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Carter has been my guy at 8 since the combine. I think Memphis will select him at 9 if we don't. As happy as the FO is that they landed Wemby, I bet they still have regrets to this day giving D. White to Boston for pennies so far. There's a chance that they get a similar players in Derrick...

Every video I see of this guy is him doing a layup or passing the ball - nothing all that impressive. He's way to slow to pass a defender and his shooting stats are mediocre even for Euro ball. He can at least make free throws. That being said I rather draft a quicker, better shooting player who...

I’m with you, LeBowen. Matas/Carter is quickly turning into my preferred (realistic) pairing.

I really like Carter and a Caruso-like menace. If we take him, we absolutely better have had something lined up at 4 or lined up in the FA/trade market for a shot creator. Despite being a guard and blowing up the combine, I don’t see him being good enough to create for himself or others on dribble...

It's a tough choice to make, tbh. Sometimes I feel like modern scouting and analytics undervalue older players too much. Carter just turned 22. He's older, but it's not like he can't improve on his deficiencies. We've seen NBA veterans change their game after they turn 30 in order to stay in the...

When you list out Topic’s pros and cons, it sounds like someone who should go in the early second tbh. I don’t see a ton of differences between Topic and Nunez, other than a couple of inches, but Topic gets them from a freakishly long neck and weird body type, which I’m not sure is even a selling...

His father had a terrible jump shot. I still remember during the '03-'04 season when his dad was playing for the Spurs and how I would cringe every time his dad took a jump shot.

:lol:toast We posted very similar thoughts on Carter at the same time in different threads. I think it brings up a great draft question, of whether using an 8th pick on a guy who might be a great 6th man is advisable... and I think without Wemby the answer is probably no, but with him it very...

Out of curiosity, what is the historical results of a 50% college 3P shooter translating to the NBA? 50% is such an astronomical number and if someone could put that up reliably in the NBA they’d be an unstoppable weapon and would easily justify #1. I’m unable to look right now but I’d be...

8 still seems high for Carter to me. I think he’s a solid prospect, particularly on defense, but that’s a little rich for my blood personally. His slow-release jumper still looks weird to me too, and I’m wondering if his 3-point shooting this year will hold up or if it was a flash in the pan since...

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I've always thought that if Jose Alvarado were a bit taller and longer that he'd be deadly, and that's kinda what Devin Carter is-- a taller longer Alvarado. He's 2" taller with an extra 7"+ of wingspan. I think Carter provokes an interesting draft philosophy question: if you have Wembanyama...

That and he rebounds and blocks shots better than some bigs. He's not a lead creator, but can absolutely play as the nominal PG some alongside Wembanyama and Vassell, who are going to take on a lot of the ball handling duties until they upgrade Jones anyway.

No, it's largely irrelevant period; at least in the way most easy to judge, which is X's and O's. The notion that certain ones know something that other ones don't or are going to utilize it in a way unforeseen or trick someone, is asinine. The vast majority of people just base things off of...

dynamic pricing surely wasn't developed to give out more discounts than upcharges

The worst passer in this draft is a much better passer than you

It's still price fixing if an algo does it for you. Three Algorithms in a Room - The American Prospect

That's even more incentive to draft him, as you could stash him without the necessary to sign him

It's just red flag after red flag with this guy. Camp says the injury is no big deal, turns out it's a partial ACL tear. Camp says his wingspan is 7 feet, turns out he has negative wingspan. Can't shoot the three. Has no midrange game. No floaters, no stop and pop at 15 feet, just scores at the rim...

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My guess is that players didn't put at all the same intensity in these athletic testing done in Europe for two reasons: First, it's a cultural thing. Draft combine is a big event in the US mostly with NFL combine. There are no such thing in Europe. Second, the setup wasn't the same. In Chicago...

Carter compares very similar to Wesley from a physical standpoint. and he is an even better athlete. But you don‘t draft a player with #8 to just take the minutes and role from Wesley, don‘t you. I don‘t trust Carter‘s shooting, shot looks so damn awkward, otherwise I can see why Spurs would like...

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I think my favorite result would be Castle and Carter, different enough that they should be able to play along side each other in multiple lineups. Both taking on the minutes from Branham/Wesley should improve the defense immensely. Target a project wing/forward in the second round and add a...

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that‘s a bit confusing. Risacher, Salaun, Ajinca all come in with athletic test numbers worse than the most 280+lbs center usually display…..

^^^ lefty, is that Lionel Missi?

Or you just match their minutes. If not, I don't think an elite defender with his wingspan, despite the lack of height, would have trouble with guarding any bench shooting guards. Kind of how for example Derrick and Jrue easily take care of any 6'7 or under player who's not named Luka Doncic.

Salaun thread!