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Who is the #1 Overall Pick This poll is closed.
Anthony Edwards	17	26.98%
Cole Anthony	3	4.76%
James Wiseman	12	19.05%
LaMelo Ball	19	30.16%
Other	12	19.05%
Total:	63 votes

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i am a moron: Nov 12, 2020; "I think if there’s one thing we can all agree on it’s that Penn State and Michigan both suck and are garbage and it’s hilarious Michigan fans are freaking out thinking this is their natty window when they can’t even beat a B12 team in the playoffs lmao"

I watched some of his stuff on that... what Lithuanian team his dad got him on then off of? I remember feeling bad for him, and also thinking he stinks.

Plus yes. I watched twitter videos like a pro scouter.

edit: I'll believe he's one of the best ballhandlers in the world when I see him do it in the NBA I guess.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:43

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Jota: May 6, 2003; uga-booga uga-booga

https://twitter.com/McDNBA/status/1329145904599760896?s=20

lol this dude gonna claim the whole draft has foot injuries

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:45

Dejan Bimble: Mar 24, 2008; we're all black friends; Plaster Town Cop

i am a moron posted:

I watched some of his stuff on that... what Lithuanian team his dad got him on then off of? I remember feeling bad for him, and also thinking he stinks.

Plus yes. I watched twitter videos like a pro scouter.

edit: I'll believe he's one of the best ballhandlers in the world when I see him do it in the NBA I guess.

He grew a lot and got a lot stronger in the meantime. He makes layups now and isn't terrified of contact.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:48

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

So, weird question but how many picks will have likely been made by 10 pm? Most of the first round, ALL of the first round? (_{none of the first round}?)

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:49

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

Jota posted:

https://twitter.com/McDNBA/status/1329145904599760896?s=20

lol this dude gonna claim the whole draft has foot injuries

Hopefully his foot is fine but Mid-late 20s is probably closer to where he should actually go anyway, people got kind of out of control on him for a bit.

i am a moron posted:

I watched some of his stuff on that... what Lithuanian team his dad got him on then off of? I remember feeling bad for him, and also thinking he stinks.

Plus yes. I watched twitter videos like a pro scouter.

edit: I'll believe he's one of the best ballhandlers in the world when I see him do it in the NBA I guess.

I mean if "he needs to prove it in the nba" is the standard then there are no prospects worthy of hype

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:49

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

karmicknight posted:

So, weird question but how many picks will have likely been made by 10 pm? Most of the first round, ALL of the first round? (_{none of the first round}?)

First round gets five minutes a pick so probably like the first 20 picks

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:50

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

karmicknight posted:

So, weird question but how many picks will have likely been made by 10 pm? Most of the first round, ALL of the first round? (_{none of the first round}?)

The draft will be done by 10pm est

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:51

i am a moron: Nov 12, 2020; "I think if there’s one thing we can all agree on it’s that Penn State and Michigan both suck and are garbage and it’s hilarious Michigan fans are freaking out thinking this is their natty window when they can’t even beat a B12 team in the playoffs lmao"

MourningView posted:

I mean if "he needs to prove it in the nba" is the standard then there are no prospects worthy of hype

Agreed.

Dejan Bimble posted:

He grew a lot and got a lot stronger in the meantime. He makes layups now and isn't terrified of contact.

I'll take everyone's word for it, none of my favorite teams are drafting high so LaMelo's goodness or badness isn't a hill I would die on.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 20:53

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

Dejan Bimble posted:

He grew a lot and got a lot stronger in the meantime. He makes layups now and isn't terrified of contact.

Yeah his big growth spurt started while he was there or right after. And he was like what 16?

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:00

rabidsquid: Oct 11, 2004; LOVES THE KOG

imagine if lamelo was a white euro guy with those numbers and that tape lmao

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:07

Lockback: Sep 3, 2006; All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

i am a moron posted:

edit: I'll believe he's one of the best ballhandlers in the world when I see him do it in the NBA I guess.

