@@davidherasme5780 well I was thinking it won’t work because they not the greatest friends right now but it would probably be different if the suns did draft Luka
This was a good draft class. 2nd rd guys like Jarred Vanderbilt and Mitchell Robinson, Bruce Brown, Gary Trent are all solid starter caliber/6th man guys. Not to mention undrafted like Gabe Vincent and Duncan Robinson
I don't think so it's a B+ only guy better than him is Luka he helped the Suns reach the finals and got disrespect not given any room to play his game.
@@FilipCordasshai is better than ayton, Trae is better than ayton, Jackson Jr is better than ayton, bridges is better than ayton… want me to stop? There are about another 6 players similar in level to ayton.
@@FilipCordas dude... I can’t argue this if you don’t watch them. I see everyone I just mentioned play pretty often, and it’s CLEARLY a different level.
2018 Redraft (Lottery only!) #1- Luka Doncic #2- Shai Gilgeous Alexander #3- Trae Young #4- Jalen Brunson #5- Jaren Jackson Jr #6- Mikal Bridges #7- Anfernee Simons #8- Michael Porter Jr #9- Mitchell Robinson #10- Robert Williams lll #11- DeAndre Ayton #12- Collin Sexton #13- Miles Bridges #14- Bruce Bowen Honorable Mentions: Wendell Carter Jr, Donte DiVincenzo, Jared Vanderbilt
Mavs fan here. I was sitting there on draft night trying to convince myself that Mo Bamba would work out nicely. I watched Luka win in Europe and absolutely loved his game and attitude. I still can't believe he's in Dallas.
I think mo is at least a D or C- he’s been nice the last 2-3 seasons as a back up, he’s still a good rim protector and 3pt shooter, he shot 38 percent from 3 the last 2 seasons
After the draft, I instantly knew that in order for the Suns to not look stupid, Ayton would have to be the Olajuwon to Luka’s Jordan (obviously Ayton and Luka is nowhere near Dream and MJ, but shoutout to anyone who understood the reference).
The wild thing is that if you asked me around the 21 finals, I would have made this case for Ayton. He was arguably the most consistent player on that run and have no clue where that guy has been since.
6:15 not only was Kevin Knox a miss, they passed up on SGA and Mikal Bridges. Later they traded him to the blazers for Cam Reddish and a 1st round pick. Then 2 drafts later they drafted Obi Toppin 8th, passing up on Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Vassell, and Desmond Bane. This offseason they gave him up for 2 second rounders. Obviously they're not fortune tellers but the people in the Knicks front office are idiots
@@thenativedjiboutian no. At the 2022 trade deadline the Knicks traded Knox and a 1st to Atlanta for Cam Reddish. The next trade deadline they traded Reddish, two bums, and a 1st for Josh Hart
Something forgotten about the Suns picking Ayton: Sarver is a *huge* booster of Arizona. I bet my bottom dollar that if Ayton went to any other school they would not have picked him
Trading down, passing on Luka and drafting Trae Young at number 5 because ownership wasn't sure about Doncic is a D grade at best, definetely not A+. The Hawks got an additional first out of it, which they used to draft Cam Reddish. Bad stuff by Atlanta. Trae is an All-Star calibre player but it's still pretty egregious to trade away Doncic.
@@emilfrederiksen.1622 A+ = best grade possible. How is he not on Luka's level, yet still an A+? There's nothing amazing about scoring 30 a game when the guy you're guarding scored 35.
This was a solid-gold, top-shelf draft. You didn't even mention other dependable NBA players like Jarred Vanderbilt, Gary Trent Jr., Mitchell Robinson, Bruce Brown, or Devonte Graham. This draft was deep!
I take umbrage with Jalen Brunson. Not because he's not a terrific player but because he's clearly 47 years old and cannot have been in this draft class.
The Sexton rating should be higher, if you're re-grading the draft. The Cavs got a couple of very good seasons from him then used him to get Donovan Mitchell. So, from the point of view of him as draft pick, he worked out very well. The lack of production is Utah is relevant to the trade, not the draft.
Ayton reminds me a lot of Andrew Wiggins. Just a really good starter (maybe sneaks into the All-Star team if his team is good enough), he's not good enough to say it was the right pick, but he's not bad enough to say he's a bust.
Really good starter? He's a bum. Plays on one of the worst teams in the league and can't crack double digits. I believe he's currently averaging 0.3 foul shots a game.
@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 He's averaging 12 & 12 right now, which is good. He's one of the better starting Center's in the NBA. And for his career, he averages 17 & 10
I would say this is “Regrading the Picks” and not the “Draft” bc I think that would include trading picks and The Hawks wouldn’t get an A+ in that situation
@@JamesGraham-x3m Do you actually believe that Trae is as good as Luka, or do you just hate Luka, because he's a slow, chubby white boy that shits on 99% of the NBA?
