Edey has elite talent and elite work ethic + a massive chip on his shoulder. The dude will be a beast for sure. Ive never seen anything but injuries stop that from working
As a Cavs fan, I simply want someone this free agency that is 6’6-6’9 and can shoot above even 33% from 3. I’m so tired of the Guards and Bigs lineups when we really just need forwards. I mean Collier would be incredible but that’s so unrealistic I’m not holding my breath on it at all.
Clingan makes more sense than Shepard for Houston. Adams is there for 1 year and coming off back to back season ending injuries. Between Jalen, Whitmore, Amen, Fred, Brooks, Sengun, and Smith Jr reed Shepard is never going to touch the ball
i don't think they're ready to give up on ivey and sasser yet. drafting carter to play him as a backup guard is definitely not worth it at 5. i agree carter is an amazing player tho
Whether you buy it or not, Toronto will make you eat your words in the coming season! RJ, Scottie and IQ plus Poeltl, Gradey Dick, Gary Trent (hopefully back), Ochai, Kelly Olynyk, and then add some pieces with a Bruce Brown trade and through the draft a through some cap space make a mid level signing. Remember last year was the craziest year with trades, injuries, etc. We have a great culture, a great fanbase, a great developmental system in the Raptors 905, Masai, a player's coach in Darko and ownership that has shown they will give the money, if you can prove that you're worth it. WATCH OUT!!!
So many of you youtubers are so into Ron Holland. The dude can't shoot for shit it doesn't matter he has defensive potential, he wont be able to play major minutes for a minimum of two years until he learns to shoot. Holland about to play the majority of his year in the G League. He's not even a good defender right now, he just showing the potential to be one
Clingan is going #1. Listen to the whispers. Quinn wants Clingan, Young wants Clingan, the front office is big on this dude. Clingan and Sarr are going #1, #2. ATL said they were keeping their pick, because Washington and other teams covet and are trying to trade up for the French dudes...not. Clingan is the player everyone is trying to trade up for. Clingan goes #1. Put the money on it while it's hot.
Actually we don’t have enough guards. Fred and Green are the only guards we have worth playing. But I don’t want Reed either…he gives me Jabari and Doug McDermott vibes.
don’t get the raptors doubt. toronto was playing better post deadline with scottie and without porter. we ran into injuries but have a bunch of bright spots especially if we make a trade this draft
@@roslolian11 How do you not relate those two things? Sengun and Green are not a good fit. Green needs a more traditional center, Sengun needs a more complex guard. This team wont go anywhere with them as their leads cause they dont fit
Rozier and Lamelo didn't work, why is Sheppard better than Scary Terry? I personally don't get the hype, nor do I understand why Holland would fall out of the lottery. I just don't see Dillingham, Holland or Collier going that low
@@Rickyssoshifty Even though he's long and I think he has "potential" to be a good defender, I haven't seen it consistently, therefore I wouldn't put Lamelo next to a middling defender and expect success. Mark will be great at defending down low, Brandon I think is a plus defender and Miles or Grant ain't bad at all, but if you pair them with Reed, he will struggle to defend at the next level. To me, you're drafting Payton Pritchard at 6 (then again, Charles just won a champ with him so... lol). Reed seems great on one side of the ball and deficient on the other. Castle is more of an all around guy, more of a wing who can be a point guard a times, and can still defend the best player on the other team. I also like the idea of Ron Holland because of his motor and the defensive upside. We could use someone to play minutes at the 3 and 2. Cody Williams and Brandon Miller together also excites me... And somehow they will draft Clingan XD
@@Rickyssoshifty Its crazy that you would ask my point, be given something clear and concise and then you go "um surely" in response. I mean... bro replied with an emoji 🕶
You guys are hyping up Reed and Castle just like you did with Jabari Smith. The teams that spend an early lottery pick on Reed and Castle are going to be piss’d.
