2024 NBA DRAFT THREAD 2

[Psubs]

A team that drafts Edey in the lottery better not view him as an ancillary piece, but better be willing to alter their whole offense and even roster (to a degree) to cater to the big man's strengths. It makes taking Edey such a huge commitment and gamble.

Teams that could change their play to incorporate Edey....

Detroit
Charlotte
Washington
Atlanta
Chicago

[Reeko]

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

[Psubs]

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

[billy_hoyle]

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

Don't disparage Emeka Okafor like that. He was a solid player. Did you mean Jahil?

[OAKLEY_2]

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

And Bargs went...

[Reeko]

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

And Bargs went...

When looking at Bargs purely from a skillset perspective it's easy to see why he went 1st overall.

[Raptorfan2012]

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

1st overall is wild but I would be fine if we picked Edey with the Pacers pick. At worse he can be a back up to Jak - grab a few rebounds and provide a bit of rim protection. At best, he proves he can be a starting calibre center and we can ship Jak for other pieces.

[CazOnReal]

Which players would you feel down if selected? I haven't given this draft too much time, waiting until the lottery. But from what I've seen, and relitive to mocks/board hype. I'm pretty much done with Salaun and Missi. Salaun looks totally lost on defense and his jumper and athelestism look overrated. Missi seems almost non existant in the games that I watched. Missi would be at the bottom of big bigman first round tier.

Only player in that 10 range I have strong negative feelings towards is Robbie. Everyone else i'm either indifferent to or is not Sarr (who is the only player in that range i'm super thrilled about the idea of).

Small guards who can't defend are a hard sell, especially when Quickley a) is pretty small in his own right and b) his defensive prowess from New York hasn't really stood out in his short Toronto tenure.

This team needs size and defense.

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

And Bargs went...

Never forget Aldridge was drafted right after (and was the correct choice at the time, not in hindsight; LaMarcus was the top player coming out of college at the time. Bargnani never should have gone 1st).

[Psubs]

Pretty wild that people are talking about taking Edey 1st overall.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

Don't disparage Emeka Okafor like that. He was a solid player. Did you mean Jahil?

Both, but ya, Jahlil at #3 was bad.

[Psubs]

Which players would you feel down if selected? I haven't given this draft too much time, waiting until the lottery. But from what I've seen, and relitive to mocks/board hype. I'm pretty much done with Salaun and Missi. Salaun looks totally lost on defense and his jumper and athelestism look overrated. Missi seems almost non existant in the games that I watched. Missi would be at the bottom of big bigman first round tier.

Only player in that 10 range I have strong negative feelings towards is Robbie. Everyone else i'm either indifferent to or is not Sarr (who is the only player in that range i'm super thrilled about the idea of).

Small guards who can't defend are a hard sell, especially when Quickley a) is pretty small in his own right and b) his defensive prowess from New York hasn't really stood out in his short Toronto tenure.

This team needs size and defense.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

And Bargs went...

Never forget Aldridge was drafted right after (and was the correct choice at the time, not in hindsight; LaMarcus was the top player coming out of college at the time. Bargnani never should have gone 1st).

Dillingham looks like Malik Monk 2.0.

Bargnani should've been like 4 or 5 like Kristaps Porzingis.

[CazOnReal]

Dillingham looks like Malik Monk 2.0.

Bargnani should've been like 4 or 5 like Kristaps Porzingis.

Even more reason to not draft him.

We can be the team that will overpay Malik Monk (and regret it) this offseason, there's no reason to draft someone who can be Monk in like 3 years.

[niQ]

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[Dalek]

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

Don't disparage Emeka Okafor like that. He was a solid player. Did you mean Jahil?

Both, but ya, Jahlil at #3 was bad.

I think people tend to forget that Deandre Ayton went number 1 overall in 2018. But, to me he is the most recent pick that is closest to Edey as far as style. Although Edey is bigger and likely more physical.

[Dalek]

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I was about to post this. I really like this kid. It would be cool to have another Canadian kid as a Raptor, especially one who has his type of flare playing the game. He is 6'3 but he uses his flexibility and balance to bend around defenders to finish well and hunt out passes.

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Imagine drafting two Chinese Canadian kids in one draft. How cool would that be?

[JRoy]

Which players would you feel down if selected? I haven't given this draft too much time, waiting until the lottery. But from what I've seen, and relitive to mocks/board hype. I'm pretty much done with Salaun and Missi. Salaun looks totally lost on defense and his jumper and athelestism look overrated. Missi seems almost non existant in the games that I watched. Missi would be at the bottom of big bigman first round tier.

Only player in that 10 range I have strong negative feelings towards is Robbie. Everyone else i'm either indifferent to or is not Sarr (who is the only player in that range i'm super thrilled about the idea of).

Small guards who can't defend are a hard sell, especially when Quickley a) is pretty small in his own right and b) his defensive prowess from New York hasn't really stood out in his short Toronto tenure.

