But this is historically bad. Go back and look at how down people were on some other recent draft classes. 2020 and 2021 were both considered very weak. And yet they both produced tons of good players pretty quickly.
my memphis are coming back jay huff and jaylen wells are cooking and scottie pip jr averaged like 18 last season coz ja was out but im disappointed that jjj playing center coz hes alr at it but cant get any 3pt looks
@@kingdinodragonite3470I wouldn’t say he a casual because not everyone know him or watch the grizzlies. It’s still early in the season but he can play tho
@@SkvllKatzcall me crazy but I honestly see so much bam adebayo in him. Incredibly versatile defender with playmaking upside. Though he is 23 so we’ll see how far he can go
and a solid rebounder, makes an impact almost every minute hes on a court, even when hes nt physically blocking his size alone makes guys second guess attacking
"defensive flashs" he is one of our best defenders, by a long way, him and coulibaly completely change the Wizards defense, his mobility and foot work are great, he defends inside and out and a very high level. He just needs to add weight and stop biting on pump fakes.
@@josh-spooky yeah the biting on pump fakes was soo frustrating to watch especially against the heat and Celtics. He will overcome that problem with experience. Like you said his overall defense has been nothing short of great especially for a rookie.
@@willis4574 He’s similar to Simmons because he’s a complete negative on offense and has only shot a measly 31% from the field on 12% from three which basically makes him only useable in defensive situations
@ he’s literally a rookie too tho with a nice looking jumper, who gives af about percentage rn it’ll come along just like it did for Kawhi with the spurs
Alex sarr has been amazing the last few games averaging 2.8 blocks, dude has had 8 blocks the last two games and is getting his offense together as of late
@ it is actually the opposite. His ceiling is incredibly high that’s why he was supposed to go nr1 pre draft. He is a little gobert which is already more than enough with a 3 pt shoot and a decent jumper, if he is developing a post up game which is horrible at the moment and sharpens his jumper and his 3 pt shoot a bit then the wizards will be happy with him
@@Torchim49 I've been very impressed with his athleticism and ball handling so far. There was one play the other night where he shook the defender with a live dribble hesitation move before sinking a 20 foot jumper. If his offensive toolkit continues to develop, he could be the best player in this class.
@@dillamadukes21 I know that play you are talking about that was quite impressive. Dude has his shine moments and he is still 19 I see a lot of potential there. At „worst“ he will be a Gobert getting 2/3 blocks a game which is also not a bad nba playing career at all
There was no expectations. They literally said there wasn’t any stars in it and no depth. It was supposed to be historically bad. If 3 people pan out in the next 10 years, they beat the crazy low expectations people were putting on this draft.
It’s actually crazy that you specifically mentioned that the second round is performing better, but didn’t mention the player leading all rookies in scoring so far this season, Jaylen Wells. He’s also started the last two games for the injury-ridden Grizzlies and was the primary defender on Tyrese Maxey in the Grizzlies win over the 76ers.
All of these guys are exactly where I thought they would be. Reed/Rob aren't playing cause their teams have better guys in their spots. Castle/Sarr/Salaun/Risacher are raw offensively and mostly can make impact defensively right now, which they have been. This is going exactly how you would think it would
@@blablablaa14 I wouldn’t call risacher raw offensively. He can hoop he has a good post up game for his size he was just a bit unlucky in his finishing if you watch the games. Overall he looks promising on the offense- his defense like you said is pretty good.
@@aewisjericho8848 Buddy who has been a complete offensive player at 19? Everyone is raw at that age. Wemby is still raw offensively. They are still figuring it out and even more so when you need to play a very different style than in europe
No mention of Jaylen Wells?? Ah man, I'm disappointed. He's had one of the best starts of any rookie. Has looked NBA ready and is currently in the rotation for a contending team, partially due to injuries. But he's been really productive, the shooting has translated, and he's shown some flashes of shot creation. Definitely looks like one of the steals of the draft.
A top 3 pick still being your "backup pg" in year 2 is not a good projection for Scoot. Please don't use Summer League stats as a measure of how rookies will do in the regular season against real players.
He’s not good on defense and his shot isn’t falling. Not to mention we’re trying to boost the value in our trade targets. He should take minutes from PWill
At this point, even in limited minutes, Castle is a contributor to his team. Defensively, he's a great addition to the team. Numbers aren't rookie of the year worthy... yet but he was a solid pick for the Spurs and I believe he will be a significant part of this team. Sooner than later
This class reminds me of the 2016 draft class with a lot of raw prospects that didn't contribute much. It took those guys a couple of years to start contributing.
The nba needs new expansion teams, there are too many talented players (not just rookies) who deserve a spot in the nba but just can’t break into a teams rotation.
