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Spagnolo with Lakers pick
Wonder if the option to keep Spagnolo in Europe is possible or appealing.
Spagnolo with Lakers pick
Love that guy’s handles (Spagnalo)
just barely. Itll also mean the end of lonnie
I did a Google, Spagnolo’s 19, and expected to go in the second round. Why would you declare at 19, if you’re second round material?
Perhaps he knows he’ll never be an elite talent and his strategy is to elevate his profile in Europe. Maybe an nba team owning your rights might mean something for the next contract?
He can pull out if he doesn't get into the 1st round, can't he? Like Prkacin last year. (Who didn't help himself this year.)
I liked Spagnolo a lot on offense but 3 halves of ball showed some of the worst defense I've ever seen, so awful I bailed on finishing the second game
Some European players don't mind their draft spot because they're already getting paid to play, and would prefer not to move halfway across the world and get stuck with a crappy organization. If they talk to teams and get their promises etc for later picks in the first or early second, it would make some logic to come if it means avoiding a hole for the first four Years of your career. Of course nothing is ever promised, but I definitely see the sense in attempting to avoid perennial lottery teams and have read articles on that mindset for players.
Not saying it's what they're all doing or anyone is doing it for that matter, just mentioning the different mindsets players have coming into the league.
European players usually begin rising up draft boards after the NCAA tournament. The way Spagnolo and Procida have been playing I'd expect them to go late first or early second, depending on their contract/buyout situations. Some NCAA players deciding to return back to school will also help push them higher.
Yup, that was some rookie year Lonnie level D.
Spagnolo getting coached by Manu is intriguing. They could stash him. By the way he‘s a terrible shooter. But being this young he could develop into something
Apparently, he’s also a terrible defender.
You're right about the height. I saw him on the floor with Dixon from Villanova, and he looked every bit as tall. Dixon is probably listed as taller than he really is, too. He e really is only a half inch taller than Keldon. He plays bigger than that, and the 7' wingspan has to help, but he's nowhere near that 6'8". I guess 8 boards a game isn't that bad for a 6'5.5" guy.
LOL. I saw him get 7 or 8 blocks in a game early in the season. And he bodies up against some pretty big guys in the paint pretty effectively. No way I would have seen him as 6'5.5". That's why they have a combine.
Wow, that Lakers second is now #38, didn’t appreciate that. The DET pick we swapped is #33, which is only 5 spots earlier.
Yup, that's the only positive. At this pace, they might as well go winless the rest of the way and hope for a couple of Sacramento wins to make it 37... If we make but lose the play in, that should leave us at #9 with a pretty high second rounder that might be worth something.
I haven't really looked into this guy yet but his stats at Real Madrid don't indicate he's a bad shooter -- 86% from the line and .446 from three.
Any team that picks Chet over Banchero or Jabari are idiots imo
Man, college basketball can be offensive to the eyes some times. This Duke/UNc came is ugly as .
It feels like it could come down to who picks 1st to where he goes.
I still like him number two behind Holmgren as I feel Chet influences the game significantly even when he isn’t scoring.
Haven't studied Mathurin as much as I would have liked but I would take him over just about anyone mocked at pick 5 on down.
Reminds me a lot of Beal, has potential to be a #2 scorer or even better, and the Spurs need as much as possible. I'm less concerned about positional overlap or crowding if the draftee has good size but more importantly real scoring potential, something I am pessimistic about Primo or Vassell having.
1. Mathurin
2. Duren
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3. Eason
4. Whatever scrub is left in this trash draft
I like Procida he got the athleticism and I like his 3 ball would not mind using Boston’s pick or Flakers pick depending on who is available.
Holmgreen and AJ Griffin are the two players I've been underwhelmed by the most.
Holmgreen looks like an elite rim protector but his dominance drops like a rock when he's faced with real opposition (like vs Memphis) and whenever Gonzaga needed offense it was Timme who carried them.
AJ Griffin's jumper is money, but other than that nothing in his game made me think he's worthy of a top 5/7 pick like he's projected on most mocks, and he reportedly has serious health concerns.
From what I've seen in the NCAA tournament, I'd take Banchero, Ivey or Smith over Holmgreen, and Mathurin, Tari Eason, Johnny Davis and others over Griffin.
Also it surprises me that Caleb Love has been flying under the radar so much, he's been huge for North Carolina and he's not projected to be drafted at all by most sites.
From scouting reports Harrison Ingram and Blake Wesley sound intriguing for the 2nd rounder, but I haven't seen either, so...
Last edited by Ariel; 04-02-2022 at 10:24 PM.
Armando Bacot anyone?
Caleb Love has been balling out, how is he not drafted at all in most mock drafts?
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