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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

Collier put up a pedestrian 11-3-3 to open Pac-12 play in a loss to Oregon.

Kwame Evans had a big game. He's not a NBA player at all at this point. Would have to be a small ball 5 to make it work, but someone to keep an eye on when they become a junior/senior.
 
Oh, also Dink Pate played for the Ignite for the first game. He's a 2025 guy who is in the lottery conversation on a lot of early mock drafts.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
Is his ceiling really higher than, say, Fontecchio? I'm not seeing it. To me he looks like a run-of-the-mill role player in the League.
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Well yeah, of course his ceiling is higher than Simone.

He's 6'9 with a legitimate handle. He just has to really fill out a lot and get his shot better. He's definitely below Risacher though at this point. Maybe a less talented player, but his baseline skills are much higher and translatable. Look at what Paolo and Franz are doing in Orlando. I dont think Buzelis will ever have that level of physicality, but they are the blueprint for these 6'9+ jumbo wings with handle who can get downhill and shoot a bit.
 
Ron Holland had another stinker.

Averages more turnovers than assist, 21% from 3, 68% from the FT line, undersized wing

The amount of red flags he has is staggering, but he just enough hustle/athleticism juice to make you slightly believe.
 
Big Board Before Entering Conference Play: Only have 6 college freshman in my top 30. Honestly have little interest in many freshman this year. Feels like every time I do a check in on the Freshman it's only getting worse for them, and we arent even in the hard part of schedules yet. Going to be an extremely interesting draft to parse out which upperclassmen are actually NBA material.
  1. Topic
  2. Risacher
  3. Sarr
  4. Sheppard
  5. Dillingham
  6. Cody Williams
  7. Filipowski
  8. Walter
  9. McCullar
  10. Salaun
  11. Poplar
  12. Collier
  13. Jaxson Robinson
  14. KJ Simpson
  15. Dunn
  16. Buzelis
  17. Klintman
  18. Castle
  19. Knecht
  20. Proctor
  21. Hall
  22. Clingan
  23. Tyler Smith
  24. Bradshaw
  25. De Silva
  26. Kolek
  27. Pacome Dadiet
  28. Dillon Jones
  29. Adama Bal
  30. Matthew Murrell
 
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Risacher is kind of firmly my #2 at this point. He's just too big and too good at shooting to not have him high.

The more and more I watch Sarr, the less I'm convinced he's a top talent. Still incredibly interesting, and I dont really see anyone clearly overtaking him for 3 unless Cody Williams really shows some **** in conference play.
 
Some reasonable takes on Cody Williams. I think he's going to look better with NBA spacing, and I really like his ability to react and improvise based on what defenders give him. Also, just because he plays under control doesn't mean he's slow. Some of his HS film shows more athletic bursts (example below). Williams has physical tools that are comparable to a Cam Reddish, but he then adds IQ, timing, passing and a variety of play finishes.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y-2E6eaSTM


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwhRrnSq3wk
 
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Risacher is kind of firmly my #2 at this point. He's just too big and too good at shooting to not have him high.

The more and more I watch Sarr, the less I'm convinced he's a top talent. Still incredibly interesting, and I dont really see anyone clearly overtaking him for 3 unless Cody Williams really shows some **** in conference play.
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I'd like to see what Risacher can do as a creator in pick-and-roll. His lack of wiggle is really frustrating, but with the help of a screen and possibly taking the right angle, he might be able to make some plays. He's got some handle and timing on his passes. He's also decent at driving the ball.
 
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