The NBA Draft Thread

[awwsome]

Wouldn't trade Julius, you gotta see what he looks like under Walton.

Really lovin the youth movement in LA post Kobe, as long as D'Angelo stays off Snapchat they should be fun to watch develop over these next couple years.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Lakers back in this mug. Team bout to be filled with young talent.

DLo
Clarkson
Randell
Ingram

Randell trade bait tho

Lowkey bout to start rooting for LA

I really hope Nance Jr develops into something too.

 

[outsidethabox]

Alex Len avg. 9Pts and 7Rebs last year in his 3rd NBA season..The Suns had so much faith in him as the 5th overall pick in the draft..They signed an aging Tyson chandler to a 4-yr 52 million dollars just last July.

But Len did have some good games last year..( he was a great mid season pickup for my fantasy squad) but he was also way too inconsistent..Plus he shot 42% from the field as a center..come on man..Dudes really don't like Jah.

And why I never hear how bad Dlo,Clackson, or Randle is on defense..Their Defensive rating is either right there with Oakafor or worst in Dlo case.

 

[pmatic]

 

[pmatic]

 

[Retroballer]

The way he absorbs contact at the rim is super impressive.

 

[buc em]

Kris Dunn is going to be really good. Swear he still reminds me of a young D-Wade.

 

[outsidethabox]

Kris Dunn is going to be really good. Swear he still reminds me of a young D-Wade.

I really love Dunn..If we came out of the draft with him and Simmons I would be very pleased.

 

[ill steelo]

I've heard Dunn & Wade mentioned before. Obviously not claiming he'll be as good, but I really really like him. Should be the first guard taken IMO

 

[osh kosh bosh]

And why I never hear how bad Dlo,Clackson, or Randle is on defense..Their Defensive rating is either right there with Oakafor or worst in Dlo case.

Because they play less valuable defensive positions.


Plenty of great defenses have had a bad defensive PG, or wing, I can't think of any that had a bad defensive C playing a ton of minutes.

 

[awwsome]

Because they play less valuable defensive positions.


Plenty of great defenses have had a bad defensive PG, or wing, I can't think of any that had a bad defensive C playing a ton of minutes.

Exactly.

 

[trueprada]

Cleveland workout this morning: @BenSimmons25 & @DejounteMurray

 

[youngthundercat]

Oh god here comes the closet dudes talking bout how his body looks.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I was just listening to Jalen talk about Simmons not having a jumper. He pointed out how he finishes around the rim with his right but shoots with his left and he should probably switch to shooting with the right.

It's probably too late in the game to do that.

 

[Moheezy]

How did that turn out for Tristan Thompson?

 

[addict4sneakers]

How did that turn out for Tristan Thompson?

He can't count $84 million with both hands now

 

[comptonprince]

How did that turn out for Tristan Thompson?

Max Deal

 

[youngthundercat]

How did that turn out for Tristan Thompson?

Max Deal

Let's keep it real fellas TT is trash on the offensive end of the court.

 

[comptonprince]

Let's keep it real fellas TT is trash on the offensive end of the court.

Most Big Men are in the NBA today....

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Athletic testing for @BenSimmons25: 31.5" standing vert, 33" 1-step vert, 3.05 sec 3/4 sprint, 10.61 sec lane agility

Anthropometric data for @BenSimmons25: 6' 10.25" in shoes, 240 lbs, 7' 0.5" wing, 8' 11" reach, 10.25" hand length & reach

what the F was LSU measuring when they had him at 37 inch standing vert, 41 max vert? I knew those numbers were bogus.


all these athltic testing numbers are become even more useless then they normally are.

 

[awwsome]

Simmons athletic #'s a little disappointing.

 

[wavycrocket]

Simmons athletic #'s a little disappointing.

Kawhi Leonard's numbers were disappointing too. I don't focus so much on these athletic numbers when it comes to things like pure on the court explosiveness. Melo Trimble posted some decent speed and agility athletic numbers. We know he's not that quick.

And y'all gotta stop hating on Okafor man. Dudes want him to be bad so much so they can look smart with this "new NBA".

Kid is the real deal. Just wait on it.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Honestly I don't care about these whether they're spectacular or terrible

Only thing I care about are his wingspan and reach. Are those at least decent?

 

[comptonprince]

Kawhi Leonard's numbers were disappointing too. I don't focus so much on these athletic numbers when it comes to things like pure on the court explosiveness. Melo Trimble posted some decent speed and agility athletic numbers. We know he's not that quick.

And y'all gotta stop hating on Okafor man. Dudes want him to be bad so much so they can look smart with this "new NBA".

Kid is the real deal. Just wait on it.

What we waiting on? 

He will be 22-8 for most of his career

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Wavy can't ask for patience when he proclaiming Russell a bust already :]