2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Handlogten's Heros]

I'm releasing my measurements for the draft.
Height: without shoes 6'4"
Height with high heels: 6' 9"
Weight: way over 200
Max vert: 4" on a good day
Max reach: Top shelf
Hand size: Two of them

I'm pretty sure I'll get drafted.

Full court sprint: incomplete… pulled a hammy

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Bilal is the best fit with Orlando's roster of any lottery prospect in their range.

So why wouldn't they take him at 6 if they are high in him?

 

[default]

I swear you are connected to Lockeheim somehow and it bugs the **** out of me. Makes me want to pull your mom's hair harder.

Just listen to the podcasts occasionally except right before a draft I watch more often.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Been catching up on all the posts and fwiw my ideal draft night would be Walker, Bufkin and Whitehead. Countdown is on!!

Then we probably need picks 7 and 13, trading up from both of our current picks.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Giannis is 6'11" without shoes i believe. So, 5. 1/4 inches shorter.

Giannis has a 7'3" wingspan according to Wikipedia. Also, a quick Google search suggested a 40" vertical jump which is 7" more than Bilal.

Some meaningful differences yo.

Giannis was 6'8", 207 lbs when he was drafted. Then someone must have fed him something.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The one we've all been waiting for:

View: https://youtu.be/K5kY5mevnO4

I’m good. At 16 I guess but dude gets no separation… if he actually shoots the **** outta the ball I could see some Ingles stuff maybe. I’d still keep him around where I had him at 20 iirc.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Sometimes people get hung up on the rankings of a player. I would like to get Bilal but 9 seems too high for me but if you try to get him at 16 you have a real chance of him getting selected before 16. You can try to move up but that is not always easy. So a team has to decide to pass or grab him higher one would normally take the player. This might be the case with Bilal.

Nobody cares where you draft a player. If you want Bilal, you draft him wherever you can get him. Trading up from #16 might not turn the trick, unless we can convince Dallas to give us #10.

Thing is though, why wouldn't Dallas just take him at #10? If I'm Dallas and Bilal just falls in my lap, I go meet him at the airport. I'm not going to pass on him, just because I need to get Javale McGee off my books.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Nobody cares where you draft a player. If you want Bilal, you draft him wherever you can get him. Trading up from #16 might not turn the trick, unless we can convince Dallas to give us #10.

Thing is though, why wouldn't Dallas just take him at #10? If I'm Dallas and Bilal just falls in my lap, I go meet him at the airport.

Cuz he’s like a huge project and they ain’t got time for that… same reason they are likely to trade back with anyone… but especially him.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Bilal is the best fit with Orlando's roster of any lottery prospect in their range.

So why wouldn't they take him at 6 if they are high in him?

I wonder if Orlando really believes in their guards. Conventional wisdom would say that they'll just take Ausar, but maybe Ausar vs. Bilal could become a debate.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Cuz he’s like a huge project and they ain’t got time for that… same reason they are likely to trade back with anyone… but especially him.

I don't think the trade offers for #10 have been all that exciting so far.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I wonder if Orlando really believes in their guards. Conventional wisdom would say that they'll just take Ausar, but maybe Ausar vs. Bilal could become a debate.

Ausar/Amen are going to want to be guys who take 15+ shots per game. The Magic don't need that.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I don't think the trade offers for #10 have been all that exciting so far.

You think Luka is more excited with a meh trade that lands him some help now or a rookie who is 2 years away from helping? That’s what Dallas is all about right now.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Bilal is the best fit with Orlando's roster of any lottery prospect in their range.

So why wouldn't they take him at 6 if they are high in him?

Because he’s going to be there at 11? Or you trade down to 9 and get him there plus an extra asset?

 

[NUMBERICA]

Ausar/Amen are going to want to be guys who take 15+ shots per game. The Magic don't need that.

Yeah, the fits are off 4-8 with the consensus guys mocked there. Someone could pull some ****, but I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[The Midnight]

Anyone with any new intels?

 

[Elizah Huge]

If Cam goes 4 to HOU does ORL take Amen at 6?

 

[The Midnight]

If Cam goes 4 to HOU does ORL take Amen at 6?

Nah they’ve got Fultz and Suggs.

I think they’d rather take Austar with better shooting.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Bilal went 2/18 (11.1%) this season on shots off the dribble.

 

[The Midnight]

Bilal went 2/18 (11.1%) this season on shots off the dribble.

That’s Exum like.

 

[whatthe]

That’s Exum like.

Good find. That's a scary flaw. Scouting report does mention his rawness. But I come back to his rim finishing and his stocks percentage. That screams high level functional athleticism. Not sure you can teach that and it shows he is a better athlete than Exum.