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When all you got is that he could be injury prone despite not showing tendency to be injury prone it feels like grasping at straws. Same thing happened with KD back in the day. Looking forward to Thursday!

Speaking of injury concern, Isaac can’t be considered in any fold until he plays a full season of basketball. Even if/when he comes back, the hard part for him has been to stay.

All three were skin and bone. The degree of difference between them is not significant. I’m not talented enough to do the side by sides but they’re all over Google. Going back to my point, I’m ok if you’re not on the Chet train, biggest question for me is will he still be a unicorn WHEN (not if) he bulks up. I’m not worried about injuries for him anymore than Jabari Smith or any other player. In basketball injuries happen, contrary to pervasive thought here there isn’t a type of player that gets injured more often..except for out of shape players maybe. Again I’m ok with Chet not being the guy but imaginary injury potential is nowhere near enough of a reason to not take him if he’s otherwise the best prospect.

Have you seen pictures of Durant? He was skinnier. So was Giannis. In today’s S&C programs mass won’t be a problem unless it takes away what makes the player special. Would that for Chet?

This is a two person draft, neither Chet nor Jabari are going past two. There’s solid depth in the lottery but there’s a clear delineation between Jabari and Banchero.

That is 6’4” when you’re 6’5.25” in shoes.

Chet is the only potential game changer in this draft. It’s ok to be concerned. I remember when Emeka Okafor was the majority take here leading up to the draft. I still prefer Jabari but if our current management sees enough in Chet to pick him then I’ll still be excited.

To put one of your points in other words Kessler is lessler.

I’m here for the upcoming shared disappointment and heartache.

It’s top 5 guaranteed, not top 4. Original point stands.

I thought the first pick was guaranteed top 4, 2nd top 5, 3rd top 6.

Tonight is probably the most important night left in the season for tanking. Four games left and tonight’s is the most winnable for us. Tied with Houston and they play minny. If we want a guaranteed top 4 pick we pretty much have to lose tonight. And no, Chet in the second round is silly. He’s not likely dropping further than the third pick. He still probably has the highest percentage of going first out of anyone. There’s only two players that offer clear advantages over him in some way, Ivey and Smith. Neither of them have as much going on as him either though.

At what pick in the draft would we have to take Chet if he was available? What does everyone think?

Everyone’s lists will probably be different but I would consider ranking them by overall athleticism or best shooter and hope that one of them figures it out. It would probably be a better gamble to combine those picks and trade up if possible. I think whoever is there in the mid 20’s has a much likelier chance of succeeding compared to whoever is there at 31 and 35.

Well you can keep saying it but you’re still wrong. Our front court situation is far more dire regardless of how you prefer to split hairs. The hope is still that the best available player can satisfy our need for more front court depth.

I’m all for taking the best player available but let’s not play this game where just because you are a titled pg that you aren’t a wing, that is ridiculous in todays nba. Especially when they typically reside almost exclusively in the wing. If those guys can’t play wing then we’re screwed.

I’m not sure if serious but we have Suggs, Fultz, Wagner, Anthony, Hampton, Ross, and Harris that are all wings. Only Harris is guaranteed to be gone next season, though Ross may be. We are without Isaac until further notice, Robin Lopez will be gone soon, and Bamba could be as well. Going into the off-season we have Wendell Carter and 6’6” Okeke and the hope of a healthy Isaac.

It’s early but I don’t see him cracking top 3. Likely 5-8 range. We don’t need another wing so hopefully the bpa at our draft spot is a 4/5.

Both statements can be true at the same time. The main problem with this team over the past 10 years has been management. That is no longer the case and can sense a we’re getting close.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wagnefr01.html It shows he’s at 62%, that’s pretty good for a wing, regardless of his height imo.

Jabari Smith is a game changer. Even Holmgren is close to putting it together, if his mind is where the scouts say it is then he could be special, he already compares well to KD, in a lower usage situation. We can’t assume Isaac will ever play again. WC is a fine second post option. He’s the kind of depth winning teams need.

He’s learned to feed the big man. I’m happy for him he just is who he is. He’s a solid rotational player.

The best thing Gordon could have done for himself was to realize the ball should be in his hands as little as possible. This was noted in Lowe’s article as well. Hopefully his role player status translates well to the playoffs this year.

This is the time each year where we put it together for a long enough stretch to secure the 4th-6th pick in a three person draft.

He’s #1 on draft boards, he’s getting love.