Its possible the Spurs would trade for the 2nd pick. But they aren't giving both 4 and 8 to jump two spots. Especially because this implies that Washington doesn't want Sarr, and the Rockets won't want him either so he might fall to 4th
Trades down rarely happen because the GM takes a huge risk when doing that and they can be blamed for it and get fired. GMs most important factor in drafting is doing whatever will protect their job, that's why the Hawks are considering Clingan. That's why Ayton got picked over Luka. That's why the Hawks traded Luka. Its just about safety for these GMs, its not about picking the best guy
@@yerrrrrrrr4567 Dude blowing by people in the Serbian league is not blowing by guys in the NBA, he doesn't have ball control, he wont be guarded by tiny 6'0 guys anymore, he will get like 10 feet of space cause he can't shoot. He's not that guy
Zach Edey will not last to 25. And I definitely wouldn't say anything if AJ Johnson was picked in the first round, looks like a true point guard a 6'6, and reminds me of John Wall.
i honestly don’t mind clingan going at 3 even if he doesn’t play with sengun having a big that can rim protect on a cost controlled contract makes sense. adams is also on an expiring contract so i would be surprised if he gets moved.
@@jax_2548 I think Edey has more potential than anyone in this draft other than maybe sarr and castle. They are really the only three that could be top 5 players in the league if everything goes right. Edey has elite touch, shows promise on range, the best passing center by far other than maybe fillipowski, is already an elite rebounder, functional rim protector, had only played for 7 years so plenty of room to grow and has gotten considerably better and faster every year in college with no end in sight. He's already as athletic as jokic (can't handle the ball as well but is as good of a passer as rookie jokic) and would be quite a bit faster than him if he slimmed down to 275 lbs which would still allow him to dominate physically. It took a full team of 5 star recruits and the best head coach in college basketball to beat him in college and he dominated projected top 10 pick clingan who is better at defense already than 70% of NBA centers
@@Wrestle_Kingdom people would make this exact comment if I said the same thing about jokic 9 years ago. Dude literally shot 55% on hooks and floaters from 7+ feet out. He's going to be unstoppable. When going full speed at last year's combine he had better agility times than gg Jackson 6'9 220. His athleticism is blown out of proportion. A full year of NBA conditioning and dieting and he will be more athletic than jokic, valenchunis, sengun and probably on par with embiid while being 4-6 inches taller than those guys with legitimate skill.... Not just big
@@Identify_As_Right jokic and Edey are no were near the same I’m not saying Edey won’t be a good player but man you may be overrating him by a lot and what Edey can actually do in the nba
OKC would never pick Jakobe Walter. Thats the worst pick on here as far as possibility lol. Lol at how much you keep talking about Caruso this and that with the bulls and he got traded right after this for nothing to do with the draft haha. Just funny how often he’s mentioned by you is all, since it’s not just a normal guy brought up a lot in one draft video ever
Edey has elite talent and elite work ethic + a massive chip on his shoulder. The dude will be a beast for sure. Ive never seen anything but injuries stop that from working
Best player in the draft
Bro, can they stop with this Zaccharie stuff lmao it's pissing me off as a hawks fan especially since it's probably what we'll do
Draft express said the hawks have had a hard time getting workout with sarr and that Zaccharie and Clinton have a legit shot to go number 1
@@Michaelthilleybill Clinton!
If you need a wing then the upside pick is buzelis but even then Sarr is a better fit and you can flip your other bigs for futures
He's the best player in the draft....
Dude you're picking Clingan hahahaha. That's even worse
As a Cavs fan, I simply want someone this free agency that is 6’6-6’9 and can shoot above even 33% from 3. I’m so tired of the Guards and Bigs lineups when we really just need forwards. I mean Collier would be incredible but that’s so unrealistic I’m not holding my breath on it at all.
Shout out from H-Town nice content!!!
We don’t want no damn Sheppard. He isn’t big enough and we have enough guards . The league is going big . Size matters
There is no way in hell Portland would choose Kyshawn at 14 over Holland, Topic, Dillingham, or even Edey.
