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jangles86 wrote:Can someone explain the conditions of the phoenix pick swap, and how the grizzlies are involved? Is there a way we finish in the lottery and still lose our first round pick?
tontoz wrote:9 and 20 wrote:Tell me about Boozer. Who does he compare to? Looks like a bit of Sabonis plus a perimeter game? Some of both Franz Wagner and Banchero? He's definitely not a wing and looks more like a traditional power forward.
Peterson and Tre would be a great back court.
Not sure what to make of Dybantsa. Looks like an outrageous athlete. Probably the most questions about him among the top 3, but maybe also the highest upside.
To me right now Peterson looks like the clear number one. AJ is probably number 2. A lot of upside but definitely has things to work on.
I can't get on board with Boozer so far. I plan on watching him a lot but right now he looks like a guy who benefited from maturing early and excelled because of it. I am not sure how well his game translates to the NBA.
9 and 20 wrote:Tankathon runs today are giving us top 4 picks on about 80% of lottery runs. Need Utah to beat Phoenix again tonight!!! Boston playing Philly - I think Boston beats them and ends their undefeated run. Pacers playing Atlanta - need Indy to start winning some games. Winless Pelicans playing the Clips - not sure they have it in them to beat anyone. Brooklyn not playing tonight but might somehow lose anyway.
9 and 20 wrote:Tankathon runs today are giving us top 4 picks on about 80% of lottery runs. Need Utah to beat Phoenix again tonight!!! Boston playing Philly - I think Boston beats them and ends their undefeated run. Pacers playing Atlanta - need Indy to start winning some games. Winless Pelicans playing the Clips - not sure they have it in them to beat anyone. Brooklyn not playing tonight but might somehow lose anyway.
NBA Draft Room wrote: TIER 1 – SUPERSTAR – FRANCHISE CORNERSTONE
1 Darryn Peterson – 6-5 – Kansas – An elite talent and one of the best guards to enter the college ranks in the past decade. A near lock to go in the top 3 and a serious contender to go no.1 overall. Peterson is an unstoppable force on the offensive end, able to score from anywhere and do it with high efficiency. He’s also a very high level defender who can lock down on the ball and his a menace in the passing lanes.
2 AJ Dybantsa – 6-9 – BYU – If the 3pt shot comes along this ranking will be too low. AJ is a power wing who can initiate the offense, get his own shot and impose his will on the game. He’s a force going to the basket and has a knack for getting into the lane and scoring through contact. He reminds me of a jumbo-sized version of RJ Barrett, which is an All Star level player who could be a franchise cornerstone.
3 Cameron Boozer – 6-9 – Duke – Boozer is a one of the most efficient scorers and overall contributors you’ll ever see. He does a bit of everything on the court, is unselfish, a great decision maker and a bucket-getter. He’s not going to have the best highlights of all the prospects in this class but when it’s all said and done he could be one of the leading scorers and rebounders in the college game and live up to his hype as one of the top prospects in the class.
The NCAA hasn't begun, but I'll suggest Pharrell Payne from Maryland as one of the picks.Tyrone Messby wrote:And wait we have 4 second round picks in what’s supposed to be another deep draft? Surely we could package a few for another first.
9 and 20 wrote:We have OKC's first round pick plus our own second round pick, so that's probably going to be pick #30 and pick #33. I bet those two together gets us into the low 20s - maybe pick 22ish?
After our first pick, I might just punt the rest of the draft and try to trade all the other picks for future picks. There are already so many young guys on the roster who need minutes, plus next year I'd hope they prioritize actually trying to win over developing young guys. Trading the OKC pick and some 2nd rounders for a future first rounder from some other team, preferably an aging and already mediocre team, should get us higher up in the first round down the line.
mhd wrote:9 and 20 wrote:We have OKC's first round pick plus our own second round pick, so that's probably going to be pick #30 and pick #33. I bet those two together gets us into the low 20s - maybe pick 22ish?
After our first pick, I might just punt the rest of the draft and try to trade all the other picks for future picks. There are already so many young guys on the roster who need minutes, plus next year I'd hope they prioritize actually trying to win over developing young guys. Trading the OKC pick and some 2nd rounders for a future first rounder from some other team, preferably an aging and already mediocre team, should get us higher up in the first round down the line.
If we keep our pick, the Knicks get our 2026 2nd and 2027 2nd.
doclinkin wrote:I wouldn’t mind packaging 2nd rounders to move up in the draft, the way they do. But I think future 2nd rounders are going to become more valuable as the NIL era plays out. Especially for recruiting instantly playable Bigs.
tontoz wrote:Ament vs Duke in an exhibition. I commented about this game after watching it. Here you can see what I was talking about. Ament's jumper was really bad and that is supposed to be his strength.
9 and 20 wrote:Maybe start selling the Boozer brothers on playing together in DC. Get their agent to try to do what Ace Bailey's agent tried this summer and hope it works out better.