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BTT NBA mock draft top 15 picks: Thunder’s Future Star Revealed? · Bring The Thunder Podcast

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  Now you good, you good. Hi guys, Landon also Thunder
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  fans on on the Instagram and I'm joined here with Jack.
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  The Thunder coverage and we're going over the 2025 draft.
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  We're doing our top 15 draft predictions.
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  We would only do the lottery, but since the Thunder happened
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  to get the 15th pick, we'll cover that pick too.
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  We'll start with the number one pick.
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  I think it's pretty obvious which way The Mavericks are
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  going to go with this pick. Never know with Nico Harrison
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  after that Luca trade, you know, But I hope, I hope to God that
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  they go with Cooper flag. I mean, guys a beast. 18 years
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  old, leading Duke, prestigious basketball school.
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  Like he just has guard skills and he's just like the
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  prototypical like first overall pick.
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  It's kind of a generational talent. 6-8 can do it all, can
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  score, can block shots at the rim just like great on both ends
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  of the floor. Yeah, I have a number one is
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  definitely the consensus overall.
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  Yeah, the only note I have down is too obvious because there's
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  no one else that the Mavs have taken with #1.
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  Very mature for an 18 year old too.
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  Like he's the leader. He's definitely the leader on
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  that two team. Went on a deep, deep, deep March
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  Madness run. Good player for the Spurs.
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  I guess it's a little more up in the air, but I really don't
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  think it is personally in my opinion.
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  I have a Rutgers guard, Dylan Harper.
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  I think it would be a nice pairing next to Stephon Castle
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  on that back court. Still 19, a lot of room to grow.
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  Good score. Average 19 points per game and
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  he's 64 but has a + 6 inch wingspan.
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  He has a 610 wingspan. It's a lot of defensive
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  potential with that wingspan. They a lot feel like scouts buy
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  a lot in the wingspan. Now that's a big thing.
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  Yeah, I have him second overall to the Spurs as well.
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  It really increases the guard depth.
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  They already have Castle and Fox, but I think it they'll make
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  it work. One of those guys come off the
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  bench and then you're never on the back foot with your guards.
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  I always. Forget about.
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  I always forget completely forget.
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  Forget about Fox because they made that trade so or not late
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  but trade deadline. But yeah, I don't think they
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  should worry about having three good guards.
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  I'm sure they'll figure it out. And at the end.
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  Of the day Castle's like castle's like what?
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  Castle's like what, 6/6? 565, yeah.
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  I mean, Thunder has smaller guards that play at 3 spots
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  sometimes so they can make it work.
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  And like, best options are guards at that pick.
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  You got to go with the guard. You'd be wrong not to it.
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  Yeah. As for the 76ers, so they've
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  already got before Jared McCain got hurt, there was a lot of
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  flashes there. So they kind of have their point
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  guard for the future, but I really think they could use A2
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  guard next to him. First two guys that come to mind
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  are called Canepple and Trey Johnson from Texas.
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  I'm going to lean towards Trey Johnson here.
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  A lot of scoring production. I think that could be a nice 1-2
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  punch with him and McCain. Oh shoot, they also have Maxi.
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  I forgot to mention that. So that'd be that'd be 3 yards.
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  There's a lot of rumors that they might move Maxi though,
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  which I don't really see happening, but there's some.
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  I've seen some rumors, but Trey Johnson almost or Trey Johnson
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  nearly shot 40% from three. Just like a high volume score,
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  high ceiling guy, very high ceiling.
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  Like I think he has All Star potential if he reaches his full
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  stealing, I just think it would be bringing him some score.
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  I could totally see them going a different route though.
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  Yeah, which I definitely am. Well, I'm good.
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  The most common route, I feel. But I'm taking Ace Bailey for
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  the 76ers. Well, he's a three man.
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  You got your Maxi and then your McCain.
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  That's. The the 1-2, then you got him at
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  three, I think, yeah, good fit up.
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  So maybe off the bench, but him, Maxie McCain is such a good core
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  for the future. Yeah.
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  I can see that. Especially if Quentin Grimes,
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  depending on what happens with him, because I know, yeah,
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  they've got to figure it out contractually because they're
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  obviously tied up with Bull George and Joe and Bead.
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  But yeah, Ace Bailey at 3 for me.