What do you think about Tristan da Silva. Now that Paolo ist out with an injury I think he will be getting plenty of playtime and he already had a good performance in his first game.
I Agree With You I Feel Like Certain Rookies From This Draft Should Be Starting Or Playing More Minutes Such As Dillingham, Reed Sheppard, Terrence Shannon, Matas, Tristan De Silva, Baylor Shcierman, Tyler Kolek, etc
Castle's stats look pretty bad but he looks like he's fitting in pretty well with the Spurs. Last night in the Minnesota game I wanted to smash the TV seeing Branham running point in the third and of course the Wolves go on a run when Branham can't even get the ball past halfcourt. Timeout and Castle is brought in to run the point and he calmed the team down, stopped the hemorrhaging, and got them to play at a steady pace again and quit rushing things which was causing stupid turnovers. I think worst case he'll be a rich man's Tre Jones. He just seems calm and understands pace and he's everywhere defensively. We're all very excited about Castle's potential in San Antonio.
@@Sqeaky6969 Branham was running point for a couple of minutes when Minnesota went on a run and Castle wasn't on the floor. Luckily Mitch called a timeout and put Castle in to run the offense, as the old man would have probably let Branham blow the entire lead before putting a PG in.
@homerthompson416 no Branham wasn't the pg at that point he was sg, ik what ur talking about but he wasn't the pg and had a bad turnover. Castle was also not good at handling the ball and brought cp3 in once the offense stalled and moved castle to sg
Sarr's floor on defence is very high. Nerlens Noel was limited but a very valuable NBA player before constant injuries. Almost every NBA team needs another defensive big right now
Sarr has elite blocking and great perimeter defense but weak inside defensive and average rebounding. Some work in process but in 2 years he will top10 defensive player. Wemby sarr coulibaly will be crazy in defense for French team in few years
I remember back in the Mikey Williams bronny days this draft class was glazed and both of them ain’t even that good any more at least not as good as we thought
There Aren’t Any Superstar Level Players From This Draft, Just A Bunch Of Players Who Can Be Good Role Players. For Example Jaylen Wells For the Grizzlies, Ryan Dunn For The Suns, Ajay Mitchell For The Thunder. sometimes All Teams Need Is More Depth And Solid Bench Pieces Instead Of A Bunch Of Superstars
You know - it’s been disappointing but we knew it would be this way. However, I have been impressed with a few who have been better than I expected: 1) Clingan. He’s going to be a Per-minute statistical beast. He’s still slightly out of shape, a little slow reaction timing and footwork wise, but yet still he’s been the one of the best rim protector prospects in recent memory. He’s shown confidence to stretch the floor too, which is crazy to see so early. Also - he’s been able to show a lot of flashes of passing creation as a hub. With the ~15 minutes per night he’s been getting he’s been blowing me away already, while knowing how much better he will be once he adapts to the game and gets in better shape. 2) Ryan Dunn. He is taking pull-up threes and shooting insane percentages, when ALL of the scouting reports I saw about him were legitimately concerned he’d NEVER shoot. Or have any offensive game. In a re-draft, he might go top 10 if we knew he could shoot like this. That’s how special his defense is. Shoutout to Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, Jared McCain, Stephon Castle, and Reed Shepherd with already proving a lot of the scouting wrong and improving a ton this early. I could care less about the percentages for shooting less than 10 games into their rookie season. They’ve all showed awesome things
Sarr has been playing great. He's already showing that he is there defensively. At least 2 blocks a game in every game he has played in. Confidence is growing game by game. Just dropped 17 his last game and is showing flashes of being a great passer. With the minutes he is given, I can see him being ROY at the end. Funny enough, the only other person I can see winning that is on the same team as he is.
I mean none of the top picks are even getting minutes and they are playing on already established teams…The top ten picks of this year’s class are only avg around 16 mins a game, compared to last year where the t10 picks avg around 24 mins a game. Look at B Millers production last year to this year and look at his minutes. This is why I say the league needs an expansion bad.
I think this draft is very underrated it’s just most of the players haven’t had a lot of pt and a lot aren’t in good situations for example Alex sarr/Donavon Clingan were they have other options at their position
You didn't mention Yves Missi from Pelicans...He has decent start...Great rebounding, can pass the ball for teammates, decent decision making, great defense...He just needs to shoot more and score more...