0 people have called him one of the best ballhandlers in the world. But he's pretty far along, more than most 19 year old prospects and has definitely shown he has NBA skills.

If your point is "He's underwhelming as a #1 overall pick" then sure, but there's no one else that has a dramatically better case and it doesn't mean he's going to bust, not much he can do about the lack of better prospects.

In a "Normal" draft he's definitely the kind of guy that would go 3-6ish.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:10

Katana_Warrior: Dec 25, 2009

rabidsquid posted:

imagine if lamelo was a white euro guy with those numbers and that tape lmao

he would be comped to Joe Ingles

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:12

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1329155445991251968?s=20

BREAAAAAAAKINGGGGG

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:13

i am a moron: Nov 12, 2020; "I think if there’s one thing we can all agree on it’s that Penn State and Michigan both suck and are garbage and it’s hilarious Michigan fans are freaking out thinking this is their natty window when they can’t even beat a B12 team in the playoffs lmao"

Lockback posted:

0 people have called him one of the best ballhandlers in the world. But he's pretty far along, more than most 19 year old prospects and has definitely shown he has NBA skills.

If your point is "He's underwhelming as a #1 overall pick" then sure, but there's no one else that has a dramatically better case and it doesn't mean he's going to bust, not much he can do about the lack of better prospects.

In a "Normal" draft he's definitely the kind of guy that would go 3-6ish.

Mourningview literally posted that, I wasn�t responding to something I made up in my head

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:14

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

I really dont get the purpose of these kinds of trades when you dont know if you're guy is still gonna be on the board

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:16

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

The Glumslinger posted:

I really dont get the purpose of these kinds of trades when you dont know if you're guy is still gonna be on the board

Milwaukee kind of just needs bodies at the moment

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:16

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

Lockback posted:

0 people have called him one of the best ballhandlers in the world. But he's pretty far along, more than most 19 year old prospects and has definitely shown he has NBA skills.

I said he was for his size. I dunno how many 6'7" or taller guys out there handle better than he does but I think the number is closer to 0 than it is to 10.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:18

The Maestro: Feb 21, 2006

R.D. Mangles posted:

Deni avdija (horn hit) rico!
Deni avdija (horn hit) suave

This is truly impressive

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:19

Katana_Warrior: Dec 25, 2009

The wolves will be selecting

#1: Lamelo Ball
#16: Xavier Tillman
#33: Tre Jones

Or so my sources tell me

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:23

LionYeti: Oct 12, 2008

morestuff posted:

Milwaukee kind of just needs bodies at the moment

With Giannis signing a supermax and Jrue getting a big deal that team is very expensive, 2nd round picks are cheap as hell warm bodies that won't get you into cap issues.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:25

Paul Zuvella: Dec 7, 2011

i am a moron posted:

I watched some of his stuff on that... what Lithuanian team his dad got him on then off of? I remember feeling bad for him, and also thinking he stinks.

Plus yes. I watched twitter videos like a pro scouter.

edit: I'll believe he's one of the best ballhandlers in the world when I see him do it in the NBA I guess.

He played in Lithuania almost 3 years and he was 16

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:26

Dejan Bimble: Mar 24, 2008; we're all black friends; Plaster Town Cop

MourningView posted:

Yeah his big growth spurt started while he was there or right after. And he was like what 16?

Right. He went from sophmore to lithuania, then in his senior year the "JBL," and Australia in what would have been his freshman season in college. So it's been 2 years

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:37

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

is there anywhere to watch this? im in australia and the whole idea of a draft like this is hilarious to me

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:38

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

Lid posted:

is there anywhere to watch this? im in australia and the whole idea of a draft like this is hilarious to me

It's on ESPN here no idea about australia. It would not be hard to find a stream though.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 21:59

Lockback: Sep 3, 2006; All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

We'll have a GDT thread going for the draft, I'd recommend posting there while its going on. The actual draft is kinda boring after the first 10 picks or so but having a thread where people are curating tweets and poo poo thats happening behind the scenes makes it so much better.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 22:02

