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NBA Draft Lottery is Thursday.

This mock has Josh Green at 19:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2020 ... rojection/


CBS big board actually has Josh at 14, Nico at 31, and Zeke at 43.


https://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/prospect-rankings/
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He bulked up a little but what has changed? He was a 2nd rounder

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UAEebs86 wrote:NBA Draft Lottery is Thursday.

This mock has Josh Green at 19:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2020 ... rojection/


CBS big board actually has Josh at 14, Nico at 31, and Zeke at 43.


https://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/prospect-rankings/
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2020 NBA Draft Lottery

1. Minnesota
2. Golden State
3. Charlotte
4. Chicago
5. Cleveland
6. Atlanta
7. Detroit
8. New York
9. Washington
10. Phoenix
11. San Antonio
12. Sacramento
13. New Orleans
14. Boston from Memphis
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I can't believe LaMelo may go #1. He's talented, but I'd take Wiseman, Edwards or even Toppin ahead of him.
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Minny could take LaMelo #1, but they’d have a historically bad defensive team.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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SI:
Josh 23
Zeke 32
Nico 37
Pritchard 38

NBADraft.net:
Josh 23
Zeke 32
Nico 35
Pritchard 37

Athletic:
Green 18
Zeke 29
Nico 41
Pritchard 37
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So CBS has green going to Boston, where Arizona players go to die?
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Haven't heard much about Nico's pre-draft workouts.

My favorite players in this draft: Edwards, Toppin and Avdija.
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Edwards to the Wolves at #1
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Suns pick Jalen Smith
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Josh Green to the Mavs at 18

Onyeka Okongwu #6 to the Hawks

Isaiah Stewart #16 to the Blazers
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Zeke #22 to the Nuggets

Pritchard #26 to the Celtics
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Just need Niko to go to the Lakers now and we’ll have a first round sweep...
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MountainCat wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:27 pm Just need Niko to go to the Lakers now and we’ll have a first round sweep...
Jaden McDaniels #28 to the Lakers
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MountainCat wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:27 pm Just need Niko to go to the Lakers now and we’ll have a first round sweep...
Oh well. I tried.

But that’s 6 from the PAC-12 so far.
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Tyrell Terry #31 to Dallas
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Nico is not having a good night
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Tyler Bey #36 to the 76ers
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84Cat wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:09 pm Nico is not having a good night
Nico’s last good nite was when he signed an LOI to the U of A....
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Nico to Golden State...
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Great place for him...
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Maybe Steve can teach him the pro game. I'm sure getting drafted at 48 will give Nico some motivation to prove he belongs
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Pure speculation, but mannion must have had some bad workouts too.
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Frybry02 wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:57 pm Pure speculation, but mannion must have had some bad workouts too.
We can spin it however we want, but in the end, Nico's performance at AZ last year just wasn't all that impressive, not in relation to his very high rating coming out of HS. He wasn't a bust, but he was actually closer to being a bust than he was to being a lottery pick.

I wish the guy well and hope he makes it with GS, but as it stands, he's got a LOT to prove.
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Green $5.8M 2 years or $13.6 4 years
Nnaji $4.8M 2 years or $11.8 4 years

Experts were way off on Pritchard too. Went 26th.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:37 am
Frybry02 wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:57 pm Pure speculation, but mannion must have had some bad workouts too.
We can spin it however we want, but in the end, Nico's performance at AZ last year just wasn't all that impressive, not in relation to his very high rating coming out of HS. He wasn't a bust, but he was actually closer to being a bust than he was to being a lottery pick.

I wish the guy well and hope he makes it with GS, but as it stands, he's got a LOT to prove.
Definitely not disagreeing with you. mannions play last season contributed to his fall from a potential lottery pick. I thought he could have gone late first or early 2nd.
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Mannion could have used a true shooter at the 2-guard last year to give him an option other than Zeke who was seeing double teams.

In other words, Williams injury hurt Nico too. His fall into the second round wasn’t ALL his fault.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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Chicat wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:40 pm Mannion could have used a true shooter at the 2-guard last year to give him an option other than Zeke who was seeing double teams.

In other words, Williams injury hurt Nico too. His fall into the second round wasn’t ALL his fault.
He had the green light to pretty much shoot when we he wanted. He missed a lot of wide open shots that he has to make to stick around in the NBA. Shooting below 40% and below 33% 3PT caused his stock to drop like a rock.
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Chicat wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:40 pm Mannion could have used a true shooter at the 2-guard last year to give him an option other than Zeke who was seeing double teams.

In other words, Williams injury hurt Nico too. His fall into the second round wasn’t ALL his fault.
That's a VERY charitable assessment of Nico's performance last year. Seems like he had his best games early on, against weaker competition, and he steadily declined or stagnated as the season wore on. His final stat line for the season (14ppg/5.3apg/2.5rpg/1.2spg) is respectable. But his shooting percentages were not great, and as others have mentioned, he had a tendency to go ice cold and miss a lot of wide open shots. My impression during the season was that he was just immature, not quite ready to be a starting pg for a D-1 team with Final Four hopes. It happens.

But he definitely has some natural talents. The next 2 to 3 years will likely determine his NBA staying power.

Sometimes we get guys who are ready to hit big shots and lead a team from day one (Bibby, Gardner, Bayless); sometimes we get guys who are asked to do these things before they're ready (Mustafa, Nico).
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Beachcat97 wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:03 pm
Chicat wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:40 pm Mannion could have used a true shooter at the 2-guard last year to give him an option other than Zeke who was seeing double teams.

In other words, Williams injury hurt Nico too. His fall into the second round wasn’t ALL his fault.
That's a VERY charitable assessment of Nico's performance last year.
It’s also quite obviously a partial one and I acknowledged that his fall mostly was on him.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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Chicat wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 3:16 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:03 pm
Chicat wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:40 pm Mannion could have used a true shooter at the 2-guard last year to give him an option other than Zeke who was seeing double teams.

In other words, Williams injury hurt Nico too. His fall into the second round wasn’t ALL his fault.
That's a VERY charitable assessment of Nico's performance last year.
It’s also quite obviously a partial one and I acknowledged that his fall mostly was on him.
For sure. Agreed.
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