I like my Knicks rookies. Dadiet looks like he can hit shots and play defense, Hukporti looks like a healthy Mitchell Robinson, and Kolek looks decent too. Kolek needs to cut down on his turnovers. Leon Rose drafts really well
Bub Carrington has really surprised me so far, now it’s about can he be very consistent throughout his rookie year. Risacher and Sarr are the top 2 players, so far their defense has been great, however who has the better offense that can become an all around player in the league. My ROY is Risacher
I wouldn't call Reed Sheppard disappointing. I didn't even expect him to get on the court this season with how deep the Rockets are. But he's part of their 9 man rotation. That's a huge accomplishment.
The Raptors are very happy with all of their draft picks. Mogbo and Shead are steals. Jakobe just returned from injury and is showing alot of promise and Chomche is a potential Big Star.
With Taylor Hendricks injury, I honestly think Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski have decent ROY potential just purely based on opportunity and not much going on in Utah.
As a rockets fan for Reed it’s the case of he needs to be more aggressive and look for his shot more and Ime not really giving him enough minutes and not trusting him. Case in point last night aganist GSW if Ime kept Reed in and let him get into a groove we would have won last night.
Wolves r just gaurd heavy, but also thinking of past accomplishments. In my opinion, Joe Ingles should not play and josh minott should easily get those minotts(reminds me of a young Jaden McDaniels), Garza should get some gobert minutes cuz Rudy has been really bad offensively, and divencenzo needs to stop shot chucking
Not for the raptors it hasnt been diasappointing! 🎉 Mogbo, Shead, Undrafted battle all look awesome and Walter just got off injury and looks way better defensively than i expected and his shot is sure to come around. Not to mention long term project Chomche who is way further along than i expected and just an athletic dynamo at that size. G-league starting up soon he is gonna develop into such a fun player
Jonathon Mogbo, Jamal Shead, undrafted Jamison Battle are all on the same team balling out. Masai Ujari saw that the lottery was weak but that the rest of the draft was solid and snatched all the good once.
Yall are forgetting about jaylen wells he has been an absolute steal in my opinion. 10 ppg 4 rpg and 2 ast. One of my favorites to win rookie of the year
A lot of these rookies have not much opportunity to play idk if it’s because the class is weak or these teams have a lot of depth but I wouldn’t be surprised if a guy like Ryan Dunn was able to win it
The disrespect of Jaylen Wells is crazy. He's outperforming everyone mentioned while guarding other teams top options like Dame and Maxey as the 39th pick. If I'm not mistaken, he's the leading rookie scorer as of now. To not even mention him is wild.
I would hate to have the number one pick in drafts like these. So many unknowns and potential to look silly. So much bust potential. Much rather have 4 or 5 where there is less pressure
Yeah as a rockets fan, I’ve been watching the games, out of 6 I’ve seen like 4 for so far, and Reed has looked a lil weird out there, he sometimes seems a lil passive, and yeah kind of rushing shots, but yeah it sucks that he’s not getting minutes, cuz we trying to contend
I Know for sure Rockets fans expected alot more from Reed Sheppard after his great Summer League. The way he looked in Summer League alot of people had him in there top 3 for ROY candidates
Sarr hasn’t been disappointing. everyone expected him to be raw offensively, and to have the green light to take a bunch of different shots on a bad team.
@@TheCook43 His defense alone is worthy ROY Nontheless he is not horrific on offense at all. He was pretty good offensively the last game against the heat and decent against the hawks.
Give this class 3-5 years and there’ll be some stars and elite role players. Just gotta wait a tad bit longer for some of these guys to develop. Not everyone’s gonna be a B-Mill, Wemby, Jamie Jacquez, Hali, Maxey, etc. out the gate you get my point.
Its interesting that you mention Maxey because I'd argue the McCain is already better than Maxey as a Rookie, and when he irons out all of the Rookie mistakes. I wouldn't be surprised if he is better than Maxey in 1-2 years. He plays very similar to Brunson, and his shot will fall eventually because he has a very quick release with a high percentage in college, as well as nearly a 90% freethrow percentage in college, which is a good predictor of whether a player will be an efficient 3pt shooter. He also compliments Maxey, as McCain already has better playmaking and driving skills than Maxey. Despite being undersized they both put a lot of effort on the floor on defense and rebounding. Nurse planned to send McCain to the Gleague due to the large number of guards on the team, but that is obviously not happening now that he has earned minutes.
@ yuh no I agree he definitely could and has the tools to but it goes back to exactly what I said give this class a few years to develop. It’s gonna come down to which teams are willing to be patient and give them time and who’s not. The teams that aren’t we are gonna have some Killian Hayes type of players and the teams that are we are gonna have some Deni Avidja, Lauri Markennen, Jokic, SGA, Giannas type of players. Obviously maybe not to that level and extent but just successful player developments.