Deni, Bilal, Kuz, Sarr, Edey starting 5 def breaks a record…not a single player under 6’8 and the bigs are 7’1 and 7’5
NBA Draft 2024 Big Board top 30
1. Alex Sarr-1a
2. Stephon Castle-1a
3. Zaccharie Risacher-1b
4. Cody Williams-1b
5. Dalton Knecht-1b
6. Ron Holland-1b
7. Reed Sheppard-1b
8. Nikola Topić-1b 🏥
9. Donovan Clingan-1c
10. Matas Buzelis-1c
11. Tidjane Salaun-1c
12. Rob Dillingham-1c
13. Devin Carter-1c
14. Kel’el Ware-1c
15. DaRon Holmes II-1c
16. Terrence Shannon Jr.-1c
17. Isaiah Collier-1c
18. Jared McCain-1c
19. Carlton Carrington-1d
20. Tyler Smith-1d
21. Ja’Kobe Walter-1d
22. Ryan Dunn-1d
23. Tristan Da Silva-1d
24. Yves Missi-1d
25. Zach Edey-1d
26. Kyle Filipowski-1d
27. Kyshawn George-1d
28. Jaylon Tyson-1d
29. Johnny Furphy-1d
30. Pacome Dadiet-1d
This is my nightmare mock, but tbf my board changes from day to day
This is ass
Clingan makes more sense than Shepard for Houston. Adams is there for 1 year and coming off back to back season ending injuries. Between Jalen, Whitmore, Amen, Fred, Brooks, Sengun, and Smith Jr reed Shepard is never going to touch the ball
as much as I want him on the Cavs Daron Holmes on the Thunder would be nasty next to Chet
Surprise draft pick prediction? Devin Carter at 5 to Detroit. Seems like a fantastic fit
i don't think they're ready to give up on ivey and sasser yet. drafting carter to play him as a backup guard is definitely not worth it at 5. i agree carter is an amazing player tho
They have so many guards, you really want to draft a dude that wont get playing time at 5? They are picking a forward of some type for sure
Whether you buy it or not, Toronto will make you eat your words in the coming season! RJ, Scottie and IQ plus Poeltl, Gradey Dick, Gary Trent (hopefully back), Ochai, Kelly Olynyk, and then add some pieces with a Bruce Brown trade and through the draft a through some cap space make a mid level signing. Remember last year was the craziest year with trades, injuries, etc. We have a great culture, a great fanbase, a great developmental system in the Raptors 905, Masai, a player's coach in Darko and ownership that has shown they will give the money, if you can prove that you're worth it. WATCH OUT!!!
They’ll b lucky to make the play in
Lmao you live in a fantasy world
this year class will turn out to be one of the best in NBA history
Absolutely will not lol
I remember when u mocked Dillingham to the Hornets.....good times
Early ROY candidate: Dalton Knect
Not a crazy take if this is draft is as bad everyone is saying.
very unlikely. not impossible though
Depending on what team he falls on…Knecht could be the runaway ROY amongst this lackluster draft class.
So many of you youtubers are so into Ron Holland. The dude can't shoot for shit it doesn't matter he has defensive potential, he wont be able to play major minutes for a minimum of two years until he learns to shoot. Holland about to play the majority of his year in the G League. He's not even a good defender right now, he just showing the potential to be one
Clingan is going #1. Listen to the whispers. Quinn wants Clingan, Young wants Clingan, the front office is big on this dude. Clingan and Sarr are going #1, #2. ATL said they were keeping their pick, because Washington and other teams covet and are trying to trade up for the French dudes...not. Clingan is the player everyone is trying to trade up for. Clingan goes #1. Put the money on it while it's hot.
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7:02 Alex Carouso just got traded just now
Hate this mock for POR.
Better to grab Edey and De Silva.