I'm a Duke fan, and I never understood Bagley at #2. So many of the things that have held him back in the NBA were obvious at Duke. His defense was probably the worst I've ever seen from a Duke freshman. It was so bad that Duke permanently went to zone to hide his bad instincts and terrible effort. He was a great offensive player, but he's a tweener. He can't play center defensively, and he can ONLY play center offensively (due to his lack of a jumpshot). He also has zero passing ability. I expected him to do better in the NBA than this, but what was his best case? Poor man's A'mare Stoudemire? In this era, that's not a tenable player. And it's certainly not one you draft #2.
kevin knox 100% an F minus bro. All the mock drafts had us taking mikal bridges. like the knicks got lucky one time with the porzingis pick and kept going lower at the drafts and picking project players and Kevin knox is the one that hurts the most for me. The Knicks really need spacing and a good sf rn and oh my fucking god, bridges would've been perfect. such a godawful pick
MPJ is an A++ for nuggets for taking a flier at pick 14, giving him rest and now he’s a contributing to a championship team as a starter and one of the best shooters in the league and improving defensively year after year. Shot blocking and rebounding is impressive from him.
He was a top talent, but that back of his really put a scare into teams. Denver was loaded with wings at the time and didn’t need him to step in right away. He was the product of great drafting the preceding 2-3 years.
I m a basketball player myself. Not that great actually but fair enough. Is it stupid to model game like Lukas? But without the complaining, the ballhog and the "decent" defender?
The Suns picking Ayton #1 was the best most logical choice at the time , best basketball choice, best marketing choice, best financial choice. Phoenix needed a center , Ayton is an Arizona kid and immediately sell tickets and he was the most dominant big in college.
Never ever ever ever ever ever ever draft fit over talent. Figure out the fit later. There are 10 other dbooks in this league, and doncic is already better and more impactful
@@jadynhasstupid2275 he's not even better than Jaylen Brown.... Booker was routinely on teams that won like 20 games.... then they got a stacked team and still only won like 45 games, had a fluke finals run and he was atrocious in big games and is one of the worst defenders in the league. Stop it.
@@ou8428Brown plays better D but that's about it. DBOOK has handles something brown for exposed for not having. What is this stacked Phoenix team Booker was on? Bridges, ayton and can Johnson built through the draft with an aged cp3 isn't stacked...... Crowder lol
Starvin' Marvin Trashley = F-.. I said it in the comment section of your vid titled "A Marvin Bagley Trade might be coming to the Sacramento Kings" in great detail a little over 2 years ago.. He's nothing special in this league, and never will be.. Absolutely Abominable pick at 2nd overall, especially in that particular Draft.
Not sure if Trae is an A+, I just don't think he just has it in him to lead a team to contention, and his skillset just doesn't work as even a complimentary piece, or even as a 1B option.
Am I the only one who thinks Jackson Jr should be a higher grade than Trae? Idk I disagree with Trae being an A+. I think it's pretty wild to call someone the worst defensive player in the league and then give them an A+ and say it isn't close.
Phoenix not picking Doncic is one thing, but Sacramento? WTF! That is one of the worst draft decisions in decades. We have to go back to Hasheem Thabeet and Darko Milcic to find someone in the same category.
I did not see it with JJJ. But as I look back, it was the way Izzo used him (incorrectly used him) at Michigan St. I was extremely high on SGA. Loved his size and the pace he played with in college. Never seemed to get sped up. Didn't know if he'd be this good though.
Sexton should be a B- imo. He’s had a couple real good seasons and is still a solid piece. Considering some who went before and directly after, it’s a solid pick. Only Mikal & SGA were def better guys above him picked later.
Wendell carter a B and Deandre Ayton a C-????? I get Ayton was drafted ahead of Luka, but that's just criminal.... He literally was a key piece of a finals run in his 3rd year in the league. Meanwhile Wendell has never played in a single playoff game and had to be attached to two firsts just to get Nikola Vucevic lol
“How great” Trey Young has been? Seriously? He is an absolute revolving door on defense and runs off teammates. How many championships did Allen Iverson win? That’s how many Young will win.
nah Kevin Knox is an F-, the following 3 picks directly after him all turned into 20 PPG scorers and 1 of them is an MVP candidate, so the 9th pick having less impact logic doesn't hold up in this particular draft class.
