Jett to Lakers here listed as a possibility
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Iāve seen that in a few mocks over the last several weeks.
If we draft one of the twins, we will have to target the other one at some point. To have had both of the Morris twins and both Thomas twins must at least tie some NBA record.
Sure seems like Amen at 4 is a lock
Seems like the top 4 is pretty much locked in, yeah
Yeah, Iāve seen some disagreement in order 2-4 but itās the same theee guys. The guys who seem to prize upside and ignore floor have Amen higher than Miller even. Duncan said there was probably 20% more likelihood Amen busted than Miller but also 20% more chance he was All NBA.
Thompsonās seem like great kids so Iād be shocked if they were just useless
At least his shot is less broken than Amen. Thatās the only thing Iāve got with Ausar. My comp for him is Shawn Marion which isnāt a bad for a role player. Is he worth the #5 pick? I donāt think so
Shawn Marion is def worth the 5th pick
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Wait
You think heās like Shawn Marion and you WOULDNāT take him at five?
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Is this because Marion had an odd looking shot as well?
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Itās the same argument that you donāt take a role player at 5 and the fact that he isnāt a good shooter until late years where he shot decently from the corner 3 and was surrounded by teammates who can shoot.
I see Marion is a high end role player but with Ausar, itās less of a sure thing because of his shooting which is his biggest swing skill. Game has evolved. I place shooting as a premium.
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Marion spent five years averaging a 20/10 with 5 stocks on 59% true shooting on one of the best teams in the NBA, making 4 all star teams
You take that at 5 all day every day
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Shawn Marion is a borderline HOFer. I just donāt think thatās a good example of what youāre trying to say
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Ausar and Jarace are 6 and 7 on this consensus
Yeah like I feel youāre discussing Patrick Williams or something
I donāt think either Thompson has a good comp
Huh
Iāve heard Duncan, Hollinger, the āBasketball Intellectā guy Duncan had on and Givony and they all had like a 5 slot spread, approximately
Vecenie has Jarace ahead of Ausar, Givony has Ausar 5 and then Jarace 7. Draft models are lower on Jarace but heās got some big board scout hype. Certainly wouldnāt be a huge reach by Weaver.
Like I said, the game is different back then when shooting wasnāt emphasized 15 years ago. He was a borderline all-star player. Marion in todayās game would be different.
My big board is completely different once you get past the top 3 lol
I think Iām settling on Hendricks as the guy Iād go with for the Pistons assuming Amen, Scoot, and Miller are off the board. Think heās the BPA unless opinions on Blackās jumper are better than Nate Duncan made it sound.
Ausar, I donāt have an opinion on really. Seems like that would be fine enough. Whitmore, I wish I had a clearer sense of why the models donāt like him. I really do love young guys that produce early. Jarace, I just doubt heās a huge impact D guy and I donāt think heāll shoot and thatās just not near enough upside.
I like Cason and Dick and if I thought I could trade down to get one of them and get another pick between 13 and 20, Iād do that in a heartbeat. Leonard Miller and Podziemski are draft model underrateds and Iām selling myself on Dariq Whitehead unless his injury history is worse than I think. Heās younger and produced when he was actually on the court despite the injury and his HS rank was +++. Mostly I just think even a lot of the wartier guys in this draft are interesting and Iād rather have 2 bites at the apple.
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