Following Potential *2024* Draftees

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Who is Xavier Booker? Is Izzo gonna let him play? This thread really shouldnt go 3 pages without him getting mentioned and a video posted..

Someone who will have NBA scouts attention for damn sure... Everyone is gonna be waiting to see what he's been working on...


Are we as Kings fans, really to believe that a player with this kind of talent could be on the board when we select in the 2nd round? or is that complete and utter fantastical BS? Who knows? I sure dont. I'd lean towards him being underrated n sorta his talent has been marginalized, but who knows maybe Izzo hides him on the bench as he often does with his top recruits..
 
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Had to go back and edit the bigboad.. Slotted 6'4" Caleb Foster, a gem hiding in plain sight, in at #3 overall.. Bumped London Johnson up a bunch of spots too.

Everyones super hyped about Tyrese Proctor n somehow Foster is under the radar, kind of odd, one of those things that makes you realize people are forming their opinions off of other peoples opinions n havent really had a good look around..


I wouldnt rule it out that he could go WAY higher than people expect, which is why I slot him so high, cuz i wouldnt make that case for many of the top players... If this field is weak uptop, this kid can shoot his way to the finish line.. Dead-eye marksman.. No one is obviously a "Steph Curry level shooter" but this player would be one of the better examples of the best since, he's like a Jamal Murray level shooter I'd say, n I was a big fan of Jamal Murray before he ever got to UK fwiw(N always rebuked the Buddy Heild fans that thought he was on a similar level)..

This kid is like a gunslinger from some old western movie..terrence hill in 'my name is nobody'... something like that.. a dead ringer..

tell ya one thing... In all my years watching LeBron (as we've all watched him) I cant help but think he wouldnt love to play with a guard like Foster, especially this version of Bron we see on the Lakers.. Foster is hand-made for that type of situation, the role that D'Angelo Russell currently holds.

Foster is like my favorite Duke guard of all time and he hasnt played a game yet, N I'm a Duke hater. This player is exceptional n really his worth will be determined at the NBA level, college is going to be more like a testrun or rather like a military weapons demonstration, to show off the firepower he's got undercontrol already.. His game exists on an island so he's safer than many of these guys who are projected in the first rn who's value will deteriorate quickly if things dont go as planned, with Foster, he's got the goods, its not a matter of does he or doesnt he have them.. So i'm very comforatble slotting him super high on the board, he represents massive upside and a possible boon to the overall lottery talent pool that people are sorta down on right now.
 
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Ya know what... I'm gonna step up n bump Caleb Foster up 2 spots to #1 overall on my board... The more i brood on this lottery the more I feel better about him at the top spot.

All these players have such Risk at the top of the draft anyways, I'm gonna go with the player whos 3pt shot I trust the most, whos game exists more on an island, he grades off the charts as a "floor spacer" as well. These types of players are critically important to compete in the playoffs I do believe, and NBA teams sure are aware of that fact, I think he's high floor too, I think he can play not that great and still go in the lottery, thats how high his floor is.

IDK I just look at him and think "this kid is gonna score 20ppg or put up an efficient 15-5-5 on great shooting %'s in the league, or he's got a way better chance to do it than most"


Once upon a time around this part of the offseason I had Jamal Murray #1 (also had De'Aaron #1 same time of year) on my board and oh my goodness did everyone on the forum I was posting on at the time think that was preposterous, but now looking back those opinions aged quite well --- NBA Champion Jamal Murray I should say.

I mean also there's mocks out there with Fosters teammate/backcourtmate Tyrese Proctor as high as #3 overall, so I sorta really like the idea of being 'all-in' on Foster, its sort of a buy-low situation that was unwarranted.. I dont think its fair to Proctor tbh, n tbh I bet you ESPN does a royally fked up job covering this, I'd predict they're totally gonna act surprised about Foster "We thought he was more of a 2 year college player and he's surprised us so much" type of fake shock style bs, they'll probably give all the credit to Scheyer, when meanwhile Foster was an awesome player before he ever got to Duke...
 
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Ya know I cant help but think that Michael Porter Jr won an NBA championship, he's got a huge contract, n whenever I hear some fans talking about him its usually something negative haha.. NBA champion Michael Porter Jr!

just as a reminder I wanna post that, I'd literally stop watching basketball forever If I had to listen to the announcers.. If I couldnt watch the games on mute, total deal breaker for me, I bought the JJ Reddick shooting DVD all those years ago, most expensive DVD I ever bought pretty sure, his ass is still insta mute status to me...

