2018 NBA Draft Thread

[A Better DJ & Photographer 456]

2 minutes ago, the notorious S.A.C. said:

No we needed to learn to not win meaningless games late in the season. God knows we are going need to tank again next year....might as well learn how to get it right this year.

There was a point not that long ago that we had the worst record and we all excited about who do we take, Ayton or Doncic!  We could have lost out from there.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

10 minutes ago, the notorious S.A.C. said:

No we needed to learn to not win meaningless games late in the season. God knows we are going need to tank again next year....might as well learn how to get it right this year.

We're playing it just like every other team.  We're going to lose to some tanking teams regardless of who we put out there 

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

8 minutes ago, ROCK LEGENDS PHOTOGRAPHERS said:

There was a point not that long ago that we had the worst record and we all excited about who do we take, Ayton or Doncic!  We could have lost out from there.

No we couldn't.  Just like every other tanking team can't either

[magicblue 315]

31 minutes ago, JJZFL said:

You have it backwards.  We’ve wasted all these years with no end in sight because of the decision to tank in the first place.  If you don’t luck out it’s a disaster. 

Yes, we should have decided to just be great instead. Damn it

[JJZFL 619]

1 hour ago, magicblue said:

Yes, we should have decided to just be great instead. Damn it

No, we should have worked hard to be great instead of hoping for history to repeat itself and luck out with a hall of fame draft pick.

[Magicfan1987 266]

kings win so 5th best odds is ours by 2 games. If Dallas wins vs sun's we could be sitting at 4th beat odds . end of day worst case scenario we end up picking no later than 7th

[magicblue 315]

10 hours ago, Magicfan1987 said:

kings win so 5th best odds is ours by 2 games. If Dallas wins vs sun's we could be sitting at 4th beat odds . end of day worst case scenario we end up picking no later than 7th

If we can stay at 4 (with Dallas beating Suns) we should be pretty locked into the top 5

[Magicfan1987 266]

11 minutes ago, magicblue said:

If we can stay at 4 (with Dallas beating Suns) we should be pretty locked into the top 5

Doncic, Ayton, JJJ,  Bamba, Young

 

that's the most likely path to us picking young I think 

Don't think we draft Bagley, or Porter over Young

[The Neighborhood Bully 266]

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Many prospects have already declared for June’s NBA Draft and while the national headlines have given Oklahoma’s Trae Young most of the spotlight after leading the nation in points and assists, some scouts seems to think his game-changing antics won’t translate into the league.

Collin Sexton, an Alabama freshman point guard that declared for the draft earlier this week has managed to impress scouts more than Young, having made a statement during hard-nosed competition to finish his first collegiate season. Sexton put up an average of 24.2 points through five postseason games between SEC competition and the NCAA Tournament — giving him the upper edge over Young.

“Sexton has the NBA body, NBA athleticism and he plays both ends of the court,” one scout told Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report. “It depends on the team picking, but he’s bigger, stronger and more athletic than Young. He definitely has a chance to go before him.”

Scouts have become wary of the circumstances in which Young’s production had become inflated, starting the season with averages of 30-plus points and 10-plus assists per game, one which slowly reduced to his 27.4 points and 8.7 assists average for his freshman season.

Yet a frail 6-foot-2, 180-pound body has raised questions that such wizardry could prove as effective in the league.

Young has delighted fans and scouts with his NBA-ready range, his natural passing instincts, panache, and his innate ability to score the basketball — but he has also disappointed with a high turnover rate (a whopping 5.2 per game), making his willingness to dish the ball a lot less appealing.

The Norman, Oklahoma native will have to face quicker, stronger, and more athletic competition than he did in college, likely causing him to cough the ball up even more than he did playing in Division I, while Sexton has the identity of a scoring guard from the get-go, but has proven to have playmaking potential with a more capable surrounding core around him.

Sexton is currently slated to be drafted eighth overall, which would fall to the Chicago Bulls in the latest ESPN mock draft, while Young is floating at the middle of the first round and could drop further, depending of his combine evaluations.

https://clutchpoints.com/nba-draft-news-scouts-giving-collin-sexton-major-edge-over-trae-young/

[magicblue 315]

39 minutes ago, The Neighborhood Bully said:

https://clutchpoints.com/nba-draft-news-scouts-giving-collin-sexton-major-edge-over-trae-young/

If Young starts slipping into late lottery/mid first rd we need to very aggressively get back into this draft. 

(Bamba or JJJ)/Gordon/Isaac/Fournier/ Young would be something to get very excited about! 

[Soul Bro 1,419]

3 hours ago, The Neighborhood Bully said:

https://clutchpoints.com/nba-draft-news-scouts-giving-collin-sexton-major-edge-over-trae-young/

I think I like Sexton over Young, but I’m not sure either are starting point guards in the NBA. Both have glaring deficiencies.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

1 hour ago, Soul Bro said:

I think I like Sexton over Young, but I’m not sure either are starting point guards in the NBA. Both have glaring deficiencies.

Nah if he's slipping it makes more sense to go after young.