The NBA Draft Thread

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I think I'd rather have Markken if I'm the wolves.

Having two bigs THAT good at shooting has the potential to break defenses in the manner that Steph and Klay have.

How good do you see a Kat/Ryan Anderson led team being, right now today?

 

[651akathepaul]

I think I'd rather have Markken if I'm the wolves.

Having two bigs THAT good at shooting has the potential to break defenses in the manner that Steph and Klay have.

I like him.

This is strictly conjecture. I just love their game.

 

[raw120]

Fox has nice form on his jumper. Also shot 74% from the line. He'll be fine in the league.

 

[pmatic]

Kelly Olynyk is helping Lauri Markkanen's draft stock.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

How good do you see a Kat/Ryan Anderson led team being, right now today?

I think Lauri is bigger, more mobile, and has a better handle than Ryan Anderson.



I think he has the potential to be a much much better defender than Ryan, and a Ryan Anderson who is a credible defender, as opposed to a disaster one is an incredibly valuable player.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I think Lauri is bigger, more mobile, and has a better handle than Ryan Anderson.



I think he has the potential to be a much much better defender than Ryan, and a Ryan Anderson who is a credible defender, as opposed to a disaster one is an incredibly valuable player.

Fair enough. I think the player you described is solid, I'm just not sold that makonnen is that player

 

[buc em]

Tonight

 

[carver]

Good luck to all y'all teams tonight

Fultz/KAT

Wouldn't be mad at a Jon/Lauri pick either

 

[trueprada]

 

[Retroballer]

Trust the process.

 

[buc em]

Trust the process.

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[wavycrocket]

Worst of luck to the Lakers tonight.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Worst of luck to the Lakers tonight.

 

[henz0]

Hope Frank Jack turns into a CJ type player

 

[buc em]

Hope Frank Jack turns into a CJ type player

Frank Jackson from Duke turning into CJ McCollum?

 

[frshstunna]

Hope Frank Jack turns into a CJ type player

Frank Jackson from Duke turning into CJ McCollum?

Yea thats wild, idk bout that...teams will be hoping he can to turn into a borderline NBA starter

 

[trueprada]

Hamidou Diallo Making Case For NBA Draft

Hamidou Diallo is one of the biggest surprises coming out of last week’s NBA Draft Combine. Hands down. The 18-year old guard prospect, who stands 6’5” with a 6’10” wingspan, put his athletic abilities on display, but it was more of his journey to the moment that had people buzzing.

A 5-star recruit coming out of Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut, Diallo was the No.1 ranked shooting guard and a top-ten overall prospect in the Class of 2017.  He had offers from Arizona, Syracuse, and Connecticut, but eventually chose the Kentucky Wildcats, making him the fifth 5-star signee in John Calipari’s 2017 recruiting class.

 
The part that makes Hamidou’s recruiting story unique is that he actually graduated from Putnam in the spring of 2016, but decided to spend an additional year at the Academy, a move that brought an extra season of high school basketball, and reclassification as a 2017 recruit.  This “post-graduate” strategy is gaining popularity as more high-school prospects look for ways to land scholarships at top tier programs.

Even deeper for Diallo, thanks to the NBA “one and done” rule, which says a prospect must be one year removed from high school and 19 years old, he became eligible for the 2017 NBA draft.

When the decision to play a post-graduate year was made, many believed that Hamidou would head straight to the NBA. But those speculations ended quickly when he enrolled at the University of Kentucky in early January, halfway through his extra season at Putnam.  After arriving in Lexington, he joined the Wildcats with plans of only practicing with the team, but not playing in any games. Sticking to the plan, when the season ended in March, Diallo had not played in a single college game, but by April he had already declared for the draft.

So the road to this point has been nothing of the normal type, considering Diallo split a single school semester between being a prep school basketball star and redshirted Division-1 athlete. But despite the untraditional route, his NBA draft stock remains solid as sources have projected him as a first or second round pick. During the combine, Diallo pulled out a jaw-dropping 44 and ½ inch vertical jump, which is the second highest jump in combine history.

However, with a strong performance in the skills drills and measurements portions of the combine workout, questions remain on how well Hamdiou’s game will translate to the NBA, especially considering he has not played in an organized game in over six months. And it is reported that chose against participating in the combine’s 5-on-5 competitions, making it tougher to evaluate him at this point.

By the time the July draft rolls around, Hamidou Diallo will have had opportunities to strengthen his case as a pick in the 2017 NBA draft, but more than that, the backstory makes it obvious why he’s definitely one to watch.

 

[addict4sneakers]

If this was last years draft or even next years, I'd risk a pick on Diallo.

He might find some one in the back end of the draft

 

[nick.]

Trust the process.

Worst of luck to the Lakers tonight.

 

[frshstunna]

Diallo should stay in the draft a long as he's killin the workouts...Teams fall in luv with young, super athletic, mystery potential players

Going to college , scouts are just gon nit pick all his flaws if he doesn't come in blazing after testing the waters

 

[ricardo malta]

He better hope he developed a serviceable jumper at this point, otherwise, he's just all athleticism. Someone will risk a late 1st rounder on him but I wouldn't want my team to do so.

 

[xxpizzo]

TTP

hoping the flyers didnt take all of our lottery luck 

 

[buc em]

Some contender is going to get Frank Mason at the end of the first round and he's going to be money as their backup point guard. I just hope the Cavs don't get a hold of him...

 

[nick.]

I really need the Knicks to take Wesley Iwundu in the 2nd

 

[youngthundercat]

Somebody is gonna get a jewel in the late round...either Luke, Jawun Evans, Bacon or Frank Jackson