@@ThatKidBoz I think you misunderstood my message. I said that McCain is already better than the rookie version of Maxey. He is not better than the current Maxey. McCain would be a starter on a rebuilding team like the Spurs or Hornets. He came into the league fully developed and ready to cook. Like all rookies, he makes rookie mistakes, but there are no major holes in his game that would require development. At this point, he pretty much just needs playing time/experience for him to grow into a dominant player.
@@WARnTEA gotchu thanks for clearing it up my bad I misread/misunderstood. But yes I agree with you 100% McCain is NBA ready and Maxey was kind of a project but kind of a shorter one cause he strived so quickly. McCain probs starting on half the teams in the league just plays on a veteran hopefully championship contending team.
No one expected anything big from this draft class.
True but it could be like the Giannis draft where somebody has to break out and become great in a bad class
This is much worse than anything big
@@0rkiszPL it's just the first season
@@Goatlikeitornot fr, but that's all we've seen from these guys so far
But this is historically bad. Go back and look at how down people were on some other recent draft classes. 2020 and 2021 were both considered very weak. And yet they both produced tons of good players pretty quickly.
Zach awareness is top tier on defense especially for trae young help
*Don’t sleep on Jaylen Wells*
39th pick out scoring the whole draft class 🤢 big Memphis 🔥
Ya unless I missed it, Matt didn't talk about him, which surprised me.
I agree with you bro. His composure is on another level, he's the most underrated baller
Leads all rookies in total points, but doesn't get even get mentioned. Lol
my memphis are coming back jay huff and jaylen wells are cooking and scottie pip jr averaged like 18 last season coz ja was out but im disappointed that jjj playing center coz hes alr at it but cant get any 3pt looks
Yves Missi for the Pelicans has been amazing tho
Did bro just forget Jaylen Wells???? Bro was the 39th pick and plays like he belongs on an all-rookie team🔥
Who??
@@joshpaniagua7645 nah don’t disrespect Wells man, he’s been a 3pt specialist for the Grizzlies
@@joshpaniagua7645 congrats on being a casual
@@kingdinodragonite3470I wouldn’t say he a casual because not everyone know him or watch the grizzlies. It’s still early in the season but he can play tho
@@PoppaTheeGoat2yeah you just quite literally described the definition of a casual
Jonathan Mogbo is about to make all rookie first team.
He's definitely gonna be great
Raptors have 4 good rookies
Didn’t care that much when we drafted him but now I have to say he’s one of favorites on the team right now
Wdym he’s making All NBA 1st😂😂
@@SkvllKatzcall me crazy but I honestly see so much bam adebayo in him. Incredibly versatile defender with playmaking upside. Though he is 23 so we’ll see how far he can go
1.7 blocks in less than 13 mpg for Clingan is crazy.
and a solid rebounder, makes an impact almost every minute hes on a court, even when hes nt physically blocking his size alone makes guys second guess attacking
CLING KONG🗣️🗣️🗣️
He should be starting over Ayton, idgaf
@@autograph415He fouls too much and that hurts his playing time, not just being behind Ayton on the depth charts
@donaldjones9830 he gets pulled without fouls dawg lol
Alex Sarr has been great idc bout the shooting his defense has been amazing
he also just had a 17 point game on great shooting
"defensive flashs" he is one of our best defenders, by a long way, him and coulibaly completely change the Wizards defense, his mobility and foot work are great, he defends inside and out and a very high level. He just needs to add weight and stop biting on pump fakes.
@@josh-spooky yeah the biting on pump fakes was soo frustrating to watch especially against the heat and Celtics. He will overcome that problem with experience. Like you said his overall defense has been nothing short of great especially for a rookie.
I’d much rather Alex Sarr become a Giannis that can’t score as well then an inefficient KD.
Can't believe you mentioned Bronny James over Jaylen Wells.
Edey just dropped 25 and 12 with 4 blocks! Hopefully he can build off this performance!
On 92% efficiency too.
Ajay Mitchell been killin it for the thunder
Stephon Castle's defense been good, if he can develop a jump shot he's gonna be really good
His playmaking and strong finishing has been great too
Exactly what people were saying about Ben Simmons and look what happened
@ Castle’s already taking and making jumpers tho…Simmons has never taken a jumper
@@willis4574 He’s similar to Simmons because he’s a complete negative on offense and has only shot a measly 31% from the field on 12% from three which basically makes him only useable in defensive situations
@ he’s literally a rookie too tho with a nice looking jumper, who gives af about percentage rn it’ll come along just like it did for Kawhi with the spurs
Might be a Malcom brogdon roy
That draft at least had good player
RYAN DUUUUUUUUUUNNN
Jalen wells
Ryan Dunn is honestly my pick for Roty. He’s playing really well for inconsistent minutes and playing next to three ball dominant players
Wym inconsistent mins he's in rotation
@@ajaay786 I mean his minutes are changing each game
@@BigDr0p1 watch the games
Alex sarr has been amazing the last few games averaging 2.8 blocks, dude has had 8 blocks the last two games and is getting his offense together as of late
Ceiling is too low with him, not enough engagement.