Honestly I think i've watched like thousands of games since ESPN stopped letting Dick Vitale call the Duke-UNC games, n I can honestly say 99% of them have been muted from start to finish, i listen to music, not commercials, its great. When Chris Webber was on the TNT crew, thats when I was like "I've had enough of this crap, these broadcasts are for children, im not gonna miss anything important with this on mute"... the Camera people are great too, its not like you actually need the play by play guy to keep track of the action, its not some nearly invisible hockey puck ---- just follow the ball!
 
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WHAT A GAME by Greece down 21-1 (including 4 dunks 3 of which were posters to open the game by Italy) and cameback to win it. For Italy Sarr looked like a taller Bones Hyland and I liked the look of #13 Ferierri (can he shoot?). The Greek bigman Alexandros showed some nice stuff in the clutch in particular.

Rest of the games were blowouts except Lithuania vs Israil which I did not watch, #7 from Spain (aside from Mara) looked impressive and I personally think the talent on the Serbian team is better than the team that won the 2018 Euro's which ended up having 1 NBA player/2 deep bench Euroleaguers and 3 good ABA players that team was only 6 deep this team is legit 10-12 deep.
 
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Well thats the end of Bronny James 2024 draft talk btw... Keep it out of this thread take it to the next one... damn... What is it with USC players n heart problems....

Its insane this happened so close to something similar with Vincent Iwuchukwu..
 
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WHAT A GAME by Greece down 21-1 (including 4 dunks 3 of which were posters to open the game by Italy) and cameback to win it. For Italy Sarr looked like a taller Bones Hyland and I liked the look of #13 Ferierri (can he shoot?). The Greek bigman Alexandros showed some nice stuff in the clutch in particular.

Rest of the games were blowouts except Lithuania vs Israil which I did not watch, #7 from Spain (aside from Mara) looked impressive and I personally think the talent on the Serbian team is better than the team that won the 2018 Euro's which ended up having 1 NBA player/2 deep bench Euroleaguers and 3 good ABA players that team was only 6 deep this team is legit 10-12 deep.
man I've been so busy I gotta find the time to catchup a bit appreciate this post tho.
 
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man I've been so busy I gotta find the time to catchup a bit appreciate this post tho.
Tournament has been a disaster, Nis (Serbia) got SMASHED by thunderstorms/winds ripping off roofs and there was leaks in the roofs and now players from Spain and like 3 other countries have contracted viral infections it's a disaster.

France has some super interesting players they look like the best team so far that got Pietrus and a few other players the team is massive.
 
Tournament has been a disaster, Nis (Serbia) got SMASHED by thunderstorms/winds ripping off roofs and there was leaks in the roofs and now players from Spain and like 3 other countries have contracted viral infections it's a disaster.

France has some super interesting players they look like the best team so far that got Pietrus and a few other players the team is massive.
Oh cool Im catching up now, n good timing cuz I did wanna see Demir Dogan on Turkey.


Mara is getting stronger, u can see more mass in his upperbody.. More I look at his neck im thinking he's gonna be pretty damn strong, which kinda changes my outlook on him a little, more confident.. Maybe ur right, maybe he could go #1.
 
Oh my goodness I dont have to see this guard on Turkey for more than a few minutes to know he's worth keeping an eye on.. Emre Tunca... Sometimes I can look at a player for the first team n i think "looks like an NBA prospect" Fox was like that with me, n i had no idea who he was, not comparing this kid to Fox, fox blew my mind to shreds when I first saw him I had a feeling i was looking at a star, or i wanted to believe, ya know?.. but this kid looks damn good.
 
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Oh cool Im catching up now, n good timing cuz I did wanna see Demir Dogan on Turkey.


Mara is getting stronger, u can see more mass in his upperbody.. More I look at his neck im thinking he's gonna be pretty damn strong, which kinda changes my outlook on him a little, more confident.. Maybe ur right, maybe he could go #1.
Kessler Walker with offense is a insanely good pick imo
 
Oh im pissed i missed all these games, this tournament is loaded(and i didnt even go thru france yet), i didnt see a lot of the finalized rosters last time i looked.. maybe ill have time to go back.. ill catch playerhighlights for sure tho..
 
Kessler Walker with offense is a insanely good pick imo

I mean its inevitable that one decade sometime in the future, the #1 pick will be an international 7-footer every single year.. Obviously thats the "endgame scenario" of the NBA, STARTING Centers are true giants, 7'3 ish (right now the 7'3 guys r mainly 3rd stringers, til Wemby).. Pfs near 7foot something like Yi Jianlian and Chet Holmgren. N then the SF's will all need to be Kevin Durant sized, Giannis could play SF in this type of leauge thats crazy to think about.. N then the SG's will kinda go from 6'5 to 6'7, and the PG's will go from 6'2 to 6'4... I believe in that outlook but obviously thats far in the future.

Thats why Fox is like almost a time traveler to me.. I bet Fox could be a max contract PG in the NBA in the year 3000, he;s built for it, whos faster than him? ima need to see that with my own 2 eyes to believe it.

