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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

Big board as for 4/10/24. Probably the hardest one I've ever done and really hard to get past 20 so I'm not even going to try. Really reminded me just how much I hate this draft - can't remember any draft where it was less obvious anyone was worthy of a top 3 pick.

Given that, I've generally erred towards valuing raw physical gifts - size, length, athleticism, et al by position - while bumping up guys with less favorable measurements but a higher floor and degree of confidence they'll be serviceable pros:

1. Sarr
2. Risacher
3. Williams
4. Buzelis
5. Knecht
6. Castle
7. Topic
8. Sheppard
9. Clingan
10. Dillingham
11. Holland
12. Filipowski
13. Shannon
14. Furphy
15. Walter
16. Collier
17. Edey
18. da Silva
19. Carrington
20. Klintman
21. George

Would probably slot Dink Pate in the 10-15 range if he's draft eligible.

Guys interesting for late 1st/early 2nd - DaRon Holmes, Cam Spencer ("Jazz DNA"), Trentyn Flowers, Kel'el Ware

Assuming we draft #8, Castle and Topic top the wish list. Hope this is a draft where we trade up to get "our guy." We've got enough young dudes on the roster.
 
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So assuming we do indeed draft at eight,, I'm not really sold on Ron Holland as projected for us on the draft room board. Castle intrigues me if he's still available as does Clingan. Otherwise, I'd take a flyer on Zach Edy in a heartbeat. I hate to admit it publicly but I'm ready to throw in the towel on Kessler and his quest to become a starting center in the NBA. Although Edy outplayed Clingan in the title game (for the most part), I'd still take Clingan over Edy if both were available. And if we somehow got lucky and got the right ping pong ball, yeah I'd definitely take Sarr.
 
Shad said:
How many days until the draft?
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Only about a month to the lottery (May 12th), when we get confirmation that we've jumped into the top 4, and about 11 weeks to the draft (June 27th), when we get to pick exactly who we want because we jumped into the top 4.
 
If we get the 8th pick, I’m all for trading it for a 2025 1st to someone dumb team like Detroit, Washington or Charlotte. We already have enough young guys to play.
 
Udidthizz said:
Only about a month to the lottery (May 12th), when we get confirmation that we've jumped into the top 4, and about 11 weeks to the draft (June 27th), when we get to pick exactly who we want because we jumped into the top 4.
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I'd be interested to see how many times in history we've jumped lottery picks (or dropped).
 
bigmike said:
Big board as for 4/10/24. Probably the hardest one I've ever done and really hard to get past 20 so I'm not even going to try. Really reminded me just how much I hate this draft - can't remember any draft where it was less obvious anyone was worthy of a top 3 pick.

Given that, I've generally erred towards valuing raw physical gifts - size, length, athleticism, et al by position - while bumping up guys with less favorable measurements but a higher floor and degree of confidence they'll be serviceable pros:

1. Sarr
2. Risacher
3. Williams
4. Buzelis
5. Knecht
6. Castle
7. Topic
8. Clingan
9. Dillingham
10. Holland
11. Filipowski
12. Shannon
13. Furphy
14. Walter
15. Collier
16. Edey
17. da Silva
18. Carrington
19. Klintman
20. George

Would probably slot Dink Pate in the 10-15 range if he's draft eligible.

Guys interesting for late 1st/early 2nd - DaRon Holmes, Cam Spencer ("Jazz DNA"), Trentyn Flowers, Kel'el Ware

Assuming we draft #8, Castle and Topic top the wish list. Hope this is a draft where we trade up to get "our guy." We've got enough young dudes on the roster.
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You forgot Sheppard
 
Current selection scroll as of 11 April

  1. Alexander Sarr
  2. Stephon Castle
  3. Cody Williams
  4. Dalton Knecht
  5. Reed Sheppard
  6. Rob Dillingham
  7. Zaccharie Risacher
  8. Isaiah Collier
  9. Ron Holland
  10. Matas Buzelis
  11. Donovan Clingan
  12. Devin Carter
  13. Nikola Topic
  14. Ulrich Chomche
  15. Dillon Jones
  16. Kyle Fillipowski
  17. Ja’Kobe Walter
  18. Tidjane Salaun
  19. Tyler Smith
  20. Kel’el Ware
  21. Terrence Shannon
  22. Yves Missi
  23. DaRon Holmes
  24. Carlton Carrington
  25. Dink Pate
  26. Keyshawn George
  27. Bobi Klintman
  28. Tristan da Silva
  29. Zach Edey
  30. Jared McCain
 
KqWIN said:
A little late on this, but my board + tiers (not done too much scouting this draft).

