2023 NBA Draft Megathread
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margodydek
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Pining for Walker, if for no other reason than for Locke to come to the realization that he's been butchering his name for the past month.
Vecenie also dropped his final big board.
I would wet my trousers if we came away with the dudes he has at 9/16/28 on that big board:
9-Ausar
16-Dick
28-Sheppard
Ausar might be the worst case scenario at 9 to me. Might sound crazy but he’s 9th on my big board right now.
What is the likelihood you would wet yourself regardless?
Very high
kcgar
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I'm pretty sure his name is pronounced Ja-race
kcgar
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#nodick
Not sure if it means anything. If shooting is a high priority, does that get Walker past Indiana?
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seattlejazzfan
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honestly him and amen are probably (i say probably because i haven't done one in a few weeks) like 12 and 13 on my big board, but i'd snatch Ausar at 9 and cross my fingers that the majority of draft evaluators are right and outliers like myself (and you to an extent) are simply up in the night as it relates to the thompsons.
I'm at a point where I'm debating Ausar vs. Bilal. Ausar has more off-the-dribble game and more finishing at this stage, but he's also 2 years older.
I would be extremely nervous about drafting a Thompson twin at the top of the draft.
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.
This is where we deviate. Im higher on Ausar than Amen and think he's a value at 9.
Okay, nice. For those of us that missed it, could somebody list it?
Amen and Ausar are bigger mysteries than Bilal at this point IMO. Kinda funny how that works. For better or worse, Bilal's senior team experience has shown where he's at. Some people like that he's playing a lot of minutes at a high level, some are scared off because he's not playing a big role. You can't really gauge anything from OTE, so it's just taking a leap of faith and trusting the evaluators. I feel pretty certain that Bilal would dunk all over OTE and the Thompson Twins would also struggle outside of a very limited role in the French league, but it's all speculation. It can't be proven one way or the other.
Yes, give me a second.
seattlejazzfan
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same. i'd just be praying that this one of those times i'm wrong and everybody else is right.