I really enjoyed this….I agree that this draft can get way off the mock consensus

Interesting to see how some thing unexpected happening with the first pick can have repercussions all the way through the round. Very interesting. gsg!

Blazers picks imo order: 7: Buzelis, Clingan, Salaun, Knecht 14: Williams, Topic, Holland, Ware, Carter 34: Dunn, Smith, Bona 40: Johnson, Ingram, Mogbo

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

Lot of good names there. Lot of names that have been connected there too.

@rileymcphee9429

Ай бұрын

If Sarr fell to 3 or 4, you better believe Blazers are calling, though 🤣

@user-pw2ke7il8h

Ай бұрын

One of the thing I am wondering in this draft cycle is why is Tyler Smith not that high in the projections. I think he will be really good especially if he is NOT played as 5.

@vladimirpejcinoski5248

Ай бұрын

Buzelis at 7.. best possible outcome. Ware at 14.. love cronin 34 i reckon we need a shooter SG/SF (portland can dream of Tyson slipping to 34) Mogbo at 14..portland were this year draft winners..

@rileymcphee9429

Ай бұрын

@@vladimirpejcinoski5248 you mean Mogbo at 40?

Nice takes, interested in what your intel says what others' will do...

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

👀👀👀👀 see on the mock this week for the website

Spurs fan here. Would love to have Castle at 4! 🤦🏽‍♂️ Go spurs go!!

First of all, I think the spurs would be fine taking Sarr or Clingan, because I currently don't think we have the right big to pair with Wemby (love you Zach, but you aren't the guy). Second, I would rather have Carter at eight if he is still around. He has that nasty that we need, and he can get the minutes right away. Dillingham isn't a spur in my book.

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

Carter for the spurs would be a heck of a get

@joshuarobertdaniels

Ай бұрын

@@NoCeilingsNBA a lot of the buzz I've been hearing this week makes me think Carter won't be around at eight, but if he is I'd love to have him. When I watch him, I get Bane/White/Holiday/Smart vibes. At a minimum I see him being a motor and a guy that drives competition and development of our young guards. I think he, Castle and Bub are the guys I'm most excited about in this draft. I personally would lose my mind if we got Castle and Carter somehow.

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

@@joshuarobertdaniels he’s having about as good of a predraft process as you can dream of. Been very impressive in workouts as well.

@joshuarobertdaniels

Ай бұрын

@@NoCeilingsNBA I watched his interview with KOC and I just feel like he is going to stick in the league. From last year to this year the improvement makes me feel like there might be more upside than the age suggests. I also feel like he benefits from the spacing in the NBA and pace.

As a rockets fan as much as we love reed sheppard i cant imagine rockets passing on sarr if he there.

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

Definitely could see them jumping on Sarr. Just fun to look at the wild outcomes possible. Mocks coming next week for NC! Be on the look 🤝

Pistons fan here. We ran a mock draft in the Detroit Bad Boys fanposts, I was handling the Wizards and I selected...STEPHON CASTLE like you! Actually, I would love Stephon partnered with Cade. He is the best player in this draft.

@thugwayjoepog8163

Ай бұрын

Preferred 3 at #5 Reed Dalton Matas Dreams... Zach, Sarr, Clingan

@slickrick8046

Ай бұрын

That’s just what Detroit needs to do…surround Cade with guys who can’t shoot.🤭

@user-pw2ke7il8h

Ай бұрын

@@slickrick8046 Stephon will be able to shoot.

@slickrick8046

Ай бұрын

@@user-pw2ke7il8h That’s wishful thinking. Cade needs movement shooters around him. Detroit would probably take Knecht over Castle. Especially considering that Detroit has a team full of brick throwers.🤭

Hope the Rockets don't screw this up. Don't overthink it, Reed Sheppard is the pick.

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

Would be a good one for sure!

In the perfect round this would be draft night for Spurs 🙏🙌💯🔥if Sarr slips to them...or risacher but doubt that happens...i think its gonna be nikola topic=manu 2.0 and for sures rob dillingham=parker 2.0 at 8 but i can see them going with dalton at 4 and rob at 8 two best shooters to pair with wemby/spurs

Grear picks for Portland. Dalton Knecht and Tristan da Silva make great sense as floor stretchers and shooters alongside Scoot, Shae, and Ant.

