2024 NBA Draft Thread

[Draft Crazy]

What do my Blazers do?

Big day for them. They lose, Spurs and Hornets win.

 

[The Q]

What do my Blazers do?

Big day for them. They lose, Spurs and Hornets win.

Lottery ball day the big one

 

[jontaejones]

Pretty weak draft.

The freshmen who were supposed to be good underperformed and those who came back did as well.

Knecht looks good, but the things he can do (scoring/slashing wing) are a dime a dozen in the NBA.

 

[tlance]

Clingan
Sheppard
Sarr
Edey

Again, it’s not perfect, but it’s interesting

Shouldn’t be surprising when clingan and Edey had Zion level PERs this year

Figured Sarr and Clingan would be there.

Surprised about Edey.

And I don’t agree.

 

[The Q]

Figured Sarr and Clingan would be there.

Surprised about Edey.

And I don’t agree.

My guess is he’s up there for an absurdly high and still efficient usage rate

But I mean that level is like a 3/4 on a title team

So the bar isn’t as high as you think

 

[Stakesarehigh]

My guess is he’s up there for an absurdly high and still efficient usage rate

But I mean that level is like a 3/4 on a title team

So the bar isn’t as high as you think

There is no reality where Edey is that guy.

The rest... okay. I'm not as huge on Shepard. But I guess he can buy Herro 2.0

 

[The Q]

There is no reality where Edey is that guy.

The rest... okay. I'm not as huge on Shepard. But I guess he can buy Herro 2.0

Yeah that projection is that he’s herro/bane like

 

[The Q]

There is no reality where Edey is that guy.

The rest... okay. I'm not as huge on Shepard. But I guess he can buy Herro 2.0

I can see that on Edey.

Again, it's not perfect.

Edey is a very weird case study.

20 years ago he's legitimately Tim Duncan.

Further proving how much worse things have gotten.

I'm really curious how he plays out.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I can see that on Edey.

Again, it's not perfect.

Edey is a very weird case study.

20 years ago he's legitimately Tim Duncan.

Further proving how much worse things have gotten.

I'm really curious how he plays out.

He's not Tim Duncan even 20 years ago.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

But he's def an outlier

 

[DJ]

I can see that on Edey.

Again, it's not perfect.

Edey is a very weird case study.

20 years ago he's legitimately Tim Duncan.

Further proving how much worse things have gotten.

I'm really curious how he plays out.

20 years ago Edey is TD?

LOL.

 

[DJ]

He's not Tim Duncan even 20 years ago.

Not even a homeless man's TD.

 

[Mecca]

Where do you see Isaiah Collier?

At the beginning of the season, folks were saying he's a lottery pick and at least a couple said he could go #1. But dude has been something of a disappointment and has not looked NBA ready to me.

He did a little better late in the season, but still looked like 2nd round at best to me.

Very week draft.

I still see him going top 15.

 

[Mecca]

I can see that on Edey.

Again, it's not perfect.

Edey is a very weird case study.

20 years ago he's legitimately Tim Duncan.

Further proving how much worse things have gotten.

I'm really curious how he plays out.

He's not Tim Duncan even 20 years ago.

20 years ago Edey is TD?

LOL.

He’s closer to Boban than Duncan.

No shade.

Boban is lovable and skilled.

But no place for that style of player to be a major contributor in today’s NBA.

Specialty player at best.

 

[The Q]

He’s closer to Boban than Duncan.

No shade.

Boban is lovable and skilled.

But no place for that style of player to be a major contributor in today’s NBA.

Specialty player at best.

20 years ago he goes slam dunk 1-1

Without blinking

 

[logic]

20 years ago he goes slam dunk 1-1

Without blinking

No, no, no. Did you watch him play or just looking at numbers. His quickness and mobility are terrible. He would have been eaten alive even 20 years ago. He is todays Mark Eaton. Just a mountain in the middle. It's worth something.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

20 years ago he goes slam dunk 1-1

Without blinking

I don't see it.

You're way overrating him putting him on Duncan's level.

 

[tlance]

No, no, no. Did you watch him play or just looking at numbers. His quickness and mobility are terrible. He would have been eaten alive even 20 years ago. He is todays Mark Eaton. Just a mountain in the middle. It's worth something.

He is not Tim Duncan.

But he probably would have been top 5, maybe number 1 in some drafts.

A few ones from that era:

Olowokandi
Yao
Bogut
Oden
Kwame Brown

Athleticism for bigs was not nearly as important back then.

 

[logic]

He is not Tim Duncan.

But he probably would have been top 5, maybe number 1 in some drafts.

A few ones from that era:

Olowokandi
Yao
Bogut
Oden
Kwame Brown

Athleticism for bigs was not nearly as important back then.

Yet everyone on your list is far more athletic than Edey

And, yes, people made foolish pick throughout the draft. Did any of those guys live up to their draft billing/ezpectations?

Surprised you didn’t put Anthony Bennet on your list.

Edey is Mark Eaton. But Mark was okay because the theee point line wasn’t used and the idea of a stretch big was someone who could hit an eight footer.

 

[Mecca]

He is not Tim Duncan.

But he probably would have been top 5, maybe number 1 in some drafts.

A few ones from that era:

Olowokandi
Yao
Bogut
Oden
Kwame Brown

Athleticism for bigs was not nearly as important back then.

Oh, yeah…

Top 5 is reasonable.

It’s the Duncan part that I took umbrage with.