#24 Anfernee Simons (3 Viewers)

[Scalma]

Simons is wearing 24? That’s actually really dope.

 

[riverman]

Trent should wear #12 damnit!

 

[Labinot41]

Wow look at Lillards Face, he can't be Happy that olshey drafted a teenager. Holy fuck he looks angry to mee

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Wow look at Lillards Face, he can't be Happy that olshey drafted a teenager. Holy fuck he looks angry to mee View attachment 21225

Neil looks like a parent who gave a shitty gift at Christmas... like a book

 

[riverman]

Wow look at Lillards Face, he can't be Happy that olshey drafted a teenager. Holy fuck he looks angry to mee View attachment 21225

He looks to me like he just has a mouth full of water and the baby kept him up all night

 

[BBert]

Wow look at Lillards Face, he can't be Happy that olshey drafted a teenager. Holy fuck he looks angry to mee View attachment 21225

LOL No. That is not a mean Dame look

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Simons combine numbers:
https://stats.nba.com/draft/combine...ACH&dir=1&SeasonYear=2018-19&CF=POSITION*E*PG

Simons
7.7% body fat
8.75 inch hand length
9.0 inch hand width
6'2.25" height w/o shoes
8'3.5" standing reach
183.2 lb.
6'9.25" wing span

Lillard (3 or 4 years older)
5.9% body fat
8.75 inch hand length
9.75 inch hand width
6'1.75" height w/o shoes
7'11.5" standing reach
188.8 lb.
6'7.75" wing span

McCollum (3 or 4 years older):
8.6% body fat
8.0 inch hand length
9.5 inch hand width
6'2.25" height w/o shoes
8'0.5" standing reach
197.0 lb.
6'6.25" wing span

Simons has a 3" longer standing reach than McCollum who has a 1" on Dame.

 

[theprunetang]

Simons combine numbers:
https://stats.nba.com/draft/combine...ACH&dir=1&SeasonYear=2018-19&CF=POSITION*E*PG

Simons
7.7% body fat
8.75 inch hand length
9.0 inch hand width
6'2.25" height w/o shoes
8'3.5" standing reach
183.2 lb.
6'9.25" wing span

Lillard (3 or 4 years older)
5.9% body fat
8.75 inch hand length
9.75 inch hand width
6'1.75" height w/o shoes
7'11.5" standing reach
188.8 lb.
6'7.75" wing span

McCollum (3 or 4 years older):
8.6% body fat
8.0 inch hand length
9.5 inch hand width
6'2.25" height w/o shoes
8'0.5" standing reach
197.0 lb.
6'6.25" wing span

Simons has a 3" longer standing reach than McCollum who has a 1" on Dame.

From everything I've read, his body has developed late as well, meaning he's probably not done growing.

 

[Scalma]

 

[Scalma]

Simons combine numbers:
https://stats.nba.com/draft/combine...ACH&dir=1&SeasonYear=2018-19&CF=POSITION*E*PG

Simons
7.7% body fat
8.75 inch hand length
9.0 inch hand width
6'2.25" height w/o shoes
8'3.5" standing reach
183.2 lb.
6'9.25" wing span

Lillard (3 or 4 years older)
5.9% body fat
8.75 inch hand length
9.75 inch hand width
6'1.75" height w/o shoes
7'11.5" standing reach
188.8 lb.
6'7.75" wing span

McCollum (3 or 4 years older):
8.6% body fat
8.0 inch hand length
9.5 inch hand width
6'2.25" height w/o shoes
8'0.5" standing reach
197.0 lb.
6'6.25" wing span

Simons has a 3" longer standing reach than McCollum who has a 1" on Dame.

I’m optimistic he can eventually play next to both.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

What a bunch of dumbasses on this forum. See, now it is revealed. Simons to the blazers is part of "God's Plan."

 

[BigGameDamian]

Paul Allen has always had a big hard on for young rookie point gaurds.

 

[PCmor7]

I wasn't really happy with this pick when it was made, and, obviously, it does nothing for us immediately. But I didn't initially like the Collins pick last year.

Having had a couple of hours to digest it, I am talking myself into liking it a little. I watched some of his workouts and highlights, read up on him, and there are things about him that remind me of Dame. His shot, his explosiveness at the rim, his willingness to learn and work on his game. I wonder if this choice was made with an eye toward Lillard eventually moving on and having a similar player to step in, someone who hopefully will have had a couple of years to learn from watching Dame.

The other thing that jumped out at me is how young he looks. He's got a lot of physical maturing to do, but I wonder if he still grows a couple of inches.

A Lillard like player but 6-5 or 6-6, IMO, gives you a lot of reason to use the 24th pick. Granted, the odds he reaches his ceiling are slim. But if you are going to be picking 24th and you can't move it for something, you might as well swing for the fences.

 

[Scalma]

 

[jlprk]

After graduating from high school, in lieu of college, Simons spent a year at the IMG Academy in Florida. Here are IMG alumni.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IMG_Academy_alumni#Basketball

Caveat: "Many of the alumni listed below did not attend or graduate IMG academy, but participated in training there."

11 years ago, we drafted Taurean Green from IMG.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I'm okay with the Pick because Simons has great upside, but holy shit he looks like a 13 year old teenager.

Would you prefer we'd taken someone who looks like he's 50? We tried that once:

Didn't work out so well.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

I didn't know he never went to college.

Look at him! He's practically a child.

Well he must be playing on an 8' rim then, because I've never seen a child that can put their forehead on a regulation 10' rim.

BNM

 

[Scalma]

Simons looks like Brandon Ingram’s little brother.

 

[jlprk]

Taurean Green went to U. of Florida. So he must be one of the ones who trained a little bit at IMG, and they put him on their list to increase their reputation. Sounds like most on the list did only that, but not Simons.

 

[andalusian]

I like it when Olshey explains things in terms I understand.

Woof!

I am just glad NO did not describe him as dragging his bum on the carpet.

 

[Scalma]

So according to the ringers Kevin o’connor, the lakers wanted Simons and would’ve drafted him at 25.

 

[Scalma]

David Griffin on Simons:

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

David Griffin on Simons:

Well... I don’t know much about him but you have to like this.

 

[handiman]

I know next to nothing about Simons other than what I've read over the past week and seen this evening in skimming through his underwhelming pro day video, but I can't help but feeling, if you swapped the hype train of he and Fultz, the two players would be indistinguishable. Granted, I hated Fultz as a high lottery pick, but as a #24? That's a no-brainer.

 

[riverman]

So according to the ringers Kevin o’connor, the lakers wanted Simons and would’ve drafted him at 25.

They have some Balls! Glad to emasculate them!

 

[Wizard Mentor]

 

[Scalma]

Simons is repped by drew rosenhaus? Since when does he rep nba players

 

[jlprk]

So according to the ringers Kevin o’connor, the lakers wanted Simons and would’ve drafted him at 25.

http://www.nbadraft.net/2018mock_draft

Yes, at least one mock predicted the Lakers #25 for him. The Lakers are developing from a sub-.500 level and can wait years on high schoolers. As Olshey said in recent days, we need experience to bust to the top, now.

 

[BBert]

Well he must be playing on an 8' rim then, because I've never seen a child that can put their forehead on a regulation 10' rim.

BNM

Kid is quick! What I liked (besides his shooting) was his demeanor. All business. Like Dame.

 

[BBert]

So according to the ringers Kevin o’connor, the lakers wanted Simons and would’ve drafted him at 25.

Let me just say this about the Lakers.

Fuck the Lakers.