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  Yeah, he actually has some similar areas to Paul George
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  that would be interesting with like George as it's been toward
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  type of thing. Yeah, yeah.
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  Hornets at #4 I know this might shock you that I'm not going
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  Bailey, but I actually have Conk nap.
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  Well, the guy can just like shoot the ball floor spacer.
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  I think with Lamello's play making, he would really thrive
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  on that system. Like having him and Brandon
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  Miller spread out corners and just having guys that Lamello
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  can feed the ball to. I really think, I don't think
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  he'll end up, I don't think he has the trajectory of Klay
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  Thompson, but I think they could be very similar players.
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  Just like in the back three, DE is that you can't leave open,
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  catch and shoot deadly 3 point shooters.
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  I'm not sure if he goes that high, but who knows?
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  I guess they do. They do need a guard, right?
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  The Hornets, because they got they got some good center depth
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  and Brandon Miller and Lamella are the future pieces in.
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  So yeah, with that in mind, I went VJ Edgecom just with the I.
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  Like that basically just. Just for his upside, because who
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  knows how good he'll turn out. He's got the athleticism.
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  I like this. The line up of mellow VJ Miller
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  Saloon or Yeah. I had, I had such, I had such a
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  tough time with this pick between Bailey and VJ and Colin,
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  these are all three good choices.
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  Yeah, yeah, they could really go.
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  They could really go with any of the three.
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  Definitely just any 2 guard really, but I think BJ's best
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  fit in my opinion. So that's for the Hornets 4th
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  pick, yeah? Jazz they have.
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  So we're on to the Jazz at pick #5.
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  They have a lot of decisions to make this offseason with Walker
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  Kessler, Colin Sexton and also Jordan Clarkson because they're
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  like, they're like young and medium old at the same time.
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  They have like what I like to say, medium old guys.
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  And then they also have a bunch of younger guys like Kiante,
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  George, and so I don't really know what route they're going to
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  go in, but I think if like Ace Bailey falls here, you can't
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  really let a guy like Ace Bailey go off 5 and you kind of just
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  dropped him based off that raw talent. 677 foot wingspan guy
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  can flat out score probably maybe the second or third
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  highest ceiling in this draft behind Flag, though I think
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  that's kind of a must pick if he falls there.
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  Well, I'm glad he took Ace Bailey finally, But for Utah, I
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  have been taking Trey Johnson, I think.
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  I think they seem so directionless right now with
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  Clarkson, like you said, Laurie, these these guys who are in
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  another group and then they have their young guys like Collier
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  Phillipowski coming in. It's.
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  Really weird. And I think they need, I think
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  we're picking up aim. She should be able to kind of
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  sort it out and give them direction.
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  Yeah, but they need to, they need to make a decision on where
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  they're going. But I think Trey Johnson gives
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  great scoring for that because you got Collier, who's a great
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  assistant. What was it most assists in his
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  rookie? Season.
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  I think Collier is an underrated under the radar player.
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  I think that dude could end up being really good.
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  For sure. And then you have that big
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  three, what the young core of Collier, Trey Johnson and
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  Phillipowski build around that. But yeah, they just got to
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  figure out what they're doing. But he brings brings great
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  offense, great shot creation. I think he slides in pretty
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  nicely and I think that's great value for them at #5.
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  I like it. Number six.
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  Shockingly enough, I actually don't have VJ had to come here.
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  I have come on Malliwock from Duke, which would be the third
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  Blue Duke Duke Blue Devil drafted on the lottery behind
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  flag and con. And this is for the Wizards.
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  Yeah, I think I think they could go a cat.
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  I think they could go a Cleveland Cavaliers type of
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  route with like a 112 type or like a two big type of thing in
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  their front court. Put him next to SAR 72.
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  Dude really has no outside game. Like he's kind of just a paid
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  beast. Good rim protector.
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  He's athletic lob threat, bro SARS Spires expanding the game
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  out to the three-point line. I think, I think it, I think
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  it's going to be there. Give it time.
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  It's. Optimistic.
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  But like they also have they are they also already have a lot of
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  guards though. It's true.
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  It's true, yeah. And then they have.
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  AJ Johnson, Bob Carrington, Yeah, all those guys, even with
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  the guys play. I if they if they keep pool, if
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  they keep pool. I just don't really see how VJ
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  slips in there. Yeah, you definitely need more
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  of a a pass first guard, which my choice Casperus, I'm going to
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  push this, but check. Who's Giannis?