Team 1 Pg. Damian Lillard Sg. Devin Booker Sf. Jimmy Butler Pf. Jaren Jackson Jr C. Jarrett Allen Team 2 Pg. Jamal Murray Sg. Bradley Beal Sf. Jayson Tatum Pf. Domantas Sabonis C. Joel Embiid Team 3 Pg. De'Aaron Fox Sg. Anthony Edwards Sf. Andrew Wiggins Pf. Pascal Siakam C. Rudy Gobert Team 4 Pg. Luka Dončić Sg. Paul George Sf. DeMar DeRozan Pf. Anthony Davis C. Bam Adebayo Team 5 Pg. Trae Young Sg. Donovan Mitchell Sg. Mikal Bridges Pf. Kristaps Porziņģis C. Nikola Jokić Team 6 Pg. Ja Morant Sg. Jaylen Brown Sf. Kawhi Leonard Pf. Draymond Green C. Deandre Ayton Team 7 Pg. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Sg. Klay Thompson Sf. Lebron James Pf. Lauri Markkanen C. Myles Turner Team 8 Pg. Kyrie Irving Sg. Dejounte Murray Sf. Kevin Durant Pf. John Collins C. Clint Capela Team 9 Pg. Stephen Curry Sg. Zach LaVine Sf. Michael Porter Jr Pf. Giannis Antetokounmpo C. Brook Lopez Team 10 Pg. Tyrese Haliburton Sg. Tyrese Maxey Sf. Brandon Ingram PF. Zion Williamson C. Jonas Valančiūnas
It was a combination of Mo’s lack of assertiveness to develop his game overall. Plus having a coach like Steve Clifford not too trusting to playing Mo enough for him to develop his game was also a factor to Mo’s departure from the Magic.
Bamba is still young and has a great chance to be a good backup big in the NBA. Not saying he should be graded much higher but I agree he's never gotten much run and can stick around the league as big shot blocker that can shoot are few and far between
Clippers and Hornets traded picks. The SGA pick was originally Charlotte's, and Jerome pick was originally Clippers'. Teams always trade random picks, like Washington and Indiana did this year even though they were 7th and 8th pick (respectively) in the draft
As much as I want Ayton off my team now, I will admit that he was very impactful in that finals run but I believe Luka and Book would have brought us a championship in between all this time.
Mikal is not A+. its an A at best, its not an all-star, really good to be the third guy in an contender. Trae is not an A+ just because they trade Luka, its an A. To me just 3 guys here are A+, Luka, Shai and Brunson.
So of all the drafts I've scouted this one was by far the one I was most accurate in predicting. There were still some errors I made obviously....I didn't expect Luka to be who he is today, I expected SGA to be an average serviceable player but nothing like he's become..but what I did best was suggesting the Suns should take Karen Jackson over Ayton because I thought Jackson had a lot more upside, after him I thought Mikal Bridges was the next best pick in the draft although I understand not taking him in the top 5 because he was a couple years older than most other guys and he didn't have as much developing and growing to do he was pretty NBA ready come draft night, lastly I couldn't believe the run on this draft's batch of point guards didn't come sooner...in the second round guys like Jalen Brunson, Devante Graham, Jevon Carter, etc. were still available. Also not for nothing I think this was also the draft where Mitchell Robinson didn't go until the second round just because he sat out a year which is crazy to me. But I remember thinking after the draft ended that I could make a pretty good team with a starting five of Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Michael Porter, Miles Bridges, and Jaren Jackson with some backups like Jevon Carter, Anfernee Simons, Divencinzo, Robert Williams, and Mitchell Robinson. Obviously looking back at it today I'd make some changes but my god this draft was loaded..and how good was that Villanova team that helped make this draft so good? I didn't even mention Omari Spellman and they also had Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Divencinzo...how did they ever lose? Lol
It's weird saying for example:"You could've had Shay instead of Mo Bamba", because there is no guarantee that an organization will shape up a player they had drafted in a good manner. Organization is as important as a player's talent and work ethic. Look at the NFL-Trevor Lawrence looked like a bust in his rookie year because his head coach was Urban Meyer, but as soon as Pederson came he bounced back.
Saying miles bridges wasn't playing at an all-star level before the off court stuff is ludicrous he was averaging 20+ a game and was top 10 in all star voting for his position that year also was in most improved player talks and he looks good this year as well he's definitely all star caliber
JJJ downgraded because of Trae Young, get the heck outta here. Trae is a great pure scorer, but he doesn't play D or really make anyone else around him better. Brunson was easily the best value pick in this draft.
I'm actually surprised that Trae young isnt that bad. Dallas still won the trade but I thought it was highway robbery at the time.... Now it's just petty theft
Denver was positioned to take Porter because they had drafted so well previously and developed players that allowed them to sit Porter for the entire year. This allowed MPJ to get healthy and develop without pressure.
