Draft Thread 2018: LA Has The #25 & #47 Overall Picks... And #39 Now

Sauces, duh.

 

So I spent the morning looking into Jacob Evans because I've got a feeling he could be the guy we pass up on at #25 just like last year I was on Semi Ojeleye.

In games he takes a rhythm three pointer that's got a ton of moving parts to it. He dips down first and then puts it up which is always a no-no. In games, Evans is such a twitchy athlete that he's able to get the shot off easily and repeatedly. It helps that his jumper is a legitimate jumper and he gets off the ground really smoothly.

However, in drills I don't think his shot is going to look as good since he's not really in a rhythm. Take a look at his shot in this drill:


His release point is all over the place and the only shots he makes are ones he kind of bounces into to catch a rhythm. It doesn't bode well as a catch-and-shoot player. Then he gets into his own head and screws up the Mentality drill.

I have a feeling he'll be a solid pro and when we look at this draft we'll say "oh he was solid" after he goes somewhere in the low 20s, possibly even to Golden State. We'll pass him up though for a player that is more confident in their ability to put the ball in the basket in these types of drills and situations. For what it's worth, Evans's slide tells me he's struggling with his shot in all the workouts and teams are afraid he won't be able to fix it.

 

Teams are going to be upset about missing on Young.

 

Somewhat like Kemba. Not as nasty with the handle, but a better, more explosive shooter.

 

In short he's looking at Melton, Simons, and (a reach) for Mykhailiuk.

Mykhailiuk has been my guy all along. I'm really hoping we can get him. I wouldn't take him before Melton, but I wouldn't be mad if we took him before Simons. Simons is dripping with talent, but could be a year from being a year from being ready and might never figure it out.

If we reached on Mykhailiuk, I wouldn't be too mad about it. That means someone else is likely to slide in the 2nd that we can nab at 47.

 

Mykhailiuk is one of the best shooters in this draft and Melton is one of the better defenders in this draft as well. Those are NBA ready skills that they possess today. Both of them also have underrated all-around games that should help them ease into the NBA.

I wouldn't be mad at Khyri Thomas. Don't forget the Lakers "reached" on Nance and Kuzma too.

 

It’s a shame his name doesn’t end in “ic”, then I’d be sold. We need an “ic”. We had an “ic” one time, but he was only good in practice, although he still did sink championship-clinching free throws. Saric, Jokic, Nurkic, Bogdanovic, Mirotic, Teletovic, Vucevic, and soon to be Doncic too. Some day our “ic” will come.