Rightfully so. At this point everyone is starting to understand he’s the next best thing outside of the big 4. I honestly think Davion isn’t going to do that well in the NBA but that’s just me…
Consensus Mock Draft: Top 3 seems clear in final look before Draft night | NBA.com
In the final update before Draft night, the top is becoming settled, but then uncertainty abounds as teams make their final decisions.www.nba.com
NBA.com did a compilation of the prominent mock drafts out there and had Bouknight at 8 along with him being the biggest riser.
- The player making the biggest rise since the Lottery is James Bouknight, a shooting guard out of UConn. According to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, Bouknight had an “impressive” pro day and is looking like “one of the best shooters in the draft.” Bouknight now appears as high as seventh to Golden State (four times) or three times to the Magic at No. 8. Expect his stock to continue to rise as more mock drafts update leading up to Draft night.
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Great to know I'm not alone. I see him as a good 6th man at BEST. So maybe he can be a good fit as Steph's backup in GS.
Has he worked out for any of the top 5 teams?
Higher than 5? Toronto might be interested? Actually wouldn’t be mad at that fit… They’re in desperate need of a go to scorer.
He will be
Not this again
Nobody is hating on him. We have watched him play game over game. Great player but weak handle and gets turned in traffic, disappears on the court for stretches, and has not shown the ability to make the big plays when it matters. High talent player, but hardly a dominant presence, especially after the elbow injury. As a GM, I would rate him as a boom or bust prospect, and wouldn’t burn an early pick but there are also slim pickings this year. He might go 6-10 as a result but 15+ seems more logical.
Slim pickings? It’s one of the deepest drafts in years!!! Good thing you aren’t a GM
It kind of sounds like you’re hating on him… Weak handle and 15+ in the draft? Is this based on anything other than your personal feelings? Draft analysts have listed his handle as an asset. Unless you’re Kyrie you aren’t dribbling into a triple team and making it back out with the ball. Maybe decision making is what you mean? Also as for 15+ seeming “logical” how can you say this when most mocks have him going before 10?
Agreed on boom or bust but his handle is excellent for a kid who’s a wiry 6’4. I can honestly see both arguments athletes like him are not supposed to look so natural or I can make a solid argument that you can find similar value deeper down with like Bones Hyland. Will be interesting.
+6500 to go 5th... +15000 to go 4th.
I like those bets. One of these GMs in that range is going to be a believer. Very likely a team like the knicks or the hornets move up.
Knicks can’t get high enough to get him unfortunately
Where are these odds?? All the sites I’ve checked out don’t have him listed for anything yet.
Draftkings in the NBA draft section (I had to navigate to NBA Finals first and then it was the last tab in that section). He didn't have an over/under for actual slot, just those odds for the specific picks.