DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[Kammrath]

RJ Hampton seems like a really sharp kid. Here is his NBA Combine interview from a few days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNcGrQjxohU

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Here are some more NBA Combine media interviews:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxEbo4w_oCA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfNlbgzftSc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_M--elxiJ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhhRBes6F-I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkwWPwwJAYo&t

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0RhTA-rseo

[cow]

If the Mavs take Pokusevski while Achiuwa is on the board, I might break stuff like @"Scott41theMavs"

Wow, i can’t imagine how mad you’re going to get when they trade away the pick completely!

And the player they acquire only averages 8 mins. a game next season...

...in the G League.

[Darkwitzki]

Why Jaden McDaniels not on the list? He the next fuckin Durant.

Zach Buckley mock draft:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2912...-1st-round

4 - Haliburton
6 - Vassell
14 - RJ Hampton
16 - Green
18 - Pokusevski
20 - Achiuwa
23 - SBey
24 - Bolmaro


If the Mavs take Pokusevski while Achiuwa is on the board, I might break stuff like @"Scott41theMavs"

[Kammrath]

Why Jaden McDaniels not on the list? He the next fuckin Durant.

I think he is the next Adam Morrison.

[Scott41theMavs]

37 days until the draft. Can't come soon enough.

[khaled1987]

Is combine results published yet?

[StepBackJay]

37 days until the draft. Can't come soon enough.

Can't wait to see who the Mavs trade for draft night!

[Kammrath]

Is combine results published yet?

I have not seen any anthro-data yet.

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Here is Achiuwa's interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2XiNJO3jz4

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Here is another mock draft:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2913...ts-to-know

4) Haliburton
8) Vassell
9) SBey
11) Achiuwa
18) Theo Maledon
22) Josh Green
23) Hampton
30) Bolmaro

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Another mock:

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio...win-finals

9) Achiuwa
10) Haliburton
11) Vassell
15) Hampton
18) SBey
19) Bolmaro
28) Josh Green

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Another mock:

https://www.complex.com/sports/nba-mock-...ba-finals/

5) Vassell
10) Haliburton
11) SBey
14) Achiuwa
16) Woodard
18) Kira Lewis
19) Hampton
22) Josh Green
30) TBey

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Another mock:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2913...ock-market

2) Haliburton
6) Vassell
14) Hampton
16) Josh Green
18) Pokusevski
20) SBey
23) Achiuwa
24) Bolmaro

[Scott41theMavs]

37 days until the draft. Can't come soon enough.

Can't wait to see who the Mavs trade for draft night!

Away with you, evildoer!

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I'm intrigued by that third mock putting Woodard so high.

[aguiar95]

Is combine results published yet?

I have not seen any anthro-data yet.

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Here is Achiuwa's interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2XiNJO3jz4

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Here is another mock draft:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2913...ts-to-know

4) Haliburton
8) Vassell
9) SBey
11) Achiuwa
18) Theo Maledon
22) Josh Green
23) Hampton
30) Bolmaro

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Another mock:

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio...win-finals

9) Achiuwa
10) Haliburton
11) Vassell
15) Hampton
18) SBey
19) Bolmaro
28) Josh Green

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Another mock:

https://www.complex.com/sports/nba-mock-...ba-finals/

5) Vassell
10) Haliburton
11) SBey
14) Achiuwa
16) Woodard
18) Kira Lewis
19) Hampton
22) Josh Green
30) TBey

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Another mock:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2913...ock-market

2) Haliburton
6) Vassell
14) Hampton
16) Josh Green
18) Pokusevski
20) SBey
23) Achiuwa
24) Bolmaro

Nice to see one of our top board guys falling to us on every mock (unfortunately, Vassell is probably out of reach).

[robillionaire]

i think tyrese maxey would be a good compliment style player with luka if he falls to 18

[radioaktiv]

Unless Donnie sees something really special in him a la Giannis, I don't see them drafting Pokusevski... just too raw to make an impact now.  I really hope they grab a wing or a big, though I know how much they love guards.

[SleepingHero]

We can't draft Maxey. It'd be too confusing because we already have Maxi.

[Hypermav]

We can't draft Maxey. It'd be too confusing because we already have Maxi.

 

[Hypermav]

https://theathletic.com/2128239/2020/10/...rsion-8-0/

6 Haliburton
8 Vassell
12 Hampton
15 Achiuwa
16 Bey
18 Pokusevski
31 Tyrell Terry

[Kammrath]

I am NOT mentally and emotionally ready for the Mavs to blow this draft by picking Pokusevski, one of the only guys I am convinced is a bust.

[Hypermav]

Terry would be a steal at 31 imo.

[DanSchwartzgan]

I have no idea if Poku-man is any good.  But, I will repeat something I’ve said before.  If we are a top 4 team in the west, we won’t be counting on anything from whoever we draft at 18.  If we are counting on such a contribution, we aren’t a top 4 team in the west.

I often read that if we don’t get this off-season right, we risk losing Luka.  Actually we don’t risk anything until 2024 or 2025 when Luka is in the position Giannis is in now coming off his second contract.  To me, high upside should be the order of the day, not what a player can do in the 20/21 season.

[JamesConway]

I am NOT mentally and emotionally ready for the Mavs to blow this draft by picking Pokusevski, one of the only guys I am convinced is a bust.

he looks darn good on tape. He moves like an Nba stretch PF. Imo one of the guys with the best upside in the entire draft. Especially with the KP injury-drama in mind hes a guy I have among the favorites for #18.

Terry at #31 would be great, too. 

Id be on board with either pick albeit I acknowledge how suspect it would look to leave the draft without a single wing.

[omahen]

I am NOT mentally and emotionally ready for the Mavs to blow this draft by picking Pokusevski, one of the only guys I am convinced is a bust.

I trully hope SA beats us to it with their pick. The way I see this draft - many unknowns due to lack of playing time and conventional testing options. That's why higher floor guys like Vassell/Bey/Nesmith are being mocked higher and higher. While they might never become superstars, there is a fair chance they will be at least useful rotation players. 

Low floor high ceiling guys are even bigger risk than usual due to lack of reliable info. So I think this draft will see more than usual amount of busts and more than usual amount of catches with lower picks. Increased number of picks means increased chance to be lucky.