Word is that Williams is still playing on a bum ankle. To be honest, I couldn't tell. He seems to be moving fine. But then his production really did drop off from earlier in the season.
My fear, along with Risacher, is that they are not actually great shooters and only went on heaters and have fallen to earth. One reason I've been focusing more on guards. But Cody can bounce back with workouts and combine, etc.
i wish i could find a better source for updates or news regarding topic's injury but there's just not that much out there that is easy to find. for those interested in sheppard or dillingham, i'd have them observe their defense. UK is vulnerable because their perimeter defense is so weak and both of the former are part of that problem.
Dillingham hopefully
Probably going to have to get in the top 3 to get Dillingham unless Sheppard has a monster tournament or someone in the top 3 falls in love with Buzelis. Especially with Cody Williams looking so crap.
I can't understand Walter anywhere near the top 10 even in this trash draft. What does he do other than miss a lot of threes?
Holy anyone checked the NBADraft.net mock? They have the Spurs taking Knecht and Sarr. Knecht at #3 and Sarr at #7. And Detroit taking Cody Williams #1
I'm taking Topic if it's between those...
He's falling for sure, but how far can he really fall in this draft?
Still, what upside does Walters have? He's not an athlete, he doesn't have much size, he doesn't play very good defense, can't shoot, I don't see what anyone expects out of him.
Reed seems wildly overrated. Short, plays off ball, and can't guard his man well. Sign me up?
Ja'Kobe Walter may be seen in the Keyonte George mold, who also played for Baylor. George was more of a PG and was a better shooter and is looking pretty good for Utah. He was highly inefficient in college. Walter is even worse in terms of shooting, but gets to the line way more. I guess that's why his adv metrics on offense are better. His free throw % is very good.
https://www.tankathon.com/players/co...ja-kobe-walter
tbh this is a tough one. if topic even played reasonably well in euroleague at 18, i would have been on board with him as one of the primary targets, betting on his shooting coming around, and his size advantage allowing us to mask some of his defensive issues. without that evaluation, it almost feels irresponsible taking him. but i also have a lot of questions about sheppard's ability to play PG full time, which imo is his only path to being a starter. and if im taking somebody top 10, im banking on them being at least a starter in 1 year
As for top 10, we might see Knecht, Filipowski, Clingan, Collier, Tyler Smith, Devin Carter, and possibly others vie for that area. My guess is Walter will get pushed out.
my in-depth analysis of jakobe walter after scouring through thousands of hours of footage:
castle looks like he got all the tools to be a star in the NBA. he really needs to work on shooting but he seems to have highest upside at the top tbh
Pretty much my thoughts on Buzelis, though I'd probably still take him if Riscaher, Sarr, and Dillingham are off the board since Cody Williams has an ugly girlfriend.my in-depth analysis of jakobe walter after scouring through thousands of hours of footage:
at this point buzelis looks like a taller sochan (defense first, solid ball handler for the position) but with better scoring touch and at least the outline of eventually being a perimeter scorer even if he's not there yet. he doesnt have to rebuild his shot from the ground up
with dillingham, man he's just got confidence. when he walks into a room his 's already been in there for 3 minutes
Are you implying Risacher's recent poor play is a ploy to insure that he is available to the Spurs to draft? You know he would absolutely love to play with Wemby.
Taking 2 PG prospects would be the totally wrong move. There is no PG prospect available that will move the needle in the next 3 years. I am good with drafting someone that the Spurs feel can be the PG of the future, but that person likely spends next season in Austin and then is primarily 3 string PG in year 2, maybe some back up PG. It is generally accepted that PG is the most difficult position to learn in the NBA. I would draft one PG and sign your starting PG and let the draft pick learn like DJ and White did. The second pick needs to be a wing or possibly a PF. They, too, likely are back ups in year one as well, but maybe not in Austin. We are all looking to take the next step with 2 lottery picks, but I think it is much more likely the next significant needle mover is through a trade or FA signing.
The reasons I disagree are these:
1. The best players at the top and mid-point of the lottery are guards
2. I don't agree that either of these players will be in Austin next year. They're not as raw as Wesley was.
3. In position-less basketball, especially around Wembanyama, having guards doesn't matter as much. The Knicks play three guards sometimes, very well
4. Team needs on-ball perimeter scoring and on-ball defense and these players will give them to you
If the Toronto pick conveys, I'm not taking a PF simply because I need one. Or even a wing, because I don't think those are good players. If the best player is still a guard, then that's still a valued need and I take one if that's my best pick. It helps to not think in terms of nebulous supposedys: your PF choice is Filipowski. Your SF choice is Ron Holland. In those cases, taking Castle is not unreasonable.
At this point, I’m hoping we just use the picks for trades.
I do agree with that. If the Spurs internal evaluation is similar to the concensus then find the team that loves a player in the draft and extract value in that manner.
Lol. This is relevant.
i mean... kinda had to see that coming, but ouch
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