Event 2018 NBA Draft

He doesn't look like he's athletic at all. Just doesn't have that blow by first step either.

 

My Draft thoughts on 6/11...

Mikal would be my first option but I’d be more than thrilled with Knox. I doubt even at 14 either is available but you might get Knox, he appears to be slipping a bit.

I’d trade CJ for Luka in about 2 seconds.

If Porter slides outta top 10 they should do whatever it takes to grab him.

 

Yeah Milton has always been pretty meh for me.

Good shooter but his mechanics worry me about how translatable or versatile he'll be as a shooter in the NBA . Not a great pull up shooter and a bad finisher with a poor first step so how does he win when teams run him off the line? Don't think he's quick enough or a reliable enough playmaker to see much time on ball so he must bring off ball value if he's going to be successful.

Length on D bothers college guards that don't have good quicks, but IQ on D is just ok and if he can't guard NBA level pg's, I think his value plummets on that end. Skinny frame and lack of athleticism limits his positional versatility as well imo.

Length and shooting will get him a look in the 2nd round though.

 

Musa is really good, can create his own shot and is a good 3 point Shooter, the guy we need at the Wing

 

Looks unathletic. That slow first step ain't gettin by an average NBA defender.

He's got a lot of wasted movement in his jumper.

 

He does have a pretty high release, so he will probably be able to get the shot off, but I pretty much agree.

 

Having a high release means little when your first move with the ball is to drop it lower than your shot pocket.

 

Least it’s not Lonzo’s slow and low I like to call it lol.

 

I heard he looked really bad at the combine. Probably I read it here.

 

I only have a Zach Randolph that I got on clearance (LOL), and a Damian Lillard I scored at Goodwill

 

If Nurk likes him I do, and hey he's already a Blazer fan:

 

Musa is my first choice if we stay at 24 and select. That’s if he’s available.

 

That just cooled me on him; if he is watching Blazers and think they share the ball, he has IQ problems!

 

Nurk's view is tainted by the fact that he's a fellow countryman.

 

You question his mechanics? His mechanics are fine. If not good. Shoots quick, I one fluid motion, while leaving the ground... he'll have no problem shooting from NBA 3. From what I've seen, he also hits pullup jumpers very well.

You don't need athleticism to be good in the NBA, but you're underrating his first step. He looks fine when run of the line. Has a solid floater and is able to contort around the rim and knows when to pass out.

 

He's not a guy that'll attack a lot. He's a 3- and-D guy that can attack in spots. A random combine pickup game isn't the best setting for that.

Plus, you can always become more athletic. That's something he can train.

 

Meh. He doesn't pass the eye test for me.

 

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