Gotta grade it off how they do on the team not who comes after them. Trae and booker sounds like a lot of offense and no defense or big man so the pick for fir was there
Not so hot take. The man averaged 30/5/5/1/1. Only other player ever to do that was Jordan. People are just slow to catch up. SGA is a top 5 player today.
realistically there was no way phoenix wouldn’t pick ayton. a team that was on the cusp of improvement with i believe alex len as the starting center getting a player falling into their lap projected to go first overall FROM UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA like no amount of convincing from the coach on luka would change his mind
also this was still peak euro bias era where there was pretty much no way in hell a european player would get picked first due to the fact that euro stars tend to fail due to being forced into a role player’s role
Hiring Luka’s coach and then not drafting Luka is such a Phoenix Suns thing to do
True but I don’t think Luka and Book would of worked out
Imma lifelong Suns fan and your take is unfortunately true af 😂
@@GorgeousRockit definitely could’ve worked, Booker is really good at playing off-ball and he doesn’t even play the same position as Luka
That was a Robert Sarver thing, tyvm.
Like putting goats in the GMs office.
@@davidherasme5780 well I was thinking it won’t work because they not the greatest friends right now but it would probably be different if the suns did draft Luka
All in all, this was a good draft.. a lot of players that you didn’t expect to develop are now some of the best in the league😮 i.e SGA & Brunson
C- for charmin?
Give the suns an F. Ayton is a certified bum
😂 jaren ass Jackson jr man give me DeAndre ayton over jjj anyday
🤣🤣 what are you taking
This was a good draft class. 2nd rd guys like Jarred Vanderbilt and Mitchell Robinson, Bruce Brown, Gary Trent are all solid starter caliber/6th man guys. Not to mention undrafted like Gabe Vincent and Duncan Robinson
Now u look at thus draft, this Draft Lowkey a top 5 drafts far cause its lots of all-around good players
Ah yes, Duncan Robinson, a player most notable for his creation of a basketball RUclips channel mysteriously named “Clayton Crowley”
also a 15 ppg scorer. @@sgrey9181
Ayton's grade is perfect because there's plenty of room to swing in either direction. Such a volatile player.
He’s such a mid young player. Like he has flashes of talent but his motor is so shit and against top half of centers he gets shitted on
I don't think so it's a B+ only guy better than him is Luka he helped the Suns reach the finals and got disrespect not given any room to play his game.
@@FilipCordasshai is better than ayton, Trae is better than ayton, Jackson Jr is better than ayton, bridges is better than ayton… want me to stop? There are about another 6 players similar in level to ayton.
@@myzticalz3289 not really none of them made it to the finals and they have inflated statas because they don't play on stacked teams.
@@FilipCordas dude... I can’t argue this if you don’t watch them. I see everyone I just mentioned play pretty often, and it’s CLEARLY a different level.
2018 Redraft (Lottery only!)
#1- Luka Doncic
#2- Shai Gilgeous Alexander
#3- Trae Young
#4- Jalen Brunson
#5- Jaren Jackson Jr
#6- Mikal Bridges
#7- Anfernee Simons
#8- Michael Porter Jr
#9- Mitchell Robinson
#10- Robert Williams lll
#11- DeAndre Ayton
#12- Collin Sexton
#13- Miles Bridges
#14- Bruce Bowen
Honorable Mentions:
Wendell Carter Jr, Donte DiVincenzo, Jared Vanderbilt
as a maverick I hate that we lost jalen brunson for nothing. at least we got kyrie though
@@beef2503I’m also a mavs fan but at least we made it to the finals
Mavs fan here. I was sitting there on draft night trying to convince myself that Mo Bamba would work out nicely. I watched Luka win in Europe and absolutely loved his game and attitude. I still can't believe he's in Dallas.
For me, it was Bagley after the Mavs dropped all the way down to the 5th pick. The Mavs were fortunate that 3 other front offices fumbled the ball.
I think mo is at least a D or C- he’s been nice the last 2-3 seasons as a back up, he’s still a good rim protector and 3pt shooter, he shot 38 percent from 3 the last 2 seasons
As a magic fan you’re so far off it’s hilarious.
Great name
fitting name
If Trae Young is an A+, Doncic has to be A++ because they had to trade a pick
No
There basically the same player one 6’9 the other is just short
@@assanetalla5797 Thats the point dummy. Size is kinda important in NBA ....
One made it to the conference finals, one didn't
@@assanetalla5797But height is pretty crucial in basketball; it's kinda like saying that Nikola Jokic is just, idk, 6'10 Rajon Rondo or something
Luka running that phoenix offense with Booker and Bridges had a good chance of beating the Bucks in the finals.
After the draft, I instantly knew that in order for the Suns to not look stupid, Ayton would have to be the Olajuwon to Luka’s Jordan (obviously Ayton and Luka is nowhere near Dream and MJ, but shoutout to anyone who understood the reference).
The wild thing is that if you asked me around the 21 finals, I would have made this case for Ayton. He was arguably the most consistent player on that run and have no clue where that guy has been since.
