Risacher (went 1) Sarr (went 2) Sheppard (went 3) Matas (went 11) Clingan (went 7) Castle (went 4) Cody Williams (went 10) Topic (went 12) Holland (went 5) Knecht (went 17) Dillingham (went 8) McCain (went 16) Holmes (went 22) Carter (went 13) Guys who went lottery not on my board Saluan (I never saw video of him) Edey (I expect he'll be able to score in the NBA, but his team will get out scored if he plays against the wrong teams) Carrington (I didn't watch him play) On my guys that fell in the draft Matas...I love the potential off ball defense at the 4. Maybe having Sengun caused me to over value that skill. Shooting is the big swing skill for the offense. Of the guys that went before him from 4-10, I think they all had flaws as big or bigger than Matas's shooting flaw. Could be a bust. Knecht....age and bad defense. I didn't want the Rockets to trade back and draft him. I wanted someone in my Top 9. At 17, good value. Holmes...I think he'll be a good backup/bad starter soon which will be better than quite a few guys drafted before him.
yeah I was straight up shocked Knecht fell so far. I also thought Devin Cater would go much earlier. The Clingan fall to 7 was a bit surprising but I think it shows that he wasn’t thought of highly enough to pay the hefty price to move up. His scowl on his face through the first 7 picks said it all. Portland got good value by being patient.
Centers are just weird to evaluate. I think a lot of teams tier guys and then draft fit inside their tier. Where a center goes really depends on what position teams want. I think Detroit really liked Holland and Charlotte really liked Saluan. I'd be really pissed if I was a Detroit fan right now and perplexed if I was a Charlotte fan. I am a BPA guy, but Detroit has neglected shooting so much that they can't evaluate their players. I think Cade is good. Hard to know though because he's on such a horribly constructed team (i.e., if the young players can't shoot, need vets out there that can).
yeah I’m assuming Langdon has a lot more moves up his sleeve. The team doesn’t fit. I expect Detroit to be busy this offseason.
Holland and Salaun were the early risers and winners. Edey made Top 10. Risacher is by far not the best prospect. Topic fell because he is missing an entire season like Chet but from his play overseas.
