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Saint Cy of JFC said:
I think it's going to be one of McDaneils, Poku, Green, or Woodard. Tyler Bey also a possibility, but I'd assume he isnt as high as those 4.

Would guess it's 1. Poku, 2. McDaniels. 3. Green 4. Woodard
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There's a bit of buzz that OKC wants to move up in the draft and grab Pokusevski. David Locke's Locked on T'wolves guy thinks the #17 pick is on the trade market, and Poku could go there.

I'm starting to doubt that Green lasts until #23. His Combine probably helped him.

I'm worried about Denver taking McDaniels at #22 to replace Will Barton and/or Jerami Grant, but at the same time, I doubt they'd pass on Maxey if he's there.
 
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Catchall said:
There's a bit of buzz that OKC wants to move up in the draft and grab Pokusevski. David Locke's Locked on T'wolves guy thinks the #17 pick is on the trade market, and Poku could go there.

I'm starting to doubt that Green lasts until #23. His Combine probably helped him.

I'm worried about Denver taking McDaniels at #22 to replace Will Barton and/or Jerami Grant, but at the same time, I doubt they'd pass on Maxey if he's there.
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The issue is that the rumor is they want to package that #17 pick and Jarret Culver to move up in the draft. I dont think that pick is gonna be a sold to the highest bidder with the clock running on the pick type of situation.
 
its still bizarre to me that Wiseman for so long was considered to be more in the top5 or top8 range of this draft, it feels like a return to reality seeing him projected 1 and 2 with weeks to go.
 
wait, Tyrell Terry's listed at #39 on ESPN's best available now? behind Peyton Pritchard?! Teams must've been surprised with his short wingspan.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
love woodard.
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@Saint Cy of JFC : your thoughts on Locke's public vacillation in his love affair with Woodward? Specifically,
  • difficulty of judging Woodward based on the inability of his guards and team to put him in a position to best utilize his skills (surprised he hasn't said anything one way or the other about Perry in relation to his role on the team/offense) -- (or related, do you have hopes for offensive skills that he hasn't been able to yet show?)
  • worries about Woodward's lapses of concentration on defense
  • possibilities of providing secondary rim protection
 
Idk if this was posted but apparently Devon Dotson hung out with Donovan a little bit..

What are some of the things that you like to do when you’re not playing basketball?

DD: I like to play games or watch shows with my family and friends. I just picked up golfing recently. That’s going well. I was up the whole game yesterday and somehow, at the last hole, Donovan Mitchell went up four strokes on me. I don’t know how that happened. But I feel like I’m pretty good.

I know you also recently worked out with Donovan Mitchell. Can you share some of the advice he has given you about taking the leap to the pros?

DD: I tried to ask a lot of questions. His biggest thing was confidence and making the most of your opportunity. He was a guy that was lucky enough to have that opportunity right away and step in. He was saying that you might not play your first year or you might be the man. But you have to stay level-headed and make the most out of the opportunities even though everyone does not have the same path. You have to come in and work.
 
Dotson could be a guy that falls far enough to get with a bought 2nd rounder. He could go late first early second.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:


Go check out Spencer Pearlman's twitter feed. He loves Bane and has some great breakdowns. If he's there I think I'd take him over all the other wings. Just seems like such a good fit for the system and next to DM. I get that he's old but his stuff off of picks and without the ball is great... add in the passing and smart defense and I'm willing to look past the TRex arms.
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This passing/playmaking aspect moves the needle for me in a big way. The Jazz are a pretty ****** team at moving the ball at this point and Ingles is only get more and more marginalized.
 
I don't see this thread unless I go out of my way to look for it and it's kinda fun to have arrived at similar points as others whose perspectives I value.

I'm high on Woodard and Bey. Also coming around on Bane (I cannot stress enough that we need to figure out how to plug what we're gonna lose as Ingles ages out). Very intrigued by Maledon.

Who's the athletic 3 and D wing with legit size? We also got none of those. Is that Josh Greene?
 


I feel like Kaleb Wesson as an UDFA or late 2nd rd pick is much better value than Xavier Tillman in the 1st, like MUCH. Wesson is 6 months younger and 1.75" taller....



A 6'9.25" without shoes measurement was EXCELLENT for Wesson. Definitely higher than I expected. 9'3.5" standing reach too. He's closer to the dimensions of a real backup C than I realized.



also 12.5% bodyfat for a big like Wesson (252.6lbs) thats solid... NBA teams are gonna liek that... This is a player who used to be at least 270... Probably closer to 300...
 
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Now lets breakdown two of the slowest and lowest jumping players at the combines strength and agility scores; Xavier Tillman and Kaleb Wesson.


Several players chose not to do these tests, here's that list first;
Isaiah Stewart(was gonna put up low vert #'s)
Jalen Smith(more to lose than gain by testing?)
Jayden Scrubb(worried about not posting 40"+ vert?)
Jahmius Ramsey (worried about not posting 40"+ vert? --- I wonder about the split between his standing vert and running, like scrubb above)
Myles Powell(was gonna post pitiful #'s across the board and everyone knows it, no need to embarrass himself)
Theo Maledon(not going to post explosive results which, to me, is kinda crazy seeing as he's got 2.8% bodyfat..... slow agility drill?)
Isaiah Joe (not going to post explosive results... worried about a damning agility drill score?
Elijah Hughes(i suspect he's kinda slow..)
Precious Achuwia(vertical)


K so back to the comparison;

Kaleb Wesson posts the lowest standing vert measurement at an extremely pedestrian 21" with 27" on the 2-step vert
Xavier Tillman not much better in this area with a 26" standing and 32.5" two-step vert.

They also post about the same sprint and lane agility times.

Wesson posted a respectable 2.64 in the shuttle run tho.. Tillman more bottom of the pack there with a 3.01



Now both of those Vertical #'s are really bad. I can still jump higher than those guys!


If you saw OSU this year, Kaleb Wesson was probably drilling 3's in those games. His forms a bit mechanical but he really did show flashes of being able to heat up from outside. In games they were down and time was running out he'd hit high pressure 3's with confidence.


Xavier Tillman isnt that kind of shooter from deep 29% from 3 this season shooting low pressure 3's.

Wesson is more of like an Omari Spellman type of big IMO. He's certainly got excellent footwork and balance, has had that for many years.
 
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idiot said:
@Saint Cy of JFC : your thoughts on Locke's public vacillation in his love affair with Woodward? Specifically,
  • difficulty of judging Woodward based on the inability of his guards and team to put him in a position to best utilize his skills (surprised he hasn't said anything one way or the other about Perry in relation to his role on the team/offense) -- (or related, do you have hopes for offensive skills that he hasn't been able to yet show?)
  • worries about Woodward's lapses of concentration on defense
  • possibilities of providing secondary rim protection
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He didn't go far enough. States guards sucked and they played two bigs who couldn't shoot.
 
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