Fischella wrote:Best player likely availabe are
8th Aleksej Pokusevski
32nd Grant Riller
56th Arturs Kurucs
I'd like to hear more about your take on Poku bpa at 8
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Fischella wrote:Best player likely availabe are
8th Aleksej Pokusevski
32nd Grant Riller
56th Arturs Kurucs
Snidely FC wrote:Biz and Billy are free agents. Does anyone expect either to be retained? Zeller has no future here, one more yr on contract. Basically our Center going forward is PJ Washington, who I love, but really is a 4.
What do we do about Center? There are some interesting, but flawed, young Centers on the free agent market this summer. Harry Giles, Jalil Okafor, Damian Jones. Serge Ibaka is also a UFA but not coming here. Do we really want any of these guys?
Many mock drafts have CHA selecting Onyeka Okongwu at 8, because of this dearth at Center. I am not going to be mad if he is the pick, but he is 6'9" the same size as Biz and this team is perennially undersized, especially at Center. What to do on nights where Embiid, etc come to town? He is also an "energy" guy - again, like Biz, and more of a defensive specialist - but teams overlooked Brendan Clarke as an "energy guy" last year, and Clarke is showing what a guy whose motor runs at a higher level can bring.
316Hornets wrote:Snidely FC wrote:Biz and Billy are free agents. Does anyone expect either to be retained? Zeller has no future here, one more yr on contract. Basically our Center going forward is PJ Washington, who I love, but really is a 4.
What do we do about Center? There are some interesting, but flawed, young Centers on the free agent market this summer. Harry Giles, Jalil Okafor, Damian Jones. Serge Ibaka is also a UFA but not coming here. Do we really want any of these guys?
Many mock drafts have CHA selecting Onyeka Okongwu at 8, because of this dearth at Center. I am not going to be mad if he is the pick, but he is 6'9" the same size as Biz and this team is perennially undersized, especially at Center. What to do on nights where Embiid, etc come to town? He is also an "energy" guy - again, like Biz, and more of a defensive specialist - but teams overlooked Brendan Clarke as an "energy guy" last year, and Clarke is showing what a guy whose motor runs at a higher level can bring.
Wiseman is the best choice for our team if we win the lotto, but Okongwu isn't a bad consolation. You're right that he resembles Biz in some ways. The thing is Biz wouldn't even be that bad of a player if he had any offensive game at all. I'm watching videos of Okongwu running the floor, throwing up layups, and using post moves to get to the rim. Biz is lacking in all of those areas.
316Hornets wrote:Snidely FC wrote:Biz and Billy are free agents. Does anyone expect either to be retained? Zeller has no future here, one more yr on contract. Basically our Center going forward is PJ Washington, who I love, but really is a 4.
What do we do about Center? There are some interesting, but flawed, young Centers on the free agent market this summer. Harry Giles, Jalil Okafor, Damian Jones. Serge Ibaka is also a UFA but not coming here. Do we really want any of these guys?
Many mock drafts have CHA selecting Onyeka Okongwu at 8, because of this dearth at Center. I am not going to be mad if he is the pick, but he is 6'9" the same size as Biz and this team is perennially undersized, especially at Center. What to do on nights where Embiid, etc come to town? He is also an "energy" guy - again, like Biz, and more of a defensive specialist - but teams overlooked Brendan Clarke as an "energy guy" last year, and Clarke is showing what a guy whose motor runs at a higher level can bring.
Wiseman is the best choice for our team if we win the lotto, but Okongwu isn't a bad consolation. You're right that he resembles Biz in some ways. The thing is Biz wouldn't even be that bad of a player if he had any offensive game at all. I'm watching videos of Okongwu running the floor, throwing up layups, and using post moves to get to the rim. Biz is lacking in all of those areas.
UNCNYC wrote:Two scenerios I would like come draft day are
PICK 1 - Killian Hayes / PICK 2 - Elijah Hughes / PICK 3 - Kaleb Wesson
or
PICK 1 - Jalen Smith / PICK 2 - Ayo Dosunmu / PICK 3 - Isaiah Joe
4pointkiller wrote:UNCNYC wrote:Two scenerios I would like come draft day are
PICK 1 - Killian Hayes / PICK 2 - Elijah Hughes / PICK 3 - Kaleb Wesson
or
PICK 1 - Jalen Smith / PICK 2 - Ayo Dosunmu / PICK 3 - Isaiah Joe
I'm liking what I see out of Killian Hayes. That athleticism is going to really transfer over to the NBA, similar to how Donovan Mitchell was able to contribute right away.
Jalen Smith just doesn't really do it for me. I'm seeing some red flags here. He doesn't like to put the ball on the floor so that's going to hurt when we don't have any strong playmakers. He'd be fighting for playing time with PJ, who has already shown to be a strong contributor who we can play big minutes.
LofJ wrote:Kupchak said on the radio they've been preparing for the draft as if it was still on schedule. He said he meets regularly with our international scouts and that they've had over 20 interviews with prospects. The organization isn't wasting the extra time they have to prepare, so that's good news. He also reiterated that the team needs more talent and that we won't draft for need.
UNCNYC wrote:LofJ wrote:Kupchak said on the radio they've been preparing for the draft as if it was still on schedule. He said he meets regularly with our international scouts and that they've had over 20 interviews with prospects. The organization isn't wasting the extra time they have to prepare, so that's good news. He also reiterated that the team needs more talent and that we won't draft for need.
It sounds like we could try to move up and grab an international player like Hayes. Given the hints and knowing kupchak he is aggressive. I would rather trade back since this draft has deep talent but if we trade up I wouldn't mind doing so for Hayes. I hope we don't package pick 8 and pick 32. I would rather pick 8 and pick 56.
if that pick is protected such that it will never convey as a lottery pick then count me inAdonalFoyle4Prez wrote:Wiggins + Paschal + Top 3 2020 1st Round Pick for Nicolas Batum + 2020 8th Pick + 2021 Future 1st Round Pick (Protected)?