7'3 205lbs kid will be #1 pick in 2023 NBA DRAFT. Victor Wembanyama "best prospect ever" (UPDATE: height is now 7'5)

[OnlyOneBoss]

Casual? Don’t play with me

That move in the clip of the 7’3 kid at :53 second mark is nearly identical to the KD move at :27 in this clip from HS . I knew that before even going back to KD highlight mixtape from HS

Real nikka move I respect it

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Draft a euro with the #1 pick if you want to. You’ll be out of a job in 4 years

Official Luka Doncic Will Be A Bust Thread

Good thing they took Olowokandi over Dirk.

Kwame Brown over Pau.

Anthony Bennett over Giannis.

 

[CHICAGO]

The kid is 16 for Christ Sake, y'all grown ass Men should be ashamed of yourselves. The kid is still growing and learning, and y'all nitpicking a child

I wish the young Brotha the best and wish him success In life and basketball

POINTING OUT THIS KID
IS NOTHING LIKE KD
AND MORE LIKE KP/GOBERT
ISNT HATING GOOFY.


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[Waterproof]

POINTING OUT THIS KID
IS NOTHING LIKE KD
AND MORE LIKE KP/GOBERT
ISNT HATING GOOFY.


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If you throw a rock into a pack of dogs the one that yelps the loudest is the one you hit

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Main thing to remember - when you're looking at 16yo basketball stars, 90% of them don't pan out.

So just off general principle, it's a good bet to guess that he won't be a star. Beyond that, pretty tough to judge. He's too young to really know how good he'll turn out to be. Remember that when Jokic was 20yo scouts were saying that due to his athletic limitations, his absolute ceiling in the NBA was "respectable reserve". Literally every team passed him up in the 1st round.

Nikola Jokic NBA Draft 2014: Highlights, Scouting Report for Nuggets Rookie

The big downside, though, is his athleticism. He doesn't get much lift off the floor at all, and he doesn't have the speed burst to drive past opponents or stay in front of them laterally.

It's going to give him major problems on defense and limit him to being a role player on offense.

If Jokic can deliver accurate shooting and make the right plays when the ball is in his hands, he could be a poor-man's Diaw and a long-range threat like Antic. Jokic would probably be the fourth or fifth scoring option when he's in the game, but all that matters is whether he plays efficiently.

Unfortunately, his defense will likely prevent him from ever playing 30-plus minutes or starting. However, there's no shame in being a respectable reserve on a winning team in the future.

 

[staticshock]

Good thing they took Olowokandi over Dirk.

Kwame Brown over Pau.

Anthony Bennett over Giannis.

You named some all time greats

how about Vitali Potapenko over Kobe, Steve Nash, Jermaine O’Neal, and Derrick Fisher


Aleksander Radojevic over Ron Artest

Jerome Moiso over Q-Rich & DeShawn Stevenson

Nikoloz Tskitishvili over Amar’e, Caron Butler, & Tayshuan Prince

Darko over Melo, Bosh, & Wade

Bogut over CP3

Bargnani over Lamarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay and Rondo


Jonas Valanciunas over Kemba, Klay, Kawhi & Jimmy Butler

I could keep going

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Sticktor WillBamOnYaMama

 

[Professor Emeritus]

You named some all time greats

Of course I named all-time greats, that's the whole point.

If Euros like Luka, Giannis, Pau, and Dirk can be all-time greats, then maybe picking a Euro first isn't always the wrong idea.

how about Vitali Potapenko over Kobe, Steve Nash, Jermaine O’Neal, and Derrick Fisher


Aleksander Radojevic over Ron Artest

Jerome Moiso over Q-Rich & DeShawn Stevenson

Nikoloz Tskitishvili over Amar’e, Caron Butler, & Tayshuan Prince

Darko over Melo, Bosh, & Wade

Bogut over CP3

Bargnani over Lamarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay and Rondo


Jonas Valanciunas over Kemba, Klay, Kawhi & Jimmy Butler

I could keep going

Why you naming guys picked way the fukk down there behind a bunch of American flops too?

Maybe NBA drafting is a crap shoot and a lot of players don't pan out regardless of their nationality?

 

[ABlackMan]

When you get to his draft in 2K rosters he always comes out to be a superstar or key piece for champion.

 

[Blackrogue]

7 3" at 16 and hasn't finished growing

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

I don’t see it
I just saw a tall nikka doing tall nikka things .His shot is nice though That handle ain’t gonna make it unless it takes some leaps (it might but idk )
And I hope he’s done growing

For comparison sakes the first time I saw Chet Holmgren he looked like a legit freak out there . Idk if I see that with this kid

 

[Doctor Doom]

I don’t see it
I just saw a tall nikka doing tall nikka things .His shot is nice though That handle ain’t gonna make it unless it takes some leaps (it might but idk )
And I hope he’s done growing

For comparison sakes the first time I saw Chet Holmgren he looked like a legit freak out there . Idk if I see that with this kid

Holmgren has a nice dropstep and his fadeaway has good lift on it. That post potential is there even if he doesn't bulk up like that. His shot is pretty much unguardable.

He going to Gonzaga tho and I don't trust white boys from that school to pan out like people think they will.

 

[Xyrax]

Hes early but he looks like he could develop really well.

 

[staticshock]

When you get to his draft in 2K rosters he always comes out to be a superstar or key piece for champion.

damn bruh you better than me

I can’t make it past 1 season with the game before I toss it to the bushes and get ready for the next 2K

 

[JayGatsby]

he doesnt look slow at all

one to look out for