2018 NBA Draft Thread

[Split T]

BOOOOO!!!!!!

Haha, just not a Rubio fan. He'll never be a shooter. Needs the ball to be effective and while he's a great passer, I want the ball in Booker's hands a lot and Rubio is pretty useless in that scenario. At least Knight can shoot. I guess Rubio running a second unit with shooters and athletes would be fine.

[Split T]

Bamba is an interesting prospect.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/1/22 ... -nba-draft

[carey]

Bamba is an interesting prospect.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/1/22 ... -nba-draft

I read that this morning. Some of those blocks are legit incredible. Like I see a lot of NBA blocks but really only Gobert can compete with the "come out of no where from 10 feet away and block the shot right before it reaches its apex" kind.

[Superbone]

Bamba is an interesting prospect.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/1/22 ... -nba-draft

I read that this morning. Some of those blocks are legit incredible. Like I see a lot of NBA blocks but really only Gobert can compete with the "come out of no where from 10 feet away and block the shot right before it reaches its apex" kind.

Chriss has done it a couple times.

[Cap]

Bamba is an interesting prospect.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/1/22 ... -nba-draft

I read that this morning. Some of those blocks are legit incredible. Like I see a lot of NBA blocks but really only Gobert can compete with the "come out of no where from 10 feet away and block the shot right before it reaches its apex" kind.

Chriss has done it a couple times.

Yeah, but he's no reason to pass on Bamba.

[O_Gardino]

Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks shots almost as often as Bamba, and he's a much better scorer and a year younger. Not as tall as Bamba, but it's something to think about. Jackson blocks 5.0 per 36, and Bamba blocks 5.2.

[Superbone]

Bamba is an interesting prospect.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/1/22 ... -nba-draft

I read that this morning. Some of those blocks are legit incredible. Like I see a lot of NBA blocks but really only Gobert can compete with the "come out of no where from 10 feet away and block the shot right before it reaches its apex" kind.

Chriss has done it a couple times.

Yeah, but he's no reason to pass on Bamba.

Who said he was?

[TOO]

Bamba and his defensive upside is still my favorite prospect. Teams with that sort of paint defender are gonna be in every game.

[carey]

Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks shots almost as often as Bamba, and he's a much better scorer and a year younger. Not as tall as Bamba, but it's something to think about. Jackson blocks 5.0 per 36, and Bamba blocks 5.2.

https://twitter.com/RobDauster/status/955651365656817664

[specialsauce]

Is Bamba Bismak Biyombo part II?

[INFORMER]

Jaren Jackson is my favorite so far.

[Shabazz]

He's really good. Really nice night tonight. 21 points on 6 shots. 11 rebounds. 6 blocks. Turning this into a very strong top-7.

Bamba with a strong game tonight as well.

[In2ition]

Don't forget about Mikal Bridges, he is nice.

[O_Gardino]

Jaren Jackson is my favorite so far.

He might even be available when we draft.

[O_Gardino]

Don't forget about Mikal Bridges, he is nice.

I really like Mikal, and I'd be happy to draft him and trade Warren or Josh. (depending on who else is available)

[Mori Chu]

It would be such a Suns move to draft another J. Jackson.

[O_Gardino]

But this one is J. Jackson Jr. JJJ. J3

[In2ition]

I have seen some people mention that J3's jump shot is a thing of beauty, but he throws a knuckleball with absolutely no rotation on it. I don't know how beautiful it is, it doesn't look all that great to me. He's very very good at defensive awareness and positioning, and he's really young. He tends to get into foul trouble pretty easily, he's not the best athlete nor is he the best rebounder. I'm not quite as high on him as some of you, but I can see where you like him. The tweet by Carey with the video was a good move though.

[carey]

The tweet by Carey with the video was a good move though.

Only if you don't look at the tweet directly under it in the timeline because he gets put on a poster for not boxing out.

[INFORMER]

JJJ is incredibly athletic. Does just fine on the boards too.