The Official 2018 NBA Draft Talk Thread 6/21

[42 Monks]

Yall really wildin, naming scrubs of the early 2000s. OK State squad v. Elder and GT lol.

this aint my first year in the lottery pleighboi

 

[#1 pick]

this aint my first year in the lottery pleighboi

Lol.

I dont see Bridges as an athlete with a great frame with no pro Basketball skills like Graham.

 

[VegetasHairline]

this aint my first year in the lottery pleighboi

Up until this year, only Wolves fans felt my pain. I've been a lottery veteran for a dozen years now.
I know hindsight is 20-20 but it pisses me off so much looking back at all the fukk ups the Kings have made draft wise.

 

[42 Monks]

Lol.

I dont see Bridges as an athlete with a great frame with no pro Basketball skills like Graham.

I don't see the skills or fluidity/creativity with Bridges. I do see him playing into the analytics game shooting free threes and mushing smaller players when its easy. Dude stayed an extra year to improve his stock and only showed the ability to protect it by playing like he aspires to be swole Demarre Carroll

If he's there in the 20s

 

[#1 pick]

Been saying this for years and I'm saying it again:
Mikal Bridges is better than Mies Bridges. I can't stress enough how happy I am that the Kings moved up to 2 instead of being 7th. I wanted no parts of Miles Bridges or Michael Porter Jr. I don't care if we need a wing.

I think Mikal is a better prospect but I think Miles is a very good one as well. Both players will be impactful rookies.

 

[#1 pick]

I don't see the skills or fluidity/creativity with Bridges. I do see him playing into the analytics game shooting free threes and mushing smaller players when its easy. Dude stayed an extra year to improve his stock and only showed the ability to protect it by playing like he aspires to be swole Demarre Carroll

If he's there in the 20s

I disagree. I think hes one of the most creative in my top 9. Luka then Miles.

 

[funkee]

Draft twitter is searching for a Donovan Mitchell guy and projecting that on Zhaire.

yup, but he has nowhere near the skill donovan showed at L-ville or in predraft process. dude is just an athlete trying to play basketball, not a basketball player. lonnie walker may be that guy or bruce brown if he gets healthy and finds a jumper again. not a huge fan of either one of them though they would be better picks than smith.

Zhaire can't dribble I don't mind the small hands stuff but dude is more Terrance Ferguson than anything else

can't dribble, i don't trust his jumper to nba range. T-ferg is a bad comparison. Ferguson is taller, an even better athlete, and much better shooter. ferguson is more lavine-light w/o lavine's ball handling ability.

Everything about dude screams Justin Anderson. Fluke ass percentages based on a small sample size, no ball skills whatsoever, and overrated defense. Hard pass until the mid 20s for me.

Troy Brown is one of my favorites on here, might take him over Mikal.

justin anderson is another great comparison, even better than my norman powell comp. basically fool's gold.

 

[VegetasHairline]

It's hilarious how folks are buying into the narrative of Doncic staying in Europe. We go thru this every year and dudes still come over. If anything maybe he stays one more year but I don't see that happening.

I feel that Phoenix and Sacramento are ideal landing spots for Doncic. There's Serbian connections in both places. Y'all gotta stop living in the past. Yeah, the Kings are bad but Vlade has improved as a GM from when he started. This is why I don't bash him on here. No way Doncic passes up top 3 this year. Look at all the wings for next year's draft. He'll lose money.

 

[#1 pick]

It's hilarious how folks are buying into the narrative of Doncic staying in Europe. We go thru this every year and dudes still come over. If anything maybe he stays one more year but I don't see that happening.

I feel that Phoenix and Sacramento are ideal landing spots for Doncic. There's Serbian connections in both places. Y'all gotta stop living in the past. Yeah, the Kings are bad but Vlade has improved as a GM from when he started. This is why I don't bash him on here. No way Doncic passes up top 3 this year. Look at all the wings for next year's draft. He'll lose money.

Agreed. He will just fukk up his long term money

 

[Lakerman0834]

yup, but he has nowhere near the skill donovan showed at L-ville or in predraft process. dude is just an athlete trying to play basketball, not a basketball player. lonnie walker may be that guy or bruce brown if he gets healthy and finds a jumper again. not a huge fan of either one of them though they would be better picks than smith.


can't dribble, i don't trust his jumper to nba range. T-ferg is a bad comparison. Ferguson is taller, an even better athlete, and much better shooter. ferguson is more lavine-light w/o lavine's ball handling ability.



justin anderson is another great comparison, even better than my norman powell comp. basically fool's gold.

Josh Okogie watch out for him

 

[Lakerman0834]

Magic at the combine

 

[Lakerman0834]

carter gonna be a defensive stopper

 

[010101]

mitch robinson in witness protection*

 

[Max.]

That is the case. You don’t see college players talking about the draft or the NBA while their team is in the tourney. Bogey did the same thing last year before he came over.

Plus, no way he’s passing on the salary of a #1 or 2 pick.

 

[Tate]

Has any euro every waited another year and not dropped? I remember when Motiejunas was the hot prospect and he stayed another year and ended up in the 20s

Doncic also hasn’t markedly improved in the past season. Longer he stays the more polish comes off