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  Yeah, the Illinois guard. Wink.
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  He's a pretty versatile player. Yeah, but I think his passing
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  ability and his play making the way he's watching like you.
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  It's good court vision, one of better passing in the craft for
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  sure. I think he could be the the
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  point guard of the future for for the Wizards.
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  They have their their two guards, they have their scorers,
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  their shot creators. The defense, they need some
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  constructed offense when I watch them play the Thunder this year,
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  just total mess. I don't know if it's coaching or
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  the lack of play making ability or lack of passing ability, but.
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  Yeah. So I think that's quite a nice
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  pick for the Washington Wizards there to help them get into
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  competition. Next, Pelicans.
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  Yeah, Pelicans, VJ Edgecombe. I mean, I think you could
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  definitely go to the Wizards just because of his value in
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  this scenario, my personal scenario, but you take him
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  there, they're kind of a dead franchise next this year.
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  I'm sure they wish they had a top five pick.
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  Falling to 7 is very tragic for them, but they just need to put
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  butts in seats. VJ's Edgecomb is the most
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  explosive player in the draft. Watching his film, I think he
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  has like Eamon Thompson, Osler Thompson level athleticism.
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  Like that's what you're getting from him.
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  And I think the. Pelicans feel like it's just so
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  high. Yeah, Pelicans could really use
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  a guy like that. Well, I choose concha nipple at
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  7. I don't think he'd go top five
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  in my opinion, but I think just the shooting around Zion,
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  because if they're all in on Zion and they have, they have
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  some pretty talented point guards and Dejonte and DJ, but
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  they need. That I think.
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  I think, I think Missy has a lot of potential too.
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  I think he could be a good player.
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  I kind of forgot about him. Yeah, that's that's why.
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  I definitely. Oh, that's like their, that's
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  like their, that's what they got in the front court right now.
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  Zion and Missy, that's locked down.
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  So I think the guards, the guards the right pick.
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  Yeah, and then they have pretty good point guard depth and
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  shooting guard. So I think slipping Conka nipple
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  in it, small forward shooting guard, just spacing the floor
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  around Zion. If they're all in on Zion, then
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  this is what they what they need to do, just build shooters,
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  random space the floor. So that's my pick for #7.
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  Yeah, that's a good pick #8's the Nets also.
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  They probably hoped they could get a higher pick and draft his
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  franchise cornerstone type of guy, maybe get lucky in the top
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  five. Fortunately they fall to 8 here.
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  It's kind of rough for them, but I think they get Oklahoma guard
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  Jeremiah Fears. I was lucky enough to watch him
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  in person this year. He's the guy on as an 18 year
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  old. He let OU and kind of kept them
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  afloat, got them to March Madness thankfully.
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  It's about time that oh you made March Madness got bounced by
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  UConn in the first round. But he's just like a scorer,
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  dude. He's just like a natural scorer
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  knows when the past just good instincts for an 18 year old
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  does make some iffy like does have some iffy shot decisions at
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  times. Like he shoots some shots at
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  times he probably shouldn't take which could be bad at person
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  NBA. Bit of an experience.
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  He's only he's pretty young, right?
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  Yeah, he's 18. He's one of the he's definitely,
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  if he's not the youngest, he's definitely one of or he's
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  probably not the youngest, but he's definitely one of the
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  younger players in the draft. Bill first, based on his size,
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  he's not like the tallest guy. He'll definitely be a one in the
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  NBAI think it will be shaky for him at first.
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  I think. I think he has a lot of growth,
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  but I think once he hits it, that growth, he'll be a very
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  good player. So the Nets could be that
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  perfect system where for him where he can kind of just grow
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  and develop. And because I don't think
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  they're looking to win now. Yeah.
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  Yeah, I have the exact same pick as you.
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  The Nets don't have a point guard currently, they have Cam
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  Thomas. So I think Cam Thomas slides in
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  pretty nicely with Jeremiah Fears.
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  The fizz is just so clutch, great shock creation, but he's.
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  I I actually don't know if they would gel together.
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  That's like 2 score first Kim Thomas.
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  Hard player to compliment dude. Well, I I think having that bad
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  I. Don't think I don't.
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  I don't think Kim Thomas is a forever player for them, though.
