2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think im so enamored with this draft for us because of so many wild combos.

A weird/fun one: Bufkin, Cason and Sidy or GG

Bufkin/Cason is just too small for me if we are projecting them to both be starters, but I do like the idea of both just to double down on making sure you get the right PG.....

But JHS/Bufkin? Send me to Heaven.

 

[KqWIN]

Saw this on twitter. I don't think the dunk vs layup distinction matters (except that being dunk > not being able to dunk), but half court vs transition is a more reasonable way to split out rim finishing because the context is so different. Brandon Miller hello?


View: https://twitter.com/thetroopsNBA/status/1669719495554768896

 

[Elizah Huge]

Bufkin/Cason is just too small for me if we are projecting them to both be starters, but I do like the idea of both just to double down on making sure you get the right PG.....

But JHS/Bufkin? Send me to Heaven.

I actually think Black/JHS is one of the better combinations of guards.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Saw this on twitter. I don't think the dunk vs layup distinction matters (except that being dunk > not being able to dunk), but half court vs transition is a more reasonable way to split out rim finishing because the context is so different. Brandon Miller hello?


View: https://twitter.com/thetroopsNBA/status/1669719495554768896

Wow, Jaime Jaquez with 181 half court field goal attempts.

 

[KqWIN]

Wow, Jaime Jaquez with 181 half court field goal attempts.

Yeah that jumped out at me as well. You can combine almost any two players here and they still get less attempts than Jaime.

 

[KqWIN]

That’s not true but I get your point.

"almost"

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Wow, Jaime Jaquez with 181 half court field goal attempts.

Played on a team with mediocre guard play/spacing as well.

I would definitely look at JJ if we stayed at 16, but that might be too early for Utah.

 

[Bodhi]

Bufkin/Cason is just too small for me if we are projecting them to both be starters, but I do like the idea of both just to double down on making sure you get the right PG.....

But JHS/Bufkin? Send me to Heaven.

I’m not a fan of a Bufkin/Cason combination. Seems a little redundant to me.

Bufkin is the same size as Ochai.....

Cason has a longer wingspan than Bufkin.

 

[Bodhi]

I actually think Black/JHS is one of the better combinations of guards.

Woof, I like/love them both in various degrees, but thats a rough backcourt with Kessler.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Bufkin is the same size as Ochai.....

Cason has a longer wingspan than Bufkin.

Only about 30 lbs difference, but yeah, same size.

 

[Bodhi]

Only about 30 lbs difference, but yeah, same size.

Both are high level defenders.

 

[framer]

Bufkin is 6'4" without shoes, no? That is plenty tall for a 2, let alone if he eventually slots as a 1.

 

[Bodhi]

Bufkin is 6'4" without shoes, no? That is plenty tall for a 2, let alone if he eventually slots as a 1.

dont forget the .25

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I mean the correct answer is clearly Black and Bufkin.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Woof, I like/love them both in various degrees, but thats a rough backcourt with Kessler.

How so? JHS has an elite mid-range game. Black has an elite rim game and will be able to put pressure on opposing bigs making easy baskets for Kessler on dump-offs. I think both will be serviceable from 3. Both have way better size than both Wallace and Bufkin.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Both are high level defenders.

Yeah, I'm not an anti-Kobe guy (quite the opposite as I have him ranked 10th on my big board which is as high as anyone has ranked him according to the big board thread), but I dont like the idea of a smaller sized backcourt and if you have both Wallace and Bufkin you got two smaller backcourt players. They arent tiny or anything, but teams will be able to exploit their size in playoff settings. I'd prefer a backcourt that is a bit more switchable, and that's hard to do with two sub-200 lbs guards.

 

[Bodhi]

How so? JHS has an elite mid-range game. Black has an elite rim game and will be able to put pressure on opposing bigs making easy baskets for Kessler on dump-offs. I think both will be serviceable from 3. Both have way better size than both Wallace and Bufkin.

Haha I'm not advocating Cason/Bufkin you guys. It was called "weird/fun" combo.

But a midrange game and a rim game get really hard when everyone on the other team are camped in the paint.

 

[Bodhi]

Yeah, I'm not an anti-Kobe guy (quite the opposite as I have him ranked 10th on my big board which is as high as anyone has ranked him according to the big board thread), but I dont like the idea of a smaller sized backcourt and if you have both Wallace and Bufkin you got two smaller backcourt players. They arent tiny or anything, but teams will be able to exploit their size in playoff settings. I'd prefer a backcourt that is a bit more switchable, and that's hard to do with two sub-200 lbs guards.

I SAID "WEIRD/FUN"!!!

 

[Elizah Huge]

Haha I'm not advocating Cason/Bufkin you guys. It was called "weird/fun" combo.

But a midrange game and a rim game get really hard when everyone on the other team are camped in the paint.

Denver just won the championship with two starters shooting sub 35.7% from 3.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I mean the correct answer is clearly Black and Bufkin.

I’m down for that. That’s up there for sure. I think Black/Keyonte would be good as well.