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re: Why we don't want to defer the Lakers pick
Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:14 am to TigerinATL
Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:14 am to TigerinATL
Center position looks rough this year. A lot of absolute projects and limited bigs. Unless you want an archaic big like Edey.
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Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:18 am to supe12sta12z
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Center position looks rough this year. A lot of absolute projects and limited bigs. Unless you want an archaic big like Edey.
I heard Filipowski from Duke has looked decent. Edey is almost boban big but recently hes made strides in being more agile and moving his feet. I wouldn’t gamble on him though. There are actually some decent bigs in this draft.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:35 am to supe12sta12z
Saw this mock draft on NBA.com posted last week. Here is what they have for our pick(s):
13. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers): Dalton Knecht
Previous mock draft spot: No. 13
School: Tennessee
Nationality: American
Position: SF
Size: 6-foot-6, 204 lbs
Age: 22
Pro comparison: Max Strus
History says to be careful with players who will turn 23 by the draft. But teams may have just missed on Dalton Knecht last year at Northern Colorado. His 2023-24 production and percentages at Tennessee are nearly identical. Four consecutive 25-point-plus games against SEC opponents have highlighted Knecht’s pro-like shotmaking, scoring skill and frame.
18. New Orleans Pelicans: Tyler Smith
Previous mock draft spot: No. 12
Team: G League Ignite
Nationality: American
Position: PF
Size: 6-foot-11, 224 lbs
Age: 19
Pro comparison: Bobby Portis
At 29 games in, Tyler Smith has been steady enough with his shooting for NBA teams to expect a surefire stretch-4 role player. No projectable off-the-dribble scoring or serious indicators for defensive upside suggest he’ll be more of a supporting piece. But at 6-foot-11, his ability to space the floor, pick-and-pop, and finish plays around the basket could still earn him 20-25 minutes with the right team.
13. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers): Dalton Knecht
Previous mock draft spot: No. 13
School: Tennessee
Nationality: American
Position: SF
Size: 6-foot-6, 204 lbs
Age: 22
Pro comparison: Max Strus
History says to be careful with players who will turn 23 by the draft. But teams may have just missed on Dalton Knecht last year at Northern Colorado. His 2023-24 production and percentages at Tennessee are nearly identical. Four consecutive 25-point-plus games against SEC opponents have highlighted Knecht’s pro-like shotmaking, scoring skill and frame.
18. New Orleans Pelicans: Tyler Smith
Previous mock draft spot: No. 12
Team: G League Ignite
Nationality: American
Position: PF
Size: 6-foot-11, 224 lbs
Age: 19
Pro comparison: Bobby Portis
At 29 games in, Tyler Smith has been steady enough with his shooting for NBA teams to expect a surefire stretch-4 role player. No projectable off-the-dribble scoring or serious indicators for defensive upside suggest he’ll be more of a supporting piece. But at 6-foot-11, his ability to space the floor, pick-and-pop, and finish plays around the basket could still earn him 20-25 minutes with the right team.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:46 am to supe12sta12z
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Unless you want an archaic big like Edey.
hell we could probably get him with our own pick.
He's not going in the 10-15 range.
Kyle Filipowski is the one of the top 5 on the draft board, and he's more of a small ball 5, but he's projected around 10-14.
Next on the list is Zach Edey from Purdue and Oso Ighodaro a senior from Marquette, Donovan Clingan sophmore from Uconn, and Yves Missi freshman from Baylor. Ighodaro might be more of a big 4 then 5, kinda the same with Filipowski. Edey and Clingan are both big dudes.
Missi probably has the most upside but is very raw, and i'd rather avoid the raw talent 7' guy. Could he turn into Jarrett Allen, maybe, but i think more often than not they don't.
Kel'el Ware from Indiana is a similar prospect as Missi, in that he's very athletic but a bit raw. He has an offensive game that could realistically get better in the NBA though, but the knock on him is a 7' 210 he often plays smaller than he is and lets people push him around.
There's some international guys as well that would be available with our pick. Bobi Klintman and Izan Almansa. Both are tall skinny forwards more so than 5's.
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