@@johndebono1870bro stfu
Luka was 18 and just won a championship as a starter
You’re a casual
Bro "Luka" isn't even the best player from his own draft class lol
Shai has surpassed him
Shae has not proved nothing in playoffs
@@ParampamImSo has luka
6:15 not only was Kevin Knox a miss, they passed up on SGA and Mikal Bridges. Later they traded him to the blazers for Cam Reddish and a 1st round pick. Then 2 drafts later they drafted Obi Toppin 8th, passing up on Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Vassell, and Desmond Bane. This offseason they gave him up for 2 second rounders. Obviously they're not fortune tellers but the people in the Knicks front office are idiots
No, The blazers traded Josh Hart for Knox, Reddish, Arcidiacono and Thybulle.
@@thenativedjiboutianthat was years after dumb ass
@@thenativedjiboutian no. At the 2022 trade deadline the Knicks traded Knox and a 1st to Atlanta for Cam Reddish. The next trade deadline they traded Reddish, two bums, and a 1st for Josh Hart
Yeah ur right mb lol@@chrilpy
It's the Knicks. Missing is what they do.
Something forgotten about the Suns picking Ayton: Sarver is a *huge* booster of Arizona. I bet my bottom dollar that if Ayton went to any other school they would not have picked him
Captain obvious
Captain A-Hole, I didn't really know that so it was useful info to me.@@skywalker2759
Trading down, passing on Luka and drafting Trae Young at number 5 because ownership wasn't sure about Doncic is a D grade at best, definetely not A+. The Hawks got an additional first out of it, which they used to draft Cam Reddish. Bad stuff by Atlanta. Trae is an All-Star calibre player but it's still pretty egregious to trade away Doncic.
Facts
Not the first time they traded away a generational talent. Bill Russell anyone?
I agree but Trae Young is still an A+ player yes he is not Luka Doncic level but he still an amazing guard.
@@emilfrederiksen.1622 A+ = best grade possible. How is he not on Luka's level, yet still an A+? There's nothing amazing about scoring 30 a game when the guy you're guarding scored 35.
Collin Sexton is a B bare minimum
This was a solid-gold, top-shelf draft. You didn't even mention other dependable NBA players like Jarred Vanderbilt, Gary Trent Jr., Mitchell Robinson, Bruce Brown, or Devonte Graham. This draft was deep!
This draft Lowkey one of top 5 if look at all
When it’s all said and done this draft will compete with 84, 96 and 03 imo.
Love my guys Luka and Shai!
I take umbrage with Jalen Brunson. Not because he's not a terrific player but because he's clearly 47 years old and cannot have been in this draft class.
The Sexton rating should be higher, if you're re-grading the draft. The Cavs got a couple of very good seasons from him then used him to get Donovan Mitchell. So, from the point of view of him as draft pick, he worked out very well. The lack of production is Utah is relevant to the trade, not the draft.
Ayton reminds me a lot of Andrew Wiggins. Just a really good starter (maybe sneaks into the All-Star team if his team is good enough), he's not good enough to say it was the right pick, but he's not bad enough to say he's a bust.
No sir give me Wiggins all day
@@skywalker2759Wiggins of ass andrews? 😂
Really good starter? He's a bum. Plays on one of the worst teams in the league and can't crack double digits. I believe he's currently averaging 0.3 foul shots a game.
@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 He's averaging 12 & 12 right now, which is good. He's one of the better starting Center's in the NBA. And for his career, he averages 17 & 10
Hawks really gambled on Cam Reddish filling a second slot in the roster in that trade, but He was just a disappointment.
Atlanta trading back to 5 and not taking Luka makes their trae young selection a D+
So this is why he dropped 50 on them on Christmas Day😂😂
As a Suns fan, it hurts that Phoenix didn't draft Luka. However, what undeniably hurts more is that JJJ is what Ayton was supposed to be.
I would say this is “Regrading the Picks” and not the “Draft” bc I think that would include trading picks and The Hawks wouldn’t get an A+ in that situation
The hawks got a player at 5 that's just as good as the player drafted at 3 AND got a lottery pick for it
@@JamesGraham-x3m you trynna tell me you’d rather have Trae Young and Cam Reddish than LUKA ?😂 you’re buggin
@@JamesGraham-x3m Do you actually believe that Trae is as good as Luka, or do you just hate Luka, because he's a slow, chubby white boy that shits on 99% of the NBA?
Real talk, I had no idea SGA would turn out as good as he did, dude is a monster
I'm a Duke fan, and I never understood Bagley at #2. So many of the things that have held him back in the NBA were obvious at Duke. His defense was probably the worst I've ever seen from a Duke freshman. It was so bad that Duke permanently went to zone to hide his bad instincts and terrible effort. He was a great offensive player, but he's a tweener. He can't play center defensively, and he can ONLY play center offensively (due to his lack of a jumpshot). He also has zero passing ability. I expected him to do better in the NBA than this, but what was his best case? Poor man's A'mare Stoudemire? In this era, that's not a tenable player. And it's certainly not one you draft #2.