Interesting Top 3 Mock and made me rethink just a little...plus I think Clingan will go #1 to the Hawks (been saying that for a month). The Hawks have Trae Young at PG (will not take Reed) and need a center to replace Capela...Clingan at #1. He is more NBA ready than Sarr for a playoff push. I also 100% agree that Reed fits the Rockets and the Rockets fit Reed, which most don't talk about...FVV mentoring and Udoka coaching him will get them most out of Reed. I see a future 3-guard rotation of Amen, Cam and Reed...what a great versatile trio. I am sure that the Wiz are being bombarded with teams wanting to trade up to #2 for Clingan, Sarr, Reed or another player. So my rethinking is that the Rockets may want to trade-up to #2 so they can secure Reed...and I think the Wiz want to get a top talent at the top of this draft, so they will not want to move too far down the draft. If they are sold on anyone other than Reed it would make sense for them to trade down to #3 and pickup some additional assets, while saving a little on cap space. Here is a Rockets/Wiz possible trade: Wiz get: Arron Holiday

@slickrick8046

Ай бұрын

Amen and Cam are small forwards and not shooting guards. Anyway, I don’t think the Rockets would burn the #3 pick on an undersized 2 guard with dinosaur arms who lacks athleticism.

@NOJSIP

Ай бұрын

@@slickrick8046 I chuckle...heh...while you make yourself look foolish. Can you answer why the Rockets split Cam's minutes between SG/SF if he is only a SF? The Rockets also play Amen at PG many times. "with dinosaur arms who lacks athleticism" statement shows your lack of knowledge on Reed. Explain why he averaged 2.5 steals per game for 8th best in the NCAA last season, plus had .7 blocks per game from his athletic 42" 2024 vertical NBA Combine best). The Rocket will draft him because he fits perfect next to Amen and Cam (3-guard rotation of the future).

@slickrick8046

Ай бұрын

@@NOJSIP Not as foolish as your imaginary trade ideas. Reed isn’t going to get away with drifting away from his man and jumping passing lanes in the pros…especially with Udoka. Also, he was not locking guys down head up defensively. Reed averaged 29 minutes a game and was only able to average 8 shots a game. Drafting a guy that high who will have to take years to work on his athleticism is a dangerously risky proposition. Dalton Knecht would be a better option for the Rockets.

@slickrick8046

Ай бұрын

@@NOJSIP Also, Cam & Amen would play at the two out of need because the Rockets really only have one serviceable 2-guard with Green. Plus Green has been handling the ball a lot as a de facto PG. Freed also missed some games. This is also why there’s a bunch of free agent and trade rumors of the Rockets going after a shooting guard.

@NOJSIP

Ай бұрын

@@slickrick8046 Not my opinion bro...good luck next week.

I think we will see a ton of trades this week and all the draft projections will get ripped up.

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

Yep that’s something that happens often with projections, that’s why it’s always important to be open minded with different scenarios

And, I was really surprised the bulls couldn’t pry anything else out of Oklahoma with that treasure chest full of draft picks. They couldn’t even get a second round pick back or some thing? Did they even negotiate? lol am I missing something here? Caruso is the wanted commodity, giddy is the distressed asset… now giddy HAS has to turn out good otherwise they come away with nothing to show for it.

Yall would want clingan to go to Atlanta he's gona be a bust smh yall don't want Atlanta hawks to good of course

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

Clearly this has to be a joke.

@Glennweside

Ай бұрын

@NoCeilingsNBA hell no yall put the hawks win a slow rim runner at the first overall pick and it's plenty of guys who are better with wayy more upside yall just don't like the hawks smh clingan will be a bust book it

@Glennweside

Ай бұрын

@NoCeilingsNBA if Trae young leaves in a year what are the hawks gonna do build a team around clingan ??? Yall don't know basketball!!

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

@@Glennweside maybe you should read our hawks preview on our website instead of panicking after one fun mock draft exercise. Thanks for the support go hawks

What happened here?

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

We had fun. Big mocks next week. 🤝

Reed only averaged 8 FG attempts per game. He’s going to have a much harder time getting shots off and getting to the rim in the pros. He’s an undersized 2 guard with dinosaur arms. If my Rockets are smart they will select Dalton Knecht who’s a true 3-level scorer and the most NBA ready player in this draft.

@lostnthasauce4262

Ай бұрын

In that case we'd just trade down.. picking a 23 yo w limited upside at 3 would be laughable

@slickrick8046

Ай бұрын

@@lostnthasauce4262 None of these players may never reach the offensive level that Dalton is at now. Worried about imaginary upside is laughable. By the way…you ninjaz are crazy thinking players in their 20’s don’t have upside. Especially considering the fact that a vast majority of draft prospects back in the day were in their 20’s.🤦

Just under two hours? Cowards! If you didn't spend at least 150 minutes talking about this did you actually say anything?

@NoCeilingsNBA

Ай бұрын

☠️☠️☠️

Atlanta will draft SARR 😂💯😂💯 screw WME