2022-23 NBA Thread

[MuggsyB]

Scoot and Wemby are both S-Tier prospects.  Wemby is generational, but Scoot isn't far behind.

Amen Thompson could be a legit #1 pick in 70% of drafts.  And there are plenty of intriguing prospects throughout the lottery.


Well, there has been a lot of talk that Holmgren is the "Unicorn".  What if Wemby is the Unicorn?  And if they wind up on the sane team would one be the Unicorn and the other the Narwhal?
This draft has the potential to be in the same realm as 1984, 1996, and 2003.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I never heard a player referred to as "the" unicorn, just a unicorn.

[MuggsyB]

I never heard a player referred to as "the" unicorn, just a unicorn.

That's fair.

Apparently Wemby dropped 36 and 11 today..  I'm hearing a 7'4 Durant?   I would like to get confirmation of his height because I've read 7'2-7'5.  Is he still growing? 

[Skatastrophy]

That's fair.

Apparently Wemby dropped 36 and 11 today..  I'm hearing a 7'4 Durant?   I would like to get confirmation of his height because I've read 7'2-7'5.  Is he still growing? 

Mind blowing.

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[MuggsyB]

Mind blowing.

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Wow.....what happens if he's 7'5 and gains like 30 lbs?

[Uncle Rico]

Wow.....what happens if he's 7'5 and gains like 30 lbs?

He’ll be fatter

[tower912]

Giannis and Ralph Sampson in a blender?

[MuggsyB]

He’ll be fatter

Or he could revolutionize the game.  If I was Wemby, based on what I've read and seen, my goals in year 3 of the NBA would be 43 pts, 17 rebs, 8 dimes, and 6 blocks per game. 

[JWags85]

That's fair.

Apparently Wemby dropped 36 and 11 today..  I'm hearing a 7'4 Durant?   I would like to get confirmation of his height because I've read 7'2-7'5.  Is he still growing?

There is a picture of him after the game with Rudy Gobert and he's got a few inches on him comfortably.

People exaggerate all the time, but he's easily the best prospect of the last 20 years.  He's absolutely astonishing.

[MuggsyB]

There is a picture of him after the game with Rudy Gobert and he's got a few inches on him comfortably.

People exaggerate all the time, but he's easily the best prospect of the last 20 years.  He's absolutely astonishing.

So are we talking a combination of Durant and Anthony Davis?  At 7'4?  I don't think he has the downhill speed of Giannis but I'm excited to watch this kid develop. 

[Skatastrophy]

There is a picture of him after the game with Rudy Gobert and he's got a few inches on him comfortably.

People exaggerate all the time, but he's easily the best prospect of the last 20 years.  He's absolutely astonishing.

Gobert is 7'1", for reference

https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1578136797598474242

[MU82]

Here's a little primer on tanking from The Athletic:

The world is officially salivating over Victor Wembanyama, who plays like a point guard and makes 7-1 Rudy Gobert look 5-9. It’s understandable.

So the tank is on, right? Sort of. A quick explainer:

The NBA has prepared for a situation like this. Reminder that the team with the worst record no longer has the best odds of landing the No. 1 pick. The teams with the worst three records have just a 14 percent chance of winning the first pick. Then it goes down to 12.5 percent, and 10 percent and so on.

As our Mike Vorkunov eloquently stated: Your team can go 0-82 and have just a 14 percent of landing Wembenyana.

Essentially, tanking for a certain player in today’s NBA doesn’t really work. The odds are just too low, just as the NBA intended. But hey, if the team is bad and your best player or two get nicked up 55 games into the season, it’s easy to shut those guys down and embrace the bottom. Maybe you get lucky. Or more likely you’re tanking for a range of players.

If your favorite bad NBA team covets Wembanyama — and it should — you better be OK with Scoot Henderson, too.

Good explainer ... but it would have been better had it named the fourth-best player in next year's draft instead of Scoot.

[JWags85]

So are we talking a combination of Durant and Anthony Davis?  At 7'4?  I don't think he has the downhill speed of Giannis but I'm excited to watch this kid develop.

No need to try to shoehorn him into comparisons.  He's 1 of 1.  Lets just see what he can do

[Uncle Rico]

No need to try to shoehorn him into comparisons.  He's 1 of 1.  Lets just see what he can do

He reminds me of Travis Diener

[wadesworld]

The video of Draymond punching Poole out sure is something.

[MuggsyB]

The video of Draymond punching Poole out sure is something.

Just saw it......whoa. 

[Hards Alumni]

https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1578379846627069953

The video in question.

[JWags85]

This is such a crazy story for so many reasons, so many layers.

Draymond is clearly in the wrong, just getting that out of the way.  Basically indefensible.

But for all his antics, Draymond is a fantastic teammate, tremendous leader, and seemingly a good guy.  So for this to pop off is kind of nuts.  Add to that, while I LOVE Poole, he is very obviously a huge sh** talker on the court, who knows what the hell was being said.

Where the Warriors go with this is gonna be fascinating.  I believe Bobby Portis got 6 games for rocking Mirotic.

[MuggsyB]

The fact that the tape got out is in interesting component.  Maybe it's me but it would suggest people are sick of Draymond's behavior and the organization wanted this to come out in public. 

[4everwarriors]

Dude's a pompous jerk. Gonna bea fun tymes at da team Christmas party, doe. Peddle his ass, aina?

[MUBurrow]

He's the 2022 NBA version of Charles Oakley at this point.

[MU82]

Given that Kerr famously (or infamously) got punched in the face by Jordan during practice, it will be interesting to see how he handles this situation. My guess is that it's already "over."

[Jockey]

This is such a crazy story for so many reasons, so many layers.

Draymond is clearly in the wrong, just getting that out of the way.  Basically indefensible.

But for all his antics, Draymond is a fantastic teammate, tremendous leader, and seemingly a good guy.  So for this to pop off is kind of nuts.  Add to that, while I LOVE Poole, he is very obviously a huge sh** talker on the court, who knows what the hell was being said.

Where the Warriors go with this is gonna be fascinating.  I believe Bobby Portis got 6 games for rocking Mirotic.

I agree with you on Green.

But I really think the team needs to go big - 10-15 game suspension. If it was a slowly escalating affair that ended up with Green punch, I could see just a few games. But you can't just cold cock a guy like that.

[tower912]

In house.   Big fine.  No suspension.

[Uncle Rico]

In house.   Big fine.  No suspension.

Make him sing the Michigan fight song before each practice