Put your necks on the chopping block because I'm sick of you so-called "experts" wrecking every thread. Answer the following before the draft begins. Feel free to leave an explanation, but don't respond to anyone else's post. This isn't a place to get into a war about why each other is wrong. Pick one of the 500 other threads you've derailed for that! I'm curious to see how many of you have the guts to post in this thread and how many will ignore it and choose to be experts in other threads. These are your final answers! This is where legends are made and clowns are crowned! Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years or so)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Which 3 players do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. 1) 2) 3) Who do you think the Rockets will draft with their picks at #3, #17, and #26. If you think the Rockets will ultimately trade those picks and move up or out, go ahead and state so. If anybody gets this one right, I'll be impressed. (Note : if these positions/picks change before the draft, just update the thread with your changes, if you want) 3) 17) 26)
Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years or so)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst. 1) Chet Holmgren 2) Paolo Banchero 3) Jabari Smith 4) Jaden Ivey 5) Keegun Murray Which 3 players do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a bust in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. 1) Shaedon Sharpe 2) AJ Griffin 3) Ousmane Dieng Who do you think the Rockets will draft with their picks at #3, #17, and #26. If you think the Rockets will ultimately trade those picks and move up or out, go ahead and state so. If anybody gets this one right, I'll be impressed. (Note : if these positions/picks change before the draft, just update the thread with your changes, if you want) 3) Paolo Banchero 17) Jalen Williams 26) MarJon Beauchamp
Best 5; 1) Ivey 2) Banchero 3) Mathurin 4) Murray 5) Smith ‘Busts’ 1) Daniels 2) Eason 3) Holmgren Picks: 3) Banchero 17) Traded with EG for 15, draft Williams 26) Beauchamp
I don't know how people can predict these guys paths with any accuracy. If you look at the history of NBA drafts over the years, it seems a lot of mistakes get made and it's often that a pick in the teens outshines everyone. Anyway, here goes. 1. Jabari Smith 2. Paul Banchero 3. Shaedan Shape 4. AJ Griffin 5. Jaden Ivy Busts 1. Chet 2. Keegan Murray 3. Dyson Daniels Rocket Picks 3. Jabari or Banchero whichever is available 17 & 26 - traded for future picks Rockets have too much young talent already, there's no way they can draft more guys unless it's to pick up a rim protector.
Best 5: 1) Jaden Ivey 2) Paolo Banchero 3) Keegan Murray 4) Mark Williams 5) Jalen Williams Busts: 1) Jabari Smith 2) Chet Holmgren 3) Shaedon Sharpe Picks: 3) Paolo Banchero 17) Tari Eason 26) EJ Liddell
I'm certainly no expert since I only watch a few college games but I'll play: Best players in 5 years: Smith Ivey/Banchero Murray Duren Highly touted but ends up a bust: *Chet Sharpe *Bust in the context of being drafted top 5. He has the highest upside of them all along with the work ethic so this one is my boldest take in these predictions. I'd assume around his 5th year he starts showing why he was ranked high, but up until that point he gets bullied. Injuries aren't the concern with his frame but players running straight into his body drawing fouls will be. Who are we picking? Banchero Trading up for Eason Trading for a 2023 FRP
Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years or so)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst. 1) Chet 2) Ivey 3) Jabari 4) Banchero 5) Sharpe Which 3 players do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. 1) Duren 2) Adrian Griffin Jr 3) Mark Williams There's plenty of other names on this list but just kept it at 3 since thats what the criteria was Who do you think the Rockets will draft with their picks at #3, #17, and #26. If you think the Rockets will ultimately trade those picks and move up or out, go ahead and state so. If anybody gets this one right, I'll be impressed. (Note : if these positions/picks change before the draft, just update the thread with your changes, if you want) 3) banchero 17) Eason 26) packaged in a trade
5 Best: Paolo Banchero Jabari Smith Chet Holmgren Ochai Ogbaji Benedict Mathurin 3 Busts: Jalen Duren Jeremy Sochan TyTy Washington Rockets picks: Paolo Banchero Tari Eason Jaylin Williams
Now this is the ballsy type of thread I like to see Top 5 when all is said and done Jabari Ivey Murray Banchero Daniels Busts Chet Duren Sharpe Actual Picks Banchero Eason Traded away.
Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years or so)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst. 1) Jabari Smith 2) Paolo Banchero 3) Chet Holmgren 4) Keegan Murray 5) Jaden Ivey Which 3 players do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a bust in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. 1) Shaedon Sharpe 2) Jalen Duren 3) Walker Kessler Who do you think the Rockets will draft with their picks at #3, #17, and #26. If you think the Rockets will ultimately trade those picks and move up or out, go ahead and state so. If anybody gets this one right, I'll be impressed. (Note : if these positions/picks change before the draft, just update the thread with your changes, if you want) 3) Paolo Banchero 17 and 26 will be traded
While I appreciate OP's effort, one of the most critical factors is what team these guys go to and how their developed. This exercise might be more useful after we see how the draft unfolds and who goes where. Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years or so)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst. 1) Paolo Banchero 2) Chet Holmgren 3) Jabari Smith 4) Jalen Williams 5) Jaden Ivey Which 3 players do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a bust in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. 1) AJ Griffin 2) TyTy Washington 3) Patrick Baldwin Who do you think the Rockets will draft with their picks at #3, #17, and #26. If you think the Rockets will ultimately trade those picks and move up or out, go ahead and state so. If anybody gets this one right, I'll be impressed. (Note : if these positions/picks change before the draft, just update the thread with your changes, if you want) 3) Paolo Banchero - PF 17) Jalen Williams - SG/SF 26) Kendall Brown - SF/PF
Best: Chet Paolo Sharpe Mathurin Ivey Busts: Jabari Jovic Davis Griffin Liddell Ours: Jabari Williams Kessler
Who do you think will be considered the 5 best players from this draft (in 5 years or so)? Rank them 1-5, best to worst. 1) Banchero 2) Holmgren 3) Ivey 4) Shaedon Sharpe 5) Mathurin Which 3 players do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust" in 5 years? In other words - most overrated. And please, no fairly-consensus 2nd round players should make your list. The bigger the name that ends up a bust, the better you look. 1) Duren 2) Jabari Smith 3) Eason *I don’t really think any of these guys will be busts. Just think with these guys there’s a chance they won’t be as good as the general consensus thinks. But at the same time I’d be fine if the Rockets ended up with any of them and took a swing. Who do you think the Rockets will draft with their picks at #3, #17, and #26. If you think the Rockets will ultimately trade those picks and move up or out, go ahead and state so. If anybody gets this one right, I'll be impressed. (Note : if these positions/picks change before the draft, just update the thread with your changes, if you want) 3) Banchero 17) completely unsure 26) No f’n idea
Rank them 1-5, best to worst. 1) Chet 2) Ivey 3) Keegan 4) Paulo 5) Dyson Which 3 players do you think will be the most highly-touted players that end up a "bust” 1) Chet 2) Jabari 3) Schaedon Who do you think the Rockets will draft with their picks at #3, #17, and #26. 3) Chet 4) Ivey
1. Jabari Smith Jr. 2. Jaden Ivey 3. Chet Holmgren 4. Paolo Banchero 5. Shaedon Sharpe 6. AJ Griffin 7. Keegan Murray 8. Jeremy Sochan 9. Dyson Daniels 10. Tari Eason
