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Basketball Insiders: Top 100 NBA Draft Prospects
10 hours ago [AKA 15 April 2019]
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19 Charles Bassey
Western Kentucky C 6' 10 245 18 yrs29 Matisse Thybulle
Washington SG/SF 6' 6 200 22 yrs49 Louis King
Oregon SF 6' 8 205 20 yrs
I don't know what it is, but I know one thing:
PATFO has an opinion, one way or another, on Tyler Herro.
Basketball Insiders: Top 100 NBA Draft Prospects
10 hours ago [AKA 15 April 2019]
NOT TEAM DEPENDENT
19 Charles Bassey
Western Kentucky C 6' 10 245 18 yrs29 Matisse Thybulle
Washington SG/SF 6' 6 200 22 yrs49 Louis King
Oregon SF 6' 8 205 20 yrs
Sekou is my guy at 19. Doubt he'll fall that far but I hope the Spurs can get him tbh.
Tankathon's mock has Spurs taking Goga at 19, while Rui Hachimura was taken 21 by OKC. Hachimura is consistently undervalued by Tankathon, but if the Spurs have the choice between these two prospects who gets taken? I'd draft Hachimura.
draft the guy who can play the role they were hoping cunningham/pondexter would occupy (watanabe last year for instance)
Hachimura all day if he’s there at 19, I can’t believe he would still be on the board though
Not sure how Tankatbon does their analysis. They have Spurs taking Roby at 29, where everyone else has him as a late 2nd.
http://www.tankathon.com/players/com...-kawhi-leonard
So I studied the best picks the SPURS can make...
Brandon Clarke's metrics are off the charts. He would play as a PF in the NBA since his offensive skills are lacking. But I think his game helps teams win. He would be a Draymond Green type for us.
Grant Williams. Websites have him listed as a PF but I don't think that's the case at all. He is a SF through and through in the next level. Dude's footwork and post up abilities remind me eerily of Kawhi Leonard. His metrics compare favorably as well. I think Grant would be an instant impact with the SPURS in the mold of Derrick White. I really hope his stock doesnt rise as getting him would be the steal of the draft. His wingspan may not be a freak, but his offensive game and defensive awareness make up for it. If we get Grant, we are set for the future with a great young core.
Rui Hachimura and KZ Okpala. These guys are on the same tier for me. Their metrics show they have areas they need to improve but their physical attributes match that of Kawhi. Rui's has some skill posting up while KZ reminds me of a faster Kyle Anderson, or a Jamal Crawford. Both of these guys for sure will spend a year in the G league.
So if I were to rank them:
1. Grant Williams
2. Brandon Clarke
3. Toss up between Rui and KZ
I wouldn't touch Roby at 29. There are too many potential prospects with greater offensive upside than Roby that could be available at 29. That 19 pick is going to be interesting, especially if someone like Hachimura drops because of age, Nasser Little because of limited action he received during the year, or if Goga gives NBA clubs an assurance that he will play in the NBA next year. If the Spurs do find a prospect they want, and they start to fall close to 19, who would be the team that the Spurs potentially could trade with? What front office would take a call and work a deal?
spurs should trade that 2nd round and 29th pick move up....
Same. Great size & athleticism for a wing and only 18. Could be freakish with the right development. Think he’ll be long gone as well though
If Goga Bitadze is there at 18, I think Spurs would be hard-pressed to pass up on him. Good value at that point in the round but would likely be another Euro-stash that we wouldn’t see for a couple seasons.
Wait, why is that 6'8" guy, averaging 21 and 10 on 42 % 3pt shooting, projected to only go 29th?
And Tyler Herro seems like a guy that’s going to go top-15 when it’s all said and done. Good, young player with high upside imo.
spurs will probably take a risk on some top talent player with injury prone that fell down teh draft
or draft some clown in some lower college leagues to develop,
but i hope they do promote or give some guys on the torros a look first also... if those torros guys can be on spurs roster thats lacking a need, maybe not waste that draft pick on the same position
Because those are college stats. Spurs used to draft like that. Alfrederick Hughes comes to mind.
he will turn 23 in march, he played at belmont and he is an average athlete. I think that's the reasons why he would be a late first or secound round pick.
I thought Bob Bass was given a couple of bucks by Drossos and sent to buy a draft magazine at a newstand and that's how they picked Alfrederick?
...based on college stats.
He was a beast of 'old stats', 24p/8r over his 4 year career, three time conference player of the year. There were warning signs, though. His FT% for the 4 years was only 65%, which meant he wasn't much of a shooter. He was also only 6'5". His career assist mark was 0.9. He pretty much feasted on college players, but it never translated.
There are really only a couple of tangible basketball skills that can be said to translate from one level of basketball to the next higher level: elite shooting and elite rebounding. Everything else is a crap shoot, and based on level of compe ion. You may be able to break guys down off the dribble in the NCAA, but not get past anyone in the NBA. That's why NBA GMs try to project athletic players. Not all of them can learn the skills they need, though.
I saw one mock yesterday that had Hachimura in the top 10... Can't remember which one. Brandon Clarke seems to be all over the draft map too.
I’ve seen Hachimura as high as 4th and as low as 17th. Craziness.
Clarke was the only player in Zion's stratosphere last year in terms of impact stats. He was much closer to Williamson than anyone else was to him. By that type of production alone, dude should be a top-five pick. But he's old and hasn't shown he can shoot, and that makes some worry about his ceiling in a bigger and more athletic league. How important you think upside is and how much you can accommodate Clarke's current (and maybe permanent) limitations would dictate a lot about where you'd feel comfortable taking him.
Derrick White also fell down because he was relatively old and playing for a no-name college, tbh. Just saying.
Colorado Boulder (CU) is not a no name college. It's in the PAC 12.
"Lesser known college" is that better? Doesn't change the promise of my message though.
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