Exclusive Official 2020 Draft Thread

I feel like I am drawn to him out of the idea of someone being "the next Doncic". But that's like looking for the next Larry Bird - it'll just lead to heartbreak. It's what got Bruno Caboclo drafted as "the next Giannis".

 

Who's the guy with genius BBall IQ? I want that guy. They transcend physical limitations more than the reverse.

 

In our range, Devin Vassell.

High IQ, rangy team defender and makes good decisions offensively.

 

How is Deni Avdija different from Omri Casspi?

Getting into this draft stuff more now and want to learn about these guys.

 

It's so hard to tell with some of these foreign players because sometimes their teams don't play them because they know they will be leaving or they don't want to play a older teenager in front of professional veterans. Avdija has some handle, the ability to score, but here I look at his decision making and passing ability in just a short clip. He always seems to have his head up and anticipates players being open. That is a start. He's not an athletic freak so making plays using fundementals and BBIQ.

 

Casspi is more of a shooter only.

Avdija is more of a playmaker both with ball handling and passing.

Both are at a bit of a disadvantage athletically so I'm not sure about Avdija defensively but hopefully being a smart player makes up for it.

 

Nice vision. That handle looks shaky though.

 

I hate the idea of trading lottery picks, but this might be the year to do it. Woof, just started reading up on some of these players this weekend, and there's a whole lot of nothing there.

I wish we had more tradeable contracts to add as salary filler with the pick. Ariza will be the only one. This deadline was so poorly managed to set us up for a good summer.

 

^ I watched a few minutes of a couple Washington games. I could hardly pick out anyone that looked worthy of a DI roster spot, let alone a NBA prospect. And yet, this draft is so bad, they have several top prospects.

 

What's the worst draft in living memory? Who were the best players in it?

 

https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html

 

I'm convinced that this draft lacks star power but that it's pretty deep quality wise.

Almost every player has major flaws but there are certain guys that if they fix their flaw would be phenomenal like if Edwards or Okoro somehow became decent shooters.

 

Yeesh. Michael Redd as the best player is scary. But it's also a sign that even in shitty drafts, you can get a good player further down.

 

He’s back!

 

Obi.

Toppin.

With the likelihood of a much higher pick than anticipated, Obi is my plan A with Onyeka as my plan B.

The tiers blur after the top-10, you can go in a million different directions with this draft.

 

I'm curious what folks here think of Bey (Villanova) and Vassell (FSU)?

 

These are my initial favorites as well. Can't shake that Amare comp for Toppin @hoopsjock. Dude even runs like him. But we should remember he's only 3 months younger than our guy Zach Collins and plays the same position.

 

ALWAYS draft the best player available. Don't worry about positions unless there are two players who are rated equally.

 

Oh I agree unequivocally with that. Was pointing more at how old Toppin is, relative to other bigs, especially one on our roster.