[ClutchFans] Podcast: Houston Rockets options with the #3 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft

The pod I have been waiting for!

 

good listen! My top 3 are same as @Clutch: sheppard, castle, clingan (not #4, though, ricasner is "no" for me)
I also wondered why Castle gets so little talk. Reminds me of Scottie Barnes a bit.

Sometimes it’s not so complicated: the two best players on the national champion and a KY guard…

 

All I’m saying is that last year I canceled my flight to Vegas Summer League after Amen got hurt 1st game. This year I’ve already booked my flight for the first game on July 12th.

 

Need a recap or transcript. A whole hour plus of talking?

 

Need a quiet hour to concentrate

 

Needed to be shirtless.......that is all.






Good stuff.

DD

 

Honestly don't really say this about individual Rockets commentary, but I agree with just about everything said here lol.

Very good, insightful and well thought out analysis. Great episode

 

I’m a day late, a dollar short, but….. !!!!!

 

You still first page royalty!

 

So interesting Clutch thinks so highly of Clingan. I'm not high on him but I value Clutch's assessment highly. Clutch also thinks very high of Castle. This draft is supposed to be weaker but so fun to watch for that reason as a fan.

 

I'm all for trading down. This is a role player draft. No real superstars. Just 2nd tier all stars. Trade down from 3 and up from 42. We have decent shooting. Might as well bolster your defense.

 

What this draft and previous drafts taught us that it is not all Black and White.

Some people are high on this player, others high on that player.....in the end someone surprises you.

 

If you are going to shove Bruno Fernando, Mo Bamba, and a fistful of trade proposals in my face year after year after year, yeah, you might as well shove Donovan Clingan in there too.

Come one, come all! Try your luck at supplanting the great Alperen Sengun! (Good luck!)

 

Why can’t Sengun/Clingan be the mayo version of Horford/TimeLord that Ime had in Boston? Theoretically, down the road?

 

Neither Sengun or Clingan will ever be able to guard the perimeter one on one. They cannot co-exist on the floor at the same time. If you are drafting Clingan it is for the back up center position and that probably doesn’t happen this upcoming season if Adams stays healthy. He is just a bad fit for this team. Sengun is our center and Jabari will play more in that capacity as he gets stronger. I’m usually for bpa, but I don’t think there is anyone in this draft that jumps out as a tier above anyone else (maybe Sarr I guess). Clingan would be a good fit in SA, because Wemby can be a more effective perimeter defender and doesn’t have the bulk to play center (IE Sengun’s 40+ performance against him).

 

The prospects of staying at #3 appears more intriguing. I think there is a good player there, a championship caliber piece. Castle is growing on me, to the point it’s looking more and more like he will be the #2 pick, as some have described him as a Scottie Barnes motor and impact at the SG position.

As of now even though we have seen tremendous upside from Green, Amen, Whitmore, Eason, Jabari, none have grabbed the bull by the horn like Sengun. But I’m still very high on all of them, without being all in on any of them just yet. At this moment Green and Thompson have flashed superstar vibes, but they still have glaring question marks to their overall game.

But even then, Sengun has a lot of defensive shortcomings, that too often that is the difference between championship or just a worthy opponent for the eventual champion (the bridesmaids and never the bride). Without a doubt, the Rockets are building a juggernaut, as none of their top draft picks have cradled, though they may have wallowed in mud at stretches, but they are all still very high with potential.

I’m also glad the a Rockets have the #3 pick, because it might be enticing enough to swing a trade; as teams are starting to get excited about 4 or 5 guys in particular. I don’t know if any of those 4-5 propagate upgrades over what the Rockets already have on the team, but they look to be good.

 

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The Rockets were a top 10 defense and a bottom 10 3 point shooting team.