2019 Draft Prospect Watch Thread

Sleepyazn · Post #201 » by **Sleepyazn** » Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:30 am

Welp its early but its looking like the Nets draft pick curse is working again. Whoever owes us a pick will somehow have a historic win season.

Paradise · Post #202 » by **Paradise** » Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:45 pm

Sleepyazn wrote:Welp its early but its looking like the Nets draft pick curse is working again. Whoever owes us a pick will somehow have a historic win season.

I’m not convinced Denver will be that good but it’s more than likely the pick will be in the high 20s.

vincecarter4pres · Post #203 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:15 pm

Paradise wrote:
Sleepyazn wrote:Welp its early but its looking like the Nets draft pick curse is working again. Whoever owes us a pick will somehow have a historic win season.

I’m not convinced Denver will be that good but it’s more than likely the pick will be in the high 20s.

It's 5 games in lol, let's pump the breaks a little something.

But yeah, so far they're handling business. A lot of experts and fans expected them to be good and the West will be tight after the first 2 or 3 teams separate themselves from the pack, so a 1 or 2 difference in the W/L column could effect the spot the pick lands by 2 to 5 spots.

If I'm guessing the following teams are still very likely to have better records than them:

GSW
HOU
TOR
BOS
MIL
At least 2 of the following: POR, UTH, PHI, IND, NOH

That leaves the pick at worst at 23rd. Sure we were hoping for like 17 to 20, but 21 to 24 was always the more likely scenario.

But things can change. Injuries happen. Trades happen. Momentum swings. Math catches up. Hell that pick could wind up 28th overall, or it could wind up 14th. Denver's defense doesn't match up to plus side long term longevity right now for instance. They're giving up a ridiculous amount of corner 3's and a lot of paint shots, but teams are shooting it at an extremely poor clip from those areas as of now, 5 games in.

Give it a 20 game sample size and if they're still allowing all that penetration for drive and kick to the corners and not kicking, so shots close to the rim and when those wide open 3's from the historically easiest spot on the court to hit them start dropping, even at a league average rate(which won't happen, it will be above league average in all likelihood to bring up the entire sample size to spec), all of a sudden they're an actual bad defensive team and they're getting beat in close games and getting torched on the road again.

They're still young, exciting, fast, mainly modern and can shoot, so to me they're a really nice playoff squad on the rise, as is, but I'd bet more like a 6 or 7 seed when it's all said and done, along with 4 or 5 teams ahead of them record wise in the East. Right in that 18 to 22 pick range.

bud29 · Post #204 » by **bud29** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:16 am

Claud · Post #205 » by **Claud** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:12 pm

bud29 wrote:

It's finally year zero so embracing the tank could be a great way to add more talent to our core.

Levert + Fro are here on rookie deals for another 2 years so they are great pieces to have. Good value.

Both have talent but still have much room for growth. Levert took a significant step forward this season but he needs consistency.

I like Russ, Din and RHJ but I feel like we need to pick one only to give an extension and the others got to go. Difficult choice.

We need talent across the board. We have a team full of good young players + good role players but no stars. We need to strike gold.

vincecarter4pres · Post #206 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:54 am

Claud wrote:
bud29 wrote:

It's finally year zero so embracing the tank could be a great way to add more talent to our core.

Levert + Fro are here on rookie deals for another 2 years so they are great pieces to have. Good value.

Both have talent but still have much room for growth. Levert took a significant step forward this season but he needs consistency.

I like Russ, Din and RHJ but I feel like we need to pick one only to give an extension and the others got to go. Difficult choice.

We need talent across the board. We have a team full of good young players + good role players but no stars. We need to strike gold.

Ship out all 3 if possible, though I'd definitely be cool with RHJ here on a reasonable deal.

vincecarter4pres · Post #207 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:58 am

Also, top 4 picks are now lottery, not top 3.

Sleepyazn · Post #208 » by **Sleepyazn** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:30 am

Seeing the amount of young small forwards blossoming making me thirsty for one. Please just tank this year out

shakendfries · Post #209 » by **shakendfries** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:56 pm

I'm convinced its in the Nets best interest to draft either a primary ball handler or a small forward that can create offense

shakendfries · Post #210 » by **shakendfries** » Thu Nov 1, 2018 8:07 pm

Meet Sekou Doumbouya,the most talented international prospect in the 2019 draft

Watch on YouTube

vincecarter4pres · Post #211 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Thu Nov 1, 2018 10:42 pm

Jaylen Hoarde got something to say about that.

shakendfries · Post #212 » by **shakendfries** » Fri Nov 2, 2018 12:02 am

vincecarter4pres wrote:Jaylen Hoarde got something to say about that.

Looking forward to the college hoops season and finding discovering new players that will flourish at the next level

Paradise · Post #213 » by **Paradise** » Fri Nov 2, 2018 1:13 am

vincecarter4pres wrote:Jaylen Hoarde got something to say about that.

Josh Green does also.

MrDollarBills · Post #214 » by **MrDollarBills** » Fri Nov 2, 2018 4:10 am

shakendfries wrote:Meet Sekou Doumbouya,the most talented international prospect in the 2019 draft

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

We need to trade up by any means necessary. dude is 6'9 230 and has serious tools.

Paradise · Post #215 » by **Paradise** » Fri Nov 2, 2018 10:05 pm

Bol Bol looks to be in terrific shape.

Read on Twitter

bud29 · Post #216 » by **bud29** » Sun Nov 4, 2018 2:08 am

Paradise wrote:Bol Bol looks to be in terrific shape.

Man, that's some Giannis-esque athleticism for a guy his size. Incredibly smooth.

MrDollarBills · Post #217 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Nov 4, 2018 5:09 am

Paradise wrote:Bol Bol looks to be in terrific shape.

Read on Twitter

He has his father's physical attributes but he is way more skilled. He looks like a player who developed on the ball skills before he hit his growth spurt.

DeRoma · Post #218 » by **DeRoma** » Sun Nov 4, 2018 11:37 am

Paradise wrote:Bol Bol looks to be in terrific shape.

Read on Twitter

I've never seen a full game with him. Only highlights. However, if he is fast enough to play the 3 this guy is a star.

Paradise · Post #219 » by **Paradise** » Tue Nov 6, 2018 7:04 am

College basketball season starts tomorrow.

Michigan State vs Kansas at 7:00pm.

Duke vs. Kentucky at 9:30pm EST on ESPN

Read on Twitter

Claud · Post #220 » by **Claud** » Tue Nov 6, 2018 4:50 pm

Nugs 9-1 start after 10 games... smh.

Was hoping for a pick in the late teens but now looks like low 20s best case scenario..

The only good news is Marks and co. have proven to be good at drafting so there's hope to find someone good still with DEN pick.