Edey is too slow
Portland should continue to try to get guys who have high ceilings instead of low ceiling players. They've done well drafting on potential so far
I’d prefer Salaun
😂😂😂😂
Best player in the draft
Hornets fan, I don't like the Sheppard pick. We have enough guards 🤷🏾♂🤷🏾♂
Actually we don’t have enough guards. Fred and Green are the only guards we have worth playing. But I don’t want Reed either…he gives me Jabari and Doug McDermott vibes.
I hope the pistons take Sheppard if he’s there but I’d even take dillangham over buzelis
What do you think about Keshad Johnson? He is as good defender as Dunn but better shooter than Dunn.
How does this affect Zach Edey’s legacy?
I think its a huge red flag they havent had a workout with Sarr. Probably says something.. Risacher or Clingan might be the pick
don’t get the raptors doubt. toronto was playing better post deadline with scottie and without porter. we ran into injuries but have a bunch of bright spots especially if we make a trade this draft
Bc he doesn’t know shit about raptors lol
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Clingan ir any center for Houston sounds so dumb. We are building around Alperen Sengun and already have Adams and Landale as backups.
Are you? You were arguably better without Sengun last year. Maybe he isn't a good fit and you make a Haliburton/Sabonis type trade with Sengun
@@blablablaa14 Nah Rox should fit around Sengun. They werent better without Sengun Jalen Green just stopped sucking on the court.
@@roslolian11 How do you not relate those two things? Sengun and Green are not a good fit. Green needs a more traditional center, Sengun needs a more complex guard. This team wont go anywhere with them as their leads cause they dont fit
As a Lakers fan please god let this happen
Why don't you like TSJ? He is very athletic and can shoot and also very good defender. Tyson is a good shooter but TSJ is a better defender.
I actually do think Sengun could play the 4 and Jabari the 3 that team would be pretty huge especially if they can get like Mikal at the 2
Finally some has reed Sheppard going to the Hornets that would be a great pick for them and could be a great between LaMelo and Brandon
Rozier and Lamelo didn't work, why is Sheppard better than Scary Terry? I personally don't get the hype, nor do I understand why Holland would fall out of the lottery. I just don't see Dillingham, Holland or Collier going that low
@@averiskonsept yeah it did they were just always injured and now they have Brandon miller so like what’s your point
@@Rickyssoshifty Even though he's long and I think he has "potential" to be a good defender, I haven't seen it consistently, therefore I wouldn't put Lamelo next to a middling defender and expect success. Mark will be great at defending down low, Brandon I think is a plus defender and Miles or Grant ain't bad at all, but if you pair them with Reed, he will struggle to defend at the next level. To me, you're drafting Payton Pritchard at 6 (then again, Charles just won a champ with him so... lol). Reed seems great on one side of the ball and deficient on the other. Castle is more of an all around guy, more of a wing who can be a point guard a times, and can still defend the best player on the other team. I also like the idea of Ron Holland because of his motor and the defensive upside. We could use someone to play minutes at the 3 and 2. Cody Williams and Brandon Miller together also excites me...
And somehow they will draft Clingan XD
Bro wrote a paragraph 💀but um surely
@@Rickyssoshifty Its crazy that you would ask my point, be given something clear and concise and then you go "um surely" in response. I mean... bro replied with an emoji 🕶
is sheppard not a risk of being another jimmer fredette?!
no
Yes. But he's a much better defender and athlete. Also Jimmer didn't really get a fair shake in the NBA
I dont see the top 5 hype on reed sheppard .
