Underrated aspect of his playmaking is he's already playing at NBA pace with a 24 second shot clock, he's getting his team into actions much faster than anyone in college.

Welcome to the Thunder!!! Nice substitute for SGA

@DallasMajors-pm3jx

9 күн бұрын

Welcome youngin

@DallasMajors-pm3jx

9 күн бұрын

Come n shut all these haters up please

Let’s gooooo OKC 🎉

Reminds me of the baseball pitchers in the 70s that couldn't throw a fastball, but their pitch was never in a straight line and struck out almost everyone swinging at their pitch. He's not fast, but he uses his body and misdirection to make it work. Hope his left knee recovers and he dedicates himself to conditioning.

If he’s healthy then he might be the most NBA ready player in the draft just based on his skillset

@christopherbraido7624

14 күн бұрын

What is his skill set,he can drive for a layup,no shot,no defense,no athleticism,no NBA dribble...dude will be playing in Taiwan or coming off the bench score 5-9 points a game at best

@Freewxll614

14 күн бұрын

@@christopherbraido7624 I wanna start by saying I don’t think he will be Luka but if we’re going off of that scouting report then we can say the same thing about rookie Luka coming in. Topics number one skill is confidence. I know that sounds ridiculous, but his confidence/pro experience is what will lead to his success in the NBA imo

Man these Euro guards have such great playmaking ability. I understand the concerns around him but it'll be fascinating to see which team drafts him.

@CHEFD305

27 күн бұрын

They say the Heat might draft him

@lifetopicswithkristian9873

14 күн бұрын

He's going to the jazz

@elijahmitchell8793

14 күн бұрын

@@lifetopicswithkristian9873no

@boatdgunners925

11 күн бұрын

Thunder up babyy

Reminds me of tony parker speed and finishing at the rim and with a slice of manu with his playmaking and 3pt shot looks like manu when he lets it fly 💯 welcome to the spurs you and rob dillingham 💯 new spurs pgs of the future

@jonathanlaque4248

22 күн бұрын

Your right, He’s definitely aggressive and quick like TP and takes wide strides and Manu as well,

@DallasMajors-pm3jx

9 күн бұрын

​@@jonathanlaque4248all but he belongs to the best team in the entire league the Oklahoma City Thunder ⚡⚡ Rolls

He may be the best in this draft

So glad the Thunder got him in the draft. Excellent pick.

This dudes a beast

Great vid, thank you! Topic is my favourite guy in this draft, really hope my SAS grab him. Just one thing i worry about - it's his left knee. All his other cons are not that awful: 1) not that good at defence, yes, but at least boy has size, it already gives hope he can be an average defender 2) 3 % is not impressive, but a) he plays with adults in the european league, these guys are not stars, but really dont give you any space and time to shoot b) His 3pt shooting just inconsistent, he changes his mechanics too much. It's fixable with nba coaches without any problem. Nicola has good handling, he's really good (good at least, sometimes fantastic) with ball, why he can't shoot in future? C) all his 3 aren't catch-and-shoot, all throwings were from dribbling, because while Nicola was in Mega all attention of the opponents was focused on him. It's not the same as throwing empty corner 3

I been sleep……he really like that 🤯

This is the pick I really want the Spurs to make - if he's available. I feel like he's the best of the playmakers for how they want to run their offense with Wemby. Is he the highest of ceilings? No. But if there is an org which could get the most out of him? It's definitely San Antonio.

@bballer191

Ай бұрын

Spurs desperately need shooting and defense, which are literally Topic's 2 biggest weaknesses... lol.

Rockets fan here, I'd like them to draft a PG (Sheppard, Dillingham, Castle) and trying to figure out if Topic is the real deal or not. I like his size and that he is already playing professional ball. I don't like the injury scenarios, he seems to play kind of upright (seems unathletic) and I have concerns about shooting. He could be another Tony Parker or Goran Dragic though, so hard to predict this draft!

@johny901

Ай бұрын

Amen Thompson is a pure point guard

@Idk_tbh20

Ай бұрын

Rockets need shooting so I'd steer away from players like castle and topic. Sheppard and Dillingham are definitely good options though if you prefer a pass first point guard Sheppard would be the better option. Dillingham is a capable passer as well tho.

@classthoreau3541

Ай бұрын

The statistics aren't great, but I'm not as concerned about his shooting development as his athleticism and defense. And just because I've seen it quite a bit and I'm a Spurs fan: Topic looks to be a VERY different player than Tony Parker. Parker was focused almost entirely on scoring when he came into the league and had to be dragged more toward a traditional passing point guard role by Pop. He was also one of the fastest players, if not the fastest, in the league for the first 8ish years of his career. Topic is excellent around the rim, but it looks to be more because of his size, length, savvy, and the threat of his pass that makes that possible for him.

@TandemKnights

Ай бұрын

@@johny901 Not yet, the hope is that he will be one day. He is my fave Rockets player but shooting is a big issue right now.

Perfect Catch! At a discount!