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  I think they'd be. Well, either way, Jeremiah fears
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  would be the point guard of the future for them.
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  Give them some direction. I don't really know who else
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  they would go with to be honest. Yeah, the the scenario is is
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  pretty weak. So moving on, the Raptors Annex
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  at 9:00. Very, very weak at Sinner,
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  Tiaka, Potal and a bunch of guys you've never heard of.
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  No, I think. Not even about.
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  I think you have to go big big here.
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  Go big or but go home. I think you go Derrick Queen,
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  the Maryland, Maryland big man fills a lot of boxes for them.
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  Doesn't have much of an outside game, but he's a great good post
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  score showing flashes of extending his game to the
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  three-point line. He's like a 77% free throw
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  shooter, which is always a good sign.
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  And I mean, watch the March madness guy makes big plays.
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  Clutch time player I I don't think it will take him long to
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  transfer in the NBAI think he'll be a good player pretty much
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  right away. I don't know what his ceilings
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  ceiling will be. I don't know if he has an All
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  Star, All Star type ceiling, but I think it's definitely better
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  than what they have going for them right now.
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  I can I have the same reasoning for my pick but I have come on
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  Malawat which would be a total steal but I don't think the the
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  Nets, Pelicans or Wizards need a big so I think he'd fall.
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  With their developmental staff, like what Toronto can do for
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  some of those projects or like guys still that they're still a
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  work in progress. I feel like he would do so well
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  there. That would be almost the dream
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  fit for him. I just don't know if he falls
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  there because it's where you get the seven, it's where you get a
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  72 like 1819 year old that's as polished as he is.
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  Definitely, but I do think we're just for the the Pelicans have
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  Exon Yvez, messy Wizards, having Alex, a couple of those guys.
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  I think, I think there's a chance he pulls and if he does,
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  it'll be a complete steal. But this whole draft is just
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  about fit and there's no real consensus.
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  If you look at any mock drafts, No2 will be the same because no
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  one it's impossible to predict. On to the Rockets at 10.
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  I actually don't think they use this pick.
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  So I'm basically just picking someone.
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  I think it gets used in the trade or it gets used to trade
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  into the future. They're just already so deep and
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  have so many young players. But really, I think if they were
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  to pick here, Colin Murray Boyles would be the pick.
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  South Carolina sophomore had a big leap in production and
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  sophomore year, averaging 17 points and eight rebounds.
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  I think he could just be like a roll guy there, kind of fit into
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  the bench and keep things afloat.
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  A connecting piece. But I really don't think I have.
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  I'm so serious when I say I don't think this pig gets used.
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  I think they might use it, but I also have Colin Maribos.
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  I think he's just a defensive minded power forward which fits
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  with what they're building. Good power forward depth and
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  just someone to develop behind the scenes for.
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  Yeah, not much to it because the Rockets are pretty, they're
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  pretty loaded with above average young guys.
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  So I think it just fit right in with that.
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  Portland Next. Yeah, Blazers.
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  I have Kasparov's jockey illness.
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  I don't know how to. That's a tough one.
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  It's a mouthful 19 year old Lithuanian from Illinois stands
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  at 64 average 15 points. But his main skill, like we said
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  previously, is passing really good court vision.
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  They already have some young guards with scoop.
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  I guess. He's more, I guess he's more of
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  he's like a two or three. And then they have clean at
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  center. They have Denny Kamara, so they
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  have something going, but I kind of think a play making piece if
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  Kasparis was to fall here would be really nice for them to add
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  to their young team. Yeah, I'm not too sure about
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  that because from what I've heard, they're really high in
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  school Henderson and being the franchise point guard, but it
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  would be a big move and they're in the right direction by going
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  for that. I had them pretty early on at
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  six, but my pick for Portland would be Noah SN GUI.
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  So I don't think I said that right at all, but backup for add
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  steps to that young core comes in.
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  Him and to to Marty Kamura. That would be a massive front.
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  That would be a massive front court with him and Klingon if
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  you were to start. Yeah, I'd have him coming off
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  the bench, but developing behind the scenes, just being part of
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  that young core they're bringing up.
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  I don't know too much about him, but based off what the scouts
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  are saying I think it'd fit pretty well.
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  Funny enough, with the 12th pick, I have the Bulls selecting
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  the same guy, No S and Gooey, sort of a late riser.