Dejan Bimble: Mar 24, 2008; we're all black friends; Plaster Town Cop

Lid posted:

is there anywhere to watch this? im in australia and the whole idea of a draft like this is hilarious to me

Check discord.gg/basketball in a couple hours

# ? Nov 18, 2020 22:33

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

https://twitter.com/SBN_Ricky/status/1329178267061002250?s=19

if you want to root against this kid because stephen a smith talked about his dad too much or whatever be my guest but he is objectively fun as hell and you are wrong sorry

# ? Nov 18, 2020 22:58

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

I'm excited for Ball to pair up with Graham as the league's best backcourt that averages 38.5% shooting from the floor

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:00

xbilkis: Apr 11, 2005; god qb
me
jay hova

MourningView posted:

https://twitter.com/SBN_Ricky/status/1329178267061002250?s=19

if you want to root against this kid because stephen a smith talked about his dad too much or whatever be my guest but he is objectively fun as hell and you are wrong sorry

Smart to start off the thread with a clip that shows people just how lovely Melo's team was too

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:02

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Everything I've heard and read from people I trust about basketball and the draft say Lamelo is the only player in this draft who has more than a negligible chance to become an All-NBA player. Sure, his floor is probably lower than your average no. 1 overall pick, but who else are you taking? James Wiseman who has the upside of 8th best center in the league? Antony Edwards whose upside is Victor Oladipo without the defense?

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:06

Rick: Feb 23, 2004; When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

MourningView posted:

https://twitter.com/SBN_Ricky/status/1329178267061002250?s=19

if you want to root against this kid because stephen a smith talked about his dad too much or whatever be my guest but he is objectively fun as hell and you are wrong sorry

Yeah when people try to paint him as a bad kid it is really lame.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:06

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

LionYeti posted:

With Giannis signing a supermax and Jrue getting a big deal that team is very expensive, 2nd round picks are cheap as hell warm bodies that won't get you into cap issues.

Also because of the Bogdanovic sign and trade the Bucks are hard capped (like the Warriors were last season after the Dlo trade). They canot, for any reason at all, spend more than $138m this year on their roster. With the Bogdanovic deal, depending on what his contract is they may have around from $15m-18m to sign seven guys to fill out their roster. 2nd round rookies are cheaper than the vet minimum, so grabbing two or three of those would allow them to spend a little more than the minimum on some established players. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make another trade to get another second rounder later on.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:11

Lockback: Sep 3, 2006; All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

Also, its all the stuff people said about not wanting Lonzo and Lonzo's attitude has been perfectly fine. There's things to pick apart on their games (and they don't really play the same either) but there's this weird bar where they are getting ripped apart because their dad was annoying 4 years ago.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:11

a new study bible!: Feb 2, 2009; BIG DICK NICK
A Philadelphia Legend
Fly Eagles Fly

Rick posted:

Yeah when people try to paint him as a bad kid it is really lame.

I mean, I think he said the n-word on an episode of WWE Raw a few years ago. If that's not the sign of a bad kid, what is?

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:13

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Hell the WWE champion drops the gamer word

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:24

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

a new study bible! posted:

I mean, I think he said the n-word on an episode of WWE Raw a few years ago. If that's not the sign of a bad kid, what is?

that was funny as hell though

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:25

a new study bible!: Feb 2, 2009; BIG DICK NICK
A Philadelphia Legend
Fly Eagles Fly

Oh yeah that segment rocked

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:28

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

MourningView posted:

https://twitter.com/SBN_Ricky/status/1329178267061002250?s=19

if you want to root against this kid because stephen a smith talked about his dad too much or whatever be my guest but he is objectively fun as hell and you are wrong sorry

i'm fairly sure Skip Baliss is against him too which means he's the second coming of LeBron

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:47

Jota: May 6, 2003; uga-booga uga-booga

Nothing will stand between Presti and Poku tonight.

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:51

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 04:20

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

Is Leaguepass/nba tv streaming the draft this year?

# ? Nov 18, 2020 23:56

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