@ it is actually the opposite. His ceiling is incredibly high that’s why he was supposed to go nr1 pre draft. He is a little gobert which is already more than enough with a 3 pt shoot and a decent jumper, if he is developing a post up game which is horrible at the moment and sharpens his jumper and his 3 pt shoot a bit then the wizards will be happy with him
@@aewisjericho8848 i feel like hes fast and has good handles for 7ft so he could potentially dust other big centers
@@Torchim49 I've been very impressed with his athleticism and ball handling so far. There was one play the other night where he shook the defender with a live dribble hesitation move before sinking a 20 foot jumper. If his offensive toolkit continues to develop, he could be the best player in this class.
@@dillamadukes21 I know that play you are talking about that was quite impressive. Dude has his shine moments and he is still 19 I see a lot of potential there. At „worst“ he will be a Gobert getting 2/3 blocks a game which is also not a bad nba playing career at all
you didn’t even mention Jaylen wells that’s crazy
Ryan Dunn been better than the top 14 picks 😂
Most of them aren’t even playing gang…ts stupid praying on the wolves downfall
@ then let’s see where they at the quarter mark, don’t get at me with that bull jive 🙄
Jalen wells better then them all
@@jerrychacko2661 yeah definitely going 0-4 last game while sarr is having 4 blocks alongside 17pts on over 50 FG% what are y’all watching?!
@@aewisjericho8848no
There was no expectations. They literally said there wasn’t any stars in it and no depth. It was supposed to be historically bad. If 3 people pan out in the next 10 years, they beat the crazy low expectations people were putting on this draft.
We’re 6 games in damn
Steph castle is gonna be like jrue holiday
those "people" are idiots that get it wrong every year. There ARE expectations by people that actually know ball
A bad draft can still have a Giannis, a Gobert and a Jokic hiding in the lower picks.
Wild that Jaylen Wells didnt even get a mention.
most of the guys in this class haven’t even been bad, just haven’t had any playing time so far
The point is there is no stars
@@deelak2329 yeah 🤷♂️
isn’t disappointing imo tho, we sort of knew that already
It’s actually crazy that you specifically mentioned that the second round is performing better, but didn’t mention the player leading all rookies in scoring so far this season, Jaylen Wells. He’s also started the last two games for the injury-ridden Grizzlies and was the primary defender on Tyrese Maxey in the Grizzlies win over the 76ers.
All of these guys are exactly where I thought they would be. Reed/Rob aren't playing cause their teams have better guys in their spots. Castle/Sarr/Salaun/Risacher are raw offensively and mostly can make impact defensively right now, which they have been. This is going exactly how you would think it would
@@blablablaa14 I wouldn’t call risacher raw offensively. He can hoop he has a good post up game for his size he was just a bit unlucky in his finishing if you watch the games. Overall he looks promising on the offense- his defense like you said is pretty good.
@@aewisjericho8848 He is 19 year old. He's raw offensively
@ He is not a typical 19 years old. He has been a pro in France and European competition for a few years now. He is not from college.
@@aewisjericho8848 Buddy who has been a complete offensive player at 19? Everyone is raw at that age. Wemby is still raw offensively. They are still figuring it out and even more so when you need to play a very different style than in europe
memphis front office is crazy
gg jackson for 45th pick and jaylen wells for 35th pick
And edey has been really good too we have so much young talent
no mention of jaylen wells is crazy
You should’ve mentioned Jaylen Wells he has played great for the grizzlies, with smart and bane getting hurt.
No mention of Jaylen Wells?? Ah man, I'm disappointed. He's had one of the best starts of any rookie. Has looked NBA ready and is currently in the rotation for a contending team, partially due to injuries. But he's been really productive, the shooting has translated, and he's shown some flashes of shot creation. Definitely looks like one of the steals of the draft.
grizzlies ain’t contending lol… 😂😂😂
@@CeeSkywalkinyea you definitely the minority 😂
@@kingjm0n3y25yeah you definitely a grizzlies fan… they ain’t contending lil bro give it up 😂
@@kingjm0n3y25ain’t no real contender worried about the fucking grizzlies 😂😂😂
@@CeeSkywalkin u prob the same guy that says the nuggets contenders rn lmao
Sarr has been good TF? Not gonna shoot 30% all season
A top 3 pick still being your "backup pg" in year 2 is not a good projection for Scoot. Please don't use Summer League stats as a measure of how rookies will do in the regular season against real players.
