The Official 2018 NBA Draft Talk Thread 6/21

[Max.]

No hate. but that's a young roster. they will lose a bunch of game and give Boston a top 5 pick

I meant thats the future

 

[Max.]

Y’all have to move some of them bigs

Future
Bagley/giles

Wcs and zbo,kofous got 1 year left on contracts

Skal is very average

 

[Bigblackted4]

Future
Bagley/giles

Wcs and zbo,kofous got 1 year left on contracts

Skal is very average

You can’t go into the year with all of that there almost all centers and I really hope Giles is good he was so dope before the injuries

 

[Frump]

I feel like Porter actually went closer to his real value then if he went at the top of the draft

He reminds me of Gallinari not a bad player but not a franchise changer.

If he played a full healthy season teams would have seen his weaknesses

 

[Frump]

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’m surprised you don’t like Philly’s draft do you think Bridges is that much better prospect then Zhaire? Some people think Bridges defense isn’t as good as advertised and if true he loses a lot of value

Plus that 2021 pick could be gold. That’s gonna be a monster draft

 

[dem bath salts]

Im pretty sure Trevons vision problem played a role in him not getting drafted. It's one thing if you're shot is broke, it's another if it's broke and you can't see outta one eye...but hey it is what it is.

He's the one who hid it all these years instead of seeking help.

Arizona took an L with Trier & Alkins not getting drafted. Colson has potential so he'll catch on somewhere fast.

Damn. As a nikka wirh poor vision in my left eye, I'll be rooting for the young breh
I wonder if lasik surgery coulda helped him if he sought treatment early.

 

[Poitier]

I’m surprised you don’t like Philly’s draft do you think Bridges is that much better prospect then Zhaire? Some people think Bridges defense isn’t as good as advertised and if true he loses a lot of value

Plus that 2021 pick could be gold. That’s gonna be a monster draft

The pick is nice.

I think Mikal was overrated when folks were acting like he was leagues ahead of the rest of 3&Ds when really Villanova was a great situation to mask weaknesses. He can shoot it but otherwise seems limited offensively and I don't know if he can switch as well as some of the other guys.

Zhaire requires too much development for my liking especially given what you need to put around Ben. I would have preferred all of the next 4 guys taken after Zhaire over him and Simons too.

Also thought there were better shooters on the board when they grabbed Shamet. Mainly the internationals.

 

[Professor K.]

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

He had to have been mandated to only compare white draftees to other white players. Only possible reason he had them pull out dusty ass Bob Sura footage for Grayson Allen

 

[young3000]

Giles
Bagley
Bogi
Hield
Fox

That middle is food

I don't think Giles will ever do much in the league. The injuries will limit him

 

[calh45]

Just wanted a little feel good story to end this draft, i guess.

They had a feel good story at the 10th pick and Philly decided to shyt all over it. I stopped watching after the lottery picks and woke to read they were still letting him do promo runs while actively trying to trade the kid. That shyt hit me so wrong it made me change my mind about Kawhi's situation. He don't owe the Spurs shyt and if the whole media gives Philly a pass just like they did the Celts about IT I don't wanna hear shyt about Kawhi or Bron or CP3 or KD or any other player needing to honor anything from any sports show with these fake ass loyal front offices.

 

[duckbutta]

From 2004 to 2017 the hornets have drafted in the lottery 12 times...

How the fukk are they so bad :dahellwhat:...

They should just be forced to give Kemba away for free:dahellwhat:

 

[Creflo ½ Dollar]

Zhaire Smith going to be a bust... Philly should’ve picked one of them shooters.. reminds me of DJ Stephens at Memphis years back.

Mikal overrated too.

I love the draft hype and evrything but we must remember most of these guys is going to be trash

Only like 1/3 even turn into contributors.

But I’m here for here for the hot takes tho

 

[El Bombi]

Damn, so the Hawks was planning on drafting Luka Doncic. But his agent told the Hawks that he didn't want to play there.

 

[FAH1223]

 

[BlackMajik]