the NBA needs to introduce a policy to reward teams for drafting good. The team that drafts a player should be able to exclude a percentage (50%) of the players salary from luxury tax calculations. The current luxery tax penalises teams for drafting well.
Christian Braun is seriously amazing on the Nuggets and I bring him up because man if they could win another Ring while a Rookie joins them that would be some seriously insane scouting. I really hope this draft class averages 65GP I mean so many of these guys could touch the floor immediately.
Exactly what the Nuggets needed. Holmes, Watson, and Nnaji are very athletic bigs that can take some pressure off Jokic. Coach Malone needs to trust these guys in the playoffs though. Watson was sorely underutilized in the Wolves series, instead running Jokic into the ground.
Hopefully he can perform consistently. The problem with the nuggets is they all just lean on Jokic. If he okays well, they all play well, if he has an off night, NONE of the nuggets step up.
This absolutely. I think Aaron Gordon needs to really step up on those nights. We know he can absolutely maul anyone on both sides of the ball, he just needs to recognize when the joker is out of flow and take over.
@@6manYT I know you didn't call it a steal, but it feels like a steal. Only time will tell. I've watched so many videos about the 2024 draft that I got the feeling that everyone got a super rookie. And in Germany there are RUclipsrs who are just repeating what the American RUclipsrs are saying: that the Lakers got a super player in Dalton Knecht, for example. That may all be true, but I think only time will tell. Nobody can judge today whether and which decision is good or bad. Time will tell. Every rookie will develop in their own way, some better and some will not develop at all.
@@Herz.Seele.Verstand I analyzed every first round pick selected above #22 in this draft. I broke each of them down for statistical results, their combine athletic measurements & scores, watched a bunch of tape on every one of them, & even examined which ones had NBA ready bodies. I also looked at the scouting reports, several on each player. Here's what I found; Almost every one of the players picked above DaRon Holmes was selected on the basis of potential, not what they have already done. Most only had one year of college. A couple of big men had NBA ready bodies, & the rest are skinny, needing to put on weight, in some cases at least a LOT of weight...30 pounds or more. NONE of these players had the well rounded complete game this kid does offensively, let alone the defensive tenacity & effectiveness he's demonstrated. Even where you see players who seemingly fit some of these requirements...I found major concerns about how they will translate to the next level. NONE of them who were suitable for the position they need help with would have been the fit that Holmes is. Finally, some of these players are extremely risky bets because their play on the court is not NBA quality. This was a weak draft, & for what the Nuggets need, I don't see a better player they could have selected. Even the offensive system he played in while at Dayton is tailor-made for the role he will have in Denver. There is a reason they were so hot to get this guy, & having done this homework, I now believe that yes indeed...they once again, have gotten a steal in the draft.
I got my doubt about him being undersized, but the kid can freaking play. He's so versatile we can run him both at the 5 and 4. We can even put him next to Jokic on AG rest minutes and stretch the floor with him just hope his shooting is staying and doesn't go back to the previous one. I love his legs to challenge players into their chest and to challenge shots. I really like everything this kid got on his skillset. He's even a really underrated passer having almost 3 per game. He got so many tools. Hope he can translate well to the NBA I just hated how the Nuggets didn't trade Nnaji + those 3 SRP to Hornets to get Micic instead of doing a Salary Dump of Reggie Jackson. Micic is the perfect player that the Nuggets need on the Lead guard role since he can play multiple gurds position and even small SF. Great passer, great leader, proven winner, decent shooter.
Yeah that’s a concern. There’s rumors that if they lose KCP, they’ll try to replace him with Klay Thompson, who although is a better scorer than KCP, he’s a decently worse defender at this point in his career.
Those are all good points about PWat and Christian Brown and they are good players, but this year in the playoffs when it was their time to shine they didn’t show up. You can argue and say that CB did good guarding Ant bit still they needed more offense and points on his part and he didn‘t deliver. Also to add you can‘t just expect the rookie to be a plug and play type of player. Yes 3 years of college Ball sure helps but he didn’t face real bigger centers than himself in college especially in this years draft class. Usually I agree with your takes but this time it feels like you are overhyping it. The NBA season is long yes so I hope to be proven wrong. We probably won‘t resign KCP so I hope at least we sign Bogi and Im not sure If we can manage to sign somehow Valachiunas or Steven „Aquaman“ Adams. Now those would be some great signings.
