Reacting to ESPN's New 2024 NBA Mock Draft

ESPN being contrarian for the clickbait

ESPN is a terrible source for basketball insight.

If Sarr or richaser fall to #3 ,that would be a big win for Rockets!!

I saw that article n stopped reading after I saw Clingan at 1 lol

Jalen Green would be the easy number 1 pick in this draft class. What are u on about? There's no upgrade to Green in this class.

Topic will go to Spurs imo.

Ron Holland falling is a mistake. Guy is gonna be a star.

i disagree with you saying houston should get rid of jalen green, he looked completely different near the end of last year, the cold streak at the very end being because teams were ready for him and there was no sengun to help take off some pressure (imo)

Houston biggest need definitely is not upgrading from Jalen Green. Idk where you got that one from

McCain to the kings would be interesting, returning back to Sacramento would be cool

I'm still have yet to hear a reason why Clingan is rated higher than Edey that's reasonable. Edey outperformed him in literally every Agility drill at the Combine 2 years in a row, and Edey's numbers are faster than Gobert, Brook Lopez, Clint Capela, and many other 7fters measured during their combines.

I expect the Spurs and Charlotte to trade picks 6 and 8 because the Spurs have Charlotte first round pick next year (though only if charlotte finishes top 15 in the league), but it makes sense for the piece of mind that charlotte would go two spots down just to clear that annoying hurdle. The pick also conveys into two second round picks, which I am sure charlotte would rather keep while going back 2 spots down

Unpopular opinion: I recon Juan Nunez would be a better NBA player than Tyler Coleck. Both have lack of elite athleticism but Juan Nunez Size (6'4 without shoes) allows him to defend more positions in the field

Rob Billingham & Ron Holland falling out of the lottery would be huge steal … like Gianni’s falling out of the lottery in 2013 draft

I think the Pistons not liking G-Leaguers is a smoke screen. He was in New Orleans last summer when they were trying to trade for Scoot right?

Sarr is going to take 2-3 years to get to where you’d like him to be and i don’t think Trae is feeling that patient right now. Trae wants to win and they are very desperate for defense. Bringing in the leader to the last 2 national championships brings a winner and it also brings the best defensive anchor in college, who can make an immediate impact. Clingan has a very high floor and a dpoy ceiling, to where sarr is VERY boom or bust but he will only boom with a patient team.

This is unrelated to the video but here’s a mock trade for this draft. Detroit receives: Zach Lavine and pick 11 Bulls receive: pick 5 and Quinten Grimes. Pistons need shooting and Kenect is probably their guy but is a slight reach at 5. They move down in hopes of getting him at 11 while getting a wing that can help them win now playing with Cade and Ivey and both separately. Bulls can move off of Lavines contact while moving up in the draft and opening more minutes to their guards and bring in grimes to help a potential play in team this year.

The Hawks picking a high-floor center with 2 NCAA championships under his belt and high impact defense, rebounding and screen-setting on day one doesn't seem crazy to me. The Hawks aren't in the basement. They lucked into the 1st as a mid-tier team. They need to win now. Money's been invested to players in their prime right now. An NBL backup big with a 224lb frame doesn't move the needle the next season or 2. And you're banking he shows promise in year 3 or 4. Mt. Clingan is a mountain day one. 😂

I believe you can go either way in this draft there's no consensus. The order of 1-14 isn't set in stone.

Blazers have 4 picks this summer. They had 8 rookies on the team last season. It's expansion team basketball in Portland!! They lose games by 60, then the local media yells at Blazer fans who don't kiss the GM's butt.