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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

Elizah Huge said:
Post NCAA Tournament Big Board:

1. Nikola Topić
2. Alex Sarr
3. Reed Sheppard
4. Stephon Castle
5. Matas Buzelis
6. Isaiah Collier
7. Ron Holland
8. Dalton Knecht
9. Zaccharie Risacher
10. Cody Williams
11. Rob Dillingham
12. Donovan Clingan
13. Ja’Kobe Walter
14. Kyle Filipowski
15. Jared McCain
16. Tidjane Salaun
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Edey’s number 1 hater doing nasty work.
 
It’s kinda weird to me how some people are obsessed with Castle here. He doesn’t handle the ball particularly well and he’s a complete zero shooting wise. Sure, he scores some because he’s bigger and more athletic than his opponent. But he’s not going to have many matchup advantages in the nba. Black, Simmons, Thompson twins, etc all are better ball handlers and arguably better athletes yet I’m not sure if any of them can be played extensively in today’s NBA.

I wouldn’t touch castle. Find a better prospect, preferably one that isn’t a dud offensively. He’s not even looking to shoot and doesn’t have the handles and vision of a Simmons or Black. That’s a major red flag.
 
Ausar Thompson is a better prospect than Castle and he’s shooting 18.6 percent for the year in 3s. His brother is even worse, 14 percent.

If you think the Jazz are winning anything with a starting guard shooting that poorly then I don’t know what to tell ya.

And I don’t know if anyone who’d take the Thompsons over Castle.

Crazy
 
The Thriller said:
Ausar Thompson is a better prospect than Castle and he’s shooting 18.6 percent for the year in 3s. His brother is even worse, 14 percent.

If you think the Jazz are winning anything with a starting guard shooting that poorly then I don’t know what to tell ya.

And I don’t know if anyone who’d take the Thompsons over Castle.

Crazy
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Which one of those guys is in this draft?
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Castle needs to shoot. Plain and simple. You need to surround Ben Simmons with shooters, but Castle isn't Ben Simmons.
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And even then, what has Simmons won? The dude has played with some of the best scorers and shooters in the entire game and has zero rings. Isn’t the whole point of tanking right now to build a contender? To me, drafting a liability like this is basically waving the white flag to contention.
 
If guys are such experts on why Castle sucks and will fail I’d suggest finding guys in THIS draft that are better prospects lol. Let’s hear about those guys since you have it all figured out.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Which one of those guys is in this draft?
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Castle is in this draft. If the Thompson twins and Black have shown that they’re pretty ineffective in today’s nba so far, I think it’s pretty safe to say that Castle, a worse prospect than those listed above, will most likely struggle as well. No one can perfectly predict the future. But we can certainly see patterns here and Castle has shown enough of a pattern to warrant extreme caution when drafting.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Yeah he’s not a complete non shooter who is a spoiled baby. He’s already displayed that he’s more of a winner than that guy.
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Simmons is a loser. But who else on LSU went into the draft from that 2015-2016 roster? Any lotto picks? Did Simmons play with a top 10 pick center? Who was the coach even?

Meanwhile, Castle is playing with how many other lotto picks? If his coach retired tonight, would he already be in the NCAA HOF? I’d be cautious when giving Castle credit for winning at UCONN. He’s playing with some of the best college basketball players in the nation and arguably the best coach at this level.
 
Think about how much more stacked that UConn team would’ve been had Hawkins come back for another year? Sheesh

That program is freaking rolling right now.
 
The Thriller said:
Castle is in this draft. If the Thompson twins and Black have shown that they’re pretty ineffective in today’s nba so far, I think it’s pretty safe to say that Castle, a worse prospect than those listed above, will most likely struggle as well. No one can perfectly predict the future. But we can certainly see patterns here and Castle has shown enough of a pattern to warrant extreme caution when drafting.
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It’s fair to say you don’t pay enough attention lol. Those guys are rookies and are doing just fine.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
If guys are such experts on why Castle sucks and will fail I’d suggest finding guys in THIS draft that are better prospects lol. Let’s hear about those guys since you have it all figured out.
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Trying to think from the Jazz's perspective, I think my board for them would look like this:
1 Topic
2 Sarr
3 Buzelis -- Assuming he shoots well in workouts
4 Risacher
5 Williams
6 Knecht
7 Holland
8 Sheppard
9 George -- If he's used this time to improve his body
10 Castle

I think the Jazz are going to try to trade up and make sure they get a long wing with some ball skills, whether that's Buzelis, Risacher or Williams. They might go for Holland if they believe in his shooting.
 
Topić should far and away be the consensus #1 prospect in my opinion. He’s 6’7 in shoes with a 7’0 wingspan. Elite rim finisher and passer. I just don’t see a world where he’s not good.
 
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