2024 NBA Draft Thread

[spurraider21]

You’re deflecting. You said I don’t like Europeans and white Americans.



I am bias against the latter, and with good reason. Name me the 5 best white American players currently.

not exactly any greats but a decent amount of good players

Chet is a rookie but looks like he's going to be a star

Caruso is one of the best defensive guards in the league

Herro is a very good scorer who can shoot lights out and handle spot PG duties

Reaves is a very good guard who handles PG/SG duties on an otherwise veteran team

Kessler is one of the best rim protectors in the league and is in just his 2nd season

Donte DiVincenzo is good and playing a huge role for a good knicks team, has really stepped up lately as well as they deal with injuries

ill grant there arent any big stars other than Chet who has that potential but theres a lot of very good players. some who were all star caliber but past their prime like Hayward/Love. but its not like there arent solid role players all over the league like Braun, Huerter, Grayson, Strus, Duncan Robinson (having a really good season after last year's trainwreck)

Some other good rookies like Podz/Jacquez as well

its not like people here are projecting Reed Sheppard to be an all-nba type player

[SpursBills]

If the spurs wanted a combination of shooting and defense with potential as a primary ballhandler who doesn't dominate the ball, I wonder if they'll take a look at Devin Carter out of Providence. 6'3", allegedly 6'8" wingspan, has an NBA dad (Anthony Carter). Great POA defender, shoots 6 3s a game at a 0.390 clip this year, if he can function as a primary ball handler he'll give you size, rebounding, defense, athleticism, and shooting at the 1. He's older so he won't go top 10 most likely, but would be a very good candidate for a trade down.

[skin27]

I guess topic is the best pick for the spurs this coming draft

[cutewizard]

Open Letter to the San Antonio Spurs Staff who are observing and reading here:


Gentlemen:

Please take a look at the new and vastly improved KAI SOTTO of the Philippines


The best back up for Wemby that you can find in this Solar System.

[cutewizard]

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[heyheymymy]

Saw someone else mentioning and was noticing as well that the late 2nd round has a projected range of PGs that might be targets

Procter
KJ Simpson (is already 21 though)
Carrington

Say SA gets a better PG through trade EDIT: or free agency to put in front of Jones/Wesley, you could take one of these instead with the timeline pushed back and throw them down in G league for a few seasons so they are upcoming in the pipeline

[cutewizard]

You can also have a look at Coach Tim Cone

and connect more with Philippine basketball

lots of marketing opportunities here

[cutewizard]

i wonder if i should create a separate chat topic for this

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basta please SPURS have a look at Kai >>>> he has much to prove

[sfernald]

certainly not an ideal situation but i'd grab Topic and Buzelis. it frustrates me because coming away with 2 picks without taking 1 known good shooter just feels bad. but these are both guys with signals that they can improve their jumpers and they have very good ancillary skills that can help them find a role even before they become very good outside shooters

i think the way i'd order them is something like

Topic/Buzelis
Holland/Castle
Filipowski
Salaun
Walter

I think in this case I’d reach a little bit. I think if we can surround Wemby with 40%+ 3pt shooters we will be successful. So with that in mine I would select Walter and Knecht with the hope that both will prove to be amazing shooters to fit around Wemby. At least we have a plan then.

[spurraider21]

shooting, shooting, shooting

[spurraider21]

I think in this case I’d reach a little bit. I think if we can surround Wemby with 40%+ 3pt shooters we will be successful. So with that in mine I would select Walter and Knecht with the hope that both will prove to be amazing shooters to fit around Wemby. At least we have a plan then.

are we sure walter is a great shooter?

he's shooting 33% from 3, less than 40% from the field. nice FT shooter i guess. but im not sure what else he gives besides shooting. the one thing i do really like about him is how comfortable he looks as a movement shooter

he'd also wind up being a backup to vassell anyway, so i just question too many things about Walter, which is why i have him as low as i do on that list

[BackHome]

If the spurs wanted a combination of shooting and defense with potential as a primary ballhandler who doesn't dominate the ball, I wonder if they'll take a look at Devin Carter out of Providence. 6'3", allegedly 6'8" wingspan, has an NBA dad (Anthony Carter). Great POA defender, shoots 6 3s a game at a 0.390 clip this year, if he can function as a primary ball handler he'll give you size, rebounding, defense, athleticism, and shooting at the 1. He's older so he won't go top 10 most likely, but would be a very good candidate for a trade down.

