2024 NBA Draft Thread - June 26/27

[Matches Malone]

I'm ready with the hot-takes:

1. Alexandre Sarr
2. Donovan Clingan
3. Ulrich Chomche
4. Nikola Topic
5. Devin Carter
6. Stephon Castle
7. DaRon Holmes II
8. Dillon Jones
9. Reed Sheppard
10. Adem Bona
11. Ron Holland
12. Ja'Kobe Walter
13. Cody Williams
14. Tyler Smith
15. Kyle Filipowski
16. Kel'el Ware
17. Ajay Mitchell
18. Reece Beekman
19. Rob Dillingham
20. Zaccharie Risacher
21. KJ Simpson
22. Tyrese Proctor
23. Carlton Carrington
24. Cam Spencer
25. Zach Edey
26. Kylan Boswell
27. Xavier Booker
28. Melvin Ajinca
29. Terrence Shannon Jr

Kylan Boswell? Tell me more

I thought Boswell went back to school and transferred to illinois?

[Bernman]

Why not just limit it to the top players that will realistically be there you'd want with our 1st rounder? 30 is a lot to have a firm opinion about & many haven't extensively researched players out of our range.

The players I'd be content w/ at 23 would be: 1. Terrence Shannon, 2. Daron Holmes, 3. Tristan Da Silva, 4. Nikola Djurisic, 5. Bub Carrington, 6. Zach Edey, 7. Yves Missi. Then try to look on the bright side for: 8. Pacome Dadiet, 9. Kel'el Ware, 10. Baylor Scheirman, 11. Cam Christie, 12. Ryan Dunn. Would be depressed by the rest.

[emunney]

Why not just limit it to the top players that will realistically be there you'd want with our 1st rounder? 30 is a lot to have a firm opinion about & many haven't extensively researched players out of our range.

The players I'd be content w/ at 23 would be: 1. Terrence Shannon, 2. Daron Holmes, 3. Tristan Da Silva, 4. Nikola Djurisic, 5. Bub Carrington, 6. Zach Edey, 7. Yves Missi. Then try to look on the bright side for: 8. Pacome Dadiet, 9. Kel'el Ware, 10. Baylor Scheirman, 11. Cam Christie, 12. Ryan Dunn. Would be depressed by the rest.

That's fine if you just want to register your opinion, but if you want to participate in the forum draft board, you have to start at 1 and list however many players you want in ranked order.

[FrieAaron]

Kylan Boswell? Tell me more

I thought Boswell went back to school and transferred to illinois?

Has he? All I can find is the entered the transfer portal which I think doesn't mean he withdrew but maybe I'm missing a headline.

[Matches Malone]

Kylan Boswell? Tell me more

I thought Boswell went back to school and transferred to illinois?

Has he? All I can find is the entered the transfer portal which I think doesn't mean he withdrew but maybe I'm missing a headline.

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[FrieAaron]

Thanks, looks like I missed a couple others that withdrew as well. I've updated my list and don't think I'm missing anyone now

[Badgerlander]

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Seems like the type of personality the Bucks like drafting as well

Hey fam! I'm just at this beautiful lake that I just discovered. Practicing gratitude, manifesting abundance…

[drone3]

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Seems like the type of personality the Bucks like drafting as well

Hey fam! I'm just at this beautiful lake that I just discovered. Practicing gratitude, manifesting abundance…

In Milwaukee, Bucks played with grace,
McCain's gratitude shone in every face,
On the court, they spun and spun,
Victory and thanks, for them, were won

[Fotis St]

So there is actually a 50,40 and almost 90% player in this draft that just sits there at the bottom of the draft board #58. His name is Antonio Reeves from Kentucky , he is 23.5 years old but I think he will be a good backup scorer for a contenter.

[drone3]

This draft is raining small guards. Despite the age and height Reeves looks like a baller

[ReasonablySober]

New ESPN mock:

23. Milwaukee Bucks (via Pelicans)
Kyle Filipowski, PF/C, Duke | Age: 20.6

Filipowski primarily conducted workouts for teams selecting inside the top 20, but he looks to have a wide range of outcomes on draft night, running toward the back of the first round. He worked out for every team in the Nos. 9-to-13 range, but teams selecting in the 20s are also speculating he might be available to them.

