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

Gotta give him props to because he could have easily rested on his laurels given that he scored 30+ points in the championship game. But instead wanted to prove to teams he can defend, shoot the ball, and get others involved. One of the stand outs from Day 1 both in the drills/measurements and scrimmage.

 

I think he would be great for us. I wouldn't be mad at all if he's our selection.

 

You gotta go with Ayton, just have to... And I know the new suns coach likes him and as actually already coached him in Europe but not to mean bigs can do the things Ayton can offensively that is.

 

Another kid off my mocks because he hasn't actually committed yet.

 

I don't actually love him, but Mitchell Robinson stopped all draft activities, but he's still entering the draft.

He does this to preserve the "mystery" about him and make himself more appealing. If he got out there in the 5 on 5 and was beaten up because he hasn't played in a year, his draft stock would decrease.

For instance, Landry Shamet and Shake Milton both had really tough days in the scrimmages. That's going to hurt their draft stock. Shamet was a guy who was maybe projected late 1st, early 2nd and Milton had a shot with us at 25, but I'd be surprised if we took him at 25 now. Keep in mind, the Lakers absolutely adored Kuzma on all four levels of their draft analysis: college film, combine scrimmage, combine interviews, and individual workouts.

 

edit- Shamorie is sort of interesting. He was "snubbed" by not getting invited to the NBA combine. His numbers are what intrigue me the most.

As a sophomore his efficiency took a big step backwards as his usage increased. He went from a 57% true shooting percentage to a 52% true shooting percentage, but the real issue was his three point shooting went from 37.5% all the way down to 25.3%. It's strange because he took almost the same number of threes he just seemed to forget how to take them.

What really gets interesting though is the advanced numbers. While his efficiency took a hit, most of his advanced numbers either stayed solid or improved. He marginally increased his PER, his TRB%, STL%, and WSs. His Ortg dipped from 116 to 107, but his Drtg also dropped from 107 to 101 overall. The most intriguing part though is his AST% jumped from 19% all the way to 28.9% and his TO% stayed almost the same going from 11% to 11.7%.

On film, he's got an intriguing game. His jump shot has legitimate NBA range, is smooth, and is easily repeated. He's able to snake into the lane well and use his body to find odd angles at the rim. He's not a tremendous athlete, but probably good enough for the NBA. My problem with him is consistency. He's got 6 games out of 30 with 30 or more points, but he also has 3 games with less than 10 points. He had a game where he went 0/12 in a loss. He also tends to stop the ball and go a little James Harden in isolation situations.

Still, if he interviews well and has a good workout, he's worth a look in the draft I think. He'd absolutely be a worth a pick in the 2nd round.

 

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