The Official 2016 NBA Draft Talk Thread
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He's 7'1" with decent length, crazy mobility for a big, decent handle, and jumpshot.
In a weak draft, he should be a lock to go top 5-10.
I think NBA are over thinking it once again if they let him slip past the lottery. This could be 2013 Giannis all over again.
I take Maker after Simmons. I like the Chris Bosh comparison.
I think Ingram will be a bust.
Lakers need to trade the pick or take someone like Brown or Maker.
tremonthustler1
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Meant to say over. Posting en route to Dyckmanhmm
@ this internet sleuthing -- I'd been doing similar shyt, and he looks TALLER than advertised.
He moves around on the court like Giannis did when he was younger. Fluid, but still explosive.
Yeah, but we don't have a measurement for that either. I don't have a decent wingspan measurement, nothing. But he seems long as fukk, and the way he holds the ball in the air makes me think he has big hands.
If he was much taller he'd wanna flaunt that to top 10 teams
tremonthustler1
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Dwight Howard
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No way ingram bust. He can get you 15 and 6 coming out the gate. He's a 20ppg+ scorer in this league, regardless if he gains weight or not. His length and scoring instincts are great for his age.
He's not going to average 15/6 out the gate, temper expectations, he's one of the youngest players in the draft and needs his body to develop. I think he will be good, but he's going to have to play SF if he's drafted by the Lakers, and he's physically not there yet. Wiggins got away with playing SG his rookie year.
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I mean yea he playing SF, what else he gonna play?..i dont view him as a SG at all and I think his length will help him overcome his lack of weight. On this Lakers squad he could easily score 15 a game, especially with Luke's ststem. D'angelo averaged about 18 per36 last year. I say fukk the bullshyt and throw dude in the fire, its not like Lakers have any better options at SF and he'll get his touches..15ppg is about what like 7 made FG a game, he can def do that
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Bulls drafting wade baldwin unless he gets picked before 14 or a better player falls to 14
He's physically not ready yet, when dudes are underweight like that they typically play them 1 position down until their body catches up. Look at Wiggins, he played SG his first year and a half and is now moving to SF, Durant played SG his first year in Seattle and Paul George played SG his first two years. The average NBA SF is around 220lbs, he's got a long way to get to that weight in terms of functional strength, he's going to be a very good player, but just assuming he'll be a 15ppg scorer off the bat & pull down 6rpg despite being so skinny is crazy talk.
I'd expect him to have a similar projection as Paul George, start off slow, maybe even come off the bench and start putting it together as his body catches up to his skill.
PG at the same age, similar build, he didn't put up 12/6 till his second season.
You ever actually watch Thon Maker play in a game? I'm not asking to be a dikk, I'm asking because you have to see him play against some kind of comp to see where his game actually is right now. When he was busting regular high schoolers asses, or playing in some shytty summer league, he looked like a god.
But he's actually not very athletic. He's agile, but not explosive at all, and not tremendously fast. When I see him play in games that have real competition, he can't do all the stuff with the ball he does in workouts.
What I'm saying is, not all of his skills are functional right now. And I'm a little worried that many of them will never be.
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Marquese Chriss and Suns GM Ryan McDonough having lunch in Scottsdale AZ
Pic taken by some guy on twitter.Guess he was sitting a few tables away.Said he heard McDonough tell Chriss he was their guy @ #4
Dwight Howard
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He's physically not ready yet, when dudes are underweight like that they typically play them 1 position down until their body catches up. Look at Wiggins, he played SG his first year and a half and is now moving to SF, Durant played SG his first year in Seattle and Paul George played SG his first two years. The average NBA SF is around 220lbs, he's got a long way to get to that weight in terms of functional strength, he's going to be a very good player, but just assuming he'll be a 15ppg scorer off the bat & pull down 6rpg despite being so skinny is crazy talk.
I'd expect him to have a similar projection as Paul George, start off slow, maybe even come off the bench and start putting it together as his body catches up to his skill.
PG at the same age, similar build, he didn't put up 12/6 till his second season.
Well..youll see. I also said Russell would average 17/5/5 last season and he pretty much did when given the minutes (17/4/4 per36). My projection of 15ppg is mainly based on him being used as spot up shooter at the 3 in Luke's GS system. Plus he'll probably have a few iso's per game. His length and creativity will be a problem in his role..just look at the looks Harrison Barnes gets in the same role
