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XTC wrote:Cedric Coward won the combine IMO.
Amazing measurements(+9 height to wingspan), shooting, athletic, defense, and he has shown shot creation.
Hes going to go alot higher than people realize. I would not be surprised if be goes top 10, and if he's a guy Masai is looking at. Very typical Masai type pick, and I see some hidden upside. He could one of those guys who keeps improving and ends up being a star IMO.
Potential wrote:Kon should be our number 1 choice. I won't be surprised if Maluach falls to the 2nd round
TheRealDeal wrote:I asked chat gpt for a list of players who weren’t projected to go top 10 but ended up sneaking into the top 10 late in the process. Not a bad list.
2023:
Bilal Coulibaly rose rapidly late in the process from outside the top 20 to being drafted 7th overall by the Pacers (traded to Wizards).
Taylor Hendricks was largely off preseason boards and ended up going 9th to the Jazz.
2022:
Jalen Williams (Santa Clara) was seen as a late first or second-rounder until workouts and combine; he went 12th (just outside top 10, but same pattern).
Dyson Daniels (G League Ignite) was not a lock for top 10 early in the year but rose to 8th overall.
2021:
Josh Giddey wasn’t a consensus top-10 pick early but climbed due to international performance and OKC’s interest, going 6th.
Franz Wagner was mocked in the 10–15 range most of the year but ended up 8th.
2020:
Patrick Williams was a mid-to-late first-round prospect in early mocks, went 4th overall after rising through combine and workouts.
TakeYourHeart wrote:XTC wrote:Cedric Coward won the combine IMO.
Amazing measurements(+9 height to wingspan), shooting, athletic, defense, and he has shown shot creation.
Hes going to go alot higher than people realize. I would not be surprised if be goes top 10, and if he's a guy Masai is looking at. Very typical Masai type pick, and I see some hidden upside. He could one of those guys who keeps improving and ends up being a star IMO.
How would y'all rank these 3:
Rasheer Flemming
Carter Bryant
Cedric Coward
Clutch0z24 wrote:Potential wrote:Kon should be our number 1 choice. I won't be surprised if Maluach falls to the 2nd round
2nd round would be a little insane lol....I think hes gone at 7 to the Pelicans....I think we are picking between Fears/Jak/Kon...Which i would be fine with...BPA and at 9 thats prolly BPA...If Mal is the one to fall to 9 you take him and hope he doesn't bust...
The guys below him like the Carter Bryant/Flemmings/Noa are all on the same tier as Maluach but Maluach fills more of a need for us than them guys...So you just take him and hope it works...
Raptorfan2012 wrote:I think whomever we pick will be thrusted into the bench mob aka probably won't be spending much time in the G-League. Raptors are going to try to win next season, so less time trying to develop. As such, I think NBA-ready is going to be an important characteristic.
There are 3 main positions we need to fill:
- Back up big: Maluach if he is available at 9. If not, there are several back up big potentials in the 2nd round such as Ryan Kalkbrenner, Rocco Zikarsky, Hansen Yang, Maxime Rynaud, Alex Condon etc.
- 3-D wing: A position we have sorely missed since trading OG. Carter Bryant will be a great fit here but I wonder how NBA-ready he is. Fleming and Coward may be another option (probably more NBA ready). Not so sure about guys like Riley, Essengue, or McNeeley.
- Back up PG: I think this is one is less of a priority as we already have Quickley and Shead, but there is a possibility the Raptors want more of a field general at the lead guard spot. I can see a possibility we entertain drafting guys like Kasp or Traore with the 9th pick, or maybe pick one up with our 39th pick like Proctor, Pettiford, Fland, Philon etc.
DreamTeam09 wrote:Clutch0z24 wrote:Potential wrote:Kon should be our number 1 choice. I won't be surprised if Maluach falls to the 2nd round
2nd round would be a little insane lol....I think hes gone at 7 to the Pelicans....I think we are picking between Fears/Jak/Kon...Which i would be fine with...BPA and at 9 thats prolly BPA...If Mal is the one to fall to 9 you take him and hope he doesn't bust...
The guys below him like the Carter Bryant/Flemmings/Noa are all on the same tier as Maluach but Maluach fills more of a need for us than them guys...So you just take him and hope it works...
Fears will not be there at 9
One of
Washington/Pelicans/BK are taking fears and one of them will take Queen
Clutch0z24 wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:Clutch0z24 wrote:
2nd round would be a little insane lol....I think hes gone at 7 to the Pelicans....I think we are picking between Fears/Jak/Kon...Which i would be fine with...BPA and at 9 thats prolly BPA...If Mal is the one to fall to 9 you take him and hope he doesn't bust...
The guys below him like the Carter Bryant/Flemmings/Noa are all on the same tier as Maluach but Maluach fills more of a need for us than them guys...So you just take him and hope it works...
Fears will not be there at 9
One of
Washington/Pelicans/BK are taking fears and one of them will take Queen
Yeah atm i have it going...6.Queen 7.Maluach 8.Fears 9.Kon....Thats how i think this is going to play out...And we prolly have to make a decision on a SG to trade for a big...
