Dadouv47 wrote:Ok I watched a total of 0 minutes of NBA prospects for this draft because all I could thing about was the playoffs but who would be a good fit in OKC that is currently ranked 8-20 in most mocks? Just don't think it's worth drafting a PG with Topic/Ajay and a center even less, otherwise pretty open to watch all kind of profiles.
there'll be a run for frontcourt players in that 8-20 range. mostly 3d sf/pf hybrids (not much because of real talent but because that role is in high demand imo, which bumps the stock of mediocre talents) and traditional centers.
the ones i really like are the ones that are different from those generic profiles in high demands:
collin murray-boyles is my favorite. he is the kind of dog that would fit right in this defense. he would fit in as the jack of all trades, with size, skillset and defensive flexibility profile to perfect fit chet's natural role long term. he's a cason wallace type in draymond green's 6'8" 240 lbs body, phenomenal in analytics, switch 1-5 seamlessly, stocks extraordinary. offensively he's an offensive hub that can pass like hartenstein, but that can beat bigs off dribble and draw fouls (72% from the line though) and has a poor outside shooting. his ability to dribble and draw fouls turns him into a 30 point threat unlike anyone of the best defenders of the class not named cooper flagg.
cedric coward (thunder brought him for a visit) is the one that swings me the most off my cmb wishlist. his size/lenght/speed profile is exactly the same as jalen williams, and there's also the same knock in his stock that jdub had from coming off a low competition program, he's in his third college season and the fact he played only 6 games this season because of injury. he's probably the second best shooter of the class, from every range, from every angle, off the dribble... and has dominated his level of competition. just a pure traditional off ball dynamism wing that inexplicably are becoming rare. if his tape was from a gonzaga, baylor or duke program, he'd be in the conversation for top 3.
my other favorite is kon knueppel, but his stock is skyrocketing right now, he has a shot at being a top 5. he has a really high floor, he's a jumbo shooting guard that dribble, pass, shoot, high iq, glue guy that makes lineups work. he projects imo better to good teams than to bad teams, he's a lot like a more on ball talented, smaller version of kenrich williams. questions on his size, lenght, foot quickness and athleticism are real, but he has a really high floor. not many players like him have turned into stars in the past few years, but he just does every single one of those small things correct that sums up to winning basketball games that i would take a flier on him for a team like the thunder.
danny wolf (also brought in for a visit) is a high energy center with ball skills to be an offensive hub and throws some pretty highlight passes, with a good enough outside shot. he would be availale around 15 and could be a development project to replace hartenstein in the future, but just don't buy him, his highlight reels comes at the expense of too many turnovers, i don't think the thunder can afford to develop that kind of player.
i like the big combo guard class. jakucionis (top 10 pick), nolan traore, ben saraf i think they're all good, i just wouldn't draft any of them for the thunder.