1. Sheppard
2. Risacher
3. Holland

4. Buzelis
5. Topic
6. Castle
7. Collier

8. Sarr
9. Williams
10. Dillingham
11. Walter

12. Knecht
13. Clingan
14. Flip
15. Furphy
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Here's how things are moving for me:

1. Shep
2. Sarr
3. Holland
4. Dillingham

5. Castle
6. Buzelis
7. Risacher
8. Topic
9. Collier

10. Clingan
11. Williams
12. Walter
13. Knecht
14. Edey
 
David Hume said:
Current selection scroll as of 11 April

  1. Alexander Sarr
  2. Stephon Castle
  3. Cody Williams
  4. Dalton Knecht
  5. Reed Sheppard
  6. Rob Dillingham
  7. Zaccharie Risacher
  8. Isaiah Collier
  9. Ron Holland
  10. Matas Buzelis
  11. Donovan Clingan
  12. Devin Carter
  13. Nikola Topic
  14. Ulrich Chomche
  15. Dillon Jones
  16. Kyle Fillipowski
  17. Ja’Kobe Walter
  18. Tidjane Salaun
  19. Tyler Smith
  20. Kel’el Ware
  21. Terrence Shannon
  22. Yves Missi
  23. DaRon Holmes
  24. Carlton Carrington
  25. Dink Pate
  26. Keyshawn George
  27. Bobi Klintman
  28. Tristan da Silva
  29. Zach Edey
  30. Jared McCain
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Good sir, this list is of the upmost excellence.
 
KqWIN said:
Here's how things are moving for me:

1. Shep
2. Sarr
3. Holland
4. Dillingham

5. Castle
6. Buzelis
7. Risacher
8. Topic
9. Collier

10. Clingan
11. Williams
12. Walter
13. Knecht
14. Edey
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Fellow Shep appreciator, this is a great list. Sell me on Holland?
 
Elizah Huge said:
Fellow Shep appreciator, this is a great list. Sell me on Holland?
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He has the best physical tools in the draft imo (I guess you could argue Sarr, but different kind of athlete). His shooting does not look super promising, but I do think the result of "if he can shoot" is quite a bit higher than the rest of the prospects which is why he is tier 1 for me. I don't think he's the same level of athlete as the guys last year, but he's not completely devoid of other attributes. His passing and ball handling isn't bad. He plays hard and is a good stocks guy. But his superior physical tools give him the edge for me over a guy like Castle. I think too much of the conversation around Holland is his struggles as a leading option. While those criticisms are fair, who else is actually a leading option? He was in an overextended role on a team that was getting pummeled over and over. If we was in a more appropriate role for his current level, I don't think he would have dropped as much as he did.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Wow

Do you see huge potential in him? Or just a safe productive pick in a bad draft?
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I have a strong feeling he's going to be a very good player, all star level or greater? Not likely imo. But to me he still has as good or better chances of getting there than the other guys who fit the more "high potential" archetype. Sometimes stars look like Brunson, FVV, Lowry etc. It's not likely, but still possible. I have the most confidence in Shep being a very good player out of anyone in this draft while still having some belief that he can be star player if the off dribble shooting/playmaking materialize further.
 
Keefe said:
If we get the 8th pick, I’m all for trading it for a 2025 1st to someone dumb team like Detroit, Washington or Charlotte. We already have enough young guys to play.
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Not in love with this draft. Without digging through all of this, (because I'm sure it was discussed at some point) what are the ramifications of removing the protections on this year's pick if we don't get lucky in the lottery? Or can we even do that after the lottery?
 
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