Texansfan713 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 14 minutes ago, Danger said: Haven't been paying attention to the prospects this cycle. Who are the Blue Chip players and how do they measure up as prospects to dudes in the past 5-7 years. Blue chip players are Victor Wembayama. He is the best prospect since LeBron. Another blue chip player is Scoot Henderson. He would go number 1 is most drafts. He is the best PG prospect since Derrick Rose. After that the consensus 3rd ranked prospect is SF Brandon Miller. In a good draft Miller would be picked around the 6th or 7th pick range. It's questions about him creating his own shot and driving to the rim. Amen Thompson is the consensus 4th ranked prospect. Him and his brother (Ausar) are the two most polarizing prospects this year. Not sure if you follow OT Elite but the competition they played werent the best so its hard to fully scout them against elite competition. Both of them have major shooting question marks. After that you can rank the remaining prospects in any order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, Texansfan713 said: Blue chip players are Victor Wembayama. He is the best prospect since LeBron. Another blue chip player is Scoot Henderson. He would go number 1 is most drafts. He is the best PG prospect since Derrick Rose. After that the consensus 3rd ranked prospect is SF Brandon Miller. In a good draft Miller would be picked around the 6th or 7th pick range. It's questions about him creating his own shot and driving to the rim. Amen Thompson is the consensus 4th ranked prospect. Him and his brother (Ausar) are the two most polarizing prospects this year. Not sure if you follow OT Elite but the competition they played werent the best so its hard to fully scout them against elite competition. Both of them have major shooting question marks. After that you can rank the remaining prospects in any order. So it's the top 2 and then a massive cliff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Danger said: So it's the top 2 and then a massive cliff? To me it is. I know some people think Miller could go ahead of Henderson at pick 2 but I personally would be shocked if that happened. It really depends on the team that ends up with pick 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 49 minutes ago, Danger said: Haven't been paying attention to the prospects this cycle. Who are the Blue Chip players and how do they measure up as prospects to dudes in the past 5-7 years. Similar to a few years ago when it was Zion as the clear one, Ja as the clear two, and then a drop off. Now it's an even more clear one, an even better two, and a bigger drop off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkeyDoke21 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Just now, Mox said: Similar to a few years ago when it was Zion as the clear one, Ja as the clear two, and then a drop off. Now it's an even more clear one, an even better two, and a bigger drop off. It is like 2019. 2007 was like that, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mox said: Similar to a few years ago when it was Zion as the clear one, Ja as the clear two, and then a drop off. Now it's an even more clear one, an even better two, and a bigger drop off. Zion had medical bust written all over him to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Danger said: Zion had medical bust written all over him to me. There is some slight concern about Wemby's durability as guys that size typically don't have long careers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) My prediction of the top 4 teams 1. Spurs (to piss off the Rockets) 2. Pistons (worst team has never fallen past 3 under the new lottery system) 3. Hornets 4. Pacers (team with 7th worst record has always jumped in the top 4) Edited May 16, 2023 by Texansfan713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Dillon Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 I think Wemba might be more risk and injury prone than Holmgren was. 7ft guys that skinny have just never stayed healthy. Same with Zion, guys that big are just not gonna stay healthy. I would take Wemba at number 1 because the potential is too big to not take him, but I also wont be surprised to see him become a 50 game per season guy who never lives up to the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingram Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Danger said: Zion had medical bust written all over him to me. He only had one injury in college and it was a flukey injury where his shoe literally exploded. Zion hasn't been able to stay healthy but I dont think he had "medical bust" written all over him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingram Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Also, if the NBA still does the lottery where every team is assigned a bunch of number combinations and then they take numbers out of the machine... I have a great idea. The NBA should put every team on the board and then draw for the #1 pick, as numbers come out and teams chances of being the winning number become 0 you wipe them off the board. By the time you got to the last number being pulled you should only have a few teams left. The excitement would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Would Dallas be desperate enough to put the #1 pick on the block? Or take Wemby and hope Doncic loves him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Tso Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 56 minutes ago, Texansfan713 said: My prediction of the top 4 teams 1. Spurs (to piss off the Rockets) 2. Pistons (worst team has never fallen past 3 under the new lottery system) 3. Hornets 4. Pacers (team with 7th worst record has always jumped in the top 4) The worst team has yet to win the lottery in the new system, so this is par for the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, seminoles1 said: Would Dallas be desperate enough to put the #1 pick on the block? Or take Wemby and hope Doncic loves him. No. Wemby is a perfect fit with Luka. Rim protector, lob threat, and theoretically provides spacing. Surround them with shooters and one other guy with a handle and you're set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 I'm going to laugh hard if the Mavs pick end up 11th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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