Event Make Your Picks

A consolidation of the S2 Draft threads

One rule:

*Pick only one prospect, no 1a/1b plans

Trading into the top-5:
• Kon Knueppel

Pick #11:
• Jase Richardson

Hypothetical Orlando #16:
• Hugo Gonzalez

Trading into the second round:
• Neoklis Avdalas


Go!

 

Guess if there was a way to trade into a top 5 pick you have to try that.

 

Too soon!

 

nicht!


Kevin O’Connor’s latest mock with updated Jase comps:

Rip Hamilton
Derrick White

“Lights out shooter”

 

We’ll roll the dice on a European prospect after we watched Advija sizzle this year

 

It's almost too perfect

 

Trade Ant to Orlando, obtaining their #16 and #25 picks. Package #11 and #25 to Utah for #5

at #5, we select
Kon Knueppel, G/F, Duke


at #16, we select
Asa Newell, F, Georgia

 

c'mon now....if the Blazers had the 5th pick would you trade it for 11 & 25?

 

There could be a player involved, etc.

 

we likely need to add Ayton or Grant for this to happen

 

I don’t think so. Maybe a player like Murray

# 11
# 25
# Murray

to move up to #5

But we could instead offer #11, #16 (came from Orlando) and Murray. This means we keep #25 (came from Orlando) and rather than use this pick, add it to Grant (Grant #25) to move Grant

 

I like Knueppel before it was popular. But are we really valuing him at a top 5 pick these days?

 

And if so, what does it say about this once-vaunted draft?

 

I'm wondering....why not?

I mean, look at the two teams in the NBA finals: sure looks like if you can't find a superstar or a perennial all-star, there never has been more value than in 3&D. Knueppel is slotted 7th in consensus mock draft; so it's not just some Portland fans valuing him.

he may be a rich man's Alex Caruso with lots more 3 and a little less D. A Kyle Korver with better athleticism and more skills? 41% on three's and 57% on two's is impressive, especially when added to his 91.4% on FT's. And he gets to the FT line at a good rate; a 34% FTrate as a college freshman is impressive. So was his 64% TS rate. And, from what the scouting reports say, he has shown high-level PnR abilities, both as a ball-handler and roll-man

so yeah, he appears to have good upside value in the skills the NBA covets. Now, if you think him being around 7th in the consensus mock drafts means the draft is weak, ok. I'm just not sure that's valid

 

that it's business as usual for the draft sites. They know they wont generate as many clicks if they don't change things up regularly, so thats what they do every single year

STOMP

 

Top 5 -- is not available unless Portland overpays, and I don't know if it's worth it to do so. Edgecombe as a 2-way PG with good size. He would be it at 4 dealing with Charlotte with Scoot traded.
11 -- Cedric Coward -- he's a guy I see as a Spurs or OKC kind of pick. Always annoyed by both teams at the draft.
16 -- Since I don't see a Top 5 happening (unless it's included in big-name hunting), and based on the teams from 12-15, Egor Demin is at 16.

Carter Bryant looks really good (especially the D) and basketball plays, but Coward has shown more tools.
The Blazers had their eye on Clingan for years. And high interest for 2 years. He's their guy. If they wanted Salaun or Cody Williams, they would have gotten at least one of them. That's the way I see Essengue, though he's said to be more skilled than Salaun at that age.

 

Does Edgecombe really have PG skills? or was that a typo? Seems like a SG all the way.

 

He's a SG now, and soon enough he'll have the ball being 6'4 and athletic, scoring from 3 levels. He'll guard PGs on the Blazers. His handles and playmaker experience will have to catch up. I'm guessing he passes by Scoot and Ant.