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

Brian Cook..

 

I saw Cookie (the player, not the poster ) at a couple games. Nice guy.

There's picture in there of Azabuike getting some serious air time and he is looking jacked. Not a very skilled player, but could be interesting as a meathead big man at the end of the draft.

 

There's the beard..

 

Shake Milton is the one to keep your eye on. Definitely a guy we could, and potentially should go after.

 

Allonzo Trier is a 6'4" PG out of Arizona. Spent 3 years in school. Good athlete, can get to the rim, has defensive tools. He just never really put it together the way everyone expected. Doesn't seem to have a good feel for the game. Turned himself into a very good shooter though.



Cody Martin is the twin brother of Caleb Martin also out of Nevada and obviously also a junior. He's the same size, not quite as good a shooter, but a better passer and might be a better defender.




DJ Hogg is a 3 year 6'8" forward out of Texas A&M. This one is interesting to me because his tape can sometimes look great, but in general is average or below. He's got some skills and a nice looking jumper, but it doesn't add up on paper. He's on almost no mock drafts that I can find. I can't imagine he's anything other than a late flyer.



Lindell Wigginton is a 6'2" guard out of Iowa State. He's smallish for a guard, but he's built well. He's got a little Isaiah Thomas spice to his game. He doesn't do a whole lot besides score the ball, but he does that pretty well. He's a freshman and not guaranteed to enter the draft. I think he'll probably wait unless he gets a 1st round feeler from his agent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJsAmz6gYF4

Chimezie Metu is a 6'10" forward/center who spent 3 years at USC. Last year he may have gone in the first round of the draft after a great run by USC, but he hurt his stock this year. He just never really showed any growth. He put up almost identical numbers to the year before with a little more usage and responsibility. He's a good-not-great athlete with limited range. He makes suspect decisions and I wouldn't consider him with anything more than a mid 2nd round pick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMjU3oXF3-c

Shake Milton is (like @Battle Tested20 ) said by far the cream of this crop. He's a 6'5" junior out of SMU with really long arms and legs. He's built like a spider. He turned himself into quite a scorer and a terrific outside shooter. He's got tools to be a pretty good defender and decent athleticism. More of a combo guard than anything else. He needs work on his handle and obviously could fill out a little bit. He has been volatile up and down most draft boards, but if he does well in workouts/combine I can definitely see him in the #25 conversation. This could be the Kuzma of the draft.

 

Just to add to my intrigue to Shake Milton and let anyone else know.

 

I'm sure there will be other interviews coming out soon, but out of this group Shake (such a great name) is primarily the only one I care about:

 

Here's Metu.



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