2021 NBA Draft Thread

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Just now, South_Aussie_Magic said:

The Jonathon Givony mock draft on ESPN has us taking JT Thor with our 2nd rounder. Couple people here were high on him before right?

Yea I think he's a first rounder now. Just an unreal combination of length and athleticism with a jumper that's looking pretty good. 

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1 minute ago, CTMagicUK said:

Yea I think he's a first rounder now. Just an unreal combination of length and athleticism with a jumper that's looking pretty good. 

The kind of late 1st/ early 2nd pick to love, but not the kind of experiment it feels like we're going to be making up top too :(

[CTMagicUK 1,482]

We haven't talked enough about Moses Moody since the draft. 

Weltman and Hammond will take one look at this photo and promise him on the spot lol

I think he's very much in the conversation at either 5 or 8. 

 

 

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This whole 8-20 range seems ultra fluid

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3 minutes ago, South_Aussie_Magic said:

The kind of late 1st/ early 2nd pick to love, but not the kind of experiment it feels like we're going to be making up top too :(

It's tough anyway with Chuma and Isaac to envision us investing more draft capital in a PF (another reason why I'm low on Kuminga because I think he might be a PF in the league) but Thor is basically the ideal Weltman/Hammond prospect.

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4 minutes ago, South_Aussie_Magic said:

This whole 8-20 range seems ultra fluid

It is. And its basically 6-20. There's no real consensus who the 6th guy is if the 5th guy is Kuminga. It looks like it might end up being Scottie Barnes but there's a long way to go until the draft. 

I like it. As much as it'd be more exciting and generally better if we got #1 and Cade there's been much more discussion on here because of the uncertainty of #5. 

 

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Yes Chad! Keep pushing the Scottie Top 4 agenda!

 

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2 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said:

Yes Chad! Keep pushing the Scottie Top 4 agenda!

 

I'd hate to have to feel thankful to him if that agenda works

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4 hours ago, All Eyes On Me said:

Keon Johnson with a 48” vertical - that’s the kind of athletic measurement that makes people take a guy in the top 4

He almost certainly tanked the Standing Reach measurement to get this. But it's a smart play from his agent because that gets a lot more attention than great but not record breaking vert and 3 more inches of standing vert.

[CTMagicUK 1,482]

Sam Vecinie mock has us going:

5. Kuminga

8. GIDDEY

33. Josh Christopher

I would be happy with this draft all things considered. Though there are guys on the board at 33 I'd rather have instead of Christopher.

[CTMagicUK 1,482]

Listening to Hollinger podcast and he's pushing Scottie Barnes to Toronto. 

Im not actually super excited about Jalen Suggs he was a distant 4th to me but if he fell to us at 5 I'm taking him 100%.

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2 hours ago, CTMagicUK said:

Listening to Hollinger podcast and he's pushing Scottie Barnes to Toronto. 

Im not actually super excited about Jalen Suggs he was a distant 4th to me but if he fell to us at 5 I'm taking him 100%.

Given where we ended up, I would be ecstatic with this outcome.  I think Suggs is a significant upgrade over Kuminga, so him falling to us would be a major win.

Question for you since you follow this more closely than me: what exactly makes Kuminga a better prospect than Barnes to begin with? Maybe he's not since lots of mocks have then 5 & 6.  I see two big wings with severe offensive limitations but great defensive tools.  At the moment, Barnes is the better defender.  Kumingas offensive ceiling seems quite a bit higher, so perhaps that's the main future differentiator?