His ability to play all over the floor on offense at his size (6-foot-11, 248 pounds) gives him unique appeal, but there are valid questions about his athletic ability and defensive impact, as he doesn't offer much in the way of rim-protection. He figures to be in the mix for every team in need of a big in this range, including the Milwaukee Bucks, who also are viewed as a possible landing spot for Kel'el Ware. -- Woo

33. Milwaukee Bucks (via Trail Blazers)
Jaylon Tyson, SG/SF, California | Age: 21.5

Also says that Milwaukee has visited with Pacome Dadiet.

[ReasonablySober]

Dadiet doesn't look like he offers anything the Bucks need in '24-'25, but he could be really interesting in a couple years (see: Middleton replacement).

[Ron Swanson]

I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

[JayMKE]

Not feeling Filipowski

[Ron Swanson]

I wouldn't be the biggest fan of Filipowski, but he's probably more like what people want Oso to be than what Oso likely is. He's Al Horford with t-rex arms....

[Matches Malone]

No thank you on Filipowski. Which means Horst will probably take him.

[Diggr14]

At some point you need to select guys that can play basketball.

Boston has guys like hauser and Pritchard. Do they scream nba player or athletic freak? No. They fill a role and can hoop.

I’m ok with the Bucks selecting Filipkowski. He’s a guy who won’t athletically wow you, but he does everything pretty well on the offensive end and has size and mobility defensively to keep up with the glut of stretch 5s in the nba.

I’m also leaning towards the bucks taking Jamal Shead in round 2. The guy is a winner, period. Injuries are the only worry.

[ShootingtheJ]

I can't imagine the Bucks would take Filipowski when they're said to be looking to get versatile defensively and Holmes is available.

As for #33, with the way this ESPN mock worked out, I'm suddenly much more interested in trading #33, and have little interest in trading #23.

Interesting than Ryan Dunn has been a star in workouts. His agents did him a major disservice holding him out of the combine scrimmages.

[Bernman]

After all this exhaustive research about the prospects around 23, I think it'll have been all for naught. They're probably going to trade the pick to avoid the cap hold for 2nd apron considerations. Maybe it's for a win now player (who makes a little less $) packaged w/ Bobby or Pat. They might push it back to the 2nd rd, near their other pick, so it's non-guaranteed too. Or they'll defer it to next yr. I think I'd prefer that option, so they still have another shot to add to the core post Dame & Khris.

W/ their pick(s) in the 2nd rd, a good strategy might be to take swings at foreign players, like Djurisic &/or Dadiet, for core upside, & to stash them overseas so the team doesn't have to pay their salary right now, in addition to having a glut of under-developed youth at the end of the roster. Then they could keep the likes of Livingston & Beauchamp, & continue their development. Though I'd prefer they sell on Beauchamp before he totally bottoms out. Maybe keep a 2nd rd pick here for the low salary & take whoever falls they were looking at for 23 or some low upside, win now role guy.

[emunney]

After all this exhaustive research about the prospects around 23, I think it'll have been all for naught. They're probably going to trade the pick to avoid the cap hold for 2nd apron considerations. Maybe it's for a win now player (who makes a little less $) packaged w/ Bobby or Pat. They might push it back to the 2nd rd, near their other pick, so it's non-guaranteed too. Or they'll defer it to next yr. I think I'd prefer that option, so they still have another shot to add to the core post Dame & Khris.

W/ their pick(s) in the 2nd rd, a good strategy might be to take swings at foreign players, like Djurisic &/or Dadiet, for core upside, & to stash them overseas so the team doesn't have to pay their salary right now, in addition to having a glut of under-developed youth at the end of the roster. Then they could keep the likes of Livingston & Beauchamp, and keep developing. Though I'd prefer they sell on Beauchamp before he totally bottoms out. Maybe keep a 2nd rd pick here for the low salary & take whoever falls they were looking at for 23 or some low upside, win now role guy.

It'd cost them more money to stash the pick and sign a free agent for the roster spot. I'm sure everything's on the table, but all things being equal, they might prefer picking at 31 than 23 for that reason: that a second round pick signed to a minimum contract is the smallest salary allocation possible for a roster spot.