2016 NBA Draft and beyond (labelplant edition).. 4/4/16 UPDATE: 2017 Draft Big Board
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Gabriel continues to impress. Top 15 prospect no doubtDuke is really about to have Gabriel, Tatum, Jackson and Giles in their 2016 class...
The 2 championship teams are STACKED:
Team Rose 4-0
Alkins
DeLaurier
Adebayo
Kegler
Simmons
L. Ball
F. Jackson
I. Anigbogu
J. Allen
M. Heron
Team Wall 4-1
Smith
Ferguson
Pritchard
Blackwell
Azubuike
D. Davis
Guy
Fulkz
Huell
I'm esp looking for the Pritchard - Smith vs Ball/Jackson and Azubuke vs Adebayo match ups
Great to see Ball out of his usual atmosphere as well
Gabriel continues to impress. Top 15 prospect no doubt
The 2 championship teams are STACKED:
Team Rose 4-0
Alkins
DeLaurier
Adebayo
Kegler
Simmons
L. Ball
F. Jackson
I. Anigbogu
J. Allen
M. Heron
Team Wall 4-1
Smith
Ferguson
Pritchard
Blackwell
Azubuike
D. Davis
Guy
Fulkz
Huell
I'm esp looking for the Pritchard - Smith vs Ball/Jackson and Azubuke vs Adebayo match ups
Great to see Ball out of his usual atmosphere as well
Smith isn't playing he hurt his leg yesterday. It should still be entertaining.
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That sucks but ya, should be a great game either way
I just saw the Adidas Nations 3rd place game and Alpha Diallo and Mamadou Diallo were excellent. I'd not heard of them but they have to be at least top 20 based on what I saw in this single game. Trevon Duval played really well too.
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Here is my early top 21 for 2016.
Anyways without further ado:
1. Jayson Tatum - I know most ppl consider Giles number 1 but Tatum has really impressed me. Has been unstoppable and i do think he will improve his range as he gets older. Once he does he will be unstoppable like a prime T-Mac
2. Harry Giles
3. Josh Jackson
4. Malik Monk
5. De'Aaron Fox - really love Fox
6. Lonzo Ball - hard to rank but has been impressive every time I watched against good competition. Passing "savant" but also underrated athlete. Should really be able to take it to the next level once he plays in a more structures system.
7. Rawle Alkins - most impressive player overall in the Adidas camps this summer. A more skilled Lance Stephenson/Tyreke Evans hybrid.
8. Udoka Azubuike - if the Sept 99 birthdate is real, he is a beast!!!
9. Dennis Smith
10. Tony Bradley
11. Jarrett Allen - Bradley and Allen are 2 personal favorite big men who just have the right tools around the basket but still young enough to improve.
12. TJ Leaf
13. Javin DeLaurier
14. Wenyan Gabriel - the 2 guys that really have came on during this summer and are continually improving are Delaurier and Gabriel. Gabriel has grown about 4 inches to 6'9 and might end up as high as 6'11, in that Giannis mold.
15. Payton Pritchard
16. Markelle Fultz
17. Trent Forest
18. Thon Maker
19. Jarron Cumberland
20. Alterique Gilbert
21. Jonathan Isaac
Anyways without further ado:
1. Jayson Tatum - I know most ppl consider Giles number 1 but Tatum has really impressed me. Has been unstoppable and i do think he will improve his range as he gets older. Once he does he will be unstoppable like a prime T-Mac
2. Harry Giles
3. Josh Jackson
4. Malik Monk
5. De'Aaron Fox - really love Fox
6. Lonzo Ball - hard to rank but has been impressive every time I watched against good competition. Passing "savant" but also underrated athlete. Should really be able to take it to the next level once he plays in a more structures system.
7. Rawle Alkins - most impressive player overall in the Adidas camps this summer. A more skilled Lance Stephenson/Tyreke Evans hybrid.
8. Udoka Azubuike - if the Sept 99 birthdate is real, he is a beast!!!
9. Dennis Smith
10. Tony Bradley
11. Jarrett Allen - Bradley and Allen are 2 personal favorite big men who just have the right tools around the basket but still young enough to improve.
12. TJ Leaf
13. Javin DeLaurier
14. Wenyan Gabriel - the 2 guys that really have came on during this summer and are continually improving are Delaurier and Gabriel. Gabriel has grown about 4 inches to 6'9 and might end up as high as 6'11, in that Giannis mold.
15. Payton Pritchard
16. Markelle Fultz
17. Trent Forest
18. Thon Maker
19. Jarron Cumberland
20. Alterique Gilbert
21. Jonathan Isaac
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Notice no Ferguson, Frank Jackson, Miles Bridges, Kobi Simmons, Adebayo, Spellman or Bolden.
Lmk who you think i missed
Lmk who you think i missed
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Jackson dropped 50 at Big Strick Classic
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I understand it's impressive no matter what but it was an all star game setting (no interior D being played, final score 159-137), he got hot from 3 which has been a strength of his in the past plus he was easily the biggest talent there
Damn, Dennis Smith tore his ACL at Adidas Nations, I figured something was up how hush hush everyone was about the extent of his injury. The comparison everyone makes with him is Baron Davis, unfortunately now it is more than just his game.
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well fukk...was looking forward to him tearing up his senior year...these kids play way too many games year round. Just read that Duke's team doc did his surgery and is also the guy who did harry giles' before. He should recover, but hopefully his quicks/explosion come back and hopefully he's mentally tougher than D rose. Still hoping for duke to land him although I think NC State is the favorite; I feel he and thornton could co-exist.
EDIT: and baron davis is a terrible comparison...dude is a more explosive damian lillard with some DRose mixed in
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He will never be the shooter that Lillard is. I'd say John Wall as the obv comparison.
Anyway updated top 20 for 2016 in OP
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I think more guys will emerge over the next few years but so far the 2017 hs class is not as deep as the 2016 hs class. It may be more top heavy tho.
My top 6:
1. DeAndre Ayton
2. Wendell Carter
3. Michael Porter
4. Jarred Vanderbilt
5. Gary Trent
6. Troy Brown
All have top 5 pick potential plus there are guys like Dzanan Musa coming from europe.
Also Damion Lee transfers to Louisville from Drexler amd I think he is a sleeper potential 1st rounder. The guy can really play.
My top 6:
1. DeAndre Ayton
2. Wendell Carter
3. Michael Porter
4. Jarred Vanderbilt
5. Gary Trent
6. Troy Brown
All have top 5 pick potential plus there are guys like Dzanan Musa coming from europe.
Also Damion Lee transfers to Louisville from Drexler amd I think he is a sleeper potential 1st rounder. The guy can really play.
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@Sensitive Blake Griffin
Is it safe to assume that the Kentucky line up will be:
Skal
Alex
Murray
Briscoe
Ulis
Or Cal gonna insist on killing the spacing and starting Lee/poythress/skal together?
Is it safe to assume that the Kentucky line up will be:
Skal
Alex
Murray
Briscoe
Ulis
Or Cal gonna insist on killing the spacing and starting Lee/poythress/skal together?
That's what I expect it to be, pretty safe assumption