2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Bodhi]

#LockeWatch is firmly in the Hendricks or Cason Wallace corner. Lets see if he is right this year...

…….Christ now I legit need to rethink my whole position

 

[Udidthizz]

It has you just forgot. For a while it was a picture of me and my wife at pf chang's. Then I changed it to the picture of me drinking a 40 underwater. Not sure if it was ever anything besides those two though so ya, it's different.
I'm going all in on Cam.

Please change it back after the draft. The 40 under water photo is one of the best things about this place.

 

[fishonjazz]

In every draft there is a Jamal Murray, Jimmy Butler, and probably Nikola Jokic. Did you know he was drafted in the second round?!

Butler wasnt even drafted iirc. Maybe it was also second round I dont know

 

[fishonjazz]

They might not be because they’re planning on using 16 to move up?

Say it with me

Cam Cam Cam

 

[fishonjazz]

He's talking about later years of Dok in Kansas. Dok passing later years in Kansas > Cam passing last year. At least that's how I'm reading his post.

I agree. Thats why its apples to oranges. Just a weird comparison.

 

[fishonjazz]

Please change it back after the draft. The 40 under water photo is one of the best things about this place.

Fair enough. Will do though i may need a reminder.
Underwater 40oz drinkin messes with the ol memory hard drive. Lots of stuff gets accidentally deleted.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Butler wasnt even drafted iirc. Maybe it was also second round I dont know

He was first round

 

[stitches]

A weird stat for all those late-first-second rounder guards/wings that turn into go-to options in the league after being projected as role players - rebounding... Jimmy Butler, Kris Middleton, Desmond Bane... all had high rebounding numbers - over 6-7 rbs per 40...

 

[TheStormofWar]

A weird stat for all those late-first-second rounder guards/wings that turn into go-to options in the league after being projected as role players - rebounding... Jimmy Butler, Kris Middleton, Desmond Bane... all had high rebounding numbers - over 6-7 rbs per 40...

This oddly does make sense. Part of rebounding, particularly for guards, is effort and hustle.

 

[stitches]

This oddly does make sense. Part of rebounding, particularly for guards, is effort and hustle.

Yeah, I think it points to effort and a bit of "I want the ball" type of attitude. Kawhi had ~13(!!!!!!!!!!) rbs/40 in college...

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What about the time the jazz drafted Dok who was projected second round prospect who the jazz openly admired he was second on their entire draft board?

Yeah the guy that made that call got fired… there’s some new people involved. I’ve said it frequently in other years… there is some luck and all I really care is that the thought process is sound.

 

[sip]

Jordan Hawkins is the closest comp I believe.

Not even close. Hawkins and Murray are very different players. The closest comp in this draft to Murray is Keyonte George and Kobe Bufkin.

 

[fishonjazz]

A weird stat for all those late-first-second rounder guards/wings that turn into go-to options in the league after being projected as role players - rebounding... Jimmy Butler, Kris Middleton, Desmond Bane... all had high rebounding numbers - over 6-7 rbs per 40...

Podz. 9 rebounds per game. Per 40 would probably be 10

 

[TheStormofWar]

Yeah the guy that made that call got fired… there’s some new people involved. I’ve said it frequently in other years… there is some luck and all I really care is that the thought process is sound.

Mmm, good point.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Stop lurking and come back @spycam1

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

2023 NBA mock draft 2.0: Three new Utah Jazz picks

With two weeks to go until the NBA draft, The Salt Lake Tribune's Eric Walden takes a second shot at predicting how the 30 picks of the first round will play out — including three new picks by the Utah Jazz.

www.sltrib.com

Whitmore, Smith JR, and Whitehead is about as high potential a draft as you can get.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No Ceilings dropped a pod on Whitmore today. Interested in it as someone who isn't as high on Whitmore as others

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Looks like Locke has planted his flag on Bufkin Island

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I would love if the Jazz are between Bufkin and JHS instead of Black and Wallace

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Locke comped JHS to D'Lo which I can see. I get the JHS athleticism concerns, but I think he's clearly a better athlete than DLo w/ a bigger stronger body.