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  Apparently his production kind of increased throughout the
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  season. He started playing really well
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  towards the end of the season out in France, 18 years old.
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  I think Giddy could maybe bring out the best in him.
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  Really good playmaker and Giddy. And you know, Bulls are picking
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  at #12 Bulls are kind of an Bulls are kind of in a lock when
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  it comes to their roster. Like really weird situation.
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  They just need someone that someone with the Super, super
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  high ceiling and kind of hope they pan out.
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  And that's what you're getting here if you pick him.
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  Just add up to that yon core of Giddy.
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  Yeah. I mean, that was my reasoning
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  for my pick. And I had Derrick Queen.
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  I think he's perfect big for this rebuild.
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  He compliments Giddy. And Mathis was Ellis and it
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  it'll be a step in the right direction to move on from
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  Patrick William that. Situation, yeah, that situation,
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  they probably move boot for sure.
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  So if he pulls. I think you had a yeah, I'm
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  super high on Derrick. Really, I'm high.
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  I think Derrick, but. Yeah, I think 12th is still
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  pretty good for him. I wanted Derek, I wanted Derek
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  Queen to fall like to be end up being a Thunder player so bad
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  throughout the season. Derek Queen's kind of my guy in
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  this draft. Nothing to lie.
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  You know we on the 13 now. Yep.
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  Hawks, they're keeping it local. I think they go with ASA Newell
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  from Georgia, 610 freshman, one of the better shooters in the
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  draft. He's probably ends up being a
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  four in the NBA, but maybe go small and play 5 at times.
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  Average 19 points, 6 rebounds. High ceiling there, also low
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  floor. Kind of just taking a risk.
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  They've already got a link. A lot of lengthy players there
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  and it kind of just adds another lengthy guy to their team.
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  I am in conjunction with you. I'm taking ACE and you will as
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  well. I think he's just that versatile
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  defender, which builds what they're building with Dyson.
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  I think it complements that quite well and he'd be a good
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  lob threat for Betray. I think he'd fit in pretty
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  nicely with Onyeka or Congu if they take that route by getting
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  rid of Clint Capela because yeah, I think he'd be the right
• 23:21
  pick for them. That'll be.
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  Interesting. Him and I'll call you in the
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  front court. Pretty identical players, but.
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  Well. New oil space.
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  Crazy enough, the Spurs have Stefan Castle, Victor
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  Winbignano, but they also have two picks in the lottery, so
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  they got they ended up getting in the 14th pick too.
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  I think they go Arizona. Wayne Carter Bryant, he's a
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  freshman, averaged 12 points, wasn't super involved
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  offensively, but he projects to be one of the better defensive
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  wings in this draft. If you draft them, you're kind
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  of just coping. You can get the prototypical 3
• 24:01
  ND player. He's going to have to kind of
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  find his niche offensively in the NBA, but he's definitely
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  going to be a defender right away.
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  And that would add one more defender next to Castle.
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  And if you know the Spurs, they could like defense.
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  So I think he would be a match in San Antonio.
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  Yep, I'm totally with you on this.
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  I think if the Spurs want to be a dynasty, they need these good
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  role players and they're so good at that.
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  We know from their previous dynasty.
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  But these guys who know their role would get the get the job
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  done. And I think Carter Bryant is
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  perfect for that because you have so much talent on that
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  team. You just need these.
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  These dudes, yeah, to come in, get that done.
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  So, yeah. So Carter Bryant with 14 moving
• 24:50
  on to the most exciting part of this video take #15 here you go.
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  Bro, I feel like I feel like this is going to shock you.
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  He worked out with the Thunder as as Cedric Coward from
• 25:04
  Washington State. He's just like that prototypical
• 25:08
  Thunder player. He's just like has Sam Presti
• 25:11
  written all over him. He's he's actually been getting
• 25:14
  a lot of J dub comparisons, but on draft day he'll be 21 almost
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  226572. Wingspan, one of the best scouts
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  have described him as a next level defender.
• 25:28
  He's a 40% three-point shooter. The average 18.7 rebounds all
• 25:36
  over the place on the boards apparently hustles pretty well.
• 25:41
  Basically a two way player, just think he fits our system.