I blame Vlade. Liked him as a player, didn't as a GM
kevin knox 100% an F minus bro. All the mock drafts had us taking mikal bridges. like the knicks got lucky one time with the porzingis pick and kept going lower at the drafts and picking project players and Kevin knox is the one that hurts the most for me. The Knicks really need spacing and a good sf rn and oh my fucking god, bridges would've been perfect. such a godawful pick
MPJ is an A++ for nuggets for taking a flier at pick 14, giving him rest and now he’s a contributing to a championship team as a starter and one of the best shooters in the league and improving defensively year after year. Shot blocking and rebounding is impressive from him.
He was a top talent, but that back of his really put a scare into teams. Denver was loaded with wings at the time and didn’t need him to step in right away. He was the product of great drafting the preceding 2-3 years.
Jaylen Brown your next video Sporting Logically 😅😂😅😂😅😂
I m a basketball player myself. Not that great actually but fair enough.
Is it stupid to model game like Lukas?
But without the complaining, the ballhog and the "decent" defender?
If you never want to win a tournament or championship then by all means model his game 💀
@@ColdHoops Luka won several tournaments and championships in Europe. And he's not even 25 yet. He still has time to win in the NBA.
The Suns picking Ayton #1 was the best most logical choice at the time , best basketball choice, best marketing choice, best financial choice.
Phoenix needed a center , Ayton is an Arizona kid and immediately sell tickets and he was the most dominant big in college.
that doesnt really matter for context of the grading
Never ever ever ever ever ever ever draft fit over talent. Figure out the fit later. There are 10 other dbooks in this league, and doncic is already better and more impactful
@@re.d.studiodevin booker is the best sg in the league
@@jadynhasstupid2275 he's not even better than Jaylen Brown.... Booker was routinely on teams that won like 20 games.... then they got a stacked team and still only won like 45 games, had a fluke finals run and he was atrocious in big games and is one of the worst defenders in the league. Stop it.
@@ou8428Brown plays better D but that's about it. DBOOK has handles something brown for exposed for not having. What is this stacked Phoenix team Booker was on? Bridges, ayton and can Johnson built through the draft with an aged cp3 isn't stacked...... Crowder lol
Starvin' Marvin Trashley = F-.. I said it in the comment section of your vid titled "A Marvin Bagley Trade might be coming to the Sacramento Kings" in great detail a little over 2 years ago.. He's nothing special in this league, and never will be.. Absolutely Abominable pick at 2nd overall, especially in that particular Draft.
Gayton and Trashley, alongside Kevin Loves Sucking on K(n)ox would make helluva frontcourt in the WNBA.
@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 LOL.
Not sure if Trae is an A+, I just don't think he just has it in him to lead a team to contention, and his skillset just doesn't work as even a complimentary piece, or even as a 1B option.
He can be 1B in a championship winning team with the right pieces.
Yup smh u said before the draft suns should get Luka after they didn’t I said they would regret now here we are smh
No one ever said Philly was the city of motherly love.
Am I the only one who thinks Jackson Jr should be a higher grade than Trae? Idk I disagree with Trae being an A+. I think it's pretty wild to call someone the worst defensive player in the league and then give them an A+ and say it isn't close.
I mean he’s nice but he ain’t no A+ maybe an A or B
There both an A
@@calebhall6826 I could get with that but I feel like Trae is overrated here.
Phoenix not picking Doncic is one thing, but Sacramento? WTF! That is one of the worst draft decisions in decades. We have to go back to Hasheem Thabeet and Darko Milcic to find someone in the same category.
I did not see it with JJJ. But as I look back, it was the way Izzo used him (incorrectly used him) at Michigan St.
I was extremely high on SGA. Loved his size and the pace he played with in college. Never seemed to get sped up. Didn't know if he'd be this good though.
DeAndre Ayton deserves GRADE B 😂😅😅😂😅😂
Right watch him dominate this season
@@HardKnocks160she need improve his DEFENSE, footwork & mid range this summer
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Sexton should be a B- imo. He’s had a couple real good seasons and is still a solid piece. Considering some who went before and directly after, it’s a solid pick. Only Mikal & SGA were def better guys above him picked later.
Wendell carter a B and Deandre Ayton a C-????? I get Ayton was drafted ahead of Luka, but that's just criminal.... He literally was a key piece of a finals run in his 3rd year in the league.
Meanwhile Wendell has never played in a single playoff game and had to be attached to two firsts just to get Nikola Vucevic lol
Gayton's play in Portland is a better response to your monkey logic than anything I can come up with.