I don't think Pelicans go guard because they are legit loaded at guard spots atm with hardly any bigs....And Wizards idk for sure if they take Queen hes the hometown kid so i will just leave him there...
But if i were to guess that makes most logical sense to me...If Jak slides in though to one of them picks ahead of us there is a chance things could get interesting for us...
Clutch0z24 wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:Clutch0z24 wrote:
2nd round would be a little insane lol....I think hes gone at 7 to the Pelicans....I think we are picking between Fears/Jak/Kon...Which i would be fine with...BPA and at 9 thats prolly BPA...If Mal is the one to fall to 9 you take him and hope he doesn't bust...
The guys below him like the Carter Bryant/Flemmings/Noa are all on the same tier as Maluach but Maluach fills more of a need for us than them guys...So you just take him and hope it works...
Fears will not be there at 9
One of
Washington/Pelicans/BK are taking fears and one of them will take Queen
Yeah atm i have it going...6.Queen 7.Maluach 8.Fears 9.Kon....Thats how i think this is going to play out...And we prolly have to make a decision on a SG to trade for a big...
I don't think Pelicans go guard because they are legit loaded at guard spots atm....And Wizards idk for sure if they take Queen hes the hometown kid so i will just leave him there...
But if i were to guess that makes most logical sense to me...If Jak slides in though to one of them picks ahead of us there is a chance things could get interesting for us...
TheRealDeal wrote:How shocked would you guys be if Masai passed on Maluach? His foundation is literally called Giants of Africa
TheRealDeal wrote:How shocked would you guys be if Masai passed on Maluach? His foundation is literally called Giants of Africa
deeps6x wrote:I guarantee you that (Jaylen) Brown and (Kris) Dunn are drafted OUT of the top 5.
JCP11 wrote:TheRealDeal wrote:How shocked would you guys be if Masai passed on Maluach? His foundation is literally called Giants of Africa
Well he did passed on kuminga, I wouldn't be shocked.
JCP11 wrote:TheRealDeal wrote:How shocked would you guys be if Masai passed on Maluach? His foundation is literally called Giants of Africa
Well he did passed on kuminga, I wouldn't be shocked.
BoyzNTheHood wrote:Ced Coward = Norm Powell?
Both super long, upperclassmen. The difference is Coward can shoot, but Norm developed it in the NBA.
deeps6x wrote:I guarantee you that (Jaylen) Brown and (Kris) Dunn are drafted OUT of the top 5.
TheRealDeal wrote:JCP11 wrote:TheRealDeal wrote:How shocked would you guys be if Masai passed on Maluach? His foundation is literally called Giants of Africa
Well he did passed on kuminga, I wouldn't be shocked.
True but Kuminga isn’t a giant. Masai’s hero’s growing up were guys like Dikembe, Manute Bol and Hakeem. No shot he passes up on the next potential great African big.
DreamTeam09 wrote:Clutch0z24 wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:
Fears will not be there at 9
One of
Washington/Pelicans/BK are taking fears and one of them will take Queen
Yeah atm i have it going...6.Queen 7.Maluach 8.Fears 9.Kon....Thats how i think this is going to play out...And we prolly have to make a decision on a SG to trade for a big...
I don't think Pelicans go guard because they are legit loaded at guard spots atm....And Wizards idk for sure if they take Queen hes the hometown kid so i will just leave him there...
But if i were to guess that makes most logical sense to me...If Jak slides in though to one of them picks ahead of us there is a chance things could get interesting for us...
Who's there PG? Murray is injured....
If anything it goes
Utah - Tre
Washington - Queen (Maryland connection)
Pelicans - Fears (no PG untill Murray is back )
BK - Kon or Jak
Toronto - Maluach
Clutch0z24 wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:Clutch0z24 wrote:
Yeah atm i have it going...6.Queen 7.Maluach 8.Fears 9.Kon....Thats how i think this is going to play out...And we prolly have to make a decision on a SG to trade for a big...
I don't think Pelicans go guard because they are legit loaded at guard spots atm....And Wizards idk for sure if they take Queen hes the hometown kid so i will just leave him there...
But if i were to guess that makes most logical sense to me...If Jak slides in though to one of them picks ahead of us there is a chance things could get interesting for us...
Who's there PG? Murray is injured....
If anything it goes
Utah - Tre
Washington - Queen (Maryland connection)
Pelicans - Fears (no PG untill Murray is back )
BK - Kon or Jak
Toronto - Maluach
We will see how it goes....But there is a big chance Pelicans take the swing on Maluach...Don't be shocked if that happens....Murray is coming back next year prolly mid season...But they also have Jose/McCollum/Bruce Brown who can all be ball handlers and run the team while Murray is out...
They have Tre Murph/Herb/Hawkins as guards as well....So when Murray comes back a player like Fears would have very limited role for that team....And i am sure Pelicans after having a year of bad luck with injuries are prolly going to try and compete....At their big man positions...They have Yves Missi/Kelly Olynyk/Karlo....Do you believe they can compete with a big man rotation as poor as that?....I think Maluach is deff really high on Pelicans board if hes there to pick...
A big man rotation of Zion/Kelly Missi/Maluach makes alot more sense for them as a team...Missi/Maluach C duo will also make Zions life alot more easier...
