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Fez Forthright said:
Usman.

Garuba.
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Very intriguing defensively.

No idea what he is offensively though.

If he was a better finisher I'd be a lot more interested. Really can only finish open dunks right now. His age and defense alone is probably worth the top 20-25 pick though.
 
JDC said:
It's pretty remarkable how many parallels there are with Duarte and Francisco Garcia.

Both from the Dominican Republic and are going to enter the league at age 24. Nearly identical size and even play a very stylistically similar game. Cisco was a better creator in college, but didn't see that translate to the NBA game. Slightly better stocks guy than Chris as well.
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Duarte - 17.1 PPG - 53% from the field - 42% from 3's on 5.5 Attempts
Garcia - 15.7 PPG - 44% from the field - 37% from 3's on 5.1 Attempts

not sure what "stocks" are, but statistically I don't see the parallels. One guy is a good outside threat, the other is elite

STOMP
 
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STOMP said:
Why does the board follow the finals every year when Portland hasn't been in one in decades?

STOMP
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Love of good basketball.... that we miss ot on for much of the regular season.
 
STOMP said:
Why does the board follow the finals every year when Portland hasn't been in one in decades?

STOMP
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why does someone watch an actual game? Is that a real question?
 
STOMP said:
Duarte - 17.1 PPG - 53% from the field - 42% from 3's on 5.5 Attempts
Garcia - 15.7 PPG - 44% from the field - 37% from 3's on 5.1 Attempts

not sure what "stocks" are, but statistically I don't see the parallels. One guy is a good outside threat, the other is elite

STOMP
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Stylistically, not statistically.

Stocks is just shorthand for stls+blks
 
Scalma said:
why does someone watch an actual game? Is that a real question?
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If you don't want to follow the draft, fine don't. Why are you in this thread? Thats a real question.

STOMP
 
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Scalma said:
Ok here’s who I want: Neemias Queta.
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EJ Onu over Queta if you go that route.

One of the all-time leading shot-blockers in NCAA history who is also a legitimate shooter. His outside jumper steadily improved - senior year he took a career-high in attempts (4) per game and shot 40%

6’11”
7’9” wingspan
9’6” reach

Those are Gobert-like numbers.
 
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Fez Forthright said:
EJ Onu over Queta if you go that route.

One of the all-time leading shot-blockers in NCAA history who is also a legitimate shooter. His outside jumper steadily improved - senior year he took a career-high in attempts (4) per game and shot 40%

6’11”
7’9” wingspan
9’6” reach

Those are Gobert-like numbers.
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When was our last NAIA player? Was it Jerome?
 
New Orleans has pick 10 in the 1st round, and picks 34, 40, 43, 53.
OKC has 3 1sts and 3 2nds.
 
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JT Thor has the best body in the draft. Dunno anything about the rest of his game.
 
According to this, it might be a good thing that the Blazers are sitting out the draft:

https://towardsdatascience.com/which-nba-teams-are-best-at-drafting-20070ccd1702

...although:
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Interesting to see Presti so low. All those draft picks, too...
 
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TBpup said:
Ujuri is available.
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i've been repeatedly saying this here for about two months now ever since Windhorst mentioned that their ownership offered him an extension, but he hasn't yet signed it. I think he's gonna do their draft and bounce before the FA season starts (really curious where he ends up, was thinking NY but the CAA crew there seem to have stabilized things). Timing is dicey considering how much roster turnover is expected in Toronto.

Unfortunately, our FO and ownership seem completely spellbound by whatever Neil is selling to make any changes now.
 
One thing I would like to know (and never will) is how much influence each named GM has on his team's picks. Of course it will vary, but I bet there are plenty who just go to the scouts and say "Who should we pick?" and just go with that (if there's consensus). I bet some GMs never bother to watch much tape. Just as players have different strengths, GMs do, whether it be negotiating with agents, bargaining with other teams in trades, making sure the franchise is a money-making enterprise, whatever. Neil reminds me of one of those bureaucrats who has worked out the people he needs to please to keep his job and is VERY good at that. He also seems to like to insert himself into "special occasions" - like Melo's scoring achievement last season.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
According to this, it might be a good thing that the Blazers are sitting out the draft:

https://towardsdatascience.com/which-nba-teams-are-best-at-drafting-20070ccd1702

...although:
Interesting to see Presti so low. All those draft picks, too...
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It doesn't appear that they have given any weight to where the pick was taken. Missing on the #10 pick hurts a lot more than missing on the #50 pick. Conversely, hitting on the #50 pick is a lot more impressive than hitting on the #10.
 
tester551 said:
It doesn't appear that they have given any weight to where the pick was taken. Missing on the #10 pick hurts a lot more than missing on the #50 pick. Conversely, hitting on the #50 pick is a lot more impressive than hitting on the #10.
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But then, hitting on the #50 pick is almost pure luck.
 
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