The Official 2018 NBA Draft Talk Thread 6/21

[McPiff]

2018 where a feel good story is a kid who should already be set regardless gets a draft spot over a kid who potentially won't

Cotdamn you nikkas are mad sensitive

Partially true but there’s no big media fan fare about the Holiday family who just had their third child drafted and was a first rounder. The oldest son being a max player.

Justin is the oldest and yeah thats a great feat. The plumlees did it as well.

But the somewhat unorthodox path the ball are taking is kinda intriguing.
Mind you, im not really a bbb soldier or superstan, its just an interesting story to me.

Y'all nitpicking ass nikkas trying to make this shyt bigger than it actually is.

 

[str8up]

Hadn't watched much of Alize Johnson this season but I'm starting to like the pick. Interesting skill set for sure.

 

[Starski]

@No Homo you making the bk thread?

 

[FAH1223]

We got 3 of your top 21

Hawks had a good draft!

If I was the Wiz, I'd have traded down with ATL to get 19 and 30 for 15

 

[Poitier]

Let me get my hot takes out to revisit for the next few years

Someone is going to be on the wrong side of history in that Atlanta/Dallas trade in 3 years... DSJ is the exact type of co-creator I'd want next to Doncic though.

Bagley has such a high ceiling but needs the proper player development to fulfill untapped potential with handle/shooting/defense and Sactown is

Jaren Jackson Jr and Deyonta Davis on the same team is hilarious to me.

Cleveland Philly had a terrible draft imo

Dame, CJ....Portland knows its combos and Simons was in my lottery big board. Miles Bridges, Michael Porter Jr, Dzanan Musa, Elie Okobo, Josh Okogie, Bruce Brown, De'Anthony Melton all great value picks.


Phoenix, Denver, Knicks, and Dallas all had drafts I liked. Also a fan of the Troy Brown pick.

Scouting the on court/talent stuff is only part of the success/failure of a prospect. The mental aptitude of the player and team culture/system/development is the other so it'll be cool to see how that plays out.


Now we march towards Summer League hot take season

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Deandre Ayton is nigerian and i didnt even know

 

[75 Others]

Was I on quaaludes last night or did Chauncey Billups call the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament a Tyler Johnson clone

 

[mbewane]

Deandre Ayton is nigerian and i didnt even know

 

[No Homo]

@No Homo you making the bk thread?

Yeahh by today should do it

 

[Houston911]

what year is the pick dallas sent to atlanta? if it's next year then atlanta hit a lick

did phoenix put protection on the miami pick from 2021? (is that even allowed)?

if miami don't blow it up now and start accumulating some potential real talent, this could get real ugly in 2021

okogie going to timberwolves is so predictable

every time i saw bruce brown play he impressed

im looking forward to summer league

 

[I AM WARHOL]

what year is the pick dallas sent to atlanta? if it's next year then atlanta hit a lick

did phoenix put protection on the miami pick from 2021? (is that even allowed)?

if miami don't blow it up now and start accumulating some potential real talent, this could get real ugly in 2021

I think its top 5 protected

 

[Brozay]

dude looks nicer than MPJ tbh

 

[Houston911]

I think its top 5 protected

oh ok cool

teams gotta be careful trading these future picks.

imagine if the lakers didnt move picks for nash, or at least used better protection. they'd walk away with smith and future pick now

 

[Houston911]

dude looks nicer than MPJ tbh

his film is nice and damian lillard is very high on him

 

[levitate]

Cuban of course went for the White Knight.