Bulls not giving Matas any playing time and sending him to g league don’t make any sense
he was cocky before the draft and now he s in the g league, i think that will serve him
@ what are you talking about he wasn’t even getting playing time it has nothing to do with being cocky and also he wasn’t cocky at all
He’s not good on defense and his shot isn’t falling. Not to mention we’re trying to boost the value in our trade targets. He should take minutes from PWill
Not even gonna mention Jaylen Wells????
Whoever Phoenix's shooting coach is deserves a raise, Ryan Dunn went from I can't hardly shoot to now I can shoot
At this point, even in limited minutes, Castle is a contributor to his team. Defensively, he's a great addition to the team. Numbers aren't rookie of the year worthy... yet but he was a solid pick for the Spurs and I believe he will be a significant part of this team. Sooner than later
I would say it is quite the opposite of dissapointing as we didn't expect anything and there is allready 4-5 rookies going over the expectation
Bro it's been like 10 games into the season. Give them some time. Damn😂
bro really made this video and not even mentioned Jaylen Wells
Thats crazy
This class reminds me of the 2016 draft class with a lot of raw prospects that didn't contribute much. It took those guys a couple of years to start contributing.
The shooting hasn’t been there yet but Kyshawn George has looked solid for the wizards
where the jaylen wells love at
The nba needs new expansion teams, there are too many talented players (not just rookies) who deserve a spot in the nba but just can’t break into a teams rotation.
Rob ain't get any minutes to prove himself gang.
Matt, very curious on where you got the NBA game schedule clock in the background of your videos!?
What do you think about Tristan da Silva. Now that Paolo ist out with an injury I think he will be getting plenty of playtime and he already had a good performance in his first game.
Tristan looked solid against the Cavs, he's overlooked cause it's Orlando.
coming from a magic fan i knew he should’ve been in the rotation since he got drafted because i knew he would make an immediate impact
I just looked at ur channel, and realized u didn’t post a vid, and literally right after I got this notification
NBA takes are so hard to predict, especially when the league changes so much each season. Good takes from Sros
I wouldn’t say it’s bad. They’re just not getting minutes
Clinagan in limited minutes is doing fine
Ryan Dunn is cooking
I Agree With You I Feel Like Certain Rookies From This Draft Should Be Starting Or Playing More Minutes Such As Dillingham, Reed Sheppard, Terrence Shannon, Matas, Tristan De Silva, Baylor Shcierman, Tyler Kolek, etc
Castle's stats look pretty bad but he looks like he's fitting in pretty well with the Spurs. Last night in the Minnesota game I wanted to smash the TV seeing Branham running point in the third and of course the Wolves go on a run when Branham can't even get the ball past halfcourt. Timeout and Castle is brought in to run the point and he calmed the team down, stopped the hemorrhaging, and got them to play at a steady pace again and quit rushing things which was causing stupid turnovers. I think worst case he'll be a rich man's Tre Jones. He just seems calm and understands pace and he's everywhere defensively. We're all very excited about Castle's potential in San Antonio.
Uhhh Branham never played pg last night and castle was actually playing pg when the wolves came back cus the game started speeding up
@@Sqeaky6969 Branham was running point for a couple of minutes when Minnesota went on a run and Castle wasn't on the floor. Luckily Mitch called a timeout and put Castle in to run the offense, as the old man would have probably let Branham blow the entire lead before putting a PG in.
@homerthompson416 no Branham wasn't the pg at that point he was sg, ik what ur talking about but he wasn't the pg and had a bad turnover. Castle was also not good at handling the ball and brought cp3 in once the offense stalled and moved castle to sg
Sarr's floor on defence is very high. Nerlens Noel was limited but a very valuable NBA player before constant injuries. Almost every NBA team needs another defensive big right now
Sarr has elite blocking and great perimeter defense but weak inside defensive and average rebounding. Some work in process but in 2 years he will top10 defensive player.
Wemby sarr coulibaly will be crazy in defense for French team in few years
Jared McCain is gonna win ROTY
Jaylen Wells coming for ROTY
Jaylen Wells and Zach Eddy have been good.
I remember back in the Mikey Williams bronny days this draft class was glazed and both of them ain’t even that good any more at least not as good as we thought
There Aren’t Any Superstar Level Players From This Draft, Just A Bunch Of Players Who Can Be Good Role Players. For Example Jaylen Wells For the Grizzlies, Ryan Dunn For The Suns, Ajay Mitchell For The Thunder. sometimes All Teams Need Is More Depth And Solid Bench Pieces Instead Of A Bunch Of Superstars
You know - it’s been disappointing but we knew it would be this way. However, I have been impressed with a few who have been better than I expected:
1) Clingan. He’s going to be a Per-minute statistical beast. He’s still slightly out of shape, a little slow reaction timing and footwork wise, but yet still he’s been the one of the best rim protector prospects in recent memory. He’s shown confidence to stretch the floor too, which is crazy to see so early. Also - he’s been able to show a lot of flashes of passing creation as a hub. With the ~15 minutes per night he’s been getting he’s been blowing me away already, while knowing how much better he will be once he adapts to the game and gets in better shape.
