2024 NBA Draft Thread - June 26/27

[buckboy]

Has anyone ever seen Fotis and LittleCleo in the same room?

[JonHeist]

Here are the players everybody had in their top 30 (*unanimous lottery):

1. Reed Sheppard*
2. Alex Sarr*
3. Stephon Castle*
4. Devin Carter
5. Zaccharie Risacher
7. Donovan Clingan
8. Cody Williams*
10. Rob Dillingham
12. Nikola Topic
14. Yves Missi

Here's a list of the haters for each player who was left off of only one board:

Ron Holland - Fotis
Jared McCain - FrieAaron
Kel'el Ware - MEEEEEE
Terrence Shannon, Jr. - Fotis
Ja'Kobe Walter - Fotis

Here are the players who were lotto on only one board, along with their paramour (*not top 30 on any other board):

Ulrich Chomche - FrieAaron
Johnny Furphy - The Wet Whistle
Adem Bona - FrieAaron
Tyler Kolek - Fotis
Cameron Christie* - Fotis
Dillon Jones - FrieAaron

Ignore Aaron and fotis who were both smoking that good good and the only outliers are you hating Ware and whistle loving Furphy lol

[FrieAaron]

It's no fun if you don't have some receipts to make you look like a genius or a dumbass

[Baddy Chuck]

At 23 I like Missi, Holmes and Dunn, maybe Da Silva falls but doesn't seem like it. Shannon, George and Ware have tools I think are intriguing but also are guys that I watch and don't exactly come away enthused about.

At 33 I like Mogbo. Other second rounders that intrigue me are Bona, Oso, Nunez, Shead, Edwards, Ajinca and one guy that wouldn't be a 33 contention for me but I really like is Keshad Johnson.

My top couple guys for each pick would be (assuming anyone Givony projects within 3 picks of our pick or later is fair game):

23: Ware, Collier, Filipowski, Missi, Shannon
33: Shannon, Ingram, Dillon Jones, Wells, McCullar

I want to like Ware more than I do but the more I watched him I couldn't help but think he's John Henson or Christian Wood.

[buckboy]

Henson is who he reminds me of.

Which is not a compliment in my world. Decent bench big though I guess.

[machu46]

At 23 I like Missi, Holmes and Dunn, maybe Da Silva falls but doesn't seem like it. Shannon, George and Ware have tools I think are intriguing but also are guys that I watch and don't exactly come away enthused about.

At 33 I like Mogbo. Other second rounders that intrigue me are Bona, Oso, Nunez, Shead, Edwards, Ajinca and one guy that wouldn't be a 33 contention for me but I really like is Keshad Johnson.

My top couple guys for each pick would be (assuming anyone Givony projects within 3 picks of our pick or later is fair game):

23: Ware, Collier, Filipowski, Missi, Shannon
33: Shannon, Ingram, Dillon Jones, Wells, McCullar

I want to like Ware more than I do but the more I watched him I couldn't help but think he's John Henson or Christian Wood.

Yep, I totally get it. Very high bust potential there.

[randy84]

Some more Edey propaganda.

https://theswishtheory.com/2024-nba-draft-articles/2024/06/the-edey-enigma-a-systematic-defense-of-a-generational-talent/

The writing is overbearing and the use of "generational" gets out of hand, but some really good stuff here. Edey checks *a lot* of boxes when you're screening for elite prospects.

Worse case scenario, barring injury, he is a 10 year backup. Best case he is a taller Embiid.

[MVP2110]

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If we leave the draft with AJ Johnson & Oso Ighodoro I'll riot

[ShootingtheJ]

I agree that he can be a productive regular season player, like Brook. I also think he'll get absolutely cooked in the playoffs, like Brook. That's tollerable, depending who else is on the board. I'd rather concentrate on potential 16 game players, even if we miss.

That's just it. We can't miss tonight. We have zero room for error.

I know you like Marjon, but the reality is we're now two full years removed from drafting him at #24, and frankly it is a longshot at this point that he makes it.

Sure, but the level I love Holmes is not equal to the level I like Marjon. Holmes I love the way I loved Kawhi, SGA, or Jalen Williams.

[machu46]

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If we leave the draft with AJ Johnson & Oso Ighodoro I'll riot

Wow.

[JonHeist]

This is the most excited I’ve been for draft day since the thon draft

[Bernman]

That would be a bad draft on paper. But this AJJ has core upside, unlike the prior 1. Super raw. Has to put on a lot of weight. Had his moments in the combine scrimmage. Terrible season abroad. Maybe fits rules w/ an open lane more. Pretty J. Long PG.

[ShootingtheJ]

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If we leave the draft with AJ Johnson & Oso Ighodoro I'll riot

If that's what we do, I'm done with Horst. DONE

[JonHeist]

No odds available on us taking AJ Johnson at 23

And they’ve got other guys as high as 45:1

Vecenie/Nehm probably don’t know sh*t

I can’t imagine we draft a guy who had a 42% TS in the Aussie league in the first round when we’re in win-now mode

Would be malpractice — he is two years away from being two years away

Only way it makes any sense if you draft and stash for salary reasons

[FrieAaron]

That would be a bad draft on paper. But this AJJ has core upside, unlike the prior one.

Agreed about Johnson. That said, there are like 10+ under 20s I'd rather take that may fall to us.

[Bernman]

That would be a bad draft on paper. But this AJJ has core upside, unlike the prior one.

Agreed about Johnson. That said, there are like 10+ under 20s I'd rather take that may fall to us.

At least. I'd go at least a handful at 33 even. But I could look on the bright-side of his raw upside there. Not at 23.

I seemed to be among the few talking about him at all for 33. Same w/ Djurisic. Probably cuz I watched & value the scrimmages.

[MVP2110]

Fwiw Vecenie nailed us taking Beauchamp on draft day a couple years ago

[RiotPunch]

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If we leave the draft with AJ Johnson & Oso Ighodoro I'll riot

Doesn't Sam reside in Australia as well? Gotta think he is pretty locked in with AJ playing with Ilawarra last season.

No issues with him at 33, but 23 would be... something.

Would definitely inject our roster with some speed and ballhandling.

[PG Graveyard]

The Bucks always draft outside the norm guys. That prediction fits

[machu46]

Underrated aspect: AJJ, AJ, and now another AJJ?