2024 Bench Prospects Thread

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The fucking draft is over six months away. A draft thread is somewhat understandable at this point. A thread that basically ignores the other thread and concentrates on players like a sixth of those drafted who won't start next season is fucking ridiculous. I haven't seen it approaching drafts before this season, therefore over half a year away from it makes even less sense. Congratulations on a thread that shouldn't have been made. I'm surprised that the guy who started it doesn't have a moniker that starts with Rasta.
 
blazerkor said:
The fucking draft is over six months away. A draft thread is somewhat understandable at this point. A thread that basically ignores the other thread and concentrates on players like a sixth of those drafted who won't start next season is fucking ridiculous. I haven't seen it approaching drafts before this season, therefore over half a year away from it makes even less sense. Congratulations on a thread that shouldn't have been made. I'm surprised that the guy who started it doesn't have a moniker that starts with Rasta.
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I’m sorry you feel that way man. My reason for making this was to look at guys who would raise our floor. People love talking about the guys in the lotto, and random guys will pop to the top like Hendricks all the time. I hope for this thread to include guys who are juniors and seniors who would still make contributions to the team without expectation they will be a high level starter or star. I wanted to separate the two. Not sure why you had such a strong reaction to it. Guys like Newton who won’t be 1st rounders will have much bigger contributions than a lot of 1st rounders this year. You don’t have to start to help out this team.

No one needs to contribute to this thread. If anything, I will use it as public notes of prospects who can contribute to a bench as deep as the Celtics or the Spurs during their dynasty. If you like looking through this thread later in the year, your prerogative. Again, not sure why you had such a strong reaction to it. Just ignore it big homie. The other draft is still going to be used, I’m just looking to separate it. I’m often the only one who says anything in the actual 2024 thread anyways.

Thanks for the opinion though.
 
blazerkor said:
I haven't seen it approaching drafts before this season, therefore over half a year away from it makes even less sense.
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The reason I felt like I wanted to make this thread was also a newfound optimism that Scoot can lead a bench mob that can come in and change games. I’m not looking for people to shit on Scoot in this thread, the other ones are already available for that.

Guys like Newton can shoot, play defense, and play either position next to Scoot. Guys like Hall can really space the floor for Scoot. Etc. I love team building, and I love scouting players and the overall draft process. You don’t have to be.
 
blazerkor said:
The fucking draft is over six months away. A draft thread is somewhat understandable at this point. A thread that basically ignores the other thread and concentrates on players like a sixth of those drafted who won't start next season is fucking ridiculous. I haven't seen it approaching drafts before this season, therefore over half a year away from it makes even less sense. Congratulations on a thread that shouldn't have been made. I'm surprised that the guy who started it doesn't have a moniker that starts with Rasta.
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The draft is a lot more fun to talk about since we're a young team that's tanking. As a draft guru, or whatever you want to call it, the last decade of being a 5th to 8th seed has been lame. Also, I'm watching more college and international basketball the last two years than that decade combined.

@BankTeller, I'll have to get back to you about Bradshaw vs Sarr. It looks like the mocks are already moving Bradshaw back into the lottery.
 
MarinerDNA said:
The draft is a lot more fun to talk about since we're a young team that's tanking. As a draft guru, or whatever you want to call it, the last decade of being a 5th to 8th seed has been lame. Also, I'm watching more college and international basketball the last two years than that decade combined.

@BankTeller, I'll have to get back to you about Bradshaw vs Sarr. It looks like the mocks are already moving Bradshaw back into the lottery.
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Who’s moving Bradshaw back into the lottery??
 
BankTeller said:
I’m sorry you feel that way man. My reason for making this was to look at guys who would raise our floor. People love talking about the guys in the lotto, and random guys will pop to the top like Hendricks all the time. I hope for this thread to include guys who are juniors and seniors who would still make contributions to the team without expectation they will be a high level starter or star. I wanted to separate the two. Not sure why you had such a strong reaction to it. Guys like Newton who won’t be 1st rounders will have much bigger contributions than a lot of 1st rounders this year. You don’t have to start to help out this team.

No one needs to contribute to this thread. If anything, I will use it as public notes of prospects who can contribute to a bench as deep as the Celtics or the Spurs during their dynasty. If you like looking through this thread later in the year, your prerogative. Again, not sure why you had such a strong reaction to it. Just ignore it big homie. The other draft is still going to be used, I’m just looking to separate it. I’m often the only one who says anything in the actual 2024 thread anyways.

Thanks for the opinion though.
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My post was fucking stupid and I was a little drunk so I'm sorry.
 
