2023 NBA Draft Thread

[Dove]

Jaime Jaquez at........18?? Surprising

I really like Whitmore for Golden State.

Jaquez' mom is a ....tadow!!!

 

[BGesus4]

Jaime Jaquez at........18?? Surprising

I really like Whitmore for Golden State.

I like jaquez a lot. Real stud and underrated athlete

 

[caw]

That comment was gross and beneath him. Not sure if he didn’t watch enough UConn ball or has some hateraid in the veins.

Wonder how JJ felt about that, considering he might be Hawkins closest comparison atm.

 

[husky429]

Did Houston split their team into 2 squads, if not, I have no idea who that 2nd team would be.

Central Florida

 

[UCTitleTown]

I think Dereck Lively from Duke at #12 will be the bust of the draft. Kids over 7' and was the top high school recruit in 2022 and only scored 5 pts. per game. Great, he blocks shots. Yippee!

 

[Tommyboy]

I like jaquez a lot. Real stud and underrated athlete

He is probably my favorite non UConn player of the last couple years. Just something about him.

 

[Dove]

Why is cam dropping

He's dropping like OceanGate stock.

 

[TheHorde]

Wonder how JJ felt about that, considering he might be Hawkins closest comparison atm.

Someone needs to remind Jay Bilas that if Coach K and Coach Calhoun can be warm and friendly together at the Aquaturf recently, then it’s okay to not be snarky about Uconn once in a while.

 

[Bazz4A]

That comment was gross and beneath him. Not sure if he didn’t watch enough UConn ball or has some hateraid in the veins.

Didn’t like the comments he made either - but he did pick us to win it all this year in March. Not sure he’s a UConn hater

 

[nomar]

Almost springs like he's getting Caron Butler'd. Remember that BS about his knee.

Yeah, an imaginary bullet. 90% of the time these draft night rumors are BS.

Once a guy slides this far, teams haven’t really scouted him, and the rumors can be enough to scare them off and perpetuate the sliding. All it takes is one coolheaded GM to cut through the noise and pick the top-5 talent that fell into their lap.

 

[3rdbass]

Not what Woj just said FWIW

Yeah but others have been saying it is due to that. So it has to be combination of both or he needs to fire his agent for not getting him prepared for pre-draft workouts. I was surprise both Miami and Golden St. passed on him. He must have some huge red flag on him.

 

[ToolzieFan]

Not what Woj just said FWIW

Eh, I don’t think Woj can say anything about a kid’s non-public injury concerns, can he? I’m not say it’s medical. Just saying we don’t know based just on what Woj said.

 

[3rdbass]

Didn’t like the comments he made either - but he did pick us to win it all this year in March. Not sure he’s a UConn hater

He changed that later for us to lose to Alabama in the final.

 

[TheHorde]

Rockets apparently are going to take Whitmore at pick 20

 

[kobe]

Why is cam dropping

concerns about the level of competition he played against. many are saying the big east was weaker than ote this past season.

otoh, teams raved about the aac competition so much that two guys went in the top 10 solely off that.

 

[3rdbass]

Rockets apparently are going to take Whitmore at pick 20

He is a great athlete and ISO guy. Good pickup by the Rockets that low.

 

[nomar]

Eh, I don’t think Woj can say anything about a kid’s non-public injury concerns, can he? I’m not say it’s medical. Just saying we don’t know based just on what Woj said.

Sure he can. And beyond that, Woj is the absolute king of saying things implicitly. There wasn’t a hint of it in what he said.

 

[TheHorde]

He is a great athlete and ISO guy. Good pickup by the Rockets that low.

The Rockets have a very nice core of young talent. They’re bouncing back after Harden nicely.

 

[wingsfan055]

He had poor personal workouts, including skill and work ethic concerns. Then, throw in the medical concern. I can see why teams don't want to take a risk in the 1st round

 

[Marat]

They said Hurley coming up soon ....

 

[TheHorde]

Coach Hurley is going to be interviewed on ESPN shortly.

 

[REB1094]

I'm assuming there is a valid reason why Whitmore dropped so much, but #20 is an absolute steal regardless of the context.

There's a lot of refining he needs to do to his game, and Houston isn't the best place to develop into a professional player, but Houston is picking up a great value for that pick. Best of luck Cam!

 

[navery12]

Sure he can. And beyond that, Woj is the absolute king of saying things implicitly. There wasn’t a hint of it in what he said.

It's been reported all over, by tons of reputable reporters

 

[3rdbass]

Dan Hurley on. Maybe he will plug to get Andre in the first round.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Love seeing Coach Hurley up on ESPN