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2022 NBA Draft Thread: We Going to Have a Pick! (lmao jk)

Handlogten's Heros said:
Sleeping on Mark Williams… he gonna be better than Duren.
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This is becoming a popular sentiment on draft boards - I had the same thought back in march and april, but now I'm starting to think duren might be underrated. keep in mind williams is a full two years older than duren. that's a big deal from a development standpoint. gun to my head, i probably still take williams, but i'm starting to think people are sleeping on duren a bit.
 
It feels incredibly hard to rank this year's draft. Too many prospects I should like but don't or have bigger reservations. It may surprise us who ends up being a bust or a steal.
 
I think everyone is sleeping on Walker Kessler. Someone in the late 1st or later is going to draft a 10+ year NBA player. He moves surprisingly well for someone of his immense size and his block numbers are INSANE.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
This is becoming a popular sentiment on draft boards - I had the same thought back in march and april, but now I'm starting to think duren might be underrated. keep in mind williams is a full two years older than duren. that's a big deal from a development standpoint. gun to my head, i probably still take williams, but i'm starting to think people are sleeping on duren a bit.
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I'm not super duper dug in here and its more of just a fun hot take. They will get picked within like 4 picks of each other.

I think the age thing with Duren gets a little too much weight. He's already a grown *** man... I think when you look at age and the upside attached to it a lot of that comes because of physical development. I'm not sure he will go a whole lot more.

Gun to my head I actually might take Duren... with Williams its all the shot blocking and how hard he plays his role... but also I think he might have some touch/shooting that is untapped. Like he might be a blend of Capela and Ayton and give you the best parts of both of their games.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I think everyone is sleeping on Walker Kessler. Someone in the late 1st or later is going to draft a 10+ year NBA player. He moves surprisingly well for someone of his immense size and his block numbers are INSANE.
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He looks too much like Dennis Lindsey... I can't do it.

I actually think he could slip to the second because the hate is strong on bigs. I could see Memphis picking him maybe. I think he is a 10 year player though. I think he ends up in the Zubac level of centers... 20 minute a night guys that may be less playable in the playoffs.

Like if I had to bet who the 20 best players in this draft are I think he'd be one... but the upside of getting a wing or perimeter guy is too tantalizing to take him there. He's like if you got a surprise $5,000 and you put it in your retirement account in a nice indexed fund.... its smart... but NBA teams would rather throw $5k at the hot crypto and see what happens.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I think everyone is sleeping on Walker Kessler. Someone in the late 1st or later is going to draft a 10+ year NBA player. He moves surprisingly well for someone of his immense size and his block numbers are INSANE.
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I also think the wing heaviness of this draft from teens to later first works against him.
 
I think Walker Kessler is a boring pick like Wendell Moore is a boring pick. But Moore at the wing is more likely to get some run and may have a bigger upside.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I also think the wing heaviness of this draft from teens to later first works against him.
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Which is why I really like this draft. One of my favorites in a long time (and why I am really down to just get as many picks as we can).

I know you’re bussin about Mark Williams and I’m inclined to follow your lead, but if I had to pick him 13 or could get Kessler at 30 I do the latter.
 
ESPN posted an updated Mock Draft today. I'll post some of it...

1 ORL - Smith
2 OKC - Holmgren
3 HOU - Banchero
4 SAC - Ivey
5 DET - Mathurin
6 IND - Murray
7 POR - Sharpe
8 NOL - Daniels
9 SAN - Duren
10 WAS - Davis
11 NYK - Griffin
12 OKC - Dieng
13 CHA - Sochan
14 CLE - Agbaji
15 CHA - M. Williams
16 ATL - J. Williams
17 HOU - Eason
21 DEN - Terry
23 PHI - Moore
27 MIA - Hardy
29 MEM - Jovic
 
NUMBERICA said:
Which is why I really like this draft. One of my favorites in a long time (and why I am really down to just get as many picks as we can).

I know you’re bussin about Mark Williams and I’m inclined to follow your lead, but if I had to pick him 13 or could get Kessler at 30 I do the latter.
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Depends on which guys are on the board at 13... if Sochan or Daniels were there by some miracle I would probably agree and take them. If its Eason and Dieng (haven't looked much at Dieng) I'd likely go Williams. Griffin IDK... I'm not a huge fan but I get it. Davis I can't figure out.
 
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