Deep value. As was KJ at 20.
Such a great name. Unless he has to play a road game in Damascus.
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Then he would change his name to Paul, amirite?
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Too Sunni?
Probably wouldāve made more money at msu. Oh well his height is a big reason he dropped.
Here are the best players still on the board entering Day 2 of the draft on Friday.
What say you? Any stand out, or other not listed? Or no interest, maybe a trade out?
Sion, Kalk, Broome would work for me.
Point Guard
Tyrese Proctor, PG, Duke
Kam Jones, PG/SG, Marquette
Wing
Chaz Lanier, Tenn
Jamir Watkins, SG/SF, Florida State
Hunter Sallis, Guard, Wake Forest
Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky
Rasheer Fleming, SF, Saint Josephās
John Tonge, SF, Wisconsin
Alex Toohey, SF, Australia
Noah Penda, SF, France
Sion James, SF, Duke
Power forward/Center
Adou Thiero, PF, Arkansas
Bogoljub Markovic, PF, Serbia
Maxime Raynaud, PF/C, Serbia
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
Johni Broome, C, Auburn
Eric Dixon, C, Villanova
Rocco Zikarsky, C, Australia
Kalkbrenner would be bc a coup IMO. I think Proctor is going to be a nice rotational piece. Reynaudās shooting at 7ft. will no doubt be a hot commodity tonight. Fleming might be the best basketball player left. With Broome I worry about the movement when in space defensively but otherwise whatās not to like?
They should get a player that can help to some extent next year.
TheAthletic prediction for Detroit:
Chaz Lanier | 6-4 wing | 24 years old | Tennessee
Lanier is one of the draftās premier shooters, having taken more shots off screens this year than any player in college basketball and converting them at a solid clip. Overall, Lanier averaged 18 points per game while drilling 40 percent of his 3s last season at Tennessee and is seen as a very real potential floor spacer at the NBA level. He has a real shot at being a guaranteed deal.
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I hope we donāt take Broome. Heās old, too undersized to be a true NBA center, and he has absolutely no jumpshot. Heās like Jalen Duren without the athleticism.
He shot 35% from 3 in 2024. Itās a really slow release though. My worry is about the other side of the ball.
Canāt really disagree, but 2nd round nba picks are seldom successful. While he is older, he is more NBA ready than most, and this team can (or should) be in Win Now mode. I view him as a total boom/bust, like most 2nd rounders.
Kalkbrennerās floor is very, very high IMO
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TheAthletic have him going to Charlotte at pick 34
Ryan Kalkbrenner | 7-1 big | 23 years old | Creighton
The Hornets traded starting center Mark Williams on Wednesday and have a real need on the interior, even with Moussa Diabate and Jusuf NurkiÄ in the fold. Kalkbrenner is also quite different from those players as a drop-coverage guy who can also step away and shoot and is quite efficient around the rim offensively. This would be a fantastic get for the Hornets, who seem to be prioritizing a positive culture in their draft picks in the first round with Kon Knueppel and Liam McNeeley.
Heāll go quickly for sure. Reynaud will too in all likelihood.
TheAthletic projects To Boston at #32:
Maxime Raynaud | 7-0 center | 22 years old | Stanford
Raynaud has the kind of game that has to appeal to the Celtics. Heās a big man who can dribble, pass and shoot the basketball after averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds last season at Stanford. Heās not the best passer in the world, and heās a bit slow. But heās also highly intelligent and has been on a rapidly positive ascent over the last six years of his basketball career. Itās easy to buy into him continuing to work to figure it out.
ima be real, i wonder if we off load Tobias Harris and try to get Naz Reid
I get it on Reid. I think heās trending up while Harris is trending down. Issue is as he will want a multi-year contract aroubd what Harris makes or more and I hope that they are trying to keep that power forward slot open for a more max contract type guy after the season ends
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fair, but his skill set fits perfectly with us and stretchs the floor
JJJ should be the ultimate target but i think with Bane gone, Grizz has all the money to re-sign him to a max
Naz should be #2 in terms of targets
If in the end the best upgrade the next two years is Naz Reed then they have failed. Iām not knocking Reid or you Iām just saying that guy will never be a third Superstar or any kind of Superstar. He would be number six at best talent level on this team as it stands right now
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I know it isnāt Pistonās related but this whole Ace kid drafted #5 who didnāt do any team meetings or interviews and isnāt in Utah today(not sure if that is unexpected). Just seems weird supposedly the 2nd best player in the draft and refused any and all meetings
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