So if that happens in 2023 n 2024 its just only more confirmation of that theory imo


Honestly i think if u go far enough in the future lots of them are gonna be Chinese.. cuz its sort of a population theory n just about how many "Giants" are around.. but who knows, things change so fast in the NBA. I'd never have thought Domas n Julius Randle would be dropping so many triple doubles playing C with 6'11 wingspans.
 
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Hugo Gonzalaz from Spain #7 is a insane athlete he's just dunking on everybody and he's born in 2006, he looks legit. Good skills /size and insane coordination for a 16 year old.

Demirel from Turkey looks interesting not sure what his skill level is but the effort and solid athleticism and size are something,

Turkey blew that game with dumb techs and 3 straight bricked free throws to make it a 2 point game. So many bad decisions driving to the rim on Mara they were lighting it up from 3 could have had the upset.

Salaun from France looks like ANOTHER wing from France who will be in the NBA dude is MASSIVE for a wing and moves well (kind of like Knox), the whole French team look like a legit Pro squad in terms of size I'm not sure I've seen a bigger squad in u18s. If France tighten up their pick n roll D they will smack everyone by 20+
 
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I cannot express how much I hate the way the FIBA tournament is structured you have the clear two best teams in France vs Spain playing in the semi and you have to wade through a ton of crap to actually find a decent game which normally is not till the quarter finals. They need to just have the top 8 teams (no need for teams like Finland/Sweden/Czech/like 4 other teams who can't compete to even be playing) each team plays each other once and the top 2 play for the gold medal. Turkey could/would have probably beaten both Germany/Serbia but had to face Spain.

Spain due to Mara just standing on the court and playing D/passing pretty much just won, Salaun probably did the most for his draft stock (I had never heard of him) but he is probably from what I have watched the 2nd best prospect atm in the tourny. Gonzalez was a bit of but showed stuff again made some big plays down the stretch. Traore looked good but Pietrus was rubbish this tournament.

Serbia beat Germany in the other semi with scrappy D, Topic had a great floor game I think his upside (high floor) will be the fact when he's stronger he will be a very good post up guard/passer out of the post kind of Andre Miller like, his defense against Germany was great. Baby Bjelica had a double double he's got a great motor and mixes it up despite not really being built for it physically. Germany's near 7 footer Grunhol played great l he had a staggering 8 BLOCKS probably the most impactful player on the floor just no help from anyone else.

Andrej Musicki has 20 steals in 6 games and averaging 5 assists don't think he's a NBA prospect but reminds of Delly a bit from his younger days.
 
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TOPPPPPPICCCCCCC!!!
If this man is not a first round pick i don't know what is, the way he abused Mara in the pick n roll and the way he gets to the rim at 6'5 with either hand is insane. Best PG NBA prospect out of Serbia ever by a wide margin.

Mitar Bosnajkovic finally showed up as well had massive game and Andrej Musicki with another 4 steal game just hounding anyone in sight I actually want to see how he does vs USC in a few weeks if he can pester elite quickness guards.
 
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bajaden

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Hola from Baja! Thought I'd drop in just to say I'm not dead. I did come close though with some strange thing called Hyponatremia. which basically means low sodium. I had never heard of it, but it almost killed me. But all is well now and I'm working on my data base for the upcoming college season.

No point in giving my opinion on any player right now since I really don't have much to go on with the freshman except highschool film, and it's a big jump from high school to college. There are some Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors that I like, and there are a few of them that I expect to take a big jump this season. But we'll see. Just to throw a few names out, I like Mark Mitchell from Duke, Tristan Da Silva from Colorado, , Kam Jones from Marquette. Marquette is loaded this year by the way.

I also like Bryce Hopkins from Providence, and I'm hopeful that Kevin McCullar from Kansas finds his three point shot, because he's one of the best defensive players in college. I have to throw Tucker DeVries from Drake in there as well. One thing all these players have in common is that they're all likely 2nd rd picks, and since the Kings don't have a 1st rd pick, that's where my focus will be.

I think Baba Miller is an interesting player to watch with his great size and length who could end up in the 2nd rd. There are a couple of bigs that could slide into the 2nd rd as well, like Aaron Bradshaw from Kentucky, and Kel'el Ware, now with Indiana. The last name I'll throw out there is Riley Kugel from Florida, who is a borderline 1st rd pick, but more likely to be in the 2nd rd.

If you asked me who is the first pick in this draft, I couldn't tell you. Not yet! I do think there's a lot of talent in this draft and that the talent runs fairly deep, but there's no Lebron James or Kevin Durant in this draft, at least at the moment there doesn't appear to be. That could all change in the next month or so. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the season and it's nice to feel healthy again.