I really really like this kid I know someone said we could get him early second but Bleacher Report has a new mock and they have him going 10th in the First Round - Draft Room has him mocked number 19 in the first round. He is an elite defender who is just now figuring out the offensive side he is the type of player Pop would love to coach

[spurraider21]

Carter has some great defensive production, but unlike the similarly productive Sheppard, the eye test shows that he's a physically imposing defender as well.

but he doesnt look as comfortable as a distributor, and man, that shot is a little hard to believe. jumped 10% in one year despite his FTs not improving. the volume is impressive though.

think if you end up taking him you basically are putting Wesley on notice

[onechance87]

Carter has some great defensive production, but unlike the similarly productive Sheppard, the eye test shows that he's a physically imposing defender as well.

but he doesnt look as comfortable as a distributor, and man, that shot is a little hard to believe. jumped 10% in one year despite his FTs not improving. the volume is impressive though.

think if you end up taking him you basically are putting Wesley on notice

wesley shot doesnt look like it will improve anytime soon.Hes just another player that hurts the team not
being able to shoot.And being a pg is important to have a respectable shot.

[SpursBills]

Carter has some great defensive production, but unlike the similarly productive Sheppard, the eye test shows that he's a physically imposing defender as well.

but he doesnt look as comfortable as a distributor, and man, that shot is a little hard to believe. jumped 10% in one year despite his FTs not improving. the volume is impressive though.

think if you end up taking him you basically are putting Wesley on notice

I think that he has low odds of ever becoming as good as Cason Wallace, who has similar dimensions and fits a similar role and who I really wanted to trade into the first round for last year. There is very scant evidence of this, but I will always suspect that Wright actually had a trade lined up with Orlando for him at 11 until Presti poached him at 10. I would value him probably as a decent pick for a first trade down between from 15-20, but have others I like more in the top 10.

[Mr. Body]

I think that he has low odds of ever becoming as good as Cason Wallace, who has similar dimensions and fits a similar role and who I really wanted to trade into the first round for last year. There is very scant evidence of this, but I will always suspect that Wright actually had a trade lined up with Orlando for him at 11 until Presti poached him at 10. I would value him probably as a decent pick for a first trade down between from 15-20, but have others I like more in the top 10.

It was Utah.

[sfernald]

That's one of the weirdest comparissons ever. Davis is 6'4", Risacher 6"10". Davis couldn't shoot, Risacher is a 40% 3pt shooter.

just in the sense of how much they look alike and also in how much he will disappoint the fans of the team drafting him.

[heyheymymy]

See more of MPJ in Risacher

[Ariel]

are we sure walter is a great shooter?

he's shooting 33% from 3, less than 40% from the field. nice FT shooter i guess. but im not sure what else he gives besides shooting. the one thing i do really like about him is how comfortable he looks as a movement shooter

he'd also wind up being a backup to vassell anyway, so i just question too many things about Walter, which is why i have him as low as i do on that list

I can buy into drafting a skilled, all around guy who isn't shooting well (like Matas Buzelis), but a shooter who isn't shooting well and does nothing else at a high level is a tough sell.

[heyheymymy]

Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham live now on SECN

[heyheymymy]

Don't think I realized Jerry Stackhouse is the coach at Vanderbilt

[Mr. Body]

Both Reed and Rob look pretty bad so far tonight.

[heyheymymy]

Wow UK was sleep walking most of the first half but things heated up quickly

Back to back threes for Rob Dill

[heyheymymy]

13-4 UK run over 3:04