Samuel said:
Who’s moving Bradshaw back into the lottery??
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None of the main mocks you would see with a quick google search. No ceilings, Vencenie and Spinella are about the only ones I trust. They took notice of Bradshaw's return and were mentioning moving him back up in some podcasts.
 
MarinerDNA said:
None of the main mocks you would see with a quick google search. No ceilings, Vencenie and Spinella are about the only ones I trust. They took notice of Bradshaw's return and were mentioning moving him back up in some podcasts.
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Vecenie said he still has lottery upside if he plays well the rest of the season. I think it'd need a bit of a sample size, tbh. but I guess this the year for a ton of movement because of the lack of clarity up top. to wit: sarr went from mid first round up to #1, #2 just on the heels of those GLI showcase games.
 
Samuel said:
Vecenie said he still has lottery upside if he plays well the rest of the season. I think it'd need a bit of a sample size, tbh. but I guess this the year for a ton of movement because of the lack of clarity up top. to wit: sarr went from mid first round up to #1, #2 just on the heels of those GLI showcase games.
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Do you think being in Kentucky’s systems is going to limit Bradshaw’s ability to showcase everything he can do? That could be reason for him possibly staying around the mid 20s.
 


There’s some Bradshaw footage from the game in here, among the other Kentucky prospects. The tape is promising. Off the bat, I see his enthusiasm for the game and can totally see him on this bench. Love seeing him clap those hands.

He does look like he has stiff hips, he’s no Travis Kelce, but he does move pretty well. I’ve seen some people say he can be Mitchell Robinson defensively, which is a really good defensive center. I want to see a decent sample size of him defending in space. Bradshaw is actually someone I can see neutralizing Wemby if he can move on the perimeter. Bradshaw is apparently 225lbs right now, 240lbs is where I think I’d want him to try to get to. He looks skinny, but he plays strong. At 240lbs, he should easily be able to keep any agility be has.
 
I know he can get out on the perimeter on defense. It's rotating that gives him issues. Sarr is light years ahead in that department and also better in drop coverage. I need to see more games, obviously, but having Bradshaw in the 2nd round seems a bit too much. He also has a mid range game that hasn't been displayed.
 
BankTeller said:
Do you think being in Kentucky’s systems is going to limit Bradshaw’s ability to showcase everything he can do? That could be reason for him possibly staying around the mid 20s.
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This is the year I think anything’s possible. Some lottery team is gonna get stuck with a steaming pile of nothing, and some late first team could end up with the best player in the draft—who knows.

Watching Bradshaw step out and knock down a 3 was interesting, though the footwork seemed a little heavy. We’ll see.
 
Bobi Klintman remains an interesting prospect if he slips into the 2nd round.
 
Jonathan Mogbo:

6-8
225lbs
22.5 on draft night



He was a 5’10 combo guard at one point, and had a massive growth spurt. He was 6’ barefoot at U16 according to Givony. Honestly a little in love with this dude right now. For those who wanted Achiuwa, I see this guy as Achiuwa’s body type with more BBIQ, and with playmaking ability.

3.3apg/1.8topg —1.83 ratio. The fact that it’s that close to 2.00 is fantastic.
 
BankTeller said:
Jonathan Mogbo:

6-8
225lbs
22.5 on draft night



He was a 5’10 combo guard at one point, and had a massive growth spurt. He was 6’ barefoot at U16 according to Givony. Honestly a little in love with this dude right now. For those who wanted Achiuwa, I see this guy as Achiuwa’s body type with more BBIQ, and with playmaking ability.

3.3apg/1.8topg —1.83 ratio. The fact that it’s that close to 2.00 is fantastic.
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I like the A/TO.
He reminds me more of Kennith Faired.
Does he have any outside shot at all?
 
CJ_is_Gone said:
I like the A/TO.
He reminds me more of Kennith Faired.
Does he have any outside shot at all?
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0 from what I’ve seen. If he had an outside shot, I think he’d be for sure 1st rounder even if he’ll be old for prospect standards.

He’ll probably be a mid, maaaybe early 2nd? Not totally sure yet though. He’s had huge double doubles this year, multiple 2 block games, multiple games with 3/4/5 steals. I don’t put that much into his game stats, similar to how huge Edey games don’t really change my perspective on him as a prospect, but it shows us Mogbo can do a lot of different things.
 
CJ_is_Gone said:
I like the A/TO.
He reminds me more of Kennith Faired.
Does he have any outside shot at all?
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Also, I don’t think he needs to have a shot to be super effective here. We could always put Mogbo at center against smaller lineups where Mogbo is the only non-shooter.

Like if we played Ant/Shae/Buzelis/Williams/Mogbo, where anyone can grab a rebound and just go. Buzelis and Williams are just two names, any 3-D forwards who can also handle the ball would work.
 
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