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2023 NBA Draft Megathread

seattlejazzfan said:
shocking how overrated nick smith has been by so many mock drafters. if he were a better vertical athlete, maybe i could understand it, but he seems like a poor man's keyontae george. basicall george who isn't as big, and whose skillset is a little worse in every way.
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I'm not totally sold on NSJ. I'd want more physical presence in a guy who goes top half of the lottery. And I don't like the way he's ducking in and ducking out of playing. The league is only getting bigger, faster and stronger, and I'm not sure how much of what NSJ does will translate.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
shocking how overrated nick smith has been by so many mock drafters. if he were a better vertical athlete, maybe i could understand it, but he seems like a poor man's keyonte george. basically george who isn't as big, and whose skillset is a little worse in every way. between nick smith and keyonte george, it's george all day.
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I think he's a good deal more twitchy than George. Smith looked really good to me coming off injury. If he had been healthy all season he would be putting up pretty big scoring numbers right now.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
shocking how overrated nick smith has been by so many mock drafters. if he were a better vertical athlete, maybe i could understand it, but he seems like a poor man's keyonte george. basically george who isn't as big, and whose skillset is a little worse in every way. between nick smith and keyonte george, it's george all day.
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Smith just isn't my cup of tea... he's very Jalen Green-y to me. I think those guys are fine if they are like JC with us... but if they are a building block I struggle a bit. I'd have him over George though... if he falls outside the top 8-9 like some are projecting he might be a great steal.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I'm expecting Wallace to drop at this point. I think Black could go either way. He's an enigma.
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I don't see Black as an enigma at all. If he can shoot he's effing awesome... full stop. I think Woo has him #3 which is a bit wild. If he falls to the late lotto I would draft the **** outta him and be sooooooo happy.
 
KqWIN said:
I feel like this draft isn't that amazing outside of the top 2. Maybe it's just 3-10 that feels week, but I'm also not super excited about the guys in our range either 10-16.
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To me this is more of a really good role player draft. We always see a few guys breakout and become stars that you don't project but I feel like a lot of these guys have a high floor though because they project to do one or two things really well.
 
sip said:
To me this is more of a really good role player draft. We always see a few guys breakout and become stars that you don't project but I feel like a lot of these guys have a high floor though because they project to do one or two things really well.
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For me I think there's just been a lack of risers. There was a long list of guys who we thought "could" have risen to a top 3, top 5 type prospect....but I don't think that's happened. Injuries and weird situations like the twins have prevented some of that....but no one has really popped so far. I think Brandon Miller has played well and his shooting in undeniable, but I share the same sentiment as others that he feels more like a 6-8 prospect.
 
KqWIN said:
For me I think there's just been a lack of risers. There was a long list of guys who we thought "could" have risen to a top 3, top 5 type prospect....but I don't think that's happened. Injuries and weird situations like the twins have prevented some of that....but no one has really popped so far. I think Brandon Miller has played well and his shooting in undeniable, but I share the same sentiment as others that he feels more like a 6-8 prospect.
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Wait til workouts happen. Some teams put a lot of stock in those workouts. That's why a guy like Shaedon Sharpe, who didn't play anywhere, can get consideration in the top 5.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:

View: https://twitter.com/coachnatebdraft/status/1615385244257116161


View: https://twitter.com/NoCeilingsNBA/status/1615707954577022977


View: https://twitter.com/_prezidente/status/1608897243775643650
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Honestly for me I don't even care about the numbers with GG. Even when he is struggling I still see a skillset and athletic profile that is made for the nba. Put him in a role over his first couple years in the nba as more of a secondary piece and I think he would thrive and develop pretty quickly. At this point the more he struggles the more excited I get because it raises the chance that he drops to us. Another thing we have going for us is that a lot of gm's have very little job security and are in win now mode based on roster construction so they may be less likely to take the risk on a project. Danny on the other hand probably has as much job security as almost any gm in the league.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Smith just isn't my cup of tea... he's very Jalen Green-y to me. I think those guys are fine if they are like JC with us... but if they are a building block I struggle a bit. I'd have him over George though... if he falls outside the top 8-9 like some are projecting he might be a great steal.
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shorter jalen green without the elite athleticism.

george might become very underrated in this draft, imo (which could be very good for utah). the first few times i saw him, i thought damn, he's a ridiculously advanced offensive player - shooting, scoring, passing - but his production simply wasn't keeping pace - he was scoring decently, but his efficiency didn't match who he appeared to be as a shooter/scorer. since big12 play has started he's been on a tear and the production is catching up.

consider, he's playing in the best conference in the country and getting 22, 6 and 3 on 59% TS in conference play. that is insane and i think people are sleeping on him. granted, fairly small sample.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
shorter jalen green without the elite athleticism.

george might become very underrated in this draft, imo (which could be very good for utah). the first few times i saw him, i thought damn, he's a ridiculously advanced offensive player - shooting, scoring, passing - but his production simply wasn't keeping pace - he was scoring decently, but his efficiency didn't match who he appeared to be as a shooter/scorer. since big12 play has started he's been on a tear and the production is catching up.

consider, he's playing in the best conference in the country and getting 22, 6 and 3 on 59% TS in conference play. that is insane and i think people are sleeping on him. granted, fairly small sample.
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I like him too because I think he can be more of a playmaker combo guard. I struggle sometimes with guys that are supposed to be good shooters but don't shoot straight. College is such a limited sample I shouldn't put as much stock into it though. He's on a good team in a good conference and seems to be trending the right way.

This draft might get wild at like pick 4/5-ish could be some guys that reach because of positional need or just that the draft has a pretty decent tier from like 5-17... lots of unique guys with different selling points.
 
Kevin o Conner’s draft guide supposed to drop tomorrow… supposedly has Taylor Hendricks at 10… now I’m rethinking my position.
 
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