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ItsDanger wrote:
Dalek wrote:ItsDanger wrote:
To me, Nick Smith Jr. would be the best outcome outside of drafting Scoot, Wemby and Amen. I just love his game and think he'd be a great replacement for Fred to start over with. Good size, slithery with the ball, can pass but can also score. It is just a question of where Toronto drafts.
If we draft in the 5-10 range I really like Smith Jr. In the 10-15 range I like Cam Whitmore, and after that Tristan Vukcevic or Rayan Rupert probably.
ATLTimekeeper wrote:I read somewhere that Miller's car blocked the exit of the victim's vehicle. Last time I remember something like this came up was Tyreke Evans. It didn't drop his stock, but this is a different era of the league.
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Yeah, I've been a bit back and forth on Black as he's had a few rough games this season but on a whole I think he would def be a solid addition. All things considered, after seeing smaller guys continually get exploited on defense, I'd rather have the bigger player. A guy like Lowry is an outlier.
Of course there's concerns with his long-range shooting maybe not being as solid as others in his tier but his defense/playmaking would be fun to see put in the mix with OG/Scottie/Pascal/Yak.
Really no interest in the all offense, subpar defense prospects at all. If you're struggling a bit at this level how's that gonna work when you're taking a leap at the next level?
My other worry, which doesn't mean we shouldn't draft him, is that his additive playmaking would be wasted in a Nick Nurse conservative iso offense.
Black and Walker two of my faves so far. Just good basketball players
I like Black but his fit with us is going to make the sum of our parts a lot less than they should be. I would rather pick a rookie that can come in play defense, and space the floor. This gives them live minutes to see how great players play in clutch situations or full speed. I personally want Rupert, he's on a competitive team in a good league. He should be rated way higher than he currently is. The other guy I'd be interested in is Bilal Coulibaly. The concern with the latter is he is making well off the attention Wembyama gets but it looks like something is there.
Mark_83 wrote:Nick Smith reminds me a lot of Jordan Poole at Michigan with the way he plays. He's got bag and just needs to develop efficiency.
"It's just the environment of NC State and Raleigh," Smith said. "The love for college basketball. You only get that once. I feel like I have more to prove. I feel like I stayed because I'm big on loyalty. They recruited me at the age of 15, they never switched on me or never lied to me about what I could do at NC State."
Since Smith opted to return to Raleigh, Keatts has noticed a few changes in his star guard.
"He's listened to everybody," Keatts said. "His mentality is a little bit different. He's making a concerted effort to put extra work in. He's making a concerted effort to put on weight. ... And he's also making good plays. He's gotten better. And he's focused and he's locked in.
Mark_83 wrote:Is Bronny an actually good player? The clips I've seen don't like a lottery talent.
.This has been considered a weak incoming freshman class for some time, but the assumption was that reclassifications and late-bloomers would emerge to change the trajectory of the conversation, something that hasn't happened thus far.
The fact that the high school junior class, which will make up a big part of the 2025 NBA draft, also isn't shaping up as a banner group thus far is another concern teams have and could be part of the reason so many future picks have already changed hands. More than half of next year's first-round selections are already slated to be in another team's hands depending on how pick protections unfold, with more likely to change hands this summer and at next year's trade deadline. The same can be said about the rights to 2025 NBA draft first-round picks, the majority of which have changed hands already despite that draft being nearly 2½ years away. The NBA and the players' union appear nowhere close to coming to terms on eliminating the age limit, so there is no "double draft" with the top college and high school prospects coming in the near future
Psubs wrote:
If the Raptors go on a run and end up drafting in the 20's, what about Terquavion Smith? He's a 6'4 combo guard who was mature enough to return to NC State and is putting up 18ppg and 4 ast with an AT = 2. He has NBA range but maybe shot-selection has him be a chucker right now. He could be Gary Trent with better handles and passing?
Dalek wrote:ItsDanger wrote:
To me, Nick Smith Jr. would be the best outcome outside of drafting Scoot, Wemby and Amen. I just love his game and think he'd be a great replacement for Fred to start over with. Good size, slithery with the ball, can pass but can also score. It is just a question of where Toronto drafts.
If we draft in the 5-10 range I really like Smith Jr. In the 10-15 range I like Cam Whitmore, and after that Tristan Vukcevic or Rayan Rupert probably.
Psubs wrote:
If the Raptors go on a run and end up drafting in the 20's, what about Terquavion Smith? He's a 6'4 combo guard who was mature enough to return to NC State and is putting up 18ppg and 4 ast with an AT = 2. He has NBA range but maybe shot-selection has him be a chucker right now. He could be Gary Trent with better handles and passing?
ArthurVandelay wrote:This article gives a full run down on the incidents leading up to shooting.
“Asked by AL.com why Miller was not charged, Tuscaloosa chief deputy D.A. Paula Whitley said, “That’s not a question I can answer. There’s nothing we could charge him with,’' according to the law, she said.”
https://www.al.com/news/2023/02/darius-miles-texted-brandon-miller-to-bring-gun-used-to-kill-jamea-jonae-harris-police-testify.html
In a Wednesday statement from Miller's attorney, Jim Standridge, he claimed that Miller "never touched the gun, was not involved in its exchange to Mr. Davis in any way, and never knew that illegal activity involving the gun would occur."
The statement also denies an allegation that Miller's vehicle blocked the victim's vehicle.
"Brandon has submitted to multiple interviews to assist law enforcement in further understanding the situation, he has volunteered to have his phone contents extracted as well as that of the contents of his automobile," the statement said. "He will continue to cooperate as any citizen should who has witnessed a serious incident. Brandon does not own a firearm and has never even handled a firearm. Moreover, he had no knowledge of any intent to use any weapon."
REJECTEDBYCLARK wrote:Can someone tell me why Masai would want Nick Smith Jr.? Dude has shown 0 his freshman season.