Two reasons; 1) the NBA over-values the youngest players in the draft every year. That is why nearly all of the lottery guys are one-&-done freshmen or Euros who are teenagers, and 2) he declined to work out for a number of teams that were interested in him. This guy has the most well rounded game of any player in this draft.
The Raptors picked up his 23.5million option so they're going to sell him in March. If you go over the second apron, you can't sign players who are buyouts.
Age, it's pretty much always the reason good college players drop. Happened with Kenecht aswell to the Lakers, TJD last year, Brunson, Nembhard. Happens every single year but GMs never learn for some reason
I can sense the passion you have for the game but I can't help feel these quite hype laden videos must get tiring to make over and over again. I hope Holmes bucks the trend and has an amazing rookie season but expecting him to meaningfully contribute on a title contending team is maybe a bit of a stretch. The Nuggets banked on Watson and Braun this season to fill in some of what they missed when Brown walked away. In the end they went down bad against a really bad matchup for them in the Wolves and as you might expect in the playoffs the rotation shorted to not much more than the starting 5.
Joker is 29. He wont' be 30 till next February. He's got the conditioning level of a 23 year old & puts the least stress on his body of any player in the NBA because he dictates the pace entirely. He could easily play another 7 years at this level.
I’m so confused, they used the draft to win now when they drafted Zeke Nnaji in 20-21. He has been such a star for them and a key piece season after season. He’s also taller, heavier and has a bigger wingspan than Holmes. So why draft a guy who is smaller, lighter and narrower when you’ve invested all that coaching, teaching and mollycoddling and money in Nnaji?
I don't like the move for daron at all, they gave 3 second round picks for a big who's literally shorter with a smaller wingspan than Zeke, Zeke is also more athletic and mobile and has shown floor spacing potential, they needed a back up pg more, and they could've gotten jamal shead along with another big if they really wanted
Ahh zeke has defensive tools but he's just lost offensively, Holmes has much more to his game offensively. I think Zeke will get minutes again to prove himself but Zekes def not as versatile offensively
This kid should have been a lottery pick, & Nnaji has been so bad that Malone is playing a guy who should no longer be in the NBA instead of him. This is not only a bigger need than a backup PG, but we may very well already have a backup PG. Fans think that because a rookie like Pickett didn't break into Malone's rotation that he's no good. This is faulty reasoning. Denver is leveraging the development process for young players more than any team in the NBA, & it's working. Tap the brake on the panic mode.
@@djordjespasic2179 There a lot of great players that never won one. Problem is he plays in a place that doesn't draw in Free agents. So they have to build through the draft.
First of all, they're not average. The only reason you don't see guys like Murray & AG showing up on All Star teams is because they make sacrifices in their game for the good of the team in a league where fans & media geeks who don't know much about the game value statistics too much. Second, we don't need this kid to become a "breakthrough star" as a rookie, & neither did the Spurs need that from Leonard in 2012. Despite that, he played 24 min a night & finished the season 4th in voting for the ROY. So your comparison is not only meaningless, it actually strengthened the argument to draft Holmes.
Watson and Holmes coming off the bench, they're gonna be swatting away so many shots.😱
And solving some mysteries I believe...🔍
hope he is a dereck lively
And generating no offense 😂
@@kingDrAgOnZoRdS u dont need to genarate offence when u have joker, just play tight D and move without ball
Lmao, W duo of Watson and Holmes solving mysteries
& sitting on the bench in the playoffs
he will fit their offense perfectly and it smart to draft people who play the same or run similar system
Finally the Nuggets get a backup big man. They got destroyed on the inside against the wolves when Jokic went to the bench
Sure, a guy who is 6’8.25” and weighs 235lbs is going to make a massive difference against Gobert, KAT, and Wembanyama.
Re PWat: how much did he contribute to the Timberwolves series?
