2024-25 NBA Thread: posters rush in to make final bad Bronny takes before thread locks (11 Viewers)

[Bears_Man2]

Portland takes Wang Zhizhi

Ayton hold my chopsticks

 

[Mister CIA]

Clingan gonna get free Chinese lessons.

 

[scoobus]

I mean they just drafted Clingan last year.

 

[Kev4029]

Portland!!!!!!!!

Legit never heard of this guy, maybe he's amazing.

Big fat old school style plodding center.

When you have four centers on the roster, you gotta reach for that 5th center.

 

[Frostillicus]

French guy! Gonna need to watch some youtubes

 

[scoobus]

Oh man, someone getting quite a steal with Kasparas.

 

[scoobus]

French guy! Gonna need to watch some youtubes

Big fat old school style plodding center.

 

[scoobus]

French guy! Gonna need to watch some youtubes

Big fat old school style plodding center.

But nah, he can move, Gobert replacement/French buddy.

 

[Mister CIA]

French guy! Gonna need to watch some youtubes

Converted soccer goalie who picked up basketball just a few years ago. Raw, but athleticism is real and he's 6'11"barefoot. Seems to have a good motor too. A project.

 

[Bears_Man2]

Oh man, someone getting quite a steal with Kasparas.

Yeah a nice value at this point. Glaring warts but IMO downside is a backup PG or a secondary ball handler that can play off ball. Watched every game and also have questions if he can be full time PG. Was inexcusably careless with the ball the last couple months

Still can't believe Suns are giving 2 1sts for Mark Williams who is injury prone and due a new deal. There's going to be bigs available at their 1st later this draft

 

[scoobus]

Oh man, someone getting quite a steal with Kasparas.

Yeah a nice value at this point.

Ztill can't believe Suns are giving 2 1sts for Mark Williams who is injury prone and due a new deal. There's going to be bigs available at their 1st later this draft

Mat Ishbia appears to be not so good at this basketball thing.

 

[Capella]

16. Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis)

Hansen Yang | 7-1 big | 20 years old | Qingdao

Vecenie’s ranking: 48


Lol

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Clayton going to Utah

 

[Bears_Man2]

Suns should pull a Lakers and fail physical Williams before their 29 pick

 

[scoobus]

Dang, was hoping Clayton would fall to Orlando, nice pick.

 

[Mister CIA]

Makes sense @General Malaise is an NHL fan.

 

[mr. furley]

adorable moment for the Clayton family

love that the cameras caught his girlfriend saying "she pooped. yeah. she pooped."

 

[scoobus]

Brooklyn with back to back PGs, I dunno, I guess when you've got firsts to burn.

 

[msudaisy26]

Brooklyn with back to back PGs, I dunno, I guess when you've got firsts to burn.

Taking a page from the Twolves book. Gotta think the next pg taken is an all nba player.

 

[Frostillicus]

Ficking Heat

 

[msudaisy26]

Portland!!!!!!!!

Legit never heard of this guy, maybe he's amazing.

Big fat old school style plodding center.

When you have four centers on the roster, you gotta reach for that 5th center.

They seen how well the Pistons made that look from 2020 to 2024.

 

[Bears_Man2]

Back to back Illini go

Heat take KJ
Wiz take Will Riley

Watching the Field of 68 live stream draft coverage on YT and Jeff Goodman put on an Illini shirt and Illini went the next 2 picks

Will Riley puts on some weight he's got substantial offensive upside. He simply cant compete with NBA toughness....hell he had issues with it big time at college level.

I like the KJ fit in Miami where he'll get to be more of a secondary ball handler at least initially

 

[Bears_Man2]

Like what the Zards have done offensively with Tre Johnson and Will Riley

 

[Bears_Man2]

I'll have to look at it in total combined with Nurkic deal but I think the Suns have given a total 3 1st rounders to Hornets for what amounts to contract year Mark Williams whose career high in games played is 44

 

[scoobus]

Man I hate this draft so far for Brooklyn haha, but who knows.

 

[Bears_Man2]

Suns Mark Williams

 

[scoobus]

Very surprised the Thunder would want Nique Clifford, and now Shams reporting he's headed to Sacramento.

 

[scoobus]

One player jumping off the page for Orlando here IMO.

Spoiler: IMO

Jase Richardson

We'll see if they take him.

 

[scoobus]

One player jumping off the page for Orlando here IMO.

Spoiler: IMO

Jase Richardson

We'll see if they take him.

We did it! Would've preferred Clayton for them, but this is a fine consolation prize.

 

[GOB]

Championship

 

[Frostillicus]

Seriously what is Brooklyn doing?

