2022-23 NBA Draft: Lakers Edition

[sonnyhill]

Christie has more upside than Liddell. Liddell is more of a "high-floor/low-ceiling player" than Christie who has a higher ceiling, is more athletic, and can defend on the perimeter.

[LAL1947]

Christie has more upside than Liddell. Liddell is more of a "high-floor/low-ceiling player" than Christie who has a higher ceiling, is more athletic, and can defend on the perimeter.

Ok, thanks for sharing! This is good to read since I haven't seen him play before.

I'm glad we got a little bit of draft action tonight. Hate when we don't have a single pick, haha.

[Up-And-Coming]

Welcome Max Christie! I like the pick. Kid looks like he has a lot of upside. Still just turned 19, has the physical tools that will only continue to develop, comes from a good basketball crazed family, is smart and has his head on straight.

Not to mention Max also looks like he could be Kobe's long lost (mixed) son Perfect for the Lakershow!

[Teen Girl Squad]

Like the Christie pick. The second round hit rate is too low for me to really fixate on taking one player over another specifically, I just care that the prospect looks like he has a shot, which Christie does. Highly recruited, great stroke, good defense, super young, bad % but good FT% (which translates better).

[Danny Darko]

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[ROballer]

Got to get Ron Harper Jr. as well. Just got to.

We already have Shaq's son playing for the SL team.

[LAL1947]

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[Slava]

Scouting report for Max Christie sounds exactly like Danny Green. 6'6 wing, good shooter off the catch, lacks burst, athletic enough to be a hard nosed defender but not much useful off the dribble.

[ROballer]

Taking a project like Christie over Liddell is baffling.

This.

I didn't think Liddell is gonna fall that much, there were numerous sites mocking him in the teens.

He's the perfect small ball C in today's league. He can shoot the 3 as well.

Christie has ways to go, he's a pup. He's got some upside but I don't know if he's gonna be ready to play his rookie year.

Liddell would've been a rotation piece right away.

[Slava]

I'm disappointed we didn't try to get Johnny Juzang on a two way deal over Scottie Pippen Jr. Swidel is whatever, he's a shooter who may or may not make it as a pro in America but give me a 6'6 wing over a 6'1 combo scoring guard any day for a flier.

[Showtime:Part2]

For those thinking we can trust our front office just rmr this is our first pick without Ryan west. Christie was awful at msu and even if he ends up a good player, looks 4 years away. Bad pick. Pelinka continues to disappoint

[TheHartBreakKid]

He seems very confident shooting the ball, and his form is really fluid...almost like a cleaner version of Kuzma's shot. Even if his percentages were trash last year, I think his shooting tools are impressive and not that easy to find, especially for a 19 year old.

[LAL1947]

Taking a project like Christie over Liddell is baffling.

This.

I didn't think Liddell is gonna fall that much, there were numerous sites mocking him in the teens.

He's the perfect small ball C in today's league. He can shoot the 3 as well.

Christie has ways to go, he's a pup. He's got some upside but I don't know if he's gonna be ready to play his rookie year.

Liddell would've been a rotation piece right away.

I was wondering about this too... until earlier today when I read that Liddell is 6'5.5" without shoes. The listed height of 6'7" elsewhere is with shoes. Also, THT has a larger wingspan than him. So he's too small for PF let alone for Center... and I think the FO made a good choice by passing.

[ROballer]

Taking a project like Christie over Liddell is baffling.

This.

I didn't think Liddell is gonna fall that much, there were numerous sites mocking him in the teens.

He's the perfect small ball C in today's league. He can shoot the 3 as well.

Christie has ways to go, he's a pup. He's got some upside but I don't know if he's gonna be ready to play his rookie year.

Liddell would've been a rotation piece right away.

I was wondering about this too... until earlier today when I read that Liddell is 6'5.5" without shoes. The listed height of 6'7" elsewhere is with shoes. Also, THT has a larger wingspan than him. So he's too small for PF let alone for Center... and I think the FO made a good choice by passing.

If PJ Tucker and Siakam can play C so can Liddell. It's a pussy ass league now, height doesn't matter as much.

He played mostly C in college and did a great job. Shot 35%+ from 3 and was even getting 2.6 blks a game so he can even protect the rim a bit, despite his size.

He'a a much better Harrell IMO. Harrell couldn't shoot or protect the rim at all.

[LAL1947]

If PJ Tucker and Siakam can play C so can Liddell. It's a pussy ass league now, height doesn't matter as much.

He played mostly C in college and did a great job. Shot 35%+ from 3 and was even getting 2.6 blks a game so he can even protect the rim a bit, despite his size.

He'a a much better Harrell IMO. Harrell couldn't shoot or protect the rim at all.

Siakam is 6'8" without shoes, 6'10" in shoes. He also has a 7′ 3.25" wingspan and an 8′ 11.5" standing reach. In other words, Siakam is bigger... and yet using Siakam at Center isn't ideal, and only works somewhat because Toronto has size + athleticism elsewhere too. Playing PJ Tucker at C is even worse and only works to a small extent because of his stout frame and many years of experience. Harrell was also not a good Center.

Getting 2.6 blocks in college isn't the same as getting them in the NBA, and those blocks may not have been rim-protecting blocks either but may have come from providing help defense or elsewhere on the court or on smaller players.

Why can't you admit it might have been a good choice to pass instead of doubling down on this Liddell at C thing?

[ROballer]

Because it wasn't. Not for Christie.

Although I'm 90% sure Christie was a fail safe pick. I'm almost convinced we were gunning for someone else(Koloko or Watson) but somebody barely beat us to the punch.
I can't recall seeing a report that Christie had a workout with us, so knowing that I can't say we shed the money to buy a pick just to get him at all costs.

Either way I'm maintaining my stance. This team is meant to win now as constructed. Liddell could've been used right away, Christie most likely can't. He's too young and raw.

Does he have potential? Absolutely, but not for right now. If you wanted perimeter defense AND potential you should've gotten Trevor Keels.

Younger than Christie and much better defender, although smaller.

[DarkoNeedsAfro]

Christie adds zero to this team. By the time he is ready to contribute Lebron will be long since retired. If they didn't think Lidell would give them help now then they should have gone with someone who could at least generate trade interest. Someone like Jaden Hardy. This pick had to be one of two things(win now contributor or trade chip). The Lakers got neither.

[Slava]

I don’t understand the gulf between Jaden Hardy and Shaedon Sharpe. Both were highly rated high school prospects, one went to the G league and competed well above his level, the other committed to Kentucky and never played but one of them goes in the lottery based on potential while the other gets penalized for showing sample size and then you wonder why there’s no accountability out there.

[DoctaJ]

Got to get Ron Harper Jr. as well. Just got to.

We already have Shaq's son playing for the SL team.

RHJ to the Raps.