@@andrewyarosh1809he’s 6:10
Zeke Nnaji gonna be the most overpaid towel waiver in the league next year
yep. he's not a nba caliber player.
nuggets can't win another title with its bench so weak
Holmes is awesome he's from Phoenix Denver got a good one!! Hard worker!!
Really? I was already wondering why Suns didn't just pick him themselves. This seems like a slam .dunk for them .
the NBA needs to introduce a policy to reward teams for drafting good. The team that drafts a player should be able to exclude a percentage (50%) of the players salary from luxury tax calculations. The current luxery tax penalises teams for drafting well.
Christian Braun is seriously amazing on the Nuggets and I bring him up because man if they could win another Ring while a Rookie joins them that would be some seriously insane scouting. I really hope this draft class averages 65GP I mean so many of these guys could touch the floor immediately.
Indeed! It's not a top-heavy draft, but so many players fill a need and can contribute.
Exactly what the Nuggets needed. Holmes, Watson, and Nnaji are very athletic bigs that can take some pressure off Jokic. Coach Malone needs to trust these guys in the playoffs though. Watson was sorely underutilized in the Wolves series, instead running Jokic into the ground.
they need a bigger role in the season to show that they can play
THIS MAN REALLY SAID DAMN NNAJI. THAT FREAKING BUM!.
Don't you ever mention that bum ever again.
@@RomnysGonzalezI agree his contract is one of the worst because he’s getting paid 26 million over 4 years when he barely plays
I agree but Nnaji is a lost cause at this point, they’ve ruined his development and it’s probably peaked
Nnaji is probably the worst rebounding big Ive ever seen
Ayeeee, I asked and you delivered! Good stuff, man, keep it up!
Hopefully he can perform consistently. The problem with the nuggets is they all just lean on Jokic. If he okays well, they all play well, if he has an off night, NONE of the nuggets step up.
This absolutely. I think Aaron Gordon needs to really step up on those nights. We know he can absolutely maul anyone on both sides of the ball, he just needs to recognize when the joker is out of flow and take over.
I love this acquisition. Would've loved him on my Thunder too...
W video my brother. amazing analysis
Thank you king
Nuggets bouta go crazy next season, but it was clear that they heavily underperformed.
Dayton representing in the NBA #GoFlyers
Nice vid bro 🫡🫡🫡
Your videos like: "Every team made a steal with their pick" :-)
In fairness I didn't call him a steal lol, I just think he's a great fit with the Nuggets and is NBA ready haha
@@6manYT I know you didn't call it a steal, but it feels like a steal. Only time will tell. I've watched so many videos about the 2024 draft that I got the feeling that everyone got a super rookie. And in Germany there are RUclipsrs who are just repeating what the American RUclipsrs are saying: that the Lakers got a super player in Dalton Knecht, for example. That may all be true, but I think only time will tell. Nobody can judge today whether and which decision is good or bad. Time will tell. Every rookie will develop in their own way, some better and some will not develop at all.
@@Herz.Seele.Verstand I analyzed every first round pick selected above #22 in this draft. I broke each of them down for statistical results, their combine athletic measurements & scores, watched a bunch of tape on every one of them, & even examined which ones had NBA ready bodies. I also looked at the scouting reports, several on each player. Here's what I found;
Almost every one of the players picked above DaRon Holmes was selected on the basis of potential, not what they have already done. Most only had one year of college. A couple of big men had NBA ready bodies, & the rest are skinny, needing to put on weight, in some cases at least a LOT of weight...30 pounds or more. NONE of these players had the well rounded complete game this kid does offensively, let alone the defensive tenacity & effectiveness he's demonstrated. Even where you see players who seemingly fit some of these requirements...I found major concerns about how they will translate to the next level. NONE of them who were suitable for the position they need help with would have been the fit that Holmes is.
Finally, some of these players are extremely risky bets because their play on the court is not NBA quality. This was a weak draft, & for what the Nuggets need, I don't see a better player they could have selected. Even the offensive system he played in while at Dayton is tailor-made for the role he will have in Denver. There is a reason they were so hot to get this guy, & having done this homework, I now believe that yes indeed...they once again, have gotten a steal in the draft.