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  And if you've watched this, if you've watched these playoffs,
• 25:48
  we need a wing that I mean, or we don't necessarily need, but I
• 25:52
  would love a wing that wing guy that can just shoot the light
• 25:54
  out, lights out of the ball, but also play a lick of defense at
• 25:58
  the same time, not just be 1 dimensional and only a
• 26:01
  three-point shooter. And I feel like he could do he
• 26:04
  could bring the both best of both worlds to OKC.
• 26:07
  And he's I do want to say he's all over the place on mock
• 26:11
  drafts. I've seen him, I've seen him
• 26:13
  kind of crap be on be a French top ten guy.
• 26:15
  I've seen him in the 15 to 20 range, but I've also seen him
• 26:18
  late first round, so I have no clue where he's going.
• 26:21
  A ton of teams have worked him out, but I would be happy if
• 26:24
  he's a Thunder player. I like.
• 26:26
  I like how he's kind of just a win now guy and he'd fit in
• 26:28
  right away. I would totally too.
• 26:31
  He's one of my picks for the 24th pick just because it's so
• 26:37
  up in the air and where he can be.
• 26:39
  I think just but yeah, you mentioned that we need the
• 26:44
  wings. That's just so true.
• 26:46
  Coming into this draft. We need 3 and D wings or backup
• 26:49
  power forward slash begs. I think I know who you're going
• 26:53
  with. So we can shift everyone down
• 26:56
  like Jado can play the three, and then we can, when Hot
• 26:59
  eventually leaves, we can build, bring someone in.
• 27:01
  Do you want to predict who I'm going with?
• 27:05
  It's either Nick. I think it's either Nick
• 27:07
  Clifford or Rushy or Flinny. Do you want to take a guess on
• 27:12
  one of those two? Nick Clifford.
• 27:16
  No. Rishi Fleming, Yeah.
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  That's close. Every year I find one guy.
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  I know you're. I know you're high.
• 27:25
  I'd like to know why. Yeah, I'll, I'll tell you, but
• 27:30
  last year it was D Aaron Holmes from I.
• 27:32
  Think I think you're flip-flopped.
• 27:33
  I think it's actually more likely we get coward here and
• 27:36
  then flaming with the other pig. Either way, that would be great.
• 27:39
  But yeah, Fleming is. I'm so high on him.
• 27:43
  Just watching him hustle on the court.
• 27:46
  His motive is just so high. I love players like that.
• 27:50
  I connect with them more because I play a bit like him.
• 27:52
  But he's such a great role player.
• 27:54
  Stretch four fits in with OKC's defensive system, so he'll he'll
• 27:59
  be a defense first guy slotted nicely.
• 28:03
  We have Jada, we have Shet, we have Shay.
• 28:05
  We don't need, you know, stars or anything.
• 28:09
  He might take a season or two to develop, but I'll be fine with
• 28:12
  that development behind the scenes.
• 28:14
  Bring him in. But yeah, I just think he'd be
• 28:17
  awesome on the Thunder. Smaller school guy too.
• 28:21
  Kind of a niche pick which is similar to like AJ Mitchell J
• 28:26
  Dub. But the man averaged 9.8
• 28:30
  rebounds at 6 foot 9. Like if that doesn't tell you
• 28:33
  he's a dog then. I don't know what I feel like
• 28:36
  He's definitely. I feel like he's definitely at
• 28:38
  least worked out with the Thunder.
• 28:40
  I feel like that's a guy Presti would want to evaluate.
• 28:44
  But if we can get him, yeah, Cedric Coward I would love as
• 28:48
  well. But this just shows.
• 28:51
  I mean, you had Cedric at 15 and thinking about Rashef landing at
• 28:55
  24 on the other way around. So it just shows this draft
• 28:58
  could be anything at all. And Sam Presti is going to go
• 29:03
  with someone we don't even know, and then we're going to be
• 29:05
  shocked by it and enjoy it. That's my prediction.
• 29:08
  But. I want to hear y'all's
• 29:09
  predictions. I I with the with the play offs
• 29:14
  finals happening, I have not done a much as much a value
• 29:18
  draft evaluation as I should be doing.
• 29:20
  So I've missed out on a lot of time watching film on guys.
• 29:25
  So I'd like to know where I'm wrong at, where I'm right at,
• 29:27
  and also who you think the Thunder should take top of that.
• 29:30
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• 29:34
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• 29:38
  Peace. Thunder up.