 

[scoobus]

Man, nobody likes my boy Rasheer Fleming.

 

[Frostillicus]

like the wolf pick

 

[Kev4029]

Seriously what is Brooklyn doing?

Playing the long game - if they take terrible rookies this year, their draft pick next year will be significantly higher.

 

[scoobus]

Man, nobody likes my boy Rasheer Fleming.

Steal of the 2nd round!

 

[Yo Mama]

Man, nobody likes my boy Rasheer Fleming.

Steal of the 2nd round!

I’d love for the Lakers to jump up to take him.

 

[Yo Mama]

Seriously what is Brooklyn doing?

i guess they will prove a good counter argument for when people freak out over a team trading away 5 first round picks for a non-superstar. Some times, 5 first round picks look like this.

 

[Yo Mama]

My top 5 guys I’d love for the Lakers to move up for in the 2nd:

Rasheer Fleming
Adou Thiero
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Bogoljub Markovic
Sion James

 

[Kev4029]

My top 5 guys I’d love for the Lakers to move up for in the 2nd:

Rasheer Fleming
Adou Thiero
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Bogoljub Markovic
Sion James

I don't believe that these are real people or names. Bogoljub looks like you just hammered on your keyboard.

You can have them.

 

[Yo Mama]

My top 5 guys I’d love for the Lakers to move up for in the 2nd:

Rasheer Fleming
Adou Thiero
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Bogoljub Markovic
Sion James

I don't believe that these are real people or names. Bogoljub looks like you just hammered on your keyboard.

You can have them.

That’s who chat gpt told me was good

 

[Mister CIA]

My top 5 guys I’d love for the Lakers to move up for in the 2nd:

Rasheer Fleming
Adou Thiero
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Bogoljub Markovic
Sion James

Fleming to the Spurs would be nice, but our owner loves 2nd round cash.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

Like what the Zards have done offensively with Tre Johnson and Will Riley

We badly needed shooting from range. Gonna have to score 120 per game to win though. This D will be horrible unless some of the vets play more than I expect. Might get up to 20 wins this year. Trust the process or whatever.

 

[Capella]

Pretty stoked for Richardson on the Magic. Adding him and Bane really brings their shooting floor up quite a few levels. If the spacing helps Paolo improve his shooting they could really cook offensively next year.

Does seem like there’s no need for Jett Howard now. There probably never was any need for Jett Howard but not sure how he sees the floor now. Not sure I’d call him a trade chip but I could see him on the move.

 

[Capella]

Magic rotation now because I can do this and it actually looks good

PG - Suggs, Black
SG - Bane, Richardson, Howard — could see them adding a vet here
C - Carter, Goga, Mo Wagner likely back
PF - Paolo, Isaac
SF - Franz, De Silva, Houstan

I still think there is a trade in there with Isaac but maybe not.

Exciting!

 

[Capella]

Also, the Hawks getting an unprotected first from the PELICANS to go back 10 spots is insane!!!! What is New Orleans doing??????

 

[Major]

Also, the Hawks getting an unprotected first from the PELICANS to go back 10 spots is insane!!!! What is New Orleans doing??????

That one made zero sense to me. Joe Dumars must be on a short leash. YOLO

 

[Frostillicus]

Also, the Hawks getting an unprotected first from the PELICANS to go back 10 spots is insane!!!! What is New Orleans doing??????

Breath taking

 

[msudaisy26]

Pretty stoked for Richardson on the Magic. Adding him and Bane really brings their shooting floor up quite a few levels. If the spacing helps Paolo improve his shooting they could really cook offensively next year.

Does seem like there’s no need for Jett Howard now. There probably never was any need for Jett Howard but not sure how he sees the floor now. Not sure I’d call him a trade chip but I could see him on the move.

As a Spartan fan I don't think Jase translates to the NBA. He is more of a sg then pg and he is only 6'2".

 

[Capella]

Pretty stoked for Richardson on the Magic. Adding him and Bane really brings their shooting floor up quite a few levels. If the spacing helps Paolo improve his shooting they could really cook offensively next year.

Does seem like there’s no need for Jett Howard now. There probably never was any need for Jett Howard but not sure how he sees the floor now. Not sure I’d call him a trade chip but I could see him on the move.

As a Spartan fan I don't think Jase translates to the NBA. He is more of a sg then pg and he is only 6'2".

I like Hollinger’s analysis and he had him 14th. Good enough for me. I’m guessing they get an experienced 2 and Jace spends most of the year at the end of the bench or the G.

 

[Desert_Power]

A bit surprised how high Collin Murray-Boyles went. Just a hard-nosed player who is really well-rounded. Didn't have a lot of help, especially last year.