Liked, thanks. Hard without kcp though.
I got my doubt about him being undersized, but the kid can freaking play. He's so versatile we can run him both at the 5 and 4. We can even put him next to Jokic on AG rest minutes and stretch the floor with him just hope his shooting is staying and doesn't go back to the previous one.
I love his legs to challenge players into their chest and to challenge shots. I really like everything this kid got on his skillset. He's even a really underrated passer having almost 3 per game. He got so many tools. Hope he can translate well to the NBA
I just hated how the Nuggets didn't trade Nnaji + those 3 SRP to Hornets to get Micic instead of doing a Salary Dump of Reggie Jackson. Micic is the perfect player that the Nuggets need on the Lead guard role since he can play multiple gurds position and even small SF. Great passer, great leader, proven winner, decent shooter.
Holmes is gonna get great mentoring from jokic because joker wants him to fill is spot so he doesnt have to go to work as much lmao
Wow an NBA video that isnt about the fucking lakers. Thank you
Nice.
Calvin Booth back at it again.
I am still concerned about the Nuggets loosing KCP and finding a replacement for him.
Yeah that’s a concern. There’s rumors that if they lose KCP, they’ll try to replace him with Klay Thompson, who although is a better scorer than KCP, he’s a decently worse defender at this point in his career.
What’s with the Devil horns?
I think he has the potential to be Naz Reid type of player
Spurs next!
Dont worry im working on it! :) I assume there'll be a trade or two I have to cover but after that there will be a Castle video very soon
@@6manYT yoww that's cool
@@MichaelKaiser79 That trade I had to cover was the spurs anyway haha but Castle video aswell, heaps of spurs content on the way
Nuggets have always been probably the most athletic team in the league. The nuggets need 3 point shooting. That's the by far most important
Strawther will step up big this year. Watch for it.
Malone stupidly didn’t play him or the other youngins last year & it hurt the team immensely.
@@RS-ol8orhe was hurt...
@@milanradojkovic3818 only part of the year. When he was healthy Malone wouldn't play him at all.
Those are all good points about PWat and Christian Brown and they are good players, but this year in the playoffs when it was their time to shine they didn’t show up. You can argue and say that CB did good guarding Ant bit still they needed more offense and points on his part and he didn‘t deliver. Also to add you can‘t just expect the rookie to be a plug and play type of player. Yes 3 years of college Ball sure helps but he didn’t face real bigger centers than himself in college especially in this years draft class. Usually I agree with your takes but this time it feels like you are overhyping it. The NBA season is long yes so I hope to be proven wrong. We probably won‘t resign KCP so I hope at least we sign Bogi and Im not sure If we can manage to sign somehow Valachiunas or Steven „Aquaman“ Adams. Now those would be some great signings.
Damn y he wasnt top15
Need to move off MPJ and pick up Bogdon Bogdonovic and another piece.
I was thinking about Bojan as a good fit, not Bogdan tho. Bojan can shoot 3s as good as MPJ, but he also passes the ball.
How come he is only 22nd pick with his average and skill set!? This is insane
He is 22 years old which is old by nba standards for a rookie
Two reasons; 1) the NBA over-values the youngest players in the draft every year. That is why nearly all of the lottery guys are one-&-done freshmen or Euros who are teenagers, and 2) he declined to work out for a number of teams that were interested in him.
This guy has the most well rounded game of any player in this draft.
Now they need to get Bruce brown back and try to keep kcp
The Raptors picked up his 23.5million option so they're going to sell him in March. If you go over the second apron, you can't sign players who are buyouts.
the way you talk about him why wasnt he drafted higher?
Age, it's pretty much always the reason good college players drop. Happened with Kenecht aswell to the Lakers, TJD last year, Brunson, Nembhard. Happens every single year but GMs never learn for some reason
I can sense the passion you have for the game but I can't help feel these quite hype laden videos must get tiring to make over and over again. I hope Holmes bucks the trend and has an amazing rookie season but expecting him to meaningfully contribute on a title contending team is maybe a bit of a stretch. The Nuggets banked on Watson and Braun this season to fill in some of what they missed when Brown walked away. In the end they went down bad against a really bad matchup for them in the Wolves and as you might expect in the playoffs the rotation shorted to not much more than the starting 5.