I think his BBIQ and feel for the game are his biggest assets. By that I mean, it's not just that he can pass, it's that he could raise the level at which a lineup operates. He would be great to add to a young team with lots of room for improvement like the Wizards or Spurs, but could also be a valuable asset off the bench for teams like Charlotte or Memphis. This draft is so hard to get a handle on I've kind of resigned myself to just seeing how it plays out, as opposed to being a diehard believer or disparager of any particular player. But I do believe the Spurs may be the team who benefits most from him. I know there's lots of lazy "Spurs pick the Euro guy" mock drafts out there, but, if you watched them play last season, their need for a high IQ guy was obvious. There were so many plays in which easy plays to open scorers were either made a beat or two late or missed entirely. And that's even from some of the team's more veteran players or Tre Jones. Victor needs more players around him who see the game at the level he does, and Topic clearly would provide that. His defense may keep him from being a starter on a team in the title hunt years from now, but in the meantime the team's identity would shift in a positive direction by having such a decisive playmaker on the floor.

@xcchrist8161

Ай бұрын

I believe that the spurs will go for Nolan Traore next year..Same BBIQ less injury prone .

@classthoreau3541

Ай бұрын

@@xcchrist8161 I’ve been seeing this quite a bit from Spurs fans recently, and I think it’s important to keep in mind that we can’t predict the future. By that I mean: we don’t know where we’ll be picking, we don’t know where he’ll be projected to go or how he develops over the course of this year. That may be an overly obvious thing to say, but, by keeping that in mind, it becomes even more obvious to me that draft choices this year shouldn’t be made based on hopes for next year. Risacher is the only player this year I’m truly hoping the Spurs can get, but otherwise I think they should take whoever the best player available is that fits a need. They have lots of needs, therefore plenty of flexibility, but I’d like to see them pick up one of Topic, Castle, or Sheppard if possible. If any of these players become redundant in the future due to other draft picks, then that’s great because they’ll then become trade assets. But if they don’t get a guard who can pass, shoot, or defend the POA because there’s a chance they might next year, I would consider that bad strategy.

@rjejames28

Ай бұрын

This guy will at a minimum be really solid

bros got a smooth jumper.. thats gonna translate to the NBA. the question is will the pace and speed of the NBA be to much

Heat 🔥

The knee, you can't ignore him going down with a no-contact knee injury, unfortunately, Topic is a high-risk pick at this point.

Reminds of of Manu Ginobli

Hope the Spurs get him they need everything he excels at

@ScarletDream21

Ай бұрын

He also lacks everything the Spurs need, which is shooting and defense.

Wemby's future PG

I feel like with this selection, it could mean SGA gets moved to the shooting guard and allow him to be a scorer while Topic is that true PG and puts up crazy assist numbers with his passing to SGA and pick and roll opportunities with Chet. His passing and play making ability could mesh really well with SGAs scoring. I don't watch a lot of OKC Thunder games so I'm interested to see if I'm right with my assumption.

Orlando magic

Lakers pls. Davis need this especilally if lbj leaves

Miami Heat 🔥

A little of Manu Ginobli?

Basically Josh giddey type player

@bkelly625

Ай бұрын

Topić is more athletic forsure

Please associate him to wemby

😁

He looks pretty mid

I'm going be so pissed at my team the Spurs,if they waste a pick on topic, what does anyone see in this guy,not athletic,can't shoot, can't jump, poor dribble especially left hand, slow,no mid range or 3 point shot..no defense...lol why on earth do I see him on all these mock draft lotteries.... because he can do a layups against a league with no shot blockers....dude should be a second round pick at best... please don't fall for it and why is a player with a ceiling of a role player expected to go 1st zaccerie riccerie whatever his name is,.... spurs need to draft Carter/castle and Holland

This guy has bust written all over him

These defenses are weak

I've haven't seen a player this overrated in a long time

He's a poor defender who can't shoot and has very little explosion. Overrated prospect imo. He has good positional size at 6'6 and he's a good passer/play-maker, I'll give him that. And there's definitely value in that. But that's about it. He's always going to be a poor defender because of his lack of athleticism and foot-speed. His jumper may come along eventually, but it's definitely not there yet. And his lack of athleticism/inability to explode off the dribble is really going to hinder him at the next level imo, where he'll be going up against bigger, stronger, faster, longer, and more athletic defenders. And this is all before you consider the fact that he appears to be injury prone already at such a young age. That's a huge red flag in itself.

@3KRacing

Ай бұрын

Literally exactly how I feel. He's my 8th best prospect in this draft. Risarcher, Sarr, Castle, Clingan, Dillingham, Holland and Matas I have before him.

@Justfranktbh

Ай бұрын

I even doubt that he’s 6’6 & great analysis

@bkelly625

Ай бұрын

He seems faster and more athletic than Giddey that’s good enough for me

@Mirr4600

Ай бұрын

Look at his FT % he definitely has the mechanics and touch to be a good shooter at some point as long as he practices it he’ll be fine

@TylerAnderson-xl6hb

18 күн бұрын

Exactly. If I was a Pobo of an NBA team i wouldn't consider him in the 1st round.

Dude wouldn’t be a lottery pick in most drafts but in this one he’s #4. Smh

Gonna bust in the NBA unless he adds somethings to his game besides just driving for a layup. A lot of these get swatted in the NBA.

Spurs may trade up to get him

Overrated player

@rjejames28

Ай бұрын

Bet not