2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[KqWIN]

Okay, nice. For those of us that missed it, could somebody list it?

BTW, support the Sam if you can!

RANK PLAYER, SCHOOL/TEAM POS. AGE HT. WING. TIER
1 Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 C 19 7-4 8-0 Vic
2 Scoot Henderson, G League Ignite G 19 6-2 N/A 1
3 Cam Whitmore, Villanova W 18 6-6 6-9 2
4 Brandon Miller, Alabama W/F 20 6-8 N/A 2
5 Amen Thompson, Overtime Elite G 20 6-6 7-0 2
6 Jarace Walker, Houston F 19 6-7 7-3 3
7 Taylor Hendricks, UCF W/F 19 6-8 7-1 3
8 Anthony Black, Arkansas G/W 19 6-6 6-8 3
9 Ausar Thompson, Overtime Elite W 20 6-6 7-0 3
10 Dereck Lively II, Duke C 19 7-1 N/A 4
11 Kobe Bufkin, Michigan G 19 6-4 6-8 4
12 Bilal Coulibaly, Metropolitans 92 W 18 6-6 N/A 4
13 Leonard Miller, G League Ignite F 19 6-9 7-2 4
14 Cason Wallace, Kentucky G 19 6-3 6-9 4
15 Jalen Hood-Schifino, Indiana G/W 20 6-4 6-10 4
16 Gradey Dick, Kansas W 19 6-6 6-9 4
17 Kris Murray, Iowa W/F 22 6-8 7-0 5
18 Jordan Hawkins, Connecticut W 21 6-4 6-7 5
19 Brice Sensabaugh, Ohio State W 19 6-6 N/A 5
20 Dariq Whitehead, Duke W 18 6-6 6-10 5
21 Noah Clowney, Alabama F/C 18 6-10 N/A 5
22 Nick Smith Jr., Arkansas G 19 6-4 N/A 5
23 Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA W 22 6-6 6-10 5
24 Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Marquette W 20 6-7 7-1 5
25 Jett Howard, Michigan W 19 6-7 N/A 5
26 Keyonte George, Baylor G 19 6-4 N/A 5
27 Colby Jones, Xavier W 21 6-5 6-8 5
28 Ben Sheppard, Belmont W 21 6-5 6-8 5
29 Andre Jackson, Connecticut W 21 6-6 6-10 5
30 Kobe Brown, Missouri F 23 6-7 7-1 5
31 Marcus Sasser, Houston G 22 6-1 6-7 5
2023 NBA Draft Big Board
Top-100 Prospects
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RANK PLAYER, SCHOOL/TEAM POS. AGE HT. WING. TIER
32 Sidy Cissoko, G League Ignite W 19 6-6 6-10 5
33 Julian Phillips, Tennessee W 19 6-7 7-0 5
34 Rayan Rupert, New Zealand Breakers W 19 6-6 7-2 5
35 Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine W 20 6-6 7-0 5
36 G.G. Jackson, South Carolina F 18 6-8 7-0 5
37 Jalen Wilson, Kansas W 22 6-6 6-8 6
38 Amari Bailey, UCLA G 19 6-3 6-7 6
39 Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana C 23 6-8 7-1 6
40 James Nnaji, Barcelona C 18 6-11 N/A 6
41 Jordan Walsh, Arkansas W 19 6-6 7-2 6
42 Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara G/W 20 6-4 6-6 6
43 Ricky Council IV, Arkansas W 21 6-5 6-9 7
44 Omari Moore, San Jose State G/W 22 6-5 6-10 7
45 Colin Castleton, Florida C 23 6-11 7-4 7
46 Julian Strawther, Gonzaga W 21 6-6 6-9 7