2) Ryan Dunn. He is taking pull-up threes and shooting insane percentages, when ALL of the scouting reports I saw about him were legitimately concerned he’d NEVER shoot. Or have any offensive game. In a re-draft, he might go top 10 if we knew he could shoot like this. That’s how special his defense is.
Shoutout to Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, Jared McCain, Stephon Castle, and Reed Shepherd with already proving a lot of the scouting wrong and improving a ton this early. I could care less about the percentages for shooting less than 10 games into their rookie season. They’ve all showed awesome things
Search Johnathan mogbo guarding Ant Edward’s and then search his block on Tyrese maxey. Bro is going to be a defensive menace
Sarr has been playing great. He's already showing that he is there defensively. At least 2 blocks a game in every game he has played in. Confidence is growing game by game. Just dropped 17 his last game and is showing flashes of being a great passer. With the minutes he is given, I can see him being ROY at the end. Funny enough, the only other person I can see winning that is on the same team as he is.
Jaylen Wells is literally the rookie of the year frontrunner
Good breakdown. There's a ton of interesting, possible future role players. Dunn might be the hidden gem
I mean none of the top picks are even getting minutes and they are playing on already established teams…The top ten picks of this year’s class are only avg around 16 mins a game, compared to last year where the t10 picks avg around 24 mins a game. Look at B Millers production last year to this year and look at his minutes. This is why I say the league needs an expansion bad.
They would average more if they weren’t ass
Ryan Dunn will be ROTY
I think this draft is very underrated it’s just most of the players haven’t had a lot of pt and a lot aren’t in good situations for example Alex sarr/Donavon Clingan were they have other options at their position
You didn't mention Yves Missi from Pelicans...He has decent start...Great rebounding, can pass the ball for teammates, decent decision making, great defense...He just needs to shoot more and score more...
I like my Knicks rookies. Dadiet looks like he can hit shots and play defense, Hukporti looks like a healthy Mitchell Robinson, and Kolek looks decent too. Kolek needs to cut down on his turnovers.
Leon Rose drafts really well
Ryan Dunn took lebron into the dunngeon. thats ROY caliber
Bub Carrington has really surprised me so far, now it’s about can he be very consistent throughout his rookie year. Risacher and Sarr are the top 2 players, so far their defense has been great, however who has the better offense that can become an all around player in the league. My ROY is Risacher
Castle has been having solid numbers ever since being inserted to the starting 5. That kid will be #1 in a re-draft in a couple of years.
I wouldn't call Reed Sheppard disappointing. I didn't even expect him to get on the court this season with how deep the Rockets are. But he's part of their 9 man rotation. That's a huge accomplishment.
The Raptors are very happy with all of their draft picks. Mogbo and Shead are steals. Jakobe just returned from injury and is showing alot of promise and Chomche is a potential Big Star.
With Taylor Hendricks injury, I honestly think Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski have decent ROY potential just purely based on opportunity and not much going on in Utah.
Bro really said “he’s been knocking down them” 😂 😂😂😂😂😂
As a rockets fan for Reed it’s the case of he needs to be more aggressive and look for his shot more and Ime not really giving him enough minutes and not trusting him.
Case in point last night aganist GSW if Ime kept Reed in and let him get into a groove we would have won last night.
Wolves r just gaurd heavy, but also thinking of past accomplishments. In my opinion, Joe Ingles should not play and josh minott should easily get those minotts(reminds me of a young Jaden McDaniels), Garza should get some gobert minutes cuz Rudy has been really bad offensively, and divencenzo needs to stop shot chucking
Sorry but how can something with low expectations be “disappointing”? That means I’m in danger
Jared McCain should be starting over Kyle Lowry
Terribly week draft...
Sheppard: you don't deserve ...you earn minutes, especially in a week draft like this
Not for the raptors it hasnt been diasappointing! 🎉 Mogbo, Shead, Undrafted battle all look awesome and Walter just got off injury and looks way better defensively than i expected and his shot is sure to come around. Not to mention long term project Chomche who is way further along than i expected and just an athletic dynamo at that size. G-league starting up soon he is gonna develop into such a fun player
Jonathon Mogbo, Jamal Shead, undrafted Jamison Battle are all on the same team balling out. Masai Ujari saw that the lottery was weak but that the rest of the draft was solid and snatched all the good once.