“How great” Trey Young has been? Seriously? He is an absolute revolving door on defense and runs off teammates. How many championships did Allen Iverson win? That’s how many Young will win.
nah Kevin Knox is an F-, the following 3 picks directly after him all turned into 20 PPG scorers and 1 of them is an MVP candidate, so the 9th pick having less impact logic doesn't hold up in this particular draft class.
Please do reaserch, Igor Kokoskov(ex Suns coach) wanted Luka, but everybody wanted Ayton.
He said he would draft Luka and try to bring in Capela.
Team 1
Pg. Damian Lillard
Sg. Devin Booker
Sf. Jimmy Butler
Pf. Jaren Jackson Jr
C. Jarrett Allen
Team 2
Pg. Jamal Murray
Sg. Bradley Beal
Sf. Jayson Tatum
Pf. Domantas Sabonis
C. Joel Embiid
Team 3
Pg. De'Aaron Fox
Sg. Anthony Edwards
Sf. Andrew Wiggins
Pf. Pascal Siakam
C. Rudy Gobert
Team 4
Pg. Luka Dončić
Sg. Paul George
Sf. DeMar DeRozan
Pf. Anthony Davis
C. Bam Adebayo
Team 5
Pg. Trae Young
Sg. Donovan Mitchell
Sg. Mikal Bridges
Pf. Kristaps Porziņģis
C. Nikola Jokić
Team 6
Pg. Ja Morant
Sg. Jaylen Brown
Sf. Kawhi Leonard
Pf. Draymond Green
C. Deandre Ayton
Team 7
Pg. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Sg. Klay Thompson
Sf. Lebron James
Pf. Lauri Markkanen
C. Myles Turner
Team 8
Pg. Kyrie Irving
Sg. Dejounte Murray
Sf. Kevin Durant
Pf. John Collins
C. Clint Capela
Team 9
Pg. Stephen Curry
Sg. Zach LaVine
Sf. Michael Porter Jr
Pf. Giannis Antetokounmpo
C. Brook Lopez
Team 10
Pg. Tyrese Haliburton
Sg. Tyrese Maxey
Sf. Brandon Ingram
PF. Zion Williamson
C. Jonas Valančiūnas
I 👍 for posting so much but what are these teams??
@@jsports2665just random starting lineups to spark a conversation
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0:34 take hand off from Igor Kokoškov, its was decision a GM and owner, everybody knew that Lucka should be top 1 pick
Which 3rd slection was the craziest? Luka, Tatum, or Jordan
Isn’t the #2 pick Marvin III? If he were Marving Bagley, there would be a comma after Bagley.
Please don’t do this to us…
I can’t stand seeing 2018 draft in writing 😭😭
I wonder what the trade offers were like for the Suns for that #1 pick.
Orlando simply never gave mo bamba an actual chance to succeed
It was a combination of Mo’s lack of assertiveness to develop his game overall. Plus having a coach like Steve Clifford not too trusting to playing Mo enough for him to develop his game was also a factor to Mo’s departure from the Magic.
Bamba is still young and has a great chance to be a good backup big in the NBA. Not saying he should be graded much higher but I agree he's never gotten much run and can stick around the league as big shot blocker that can shoot are few and far between
When you've got an all star calibre player like Vucevic, no young player is going to develop in that situation
nah he just sucked
No bruce brown mention?
I'd give ayton atleast like a C+ or B-. that for me is like the average-average.
I have been saying that Ayton sucks and nobody believed me. Ayton cannot create his own shots.
who are you bro? you are just reading other peoples analysis. There is nothing here that is your own.
I know you just told me but wtf is Jerome Robinson and couldn’t the clippers take sga mpj 🤦🏾
So true who the f is Robinson.... F-
Clippers and Hornets traded picks.
The SGA pick was originally Charlotte's, and Jerome pick was originally Clippers'.
Teams always trade random picks, like Washington and Indiana did this year even though they were 7th and
8th pick (respectively) in the draft
Gotta give thay Sexton pick more love, comapring him to Knox the next pick it's not even close. Sexton is a legit starter, Knox is a G leaguer
He came off the bench last year in Utah... 🤷♂️
Kings taking Bagley over Luka is the worst decision ever made
As much as I want Ayton off my team now, I will admit that he was very impactful in that finals run but I believe Luka and Book would have brought us a championship in between all this time.
Kevin Knox just signing one of year deal blazers I think it’s going to turn his career around
hahahahahahahaha
Mikal is not A+. its an A at best, its not an all-star, really good to be the third guy in an contender.
Trae is not an A+ just because they trade Luka, its an A. To me just 3 guys here are A+, Luka, Shai and Brunson.
As a kings fan watching them draft Bagley made me feel like we might be missing out.
