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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread
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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.
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.
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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Not redoing my big board right now but Risacher will be falling… prolly moving Holland up. Edey I think moves up.
I really struggled with #2.
IMO, Sarr is my clear #1 and I don't see that changing. There's probably 5-6 guys you could make a good case for at #2. Sticking with Risacher for now.
Here's me playing devil's advocate again... so... how do we feel about Risacher in comparison to Bilal last year? Is he a better prospect than Bilal? Is he better right now? If he is and we liked last year's draft but not much this year's draft... then can Risacher really fall that much?
Bilal better, but they are different prospects.
He's a more productive player than Bilal was last season (offensively at least) and slightly older. I feel like the Bilal's case was never about his production, however. It was his physical tools and rapid development over the course of last season. I think Bilal was a better prospect.
I dont think Dink is his actual name.
Bawse Dawg
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Are they similar players in any way?