47 Seth Lundy, Penn State W 23 6-4 6-10 7
48 Adama Sanogo, Connecticut C 21 6-7 7-3 7
49 Hunter Tyson, Clemson W/F 23 6-8 6-10 7
50 Jordan Miller, Miami (FL) W 23 6-5 7-0 7
51 Jaylen Clark, UCLA W 21 6-4 6-9 7
52 Adam Flagler, Baylor G 23 6-1 6-5 7
53 Terquavion Smith, NC State G 20 6-3 6-7 7
54 Nadir Hifi, Le Portel G 20 6-2 N/A 8
55 Jalen Pickett, Penn State G 23 6-2 6-7 8
56 Jalen Slawson, Furman W/F 23 6-7 7-0 8
57 Drew Timme, Gonzaga F/C 22 6-9 7-2 8
58 Tristan Vukčević, Partizan C 20 6-11 7-3 8
59 Isaiah Wong, Miami (FL) G 22 6-3 6-7 8
60 Chris Livingston, Kentucky W 19 6-6 6-11 8
61 Sir'Jabari Rice, Texas G/W 24 6-3 6-9 8
62 Mike Miles Jr., TCU G 20 6-1 6-1 8
63 Mouhamed Gueye, Washington State C 20 6-10 7-3 8
64 Mojave King, G League Ignite G 21 6-4 6-8 8
65 Ąžuolas Tubelis, Arizona C 21 6-9 6-11 8
66 Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt C 23 7-0 N/A 8
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RANK PLAYER, SCHOOL/TEAM POS. AGE HT. WING. TIER
67 Toumani Camara, Dayton F 23 6-7 7-1 8
68 Darius McGhee, Liberty G 24 5-9 6-1 8
69 Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan W 19 6-8 6-9 8
70 Landers Nolley II, Cincinnati W 23 6-6 6-11 8
71 Charles Bediako, Alabama C 21 6-10 7-3 8
72 Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky C 23 6-7 7-4 8
73 Jaylen Martin, Overtime Elite W 19 6-5 6-11 8
74 Tosan Evbuomwam, Princeton F 22 6-7 7-2 8
75 Caleb McConnell, Rutgers W 24 6-6 6-9 8
76 Tevian Jones, Southern Utah G 22 6-7 6-10 8
77 Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Merkezefendi F 21 6-7 N/A 8
78 Leaky Black, North Carolina F 24 6-6 7-0 8
79 Chase Audige, Northwestern G 23 6-3 N/A 8
80 Justyn Mutts, Virginia Tech F 24 6-6 7-3 8
81 Kendric Davis, Memphis G 24 5-10 6-1 8
82 D'Moi Hodge, Missouri G 24 6-3 6-5 8
83 Malcolm Cazalon, Mega G 21 6-5 N/A 8
84 Damion Baugh, TCU G 22 6-2 6-8 8
85 Taevion Kinsey, Marshall G 23 6-4 6-11 8
86 Nathan Mensah, San Diego State F 25 6-10 7-6 8
87 Grant Sherfield, Oklahoma G 23 6-1 6-6 8
88 Jazian Gortman, Overtime Elite G 20 6-1 6-10 8
89 Craig Porter Jr., Wichita State G 23 6-1 6-4 8
90 Justin Powell, Washington State G 22 6-5 N/A 8
91 Patrick Gardner, Marist C 24 6-11 7-2 8
92 Drew Peterson, USC F 23 6-8 6-10 8
93 Jacob Toppin, Kentucky F 23 6-8 N/A 8
94 Souley Boum, Xavier G 24 6-2 N/A 8
95 Taylor Funk, Utah State F 25 6-8 N/A 8
96 Tyree Appleby, Wake Forest G 24 6-0 6-1 8
97 Malachi Smith, Gonzaga G 23 6-3 N/A 8
98 Cam Shelton, Loyola Marymount G 23 6-0 6-3 8
99 Tyger Campbell, UCLA G 23 5-11 6-2 8
100 Marcus Bagley, Arizona State F 21 6-7 N/A 8

