What's new
By:

2023 NBA Draft Megathread

Man... this some ********... I got a bunch of stuff to finish and a call this afternoon and found out my mortal enemy is coming in to talk to someone else in the office. I ain't got time or energy for this **** today.
 
My concern with Bilal is that he is going to take a while to develop. I wouldn't expect much from him in his first year. If you want to be patient and wait a year, we might as well get GG. I think Hendricks and Black could help right away.
 
sojodave said:
My concern with Bilal is that he is going to take a while to develop. I wouldn't expect much from him in his first year. If you want to be patient and wait a year, we might as well get GG. I think Hendricks and Black could help right away.
Click to expand...
He was a contributor a playoff team as a "raw" 18 year old. I think he is much closer to being a contributor than given credit for.
 
Keefe said:
Question. Were Ainge’s picks in Boston predictable? I mean, Smart sort of was. That draft sucked. I personally felt Tatum was and felt all along he would be the best player in that draft. I liked the Brown pick but was he predicted to be taken at 3 by Boston?
Click to expand...
honestly, i think he's as predictable as anybody. i've always been more in line with ainge than just about any gm - even when he (and I) were wrong about the prospect. in the smart draft it was either smart or randle, i liked both and would have gone smart (i would have gone smart at 5 too). brown was pretty much expected to go where he went as was tatum. even later in the draft - nesmith, in my opinion was the bpa and you couldn't pass on him at that point. he did draft langford too early in my opinion and i thought he took an intriguing risk on robert williams who had injury concerns. seems like he tends to draft big name players - he's not drafting sleepers for the most part. he's drafting, for the most part, guys who a lot of people consider the best player around that spot in the draft. highly recruited players out of HS is one pattern of his - i think he sees them as guys with big potential even if their frosh season wasn't amazing - that's where guys like whitmore, walker, george and even nsj could rear their heads on the jazz draft tonigh.

also, that entire paragraph could just be a bunch of ********.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Drafts usually end way before that. The 2019 draft was strong in the 40's but the last 3 drafts havent really produced much talent past the mid 30s
Click to expand...
There may be misunderstanding because that's what I'm saying. Drafts usually end AT *40*, meaning there are decent bets through the 30s but past 40 the pool is really picked over.

In other words, the Pacers might've just sold the last chance to get someone. Kinda sorta basically.
 
Elizah Huge said:
I would love that so much. Please happen. I do think the Bilal hype will be one that is mostly smoke. I think he goes anywhere from 12-16.

That report was based off of what one agent told him by the way.
Click to expand...
The problem with Bilal going that high is it might take the Mavs pick off the market.
 
whatthe said:
I think the Detroit trade is conditional on Hendricks getting a to 9.
Click to expand...

That's difficult to predict, a) because the Pacers could take him at 7, and b) because a team like Indiana or Washington could trade their pick. Detroit would have to be willing to take another player that falls to 9.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page
Back
Top