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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

My very unserious, very badly researched board:

1. Stephon Castle
2. Devin Carter
3. Zaccharie Risacher
4. Zach Edey
5. Alex Sarr
6. Donovan Clingan
7. Tidjane Salaun
8. Bub Carrington
9. Nikola Topic
10. Cody Williams
11. Reed Sheppard
12. Dalton Knecht
13. Ron Holland
14. Matas Buzelis
15. Rob Dillingham
16. Jared McCain
17. Isaiah Collier
18. Pacome Datiet
19. Ja'kobe Walter
20. Melvin Ajinca
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Would anybody be interested in doing another mock draft? If so, is anybody interested in hosting it?

If no, I can host again, but did we like the format I put together last time? I thought it went pretty well, but I'm biased.
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In and you should do it again.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I don't have anyone in play at 10 that I would hate. So the draft isn't that bad or maybe I am just becoming soft with my draft takes. Any of the wings are solid bets, Carter is awesome, I would understand Dilly or Topic picks even with the redundancy/overlap positionally. That's actually pretty rare. I guess maybe only if they reached for someone I thought they could get later that they should have waited on. I even like Edey.
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i feel similar. there are guys i like more than others, but none i'd absolutely hate. not a fan of cody williams, but it's hard to argue his potential so i'd be just fine with him. i hate dillingham's fit, but he'd be a ton of fun as a young player to have on the team - certainly wouldn't be a boring pick.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
i feel similar. there are guys i like more than others, but none i'd absolutely hate. not a fan of cody williams, but it's hard to argue his potential so i'd be just fine with him. i hate dillingham's fit, but he'd be a ton of fun as a young player to have on the team - certainly wouldn't be a boring pick.
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The only way I would be disappointed is if they moved it for a mid win-now vet that is a treadmill deal.
 
Here's a completely unnecessary conspiracy theory: The Jazz have an agreement in place to trade up with someone, and that team is trading back to #10 to draft Edey. Hence the rumor that the Edey has a promise in the top 10. I would guess that the team in question is probably Detroit at #5, where the Jazz will take either Sheppard or Williams. Hence, there's a rumor that Cody Williams might get drafted "higher than people think." The new GM in Detroit is Trajan Langdon, who came over from New Orleans. The Pels' last two centers were Jonas Valanciunas and Steven Adams, both big, physical drop bigs. The Jazz will draft Edey at #10, but it will be for the team they're trading up with.

Meanwhile, Portland and Memphis are trying to trade up to #3 for Clingan. Concurrently, Memphis put out a gambit that they might be interested in Edey, just to try to screw a bit with the Jazz. (The fact that Memphis is allegedly trying to move up would negate the possibility that they gave Edey a promise at #9.) If Clingan goes at #3 and San Antonio takes Castle at #4, then Sheppard could potentially get to #5. The Jazz would then have their choice of both Sheppard and Williams.
 
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I am concerned that Cody Williams is Kevin Knox reincarnated. My biggest issue is that he plays in complete comatose. Does not play hard, does not do a lot of things on the court.

Can score though....I think he does have talent he doesn't do a ton.
 
KqWIN said:
I am concerned that Cody Williams is Kevin Knox reincarnated. My biggest issue is that he plays in complete comatose. Does not play hard, does not do a lot of things on the court.

Can score though....I think he does have talent he doesn't do a ton.
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I think Cody was more passive and marginalized after his injuries. In the beginning of the season, Cody was effectively Colorado's lead ball handler and looked good. He averaged ~17 ppg early in the season.
 
KqWIN said:
I am concerned that Cody Williams is Kevin Knox reincarnated. My biggest issue is that he plays in complete comatose. Does not play hard, does not do a lot of things on the court.

Can score though....I think he does have talent he doesn't do a ton.
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I could see that. He does seem like he moves differently than Knox and maybe would be a better defender at least. At 10 I’m cool with any of the wings and I think Williams may not last until 10… which I’m also cool with.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I think Cody was more passive and marginalized after his injuries. In the beginning of the season, Cody was effectively Colorado's lead ball handler and looked good. He averaged ~17 ppg early in the season.
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There was not a single point in the season where he averaged 17 ppg.....but the scoring isn't the issue I have anyways. He doesn't rebound, he's not a playmaker, he doesn't make things happen on defense with his length. I think there's a high chance he just fades away into the background at the next level when he's physically overwhelmed.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I could see that. He does seem like he moves differently than Knox and maybe would be a better defender at least. At 10 I’m cool with any of the wings and I think Williams may not last until 10… which I’m also cool with.
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At 10 he's fine. I'm just not ecstatic about trading up for him. I felt way more intrigued about trading up last year.
 
