The NBA Draft Thread

[ValarMorghulis]

I'm Team Fox, Ball is #2 for me and Jackson is well behind them but I understand why he's being considered.


If the Lakers draft Jackson its a "overthinking" mistake, plain and simple

 

[MVP]

Yea I'm good with Fox.

 

[Quincy McCall]

 
How can you have tons of potential and not project well lol.

Type of players he's compared to gives him the perception of having a low ceiling but he's still a young versatile player with a lot of potential. Doesn't have many glaring weakness's outside of his slow feet and explosiveness edit: And the TO:Ast

 

[Platinum State]

To me Tatum cant be worse than Otto Porter in the pros. Maybe Tatum drives a bit more, but from what I've seen of Tatum they play similalry

 

[pmatic]

To me Tatum cant be worse than Otto Porter in the pros. Maybe Tatum drives a bit more, but from what I've seen of Tatum they play similalry

I think he's more Harrison Barnes in Dallas than he is Harrison Barnes in Golden State.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Damn the Harry B comp came to me before but that was spot on. He's either a good player on a bad team or an average player on a good team

 

[buc em]

And LeBron in 2019, having a lineup of PG13 and JJ alongside LeBron is redundant.

Lakers gonna have the whole banana boat gang plus PG, Westbrook, AD, Ingram and whoever else wants to join the dream team

 

[dacomeup]

To me Tatum cant be worse than Otto Porter in the pros. Maybe Tatum drives a bit more, but from what I've seen of Tatum they play similalry

Tatum will never come close to defending like Otto

 

[cassanova brown]

I know I'm in the minority, but I like Tatum more than I like Jackson.

 

[lovehateself]

And LeBron in 2019, having a lineup of PG13 and JJ alongside LeBron is redundant.

Lakers gonna have the whole banana boat gang plus PG, Westbrook, AD, Ingram and whoever else wants to join the dream team

Clippers can have the banana bunch

 

[N41D]

To me Tatum cant be worse than Otto Porter in the pros. Maybe Tatum drives a bit more, but from what I've seen of Tatum they play similalry

I think he's more Harrison Barnes in Dallas than he is Harrison Barnes in Golden State.

Good player on a bad team, OK rotational guy on a good team?

 

[stillin729]

Tatum has that Duke bias of most likely not panning out in the NBA as a high pick

 

[willzway26]

Why is everyone worried about what Lonzo will do in a 1 on 1 matchup?

What makes his special is that he's a PASSING point guard.  Ppl are comparing him to JKidd with range.  

The laker squad has enough streak scoring guys like that.  They need someone to distribute the ball

 

[willzway26]

Tatum is str8.  He can get his shot off.  His problem is gonna be defensively.  If he can go to Suns theyll be fun to watch

 

[ricardo malta]

Stepback clank from 28'

Fixed

 

[ricardo malta]

Why is everyone worried about what Lonzo will do in a 1 on 1 matchup?



What makes his special is that he's a PASSING point guard.  Ppl are comparing him to JKidd with range.  

The laker squad has enough streak scoring guys like that.  They need someone to distribute the ball

Can we please dead this Kidd / Ball comparison? They're nothing alike, except big, light skinned point guards.

Lemme know when Ball is taking PGs down into the post and abusing them on the blocks.

Lemme know when Ball is putting the shackles on opposing PGs and even locking up SGs.

Ball makes the easy pass. He doesn't make the facilitating pass, the one that advances the offense.

 

[cassanova brown]

Can we please dead this Kidd / Ball comparison? They're nothing alike, except big, light skinned point guards.

Lemme know when Ball is taking PGs down into the post and abusing them on the blocks.

Lemme know when Ball is putting the shackles on opposing PGs and even locking up SGs.

 

[buc em]

Can we please dead this Kidd / Ball comparison? They're nothing alike, except big, light skinned point guards.

Lemme know when Ball is taking PGs down into the post and abusing them on the blocks.

Lemme know when Ball is putting the shackles on opposing PGs and even locking up SGs.

Was Kidd really doing that in college though? Serious question...I was too young when he was in college to know.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Lemme know when Ball is taking PGs down into the post and abusing them on the blocks.

This is actually something I can see him developing nicely. If you can't shoot from mid or beat the d off the dribble, the mid/low post should be your best friend.

 

[pmatic]

To me Tatum cant be worse than Otto Porter in the pros. Maybe Tatum drives a bit more, but from what I've seen of Tatum they play similalry

I think he's more Harrison Barnes in Dallas than he is Harrison Barnes in Golden State.

Good player on a bad team, OK rotational guy on a good team?

One dimensional feature player on a decent team, role player (bucket getter) on a good team.

 

[stillin729]

I don't see it with Lonzo, I think he will be some middle of the road PG in the NBA

Fox is the one with the potential to be elite IMO and I think Dennis Smith could be in the mold of a Dame Lillard

 

[ricardo malta]

This is actually something I can see him developing nicely. If you can't shoot from mid or beat the d off the dribble, the mid/low post should be your best friend.

But again, that was part of Kidd's offensive repertoire and what made him dangerous on that end. If Lonzo's not doing that now and there's no evidence that he'll add it to his game then why are we even making that comparison? It just comes off as lazy.

 

[willzway26]

All Im saying is he is a pass first point guard that affects the game in other ways than the scoreboard.

The only guy to come out of college with that specific skill set was JKidd:  fast pace, pass first guy who put his team on the map the short time he was there.  

Youre talking about talent and playing style, Im talking about how he affects the game

 

[jesse pinkman]

Ailene Voisin: Continuing to hear Kings have no interest in trading the No. 5 and No. 10 picks to Philadelphia for No. 3. Feel price is too steep. – via Twitter ailene_voisin

 

[nick.]

Does Jon Isaac not working out for any teams outside the top 4 mean the Suns gave him a promise?