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Im not high on Dick (jesus christ.....) but more than anything, the makeup of that is good. Swing for the fences upside in Ausar, bankable skillset in Dick, and reliable sleeper who could likely contribute right away in Sheppard.

yep, and sheppard is one of my top five at 28. i'd be thrilled with getting him there.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Players went 4/20 from the field against Jarace in isolation… pretty impressive.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

This is where we deviate. Im higher on Ausar than Amen and think he's a value at 9.

fwiw, ausar would be 12 and amen 13. iow, i'm higher on ausar, but they are very close.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Players went 4/20 from the field against Jarace in isolation… pretty impressive.

it's impressive but the sample is so small. it's what makes evaluating OADs so incredibly hard and one of the reasons the draft is such a crapshoot.

when you're talking 20 total FGAs, it could just be dudes missed shots. or the guys challenging him in isolation just happened to not be very good. or myriad other factors besides Jarace locking people down. and i'm a fan of walker, so i'm not trying to downplay him in any way - just trying to be consistent as it relates to sample size.

 

[Shad]

I can't wait for this to be over so we can talk about how excited we are to watch x,y,z in summer league.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I can't wait for this to be over so we can talk about how excited we are to watch x,y,z in summer league.

and so after one game of summer league we can dunk on people when the guy we liked drops 25 or the guy we didn't like goes 2-12 FGs and we determine what a 20 year old's NBA career will amount to after a two quarters of a summer league game.

 

[KqWIN]

it's impressive but the sample is so small. it's what makes evaluating OADs so incredibly hard and one of the reasons the draft is such a crapshoot.

when you're talking 20 total FGAs, it could just be dudes missed shots. or the guys challenging him in isolation just happened to not be very good. or myriad other factors besides Jarace locking people down. and i'm a fan of walker, so i'm not trying to downplay him in any way - just trying to be consistent as it relates to sample size.

I'm as stat obsessed as anyone (it's literally my job but I'm a slacker) and I think breaking up into synergy play types etc. can be useful....but I think we need to remember that the sample sizes for basic numbers are already small and get smaller each time you cut the criteria. Sometimes when you're pinning down a certain criteria, something like spot up shooting in half court settings, you might actually be talking about 15-20 shots lol.

 

[Elizah Huge]

it's impressive but the sample is so small. it's what makes evaluating OADs so incredibly hard and one of the reasons the draft is such a crapshoot.

when you're talking 20 total FGAs, it could just be dudes missed shots. or the guys challenging him in isolation just happened to not be very good. or myriad other factors besides Jarace locking people down. and i'm a fan of walker, so i'm not trying to downplay him in any way - just trying to be consistent as it relates to sample size.

I get it… it’s hard because with freshman all the sample sizes are going to be small.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

I can't wait for this to be over so we can talk about how excited we are to watch x,y,z in summer league.

Jazz Summer league team gonna be fire.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

This has to be trolling. Has to be... I would bring him in for a workout and ask him to make a bong using improvised materials then see if he can do it. Or show him a row of hookas and ask him which one is the best value for the price.


View: https://twitter.com/SimonStilesNBA/status/1669022210110136320

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This has to be trolling. Has to be... I would bring him in for a workout and ask him to make a bong using improvised materials then see if he can do it. Or show him a row of hookas and ask him which one is the best value for the price.


View: https://twitter.com/SimonStilesNBA/status/1669022210110136320

Yeah, it's a troll account

 

[prodigy]

I can't wait for this to be over so we can talk about how excited we are to watch x,y,z in summer league.

After draft...
"I initially hated y but you all have talked me into liking him and I can't wait to see him in a jazz jersey"

A few years later...
"Trade y! Trade y!"

 

[NUMBERICA]

Nets trying to trade into the middle of the 1st with both of their picks. Depending on how the board is shaping up I could be into that.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Nets trying to trade into the middle of the 1st with both of their picks. Depending on how the board is shaping up I could be into that.

Would be insanity on the Jazz's part. I think teams are realizing this draft is about 16-ish players or so deep and are trying to jump into that range.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Nets trying to trade into the middle of the 1st with both of their picks. Depending on how the board is shaping up I could be into that.

I’d prolly pass unless we can flip one of the picks in the 20s for a future pick. Prolly a bit too complicated but wonder if you could send 16 for 21/21 then send one of those picks with a future pick for the #10… kinda making change with 16 to break a $100 type of thing.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Would be insanity on the Jazz's part. I think teams are realizing this draft is about 16-ish players or so deep and are trying to jump into that range.

Yeah, makes sense. There seems to be a drop off around 16. But if they think there are some cats they value over other teams… something something…

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yeah, makes sense. There seems to be a drop off around 16. But if they think there are some cats they value over other teams… something something…

I'm guessing they want a potential starting quality PG and you have to move up to get one of JHS/Wallace/Bufkin.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

The latest Intel is creating a clearer picture. It looks like Washington will pick Black at 8 and we'll be picking Hendricks or Walker at 9.

Could all be smoke screens, but it feels like the message is getting more consistent.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

TJ says on the Drive...

Jazz really like 9 and 16 and will move up but aren't going to trade the farm to do so. Have not made specific offers yet. Not in on #3 pick as of right now.

At #9 - Mentions Ausar, Black, Hendricks, Walker. Says there are 5 guys in that group that we could be happy with (outside shot at Amen). Also mentioned Cam. Take any of them... fit doesn't matter.