2024 NBA Draft Thread

[Box Factory]

15?!?!?!?!?!

Givony loves him almost as much as I do

He was trying to pimp him in to the lottery a lil bit ago, but no one else bit and every mock held him as late first/early second

He's gonna smash puny americans for the next month and I bet DX starts trying to float top ten talk for him with how weak and uncertain this draft is

 

[tremonthustler1]

Givony loves him almost as much as I do

He was trying to pimp him in to the lottery a lil bit ago, but no one else bit and every mock held him as late first/early second

He's gonna smash puny americans for the next month and I bet DX starts trying to float top ten talk for him with how weak and uncertain this draft is

I'll post my first round when the season ends. Edey's borderline to me. The end of the first rounds gets VERY sketchy in terms of what's worth adding

 

[Box Factory]

I'll post my first round when the season ends. Edey's borderline to me. The end of the first rounds gets VERY sketchy in terms of what's worth adding

To me he depends on the team

If he goes to a contender that can use him properly off the bench, he's a magical chess piece

If someone takes him too early and is like like look at our star that just did historic things and tries to start him, they're gonna have a bad time.

He's way more mobile than most ppl wanna admit and a monster who's a historic offensive rebounder and post scorer that has a lot of flaws

He can do what he does at a crazy high level, but he shouldn't be on the floor for what he can't do


He'd be a very useable bench piece for a good team from pick 20-30 imo

 

[Box Factory]

I'm not as excited about him as others, but if he keeps doing what he's doing, I don't see why Clingan shouldn't be discussed as top 5 in this draft


Also, if we get an Edey - Clingan final in the tourney, one of them is gonna make millions of dollars off that game

 

[Professor Emeritus]

he's literally the most dominant NCAA player of the last 30 years.

This has been irrelevant for decades.

Bigs like Clingan being rated ahead of him by some is hilarious to me

NBA scouts can look at Clingan and project him as the next Gobert.

They look at Edey and see..... what, a thicker Boban Marjanovic?

If he turns out to be good, he'll have to be totally unique, cause no one who plays like him has been able to stay on the floor in the last decade or longer.

 

[Blackrogue]

Stephon castle is interesting. One of those guys who in two years you can get something special

 

[triplehate]

If Clingan is there for the Griz, they gotta take em.

 

[Professor K.]

Hot take: Last year's MLB draft will have more impact on this season than this NBA draft will have on next season, and outside of a couple players here and there every year, that will continue to be the case moving forward.

 

[#1 pick]

Grizzlies and Hawks got the easiest decisions to make. Get Clingan and Edey

 

[firemanBk]

Atrocious draft
Literally no hype at all
Reminds me of the 2000 Draft
Kenyon Martin went #1 overall in that draft as a senior coming off a broken leg. If you look back, he was definitely the right pick too. That's how trash that draft was. KMart was a solid NBA player but if that's the best player in an entire draft class then

 

[Braman]

I pretty much hold firm to my thoughts from the McDonalds game

-Bronny is giving me avery Bradley but better shooter. Smart, athletic, but not elite bc he can’t get wherever he wants like…
-Aden Holloway. Dudes can’t stay in front of him. Bag. If he’s 6ft he’s one of them ones
-Collier is an intriguing size/speed guy separates himself from all these PGs (but can he shoot)
-Barely any touches but I see why Bazelas is mocked as 2024 #1
-Stephon Castile is league
-Ron holland = Rodman x Scottie Barnes. He’s gonna be a fan favorite
-The best NBA PG out of all these dudes may not be there….Rob dillihgam has more juice than any of those guards


Unimpressed:

-Wagner is MID!!!! Been sayin this for 3 years
-Edwards is pretty weak for a #1 player
-There’s a lot of long nggas pause but so many of these dudes can’t dribble.

- The one I was wrong on was Buzelis. He’s too slow to be elite. But in a weak class he still may be top 10

-I wouldn’t bat an eye at Dillingham going 1. In a typical year he wouldn’t but you can only chose what’s in front of you. Such a creative player, a on-ball player shooting that well (47%, 44 from 3?!?) is abnormal. It does not happen.

That 44% on 4.5 attempts a game is insane and completely under the radar. For reference, Steph’s max was 44% (on 10 attempts), Kyrie shot 46% in 11 games, Lillard’s max was 40%. Dillingham is a star

 

[tremonthustler1]

somebody payin Givony a lot of money to lie

 

[RubioTheCruel]

somebody payin Givony a lot of money to lie

I like Clingan but him even going in the lottery is dubious

 

[Box Factory]

somebody payin Givony a lot of money to lie

The draft does look pretty bad, and that was an insane performance against Illinois

If he could hit free throws or a jump shot (which he cant) I don't see why not

I don't think anybody has really solidified themselves outside of the two french kids.

I saw a mock that had Castle at #2 lol

 

[tremonthustler1]

First round mock draft before the lottery

1. Pistons- Alexandre Sarr, C, France
2. Wizards- Rob Dillingham, G, Kentucky
3. Hornets- Nikola Topic, G, Serbia
4. Trail Blazers- Matas Buzelis, F, Ignite
5. Spurs- Reed Sheppard, G, Kentucky
6. Raptors- Zaccharie Risacher, F, France
7. Grizzlies- Donovan Clingan, C, Connecticut
8. Jazz- Stephon Castle, G, Connecticut
9. Rockets- Tidjaune Salaun, F, France
10. Hawks- Ron Holland, G, Ignite
11. Bulls- Cody Williams, F, Colorado
12. Thunder- Zach Edey, C, Purdue
13. Kings- Jared McCain, G, Duke
14. Trail Blazers- Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
15. Heat- Devin Carter, G, Providence
16. 76ers- Dalton Knecht, F, Tennessee
17. Lakers- Kel'el Ware, F, Indiana
18. Magic- Carlton Carrington, G, Pittsburgh
19. Raptors- Isaiah Collier, G, USC
20. Cavaliers- Ja'kobe Walter, G, Baylor
21. Pelicans- Yves Missi, C, Baylor
22. Suns- Tyler Kolek, G, Marquette
23. Bucks- Tristan Da Silva, F, Colorado
24. Knicks- Johnny Furphy, F, Kansas
25. Knicks- Tyler Smith, F, Ignite
26. Wizards- Bobi Klintman, F, Sweden
27. Sonics- Nikola Djurisic, F, Serbia
28. Nuggets- Da'Ron Holmes, F, Dayton
29. Jazz- Jaylon Tyson, F, California
30. Celtics- Ulrich Chomche, C, Cameroon

@triplehate Draft Talk thread pops off Sunday so I can do the Coli mock draft