2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Handlogten's Heros]

View: https://twitter.com/Pacers/status/1666225960084213760


Have we been lied to?


Whenever I see a GG interview he seems pretty humble and chill. It's hard to imagine what him interviewing poorly exactly entails.

It was pretty wild when he took the bong rip at the end of the interview though.

I’m guessing the questions a team asks are a bit harder than the soft ball questions he gets in these types of interviews… when does he go back in your top 10?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I’m guessing the questions a team asks are a bit harder than the soft ball questions he gets in these types of interviews… when does he go back in your top 10?

I'll probably throw him back in somewhere in the first round at some point. Probably not lottery, but more in my 16-25 range.

I do think there could possibly be some smokescreen action with teams really playing up how bad he interviews.

 

[framer]

Locke said on his lates podcast that Walker will not be able to shoot NBA 3s because he shoots it on the way down.

This kinda limits his ceiling right?

That’s really alarming imo.

Locke watched one game that Walker played in. He is not a great evaluator of talent.

My favorite is when he listed the reasons why the Heat were done, and how what they were doing was "unsustainable," 2 series ago.

His stats are decent, his eye test sucks. He only has good observations when Booner tells him what is up.

 

[framer]

View: https://twitter.com/Pacers/status/1666225960084213760


Have we been lied to?


Whenever I see a GG interview he seems pretty humble and chill. It's hard to imagine what him interviewing poorly exactly entails.

It was pretty wild when he took the bong rip at the end of the interview though.

Also, he's not wearing pants.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Locke watched one game that Walker played in. He is not a great evaluator of talent.

My favorite is when he listed the reasons why the Heat were done, and how what they were doing was "unsustainable," 2 series ago.

His stats are decent, his eye test sucks. He only has good observations when Booner tells him what is up.

Booner is the dude who told him about the thing OL said lmao

 

[framer]

Booner is the dude who told him about the thing OL said lmao

I was pretty sure that Booner hadn't got back to him because golf season was finally open. . .

 

[fishonjazz]

I mean you may get a better deal trading the picks in the draft than waiting for a star to become available. There is no guarantee that the star will be a fit for the steep price we will pay. If you can get a potential all-star for that Laker's pick you take it.

The thing about a "disgruntled" all-star is that they are disgruntled.

The "star" you use the picks to trade for is also older and WAY more expensive. If Cam is to be a star in the league then its a much better use of assets to trade up and pick him. Not disgruntled, WAY cheaper contract, would cost less assets, is younger, have control of him for WAY longer. Im getting to the point of being all in on trading up for Cam.

 

[fishonjazz]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFvnpU0M6bY


Whitmore falls to 9, then two projects with Whitehead and Jackson

I would love that draft.

 

[fishonjazz]

Locke said on his lates podcast that Walker will not be able to shoot NBA 3s because he shoots it on the way down.

This kinda limits his ceiling right?

That’s really alarming imo.

I hate it when guys shoot on the way down. Such a weird thing to do on a jumpshot.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Locke said on his lates podcast that Walker will not be able to shoot NBA 3s because he shoots it on the way down.

This kinda limits his ceiling right?

That’s really alarming imo.

I found that too conclusive to Walker’s prospects, but I did find it interesting.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

And I know I’m the co-VP of Intercontinental Marketing for the Tay Henny fan club (our name/pronouns are Hennies) but I still very much like Jarace Walker. Just think he had a path to being a two way star but that path gets real murky if the shooting isn’t great. If the shooting is bad he hopefully becomes something on the Okongwu/Bam spectrum. If we didn’t already have Walker Kessler I’d be more excited about him.

 

[sip]

Locke said on his lates podcast that Walker will not be able to shoot NBA 3s because he shoots it on the way down.

This kinda limits his ceiling right?

That’s really alarming imo.

That is a bunch of nonsense. I don't anticipate any issue shooting the 3 ball after a little bit of time working on extending his range. It is a process though and may take him a little while to really get comfortable and confident from the nba 3.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

A few observations at this stage:

1. Trade the F up and get the guy we want. I am all in. And Cam seems like the best option.

2. If we stay at 9, there are a bunch of guys I could be talked in to - Bilal, Hendricks, Black, Dick, Ausar. So staying at 9 without giving up an asset is comfortable. I dont think I move up 2 spots and give up an asset to do it unless I get Cam. We arent on the outside looking in and desperate to move 2 spots.

3. 16 feels the same. Hawkins, JHS, Cason, Dick or others that slip all feel like good options so I don't NEED to move up.

4. 28 feels like there will be some great pickups that fall. Miller, GG Jackson (although there are red flags on both), Murray, Lewis, Podz all pop out. Again, I dont see any reason to give up an asset to move this pick to slide up a couple of spots unless it is for Cam.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I wonder if an offer of #9, LA pick, Ochai is enough to entice Detroit for #5. Seems like a sweet spot for us as Cam or Amen would likely be there.

Ochai’s #1 hater doing nasty work.

 

[The Midnight]

View: https://twitter.com/NoCeilingsNBA/status/1666256858917502978

Here’s another clip of Walker, does he shoot it on the way down?

 

[The Midnight]

Dumb pet peeve of mine… why have him shooting long twos? I see this quite a bit… sometimes in videos sometimes at the gyms I go to. Have them drill and practice the shot that is 2 feet further and worth 50% more.

Shot looks more fluid though. Looks good.

Maybe cos that could expose his lack of NBA 3 point range?

 

[NUMBERICA]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFvnpU0M6bY


Whitmore falls to 9, then two projects with Whitehead and Jackson

It’s so wild to me that Whitmore is getting mocked by anyone this late. I think there’s a cogent argument that Portland should take him at 3 and he should under no circumstance fall past 5. His indicators are nuts and he has a much stronger fit than a PG in the top-5.

 

[The Midnight]

Uhhh, I dont think that's true?

Granted I havent watched every single release, but I just watched some and I didnt see it.



View: https://youtu.be/aKalATszNwI?t=77


Slow the video down to half speed, pause at when he releases the ball. It looks to be at the top of jump to me. Same with the other 3s from this game.

He could smooth out his release a bit and that could help him extend his range, but his base form is solid.

From experience you get more power by releasing the ball on the way up, not right at the top of the jump.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Locke said on his lates podcast that Walker will not be able to shoot NBA 3s because he shoots it on the way down.

This kinda limits his ceiling right?

That’s really alarming imo.

locke is a fan. he's not a scout and even scouts are wrong all the time. you don't need to take what he says as gospel.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Ochai’s #1 hater doing tasty work.

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