It’s because the draft sucks. He would be like ten spots back in a loaded one
I would rather have Zach as a hawks. That’s my preference
This mock draft seems pretty against the grain from what most other mocks are saying
You guys are hyping up Reed and Castle just like you did with Jabari Smith. The teams that spend an early lottery pick on Reed and Castle are going to be piss’d.
if sarr goes 1st maybe wizards could trade their 2nd for 4th and 8th from the spurs
Its possible the Spurs would trade for the 2nd pick. But they aren't giving both 4 and 8 to jump two spots. Especially because this implies that Washington doesn't want Sarr, and the Rockets won't want him either so he might fall to 4th
Poor raptors take
PLEASE REACT TO CARUSO FOR GIDDEY
I think the wizards and Houston should trade down for sure
Trades down rarely happen because the GM takes a huge risk when doing that and they can be blamed for it and get fired. GMs most important factor in drafting is doing whatever will protect their job, that's why the Hawks are considering Clingan. That's why Ayton got picked over Luka. That's why the Hawks traded Luka. Its just about safety for these GMs, its not about picking the best guy
Dalton Knecht to Charlotte
Such a charlotte type reach to do that
First! Love the draft content!
Atlanta please don’t get Zaccharie
Nobody wants Topic these youtubers just have to accept it
He's not that good. He's very slow and can be easily schemed for in the playoffs. He's probably just another Josh Giddey
@@blablablaa14topic is not slow?
@@blablablaa14literally the reason people are so worried about his knee injury is because his offensive game involves a lot of blowing by people
@@blablablaa14 plus he cant shoot and his knee injury is preventing him from improving it before the season starts
@@yerrrrrrrr4567 Dude blowing by people in the Serbian league is not blowing by guys in the NBA, he doesn't have ball control, he wont be guarded by tiny 6'0 guys anymore, he will get like 10 feet of space cause he can't shoot. He's not that guy
Arn Tellum
Zach Edey will not last to 25. And I definitely wouldn't say anything if AJ Johnson was picked in the first round, looks like a true point guard a 6'6, and reminds me of John Wall.
I would love if Rob fell to the 76ers!
Until he plays for their G League team next year
Am I really the only one who’s not scared off by Dillon Jones’ size? I don’t understand the hesitancy there
i honestly don’t mind clingan going at 3 even if he doesn’t play with sengun having a big that can rim protect on a cost controlled contract makes sense. adams is also on an expiring contract so i would be surprised if he gets moved.
Like Steven Adams that they traded for?
@@blablablaa14yeah if their season doesn’t go as planned there’d be tons of contending teams that would want him
ware at 11 is such a reach if we take a big it should be edey
no way u think edey over ware
@@jax_2548 I think Edey has more potential than anyone in this draft other than maybe sarr and castle. They are really the only three that could be top 5 players in the league if everything goes right. Edey has elite touch, shows promise on range, the best passing center by far other than maybe fillipowski, is already an elite rebounder, functional rim protector, had only played for 7 years so plenty of room to grow and has gotten considerably better and faster every year in college with no end in sight. He's already as athletic as jokic (can't handle the ball as well but is as good of a passer as rookie jokic) and would be quite a bit faster than him if he slimmed down to 275 lbs which would still allow him to dominate physically. It took a full team of 5 star recruits and the best head coach in college basketball to beat him in college and he dominated projected top 10 pick clingan who is better at defense already than 70% of NBA centers
@@Identify_As_Right🤦♀️
@@Wrestle_Kingdom people would make this exact comment if I said the same thing about jokic 9 years ago. Dude literally shot 55% on hooks and floaters from 7+ feet out. He's going to be unstoppable. When going full speed at last year's combine he had better agility times than gg Jackson 6'9 220. His athleticism is blown out of proportion. A full year of NBA conditioning and dieting and he will be more athletic than jokic, valenchunis, sengun and probably on par with embiid while being 4-6 inches taller than those guys with legitimate skill.... Not just big
@@Identify_As_Right jokic and Edey are no were near the same I’m not saying Edey won’t be a good player but man you may be overrating him by a lot and what Edey can actually do in the nba
OKC would never pick Jakobe Walter. Thats the worst pick on here as far as possibility lol.
Lol at how much you keep talking about Caruso this and that with the bulls and he got traded right after this for nothing to do with the draft haha. Just funny how often he’s mentioned by you is all, since it’s not just a normal guy brought up a lot in one draft video ever