedd523]

I've settled my big board

Excited to draft:

n/a

Cool with it:

1. Sarr
2. Buzelis
3. Holland
4. Risacher
5. Castle
6. Topic
7. Clingan

Not top 6, but maybe in a trade down:

8. Cody Williams
9. Knecht
10. JaKobe Walter
11. Collier
12. Salaun

Stay away from:

Sheppard, Dillingham

[vorbis]

my list

1. No
2. Idea

1. Really
2. Just
3. Vibes

1. I
2. Don't
3. Look
4. At

1. These
2. Players
3. Until
4. They're
5. Drafted

1. And
2. Then
3. I
4. Convince
5. Myself
6. They're
7. Good

[EmpireFalls]

A crocked heliocentric PG who can’t shoot or play without the ball in his hands is a “run to the podium” pick now? I wouldn’t take Topic unless we were trading him.

[EmpireFalls]

Run to the podium guys
1. Alexandre Sarr (he won’t be there)
2. Zaccharie Risacher (if only bc this would be a large drop)
3. Reed Sheppard (I’ve come around on him, he’d make our offense supernova)

Happy not ecstatic
4. Matas Buzelis
5. Stephon Castle
6. Donovan Clingan
7. Zach Edey (because it would mean the staff would have a unique plan for him)
8. Tidjane Salaun (upside upside upside baby)

Meh but I get it
9. Dalton Knecht
10. Nikola Topic
Beyond that, I don’t expect we’d be looking at any other players as high as 6, but the likes of Walter, Collier, McCain, Da Silva, Holmes, Carter, are all good.

Massive reach IMO don’t touch with 10 foot pole:
Cody Williams and Dillingham

[GoBobs]

1. Edey



2. anyone else

[fatlever]

updated as of june 17

1. sarr
2. risacher

3. castle
4. reed
5. clingan

6. holland
7. buzelis
8. carter
9. knecht
10. topic
11. cody w

12. edey
13. dillingham

[JMAC3]

Alright... here is my final top 12.

1. Holland
2. Topic
3. Risacher
4. Sarr

5. Buzelis
6. Castle
7. Cody

8. Clingan
9. Walter
10.Sheppard
11. Salaun
12. Knecht