A,GORDON replacement...and JOKIC replacement...great pick to come of the bench at C and PF
Yup. He can play next to Jokić and it shouldn't affect your spacing since he hits his threes.
It would be great if Jokič is 24h, he's 30, and Denver is one injurie away (MPJ, Jamal) from catastrophe
Joker is 29. He wont' be 30 till next February. He's got the conditioning level of a 23 year old & puts the least stress on his body of any player in the NBA because he dictates the pace entirely. He could easily play another 7 years at this level.
I’m so confused, they used the draft to win now when they drafted Zeke Nnaji in 20-21. He has been such a star for them and a key piece season after season. He’s also taller, heavier and has a bigger wingspan than Holmes. So why draft a guy who is smaller, lighter and narrower when you’ve invested all that coaching, teaching and mollycoddling and money in Nnaji?
because zeke is trash
Lose kcp and reggie jackson to bring out braun and peyton.. let's hope this works
if he is so good why was he nr. 22???
I thought that white big man could play off the bench and he rarely saw the court?
Nah, Booth killing Nuggs 2 years in a row
This is the most ridiculous take in sports. A total and utter lack of salary cap, aprons, etc. Only hurt feelings.
@@vlada ye, Calvin didint adjust to it, what an idiot.
Too early to tell. Why so high on a rookie. Good at the NCAA level not always good at the NBA playing the big boys.
The nuggets are going to be the problem child come next season
Second!
Nuggets bout to be a play in team if all they relying on are Braun, strawther, Watson and Holmes dudes better have a good development team
I don't like the move for daron at all, they gave 3 second round picks for a big who's literally shorter with a smaller wingspan than Zeke, Zeke is also more athletic and mobile and has shown floor spacing potential, they needed a back up pg more, and they could've gotten jamal shead along with another big if they really wanted
Zeke can't shot or dribble or pass like Holmes
Ahh zeke has defensive tools but he's just lost offensively, Holmes has much more to his game offensively. I think Zeke will get minutes again to prove himself but Zekes def not as versatile offensively
3 seconds don't mean anything right now. Especially when one of them is in 2031.
@@6manYTfind clips of Zekes 3pts shot when he arrived and now. They really screwed him up whoever is responsibl because the form is horrible now.
This kid should have been a lottery pick, & Nnaji has been so bad that Malone is playing a guy who should no longer be in the NBA instead of him. This is not only a bigger need than a backup PG, but we may very well already have a backup PG. Fans think that because a rookie like Pickett didn't break into Malone's rotation that he's no good. This is faulty reasoning. Denver is leveraging the development process for young players more than any team in the NBA, & it's working. Tap the brake on the panic mode.
Holmes's handle looks horrible. Is there supposed to be his highlights and he keeps losing control of his dribble.😊
Really? That's what you got from this? Maybe you watched the wrong video.
Your making think he is going to be better the joker
Kawhi Leonard took 3 years from being drafted to becoming a breakthrough star.
Are we really going to believe this kid will breakthrough in
They won a ring two years ago, what are you talking about?
@@derrick-uw2pi One ring with having one of the best basketball players in the history of the game - is not enough.
@@djordjespasic2179 There a lot of great players that never won one. Problem is he plays in a place that doesn't draw in Free agents. So they have to build through the draft.
First of all, they're not average. The only reason you don't see guys like Murray & AG showing up on All Star teams is because they make sacrifices in their game for the good of the team in a league where fans & media geeks who don't know much about the game value statistics too much. Second, we don't need this kid to become a "breakthrough star" as a rookie, & neither did the Spurs need that from Leonard in 2012. Despite that, he played 24 min a night & finished the season 4th in voting for the ROY. So your comparison is not only meaningless, it actually strengthened the argument to draft Holmes.
The nuggets are done. They not even interested in winning anymore.