2024 NBA Mock Draft Thread

[wvhuskyfan]

Who was supposed to win this series? All the talking heads I've seen said Dallas.

What did Vegas think?

89% of the betting money was on Dallas, for some unfathomable reason. Celtics had better record, dominated all season, and swept season series against Dallas. In fact, Dallas hadn't beaten Boston since Mar 2022 before the Finals started.

 

[aceboon]

 

[controlfade]

Spurs talking to Clingan…smoke screen or twin towers?

id love it, honestly Wemby plays more like a SF just happens to be a unicorn and stands 7'5" and blocks shots.

 

[ToolzieFan]

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Draft night is shaping up to be full of surprises. What’s the latest on the lottery? Plus, the Lakers’ to-do list, the Josh Giddey trade, and the Hawks’ dilemma.

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2. The Atlanta Hawks’ Uncertain Draft Night Plans​

It’s still unclear what Atlanta will do with the first pick in Wednesday’s draft. A little over a week ago, I reported that UConn center Donovan Clingan impressed Hawks brass in a private workout. Clingan remains one of their top choices. But I’m told that the Hawks would ideally prefer to trade down to take the 7-foot-2 sophomore center, rather than do so with the first choice.

 

[ihatepants]

Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.

 

[TheHorde]

He might be the best available at 4 if the euros + Sheppard go 1-3

If DC and SC go to the Spurs I might have to become a fan.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.

Shouldn’t be an issue. He has great form and will improve in the offseason

 

[aceboon]

 

[superjohn]

Thanks for posting this. I know I'll shed a couple tears when his name is called Wednesday night.

 

[ToolzieFan]

John Hollinger released his top 75 prospects. Of note:

Tier 1 - Best bets in bad class
1. Ron Holland (highest I’ve seen him, obviously)
2. Stephon Castle
3. Donovan Clingan

Tier 15 - Two-ways
63. Tristen Newton
68. Cam Spencer

John Hollinger’s Top 75 NBA Draft prospects for 2024

 

[runner11]

50% three point shooter on decent volume, really high IQ and can run an offense really well. The big risk on him is his size obviously

I think his floor is higher than Steph's, but Steph's ceiling is WAY higher

Listening to a pod yesterday (probably Game Theory so it must have been Bryce) and it was mentioned that Reed shot mid 30s from 3 throughout HS and AAU. So it makes me wonder if this season could be a big outlier. There was a lot of talk about his historic splits but Louisville just signed a kid who had a higher % on higher volume as a freshman. And then he shot mid 30s the next 3 seasons.

 

[TheHorde]

Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.

He settled that concern at the draft combine, no?

 

[ihatepants]

He settled that concern at the draft combine, no?

Eh the draft combine also says that Edey is both faster and more agile than Clingan and I don't believe that at all. Castle had one good day compared to multiple games and warmups where he struggled with his shot. What is concerning is that not only is Castle's 3pt% under 30%, he did it on almost completely unguarded shots because no one gave him any respect or our offense gave him a great look. It doesn't matter how good his form looks if he still can't put the ball in the basket.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Givony talked about the red flags with Castle in this podcast as well. He said that he would go to UConn games early to watch Castle warm up and try to record 3 or 4 consecutive 3 pointers to post on social media and how it took 30-40 min to even get back to back 3s from Castle.

That isn’t great. Clingan would hit back to back 3s during warm ups with regularity. This explains why teams are lower on him than I am.

 

[TheHorde]

Eh the draft combine also says that Edey is both faster and more agile than Clingan and I don't believe that at all. Castle had one good day compared to multiple games and warmups where he struggled with his shot. What is concerning is that not only is Castle's 3pt% under 30%, he did it on almost completely unguarded shots because no one gave him any respect or our offense gave him a great look. It doesn't matter how good his form looks if he still can't put the ball in the basket.

Castle’s splits over the last 2 months of last season are much different from the earlier part of the season. He shot very respectably toward the end of the season and made teams regret playing off him in the tournament.

 

[awy]

Eh the draft combine also says that Edey is both faster and more agile than Clingan and I don't believe that at all. Castle had one good day compared to multiple games and warmups where he struggled with his shot. What is concerning is that not only is Castle's 3pt% under 30%, he did it on almost completely unguarded shots because no one gave him any respect or our offense gave him a great look. It doesn't matter how good his form looks if he still can't put the ball in the basket.

when did givony see him? if it's early in the season then this is also showing that castle has improved with his shot

 

[CardiacAndre7]

That isn’t great. Clingan would hit back to back 3s during warm ups with regularity. This explains why teams are lower on him than I am.

That seems like an exaggeration. I mean, he’s hit back to back in games. 40 minutes to hit 2 threes in a row is for a high level player is just unheard of.

 

[HU5KIES]

mock draft database:

Donovan Clingan Draft Profile 2024 | NBA Mock Draft Database

Tracking where Donovan Clingan could be drafted in the 2024 NBA mock draft.

www.nbamockdraftdatabase.com

https://www.nbamockdraftdatabase.com/players/2024/stephon-castle (site is currently down on his page for some reason)

Cam Spencer Draft Profile 2024 | NBA Mock Draft Database

Tracking where Cam Spencer could be drafted in the 2024 NBA mock draft.

www.nbamockdraftdatabase.com

Tristen Newton Draft Profile 2024 | NBA Mock Draft Database

Tracking where Tristen Newton could be drafted in the 2024 NBA mock draft.

www.nbamockdraftdatabase.com

 

[Kenny11]

Castle’s shot is going to be fine. He knows it needs to get better and he’s a hard worker. Yes, he only took open threes at uconn but why would he want to take contested threes in such a great offense? There’s plenty of clips of him in high school taking and making side step and step back threes. My guess is he will be an average to above average 3 point shooter by his 3rd year. If an nba team can’t wait that long, they shouldn’t take him

 

[ihatepants]

Castle’s splits over the last 2 months of last season are much different from the earlier part of the season. He shot very respectably toward the end of the season and made teams regret playing off him in the tournament.

I don't know where you are getting this, but looking at the game log on BBRef for March + April, he shot 6 for 29 from 3 (20.7%). If you include February into that, it raises it to just 12/46 (26.1%). He finished the season poorly considering that that is slightly worse than his full season percentage of 26.7%.

 

[Brochacho]

I don't know where you are getting this, but looking at the game log on BBRef for March + April, he shot 6 for 29 from 3 (20.7%). If you include February into that, it raises it to just 12/46 (26.1%). He finished the season poorly considering that that is slightly worse than his full season percentage of 26.7%.

Also worth considering Castle shot 35% on games which fell on an odd day of the month vs 22% on even days. If the NBA teams were smart they'd rest him for any games that fall on an even day.

 

[Friarsnoop]

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[NJHusky]

I don't know where you are getting this, but looking at the game log on BBRef for March + April, he shot 6 for 29 from 3 (20.7%). If you include February into that, it raises it to just 12/46 (26.1%). He finished the season poorly considering that that is slightly worse than his full season percentage of 26.7%.

He shot 15/46 in Conf play...so nearly 33% so there is evidence his shot improved.....But he struggled in the tourney.

 

[superjohn]

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I'll be rooting for Devin Carter, with his motor and athleticism I could see him becoming a lockdown defender in the NBA who provides some scoring punch.

 

[ToolzieFan]