Yall are forgetting about jaylen wells he has been an absolute steal in my opinion. 10 ppg 4 rpg and 2 ast. One of my favorites to win rookie of the year
A lot of these rookies have not much opportunity to play idk if it’s because the class is weak or these teams have a lot of depth but I wouldn’t be surprised if a guy like Ryan Dunn was able to win it
Great vid!
Jaylen Wells???
The issue with Sheppard is the minutes. He barely gets any playing time. He would be running away with rookie of the year.
Guessing this had to have been recorded before Sarr’s offensive performance against the Heat. He’s been the best rookie so far.
The disrespect of Jaylen Wells is crazy. He's outperforming everyone mentioned while guarding other teams top options like Dame and Maxey as the 39th pick.
If I'm not mistaken, he's the leading rookie scorer as of now. To not even mention him is wild.
For Rob & ware not to be playing is crazy when I felt like they was gonna be top player in this draft
Raptors LOVING this draft class. The quality may have been terrible at the top of the lottery, but solid depth in terms of long-term rotation players.
Shooting 29% from the field is insane wth
Reed air balling all these shots but he would be running away with it😂
Jamal Snead and Jonathan Mogbo will make all rookie team
This ROTY race is gonna be like when Malcolm Brogdon won
I would hate to have the number one pick in drafts like these. So many unknowns and potential to look silly. So much bust potential. Much rather have 4 or 5 where there is less pressure
Yeah as a rockets fan, I’ve been watching the games, out of 6 I’ve seen like 4 for so far, and Reed has looked a lil weird out there, he sometimes seems a lil passive, and yeah kind of rushing shots, but yeah it sucks that he’s not getting minutes, cuz we trying to contend
I Know for sure Rockets fans expected alot more from Reed Sheppard after his great Summer League. The way he looked in Summer League alot of people had him in there top 3 for ROY candidates
Sarr hasn’t been disappointing. everyone expected him to be raw offensively, and to have the green light to take a bunch of different shots on a bad team.
Alex Sarr is literally 4th in blocks per game. Clear favorite to win ROY.
He’s horrific on offense and chucks up a ton of threes
@@TheCook43 His defense alone is worthy ROY Nontheless he is not horrific on offense at all. He was pretty good offensively the last game against the heat and decent against the hawks.
Roty is looking like it should go to dalton or Dunn
Give this class 3-5 years and there’ll be some stars and elite role players. Just gotta wait a tad bit longer for some of these guys to develop. Not everyone’s gonna be a B-Mill, Wemby, Jamie Jacquez, Hali, Maxey, etc. out the gate you get my point.
Its interesting that you mention Maxey because I'd argue the McCain is already better than Maxey as a Rookie, and when he irons out all of the Rookie mistakes. I wouldn't be surprised if he is better than Maxey in 1-2 years. He plays very similar to Brunson, and his shot will fall eventually because he has a very quick release with a high percentage in college, as well as nearly a 90% freethrow percentage in college, which is a good predictor of whether a player will be an efficient 3pt shooter.
He also compliments Maxey, as McCain already has better playmaking and driving skills than Maxey. Despite being undersized they both put a lot of effort on the floor on defense and rebounding. Nurse planned to send McCain to the Gleague due to the large number of guards on the team, but that is obviously not happening now that he has earned minutes.
@ yuh no I agree he definitely could and has the tools to but it goes back to exactly what I said give this class a few years to develop. It’s gonna come down to which teams are willing to be patient and give them time and who’s not. The teams that aren’t we are gonna have some Killian Hayes type of players and the teams that are we are gonna have some Deni Avidja, Lauri Markennen, Jokic, SGA, Giannas type of players. Obviously maybe not to that level and extent but just successful player developments.
@@ThatKidBoz I think you misunderstood my message. I said that McCain is already better than the rookie version of Maxey. He is not better than the current Maxey.
McCain would be a starter on a rebuilding team like the Spurs or Hornets. He came into the league fully developed and ready to cook. Like all rookies, he makes rookie mistakes, but there are no major holes in his game that would require development. At this point, he pretty much just needs playing time/experience for him to grow into a dominant player.
@@WARnTEA gotchu thanks for clearing it up my bad I misread/misunderstood. But yes I agree with you 100% McCain is NBA ready and Maxey was kind of a project but kind of a shorter one cause he strived so quickly. McCain probs starting on half the teams in the league just plays on a veteran hopefully championship contending team.
Trae young is shooting 41/33 splits for the year. I don't think you can blame Risacher for Trae sucking