Cody was on a stacked team if vets and he was not assertive. There's enough there for me to believe the built in excuses over him not being good
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Fwiw Knox was known as a non-worker
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Is Cody known as a worker? I honestly don't know, he just doesn't look like a very active player on film. I get not having a high usage....but I feel like he should be able to make more things happen in general with his length.
 
KqWIN said:
At 10 he's fine. I'm just not ecstatic about trading up for him. I felt way more intrigued about trading up last year.
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Unless we are getting in the top 4 I'm cool just letting whoever fall to 10 at this point. I would want Castle, Sarr, Shep, or maybe Clingan... otherwise whoever slides.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Unless we are getting in the top 4 I'm cool just letting whoever fall to 10 at this point. I would want Castle, Sarr, Shep, or maybe Clingan... otherwise whoever slides.
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I would trade up for Shep, Sarr, and maybe Castle. I have a really hard time separating Holland/Williams/Salaun. Last year was tightly packed and we were at the end of a tier of players, I still felt strongly about who I wanted. This year not so much. I'm also content with whoever slides.
 
KqWIN said:
I would trade up for Shep, Sarr, and maybe Castle. I have a really hard time separating Holland/Williams/Salaun. Last year was tightly packed and we were at the end of a tier of players, I still felt strongly about who I wanted. This year not so much. I'm also content with whoever slides.
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Depending on how the board falls I really may try and move back if someone falls in love. I think I'm cool with like 13-14 guys. Unless someone wild slips I might be more in on moving back a bit than moving up a bit. I'd look at a deal with OKC to get our pick back or something with Sacramento maybe but nothing jumps out at me.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Here's a completely unnecessary conspiracy theory: The Jazz have an agreement in place to trade up with someone, and that team is trading back to #10 to draft Edey. Hence the rumor that the Edey has a promise in the top 10. I would guess that the team in question is probably Detroit at #5, where the Jazz will take either Sheppard or Williams. Hence, there's a rumor that Cody Williams might get drafted "higher than people think." The new GM in Detroit is Trajan Langdon, who came over from New Orleans. The Pels' last two centers were Jonas Valanciunas and Steven Adams, both big, physical drop bigs. The Jazz will draft Edey at #10, but it will be for the team they're trading up with.

Meanwhile, Portland and Memphis are trying to trade up to #3 for Clingan. Concurrently, Memphis put out a gambit that they might be interested in Edey, just to try to screw a bit with the Jazz. (The fact that Memphis is allegedly trying to move up would negate the possibility that they gave Edey a promise at #9.) If Clingan goes at #3 and San Antonio takes Castle at #4, then Sheppard could potentially get to #5. The Jazz would then have their choice of both Sheppard and Williams.
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I like the way your mind (over)works.


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stitches said:
My very unserious, very badly researched board:

1. Stephon Castle
2. Devin Carter
3. Zaccharie Risacher
4. Zach Edey
5. Alex Sarr
6. Donovan Clingan
7. Tidjane Salaun
8. Bub Carrington
9. Nikola Topic
10. Cody Williams
11. Reed Sheppard
12. Dalton Knecht
13. Ron Holland
14. Matas Buzelis
15. Rob Dillingham
16. Jared McCain
17. Isaiah Collier
18. Pacome Datiet
19. Ja'kobe Walter
20. Melvin Ajinca
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if sheppard is available and we take cody williams i will cut a bitch.
 
stitches said:
My very unserious, very badly researched board:

1. Stephon Castle
2. Devin Carter
3. Zaccharie Risacher
4. Zach Edey
5. Alex Sarr
6. Donovan Clingan
7. Tidjane Salaun
8. Bub Carrington
9. Nikola Topic
10. Cody Williams
11. Reed Sheppard
12. Dalton Knecht
13. Ron Holland
14. Matas Buzelis
15. Rob Dillingham
16. Jared McCain
17. Isaiah Collier
18. Pacome Datiet
19. Ja'kobe Walter
20. Melvin Ajinca
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You’ve been tracking Carter’s workout buzz it seems..
 
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