The king's ruined Bagley had he been drafted by any other team he'd be an all star
Hawks trading that #3 pick is an absolutely f
Phoenix pulled a Portland, who passed on Jordan.
Lukas wasnt drafted in 1 position cause he is white
Suns spent a #1 pick on a starting role player lol.
Suns had to write an apology letter to their Fans because Luka whooped their asses
I still don’t understand anyone’s Trae love…
So of all the drafts I've scouted this one was by far the one I was most accurate in predicting. There were still some errors I made obviously....I didn't expect Luka to be who he is today, I expected SGA to be an average serviceable player but nothing like he's become..but what I did best was suggesting the Suns should take Karen Jackson over Ayton because I thought Jackson had a lot more upside, after him I thought Mikal Bridges was the next best pick in the draft although I understand not taking him in the top 5 because he was a couple years older than most other guys and he didn't have as much developing and growing to do he was pretty NBA ready come draft night, lastly I couldn't believe the run on this draft's batch of point guards didn't come sooner...in the second round guys like Jalen Brunson, Devante Graham, Jevon Carter, etc. were still available. Also not for nothing I think this was also the draft where Mitchell Robinson didn't go until the second round just because he sat out a year which is crazy to me. But I remember thinking after the draft ended that I could make a pretty good team with a starting five of Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Michael Porter, Miles Bridges, and Jaren Jackson with some backups like Jevon Carter, Anfernee Simons, Divencinzo, Robert Williams, and Mitchell Robinson. Obviously looking back at it today I'd make some changes but my god this draft was loaded..and how good was that Villanova team that helped make this draft so good? I didn't even mention Omari Spellman and they also had Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Divencinzo...how did they ever lose? Lol
It's weird saying for example:"You could've had Shay instead of Mo Bamba", because there is no guarantee that an organization will shape up a player they had drafted in a good manner. Organization is as important as a player's talent and work ethic. Look at the NFL-Trevor Lawrence looked like a bust in his rookie year because his head coach was Urban Meyer, but as soon as Pederson came he bounced back.
Saying miles bridges wasn't playing at an all-star level before the off court stuff is ludicrous he was averaging 20+ a game and was top 10 in all star voting for his position that year also was in most improved player talks and he looks good this year as well he's definitely all star caliber
JJJ downgraded because of Trae Young, get the heck outta here. Trae is a great pure scorer, but he doesn't play D or really make anyone else around him better. Brunson was easily the best value pick in this draft.
You know there is S-Tier right?
Marvin the bust bagley . SMH with Vlades pick, cuz u hated lukas dad or whatever trying to be too smart. Worst gm in nba history
I'm actually surprised that Trae young isnt that bad. Dallas still won the trade but I thought it was highway robbery at the time.... Now it's just petty theft
Denver was positioned to take Porter because they had drafted so well previously and developed players that allowed them to sit Porter for the entire year. This allowed MPJ to get healthy and develop without pressure.
Bagley was the right pick the king's just ruined him like they ruin everyone else they drafted between 2005 and 2018
Luka grading Luka 😂
I feel like Mikal bridges doesn’t deserve the A+, partly because they missed on Shai by drafting him.
Sacremento is the biggest losers in this draft lmao picking Marvin Bagley over Luka Doncic is terrible.
As a Hawks fan I love Trae Young but It’s like getting a corvette when you could have had a Ferrari
Luka should be S class
I thought that you’ll grade Grayson Allen at the 21st pick..
Miles Bridges gets a B for beating girlfriend. That's how I rationalize that dumb grade.
The #11 was involved in one of the worst trades in NBA history
Gotta grade it off how they do on the team not who comes after them. Trae and booker sounds like a lot of offense and no defense or big man so the pick for fir was there
I’d rather have jaren Jackson than trae young because Trey young is a defensive liability
i thought Luka is an S!
The mo bomba song is A+
Hot take: Shai will end up being the best player in the 2018 class (He has a much better chance at winning rings)
Not so hot take. The man averaged 30/5/5/1/1. Only other player ever to do that was Jordan. People are just slow to catch up. SGA is a top 5 player today.
Was waiting for you to roast the sixers for that Zhaire Smith debacle
That draft was freakin looaded.. Was like a genuine 2k draft that you would create into the game.
realistically there was no way phoenix wouldn’t pick ayton. a team that was on the cusp of improvement with i believe alex len as the starting center getting a player falling into their lap projected to go first overall FROM UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA like no amount of convincing from the coach on luka would change his mind
also this was still peak euro bias era where there was pretty much no way in hell a european player would get picked first due to the fact that euro stars tend to fail due to being forced into a role player’s role
One of the top draft classes of all time. Loaded with all stars.
You always draft talent over need. Trades are a thing.
Best modern draft we seen since 2003 its crazy deep