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2025 General Draft Discussion 2

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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1381 » by SWedd523 » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:42 am

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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1382 » by MasterIchiro » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:42 am

Wow, the Creighton senior is 23 and 1/2.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1383 » by Chapelchilla » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:42 am

Sion pick is fine. We need a back up pg sorta who plays D.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1384 » by Diop » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:43 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:
Diop wrote:he does sound like a very solid pick.



https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/sion-james-and-the-scalability-question

Yeah I'm on board, don't know much about him but strong athletic kinda 3&D guy with ball skills is interesting


He’s built like a linebacker. Can be a Dort type player.

if he can defend like Dort and continue to hit the occasional 3 and a solid clip, then he's a steal

we said we needed strong physical guards.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1385 » by LofJ » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:43 am

Are we the Charlotte Jazz now?
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1386 » by Chapelchilla » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:43 am

MasterIchiro wrote:Wow, the Creighton senior is 23 and 1/2.


Good he needs to play immediately, lol
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1387 » by MasterIchiro » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:44 am

MasterIchiro wrote:Wow, the Creighton senior is 23 and 1/2.


He turns 24 just one month after Mark Williams.

He can shoot the 3, protect the rim.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1388 » by Liver_Pooty » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:44 am

Chapelchilla wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:Wow, the Creighton senior is 23 and 1/2.


Good he needs to play immediately, lol


He also averaged like 19 and 9 with 3 blocks a game. And stays healthy.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1389 » by SWedd523 » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:47 am

Johni Broome was the guy I liked instead of the other Dookie
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1390 » by Bassman » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:47 am

Yeah I like both James and Kalkbrenner. Special K was my fav of the two center options. I also liked James as an outlier although there’s a reason he had limited use. But I guess we’ve got a crowded stable. How the heck do they manage all these youngins? Some carry overs are getting traded or fired.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1391 » by Bassman » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:49 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
Chapelchilla wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:Wow, the Creighton senior is 23 and 1/2.


Good he needs to play immediately, lol


He also averaged like 19 and 9 with 3 blocks a game. And stays healthy.


Glad he’s older. Got his man strength. We will need it. Wouldn’t surprise me if he becomes our starter within a month barring a trade.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1392 » by SWedd523 » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:49 am

SWedd523 wrote:Johni Broome was the guy I liked instead of the other Dookie

and the Lakers get another guy I liked over the Dookie
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1393 » by Chapelchilla » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:50 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
Chapelchilla wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:Wow, the Creighton senior is 23 and 1/2.


Good he needs to play immediately, lol


He also averaged like 19 and 9 with 3 blocks a game. And stays healthy.


And pick n rolls well.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1394 » by Diop » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:52 am

SWedd523 wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:Johni Broome was the guy I liked instead of the other Dookie

and the Lakers get another guy I liked over the Dookie

why dont you marry them then!
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1395 » by MasterIchiro » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:55 am

Bassman wrote:Yeah I like both James and Kalkbrenner. Special K was my fav of the two center options. I also liked James as an outlier although there’s a reason he had limited use. But I guess we’ve got a crowded stable. How the heck do they manage all these youngins? Some carry overs are getting traded or fired.


They can slash Okogie without penalty + Jeffries and the roster count is:

LaMelo Ball
Brandon Miller
Kon Knueppel
Miles Bridges
Jusuf Nurkic
Tre Mann
Nick Smith Jr.
Josh Green
Grant Williams
Tidjane Salaün
Moussa Diabaté
Liam McNeeley
Sion James
Ryan Kalkbrenner

1 open roster spot for free agency, barring consolidation move.

Need a vet PG more than anything.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1396 » by JustBuzzin » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:56 am

Malika Andrews needs a break she's had a rough draft.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1397 » by Chapelchilla » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:06 am

We actually had a decent draft. Would have liked Kon pick more at 6/7/8 but overall I think we probably have picked 4 guys who can actually contribute positively sooner then later.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1398 » by dmutombo321 » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:06 am

MasterIchiro wrote:
Bassman wrote:Yeah I like both James and Kalkbrenner. Special K was my fav of the two center options. I also liked James as an outlier although there’s a reason he had limited use. But I guess we’ve got a crowded stable. How the heck do they manage all these youngins? Some carry overs are getting traded or fired.


They can slash Okogie without penalty + Jeffries and the roster count is:

LaMelo Ball
Brandon Miller
Kon Knueppel
Miles Bridges
Jusuf Nurkic
Tre Mann
Nick Smith Jr.
Josh Green
Grant Williams
Tidjane Salaün
Moussa Diabaté
Liam McNeeley
Sion James
Ryan Kalkbrenner

1 open roster spot for free agency, barring consolidation move.

Need a vet PG more than anything.
Don't we have Micic back now too?

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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1399 » by Diop » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:09 am

dmutombo321 wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
Bassman wrote:Yeah I like both James and Kalkbrenner. Special K was my fav of the two center options. I also liked James as an outlier although there’s a reason he had limited use. But I guess we’ve got a crowded stable. How the heck do they manage all these youngins? Some carry overs are getting traded or fired.


They can slash Okogie without penalty + Jeffries and the roster count is:

LaMelo Ball
Brandon Miller
Kon Knueppel
Miles Bridges
Jusuf Nurkic
Tre Mann
Nick Smith Jr.
Josh Green
Grant Williams
Tidjane Salaün
Moussa Diabaté
Liam McNeeley
Sion James
Ryan Kalkbrenner

1 open roster spot for free agency, barring consolidation move.

Need a vet PG more than anything.
Don't we have Micic back now too?

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he's already signed in europe, so surely a buyout or something happens.
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Re: 2025 General Draft Discussion 2 

Post#1400 » by driveandkick » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:10 am

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