This team needs size and defense.

Well Thabeet, Sam Bowie and Emeka Okafor did go #2. Eddy Curry went #4.

And Bargs went...

Never forget Aldridge was drafted right after (and was the correct choice at the time, not in hindsight; LaMarcus was the top player coming out of college at the time. Bargnani never should have gone 1st).

That was a weird draft. LMA, Gay, others all mentioned as potential #1 overall.

[billy_hoyle]

Which players would you feel down if selected? I haven't given this draft too much time, waiting until the lottery. But from what I've seen, and relitive to mocks/board hype. I'm pretty much done with Salaun and Missi. Salaun looks totally lost on defense and his jumper and athelestism look overrated. Missi seems almost non existant in the games that I watched. Missi would be at the bottom of big bigman first round tier.

Only player in that 10 range I have strong negative feelings towards is Robbie. Everyone else i'm either indifferent to or is not Sarr (who is the only player in that range i'm super thrilled about the idea of).

Small guards who can't defend are a hard sell, especially when Quickley a) is pretty small in his own right and b) his defensive prowess from New York hasn't really stood out in his short Toronto tenure.

This team needs size and defense.

And Bargs went...

Never forget Aldridge was drafted right after (and was the correct choice at the time, not in hindsight; LaMarcus was the top player coming out of college at the time. Bargnani never should have gone 1st).

That was a weird draft. LMA, Gay, others all mentioned as potential #1 overall.

Who were the others? I'm foggy on the details now, it's coming up on 20 yrs.

I remember Aldridge being the guy near the end of the college season. Gay was the front runner to start (like a Harrison Barnes). Bargs only got mentioned close to the draft because Colangelo telegraphed the pick, right?

[JRoy]

Only player in that 10 range I have strong negative feelings towards is Robbie. Everyone else i'm either indifferent to or is not Sarr (who is the only player in that range i'm super thrilled about the idea of).

Small guards who can't defend are a hard sell, especially when Quickley a) is pretty small in his own right and b) his defensive prowess from New York hasn't really stood out in his short Toronto tenure.

This team needs size and defense.

Never forget Aldridge was drafted right after (and was the correct choice at the time, not in hindsight; LaMarcus was the top player coming out of college at the time. Bargnani never should have gone 1st).

That was a weird draft. LMA, Gay, others all mentioned as potential #1 overall.

Who were the others? I'm foggy on the details now, it's coming up on 20 yrs.

I remember Aldridge being the guy near the end of the college season. Gay was the front runner to start (like a Harrison Barnes). Bargs only got mentioned close to the draft because Colangelo telegraphed the pick, right?

I seem to remember it the same, though don’t remember much hype about Bargnani.

POR fan, had the worst record in team history and the league that year and ended up with the worst outcome (4th pick). Moved that pick and Russian scrubs for Aldridge (taken at 2nd pick), ate Raef Lafrentz but got the 7th pick from BOS, drafted Foye and immediately traded Foye to MIN for Roy.

Me and 6 year old daughter were literally chanting “Roy, Roy, Roy”

[Risk101]

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[Morse Code]

A team that drafts Edey in the lottery better not view him as an ancillary piece, but better be willing to alter their whole offense and even roster (to a degree) to cater to the big man's strengths. It makes taking Edey such a huge commitment and gamble.

Teams that could change their play to incorporate Edey....

Detroit
Charlotte
Washington
Atlanta
Chicago

I think he could be perfect to run a bench unit. Put a bunch of snipers around him and let that 5 man unit dominate for 15-20 mins a night

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[tecumseh18]

That was a weird draft. LMA, Gay, others all mentioned as potential #1 overall.

Who were the others? I'm foggy on the details now, it's coming up on 20 yrs.

I remember Aldridge being the guy near the end of the college season. Gay was the front runner to start (like a Harrison Barnes). Bargs only got mentioned close to the draft because Colangelo telegraphed the pick, right?

I seem to remember it the same, though don’t remember much hype about Bargnani.

POR fan, had the worst record in team history and the league that year and ended up with the worst outcome (4th pick). Moved that pick and Russian scrubs for Aldridge (taken at 2nd pick), ate Raef Lafrentz but got the 7th pick from BOS, drafted Foye and immediately traded Foye to MIN for Roy.

Me and 6 year old daughter were literally chanting “Roy, Roy, Roy”

Yeah, that was a great GMing for Portland. Getting the #7 for Sebastian f'n Telfair was amazing.

Roy might have gone #1, but for injury concerns. So maybe his career arc was inevitable.

OTOH Portland has the worst reputation for diagnosing and managing injuries (won't mention what happened the next draft). But do you, or the Blazer fanbase, think that Roy's knee could have been better treated, which would have allowed him to have a normal career. And, on second thought, I'll ask the same about Oden.