01-16-2025, 11:17 AM
Seems Tankathon has a new mock, but I´ll keep going by the old one and do the 1st round additions at the end.
Ranked 15-20
Liam McNeeley - Yes - like looking at Klay Thompson. I think #15 is too high, but at the Mavs projected draft position (19-25ish) I would not mind getting a sharp-shooting SF even with a limited ceiling. Low chance he´s a bust.
Hugo González - Yes - you want Derni Avdija. Here he is. NBA ready body. Debuted for Madrid at 16. I´d tell DSJ and him to work on their two-man game at Real Madrid for next season.
Noa Essengue - No - I´m scared he´s French Josh Green. He could be something special, but he´s very lanky skinny. I´m afraid NBA bodies can make him hesitant and he´s a good enough passer to defer.
Jeremiah Fears - No - Not sure why. I think his shooting motion concerns me. I like how physical he is on his drives, but his release is very low. Seems he´s one of the youngest guys.
Boogie Fland - Yes - everything he does with the ball looks smooth. He was 6´4, he´d probably be in the top 5.
Adou Thiero - Yes - at his age and shooting ability to be this high in the draft says a lot about the rest of his game. Positionally and defensively he´s everything we need, but another non-shooting SF/PF. Difficult.
My Rankings
Fland
Gonzalez
Thiero/McNeeley
Fears/Essengue
Ranked 21-25
Labaron Philon - No - does not seem like a great athlete, shooting feels very suspect even on highlights and does not look like he´ll handle contact well.
Will Riley - No - those debut highlights were something else. You´d think you are watching KD. Then they showed his next "highlights" and yikes. His shooting and touch looked horrible. He sure ain´t shy about shooting that´s for sure. Not surprised he has dropped ten spots in the new mock.
Kam Jones - No - His age shows. Very developed physically and game-wise, but I just don´t feel like this would translate well in the NBA. Gives me physical O-Max vibes.
Jase Richardson - No - shooting numbers look great, but feels a bit like a 6´3 version of Malik Monk.
Drake Powell - No - like watching a young MJ at NC. Just kidding. His shot release is slow and on a few drives he seemed to intentionally make the finish more difficult than it had to be. Nice to get some background that he comes from a public school. I have a gut feeling there is some hidden upside, that he could be a late bloomer.
My Rankings
Philon/Riley/Jones/Richardson/Powell
Not even sure who´d I take with a gun to my head. Really don´t want any of them. Not surprised most of them have dropped with the newest update. Feels like this draft has a lot of talent gaps. 15-20 pool felt a lot stronger than 21-25.
To Be continued
Ian Jackson
Rocco Zikarsky
JT Toppin
Johni Broome
Alex Karaban
Ranked 15-20
Liam McNeeley - Yes - like looking at Klay Thompson. I think #15 is too high, but at the Mavs projected draft position (19-25ish) I would not mind getting a sharp-shooting SF even with a limited ceiling. Low chance he´s a bust.
Hugo González - Yes - you want Derni Avdija. Here he is. NBA ready body. Debuted for Madrid at 16. I´d tell DSJ and him to work on their two-man game at Real Madrid for next season.
Noa Essengue - No - I´m scared he´s French Josh Green. He could be something special, but he´s very lanky skinny. I´m afraid NBA bodies can make him hesitant and he´s a good enough passer to defer.
Jeremiah Fears - No - Not sure why. I think his shooting motion concerns me. I like how physical he is on his drives, but his release is very low. Seems he´s one of the youngest guys.
Boogie Fland - Yes - everything he does with the ball looks smooth. He was 6´4, he´d probably be in the top 5.
Adou Thiero - Yes - at his age and shooting ability to be this high in the draft says a lot about the rest of his game. Positionally and defensively he´s everything we need, but another non-shooting SF/PF. Difficult.
My Rankings
Fland
Gonzalez
Thiero/McNeeley
Fears/Essengue
Ranked 21-25
Labaron Philon - No - does not seem like a great athlete, shooting feels very suspect even on highlights and does not look like he´ll handle contact well.
Will Riley - No - those debut highlights were something else. You´d think you are watching KD. Then they showed his next "highlights" and yikes. His shooting and touch looked horrible. He sure ain´t shy about shooting that´s for sure. Not surprised he has dropped ten spots in the new mock.
Kam Jones - No - His age shows. Very developed physically and game-wise, but I just don´t feel like this would translate well in the NBA. Gives me physical O-Max vibes.
Jase Richardson - No - shooting numbers look great, but feels a bit like a 6´3 version of Malik Monk.
Drake Powell - No - like watching a young MJ at NC. Just kidding. His shot release is slow and on a few drives he seemed to intentionally make the finish more difficult than it had to be. Nice to get some background that he comes from a public school. I have a gut feeling there is some hidden upside, that he could be a late bloomer.
My Rankings
Philon/Riley/Jones/Richardson/Powell
Not even sure who´d I take with a gun to my head. Really don´t want any of them. Not surprised most of them have dropped with the newest update. Feels like this draft has a lot of talent gaps. 15-20 pool felt a lot stronger than 21-25.
To Be continued
Ian Jackson
Rocco Zikarsky
JT Toppin
Johni Broome
Alex Karaban
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