Was a Draft Nba 2024 dominated by the French, but with some incredible surprises from the world of the NCAA. Zach Edey chosen in the Top Ten, Kyle Filipowski who, after giving up a probable lottery call in 2023, drops to the second round where Bronny James will also be called and much more. Here are the main themes of the night of the 2024 NBA Draft.
The French wave
Four players chosen in the first round, three in the top six positions and above all two in the top two. After the landing of the new Messiah Victor Wembanyama, the NBA welcomes its apostles. Zaccharie Risacher becomes the fourth first overall non-USA pick giving Atlanta the linchpin of the eventual rebirth without Trae Young or a luxury glue-guy to put alongside him if he stays. Washington believes Alex Sarr can become a star together with the other Frenchman Bilal Coulibaly while Charlotte bets on the youth and unexplored potential of Tidjane Salaun. At the end of the first round the Knicks are also infected by the French fever and take Pacome Dadiet, fresh from a season at ULM. Never had a country outside the United States of America seen so many first-round picks.
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Zach Edey in Top Ten
“Zach Edey is a particularly special fit for us. Zero ego in him, only desire to win”: This is how Memphis Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman justified the unexpected choice of Zach Edey nella Top Ten del Draft NBA. Thus the two-time National Player of the Year ends up on an intriguing team, already in the playoffs and which has rarely made a mistake in recent drafts. Many centimeters to put in a strong and varied long department who, however, sees his limit precisely in the lack of centimeters, excluding Jaren Jackson Jr.. His ability to defend in NBA spaces will still have to be tested, but offensively Edey will be able to dominate anyone in a team aiming high.
Luxury Exclusions
One year ago, Kyle Filipowski he gave up an almost certain lottery pick to return to Duke, play for the title and increase his stock in a less than brilliant draft class. A year later, he saw the title through binoculars, wasting a gigantic opportunity, and dropped until the second lap. Different story but similar situation for Johnny Furphy. The Australian from Kansas quickly jumped ahead and stopped short. The first too limited, the second too crude, they will be the first to be called tonight in the second round but there is little to celebrate. Waiting for the exclusion of Bronny James from the first round, and it really remains to be seen whether the Lakers will use their No. 55 pick on him.
Kentucky vs UConn
They were the two teams with the most anticipated players. Reed Sheppard e Rob Dillingham on the one hand, Stephon Castle e Donovan Clingan on the other. All chosen in the Top Ten, all from particularly successful teams. There had been talk for weeks about an already consummated marriage between Sheppard and Houston which adds a shooter to its young and already hierarchical core. As well as Minnesotamoved up to the 8, decided to take a trigger-happy guard like Dillingham to add to the bench. Saint Anthony at 4 he passes the Twin Towers suggestion to trust Castle’s three-point shot and star potential while Portland he takes a long one from which to start again like Clingan.
Experts versus projects
In a not so seductive class, every interpretation by NBA front offices is legitimate. So we have seen an invasion of “elderly” prospects as has rarely happened in recent years, but also the willingness to rely on big projects. In the first case we find the Celtics fresh from the title who add an intelligent shooter like Baylor Scheierman and, with very similar reasoning, also the Lakers and Cavaliers who choose Dalton Knecht e Jaylon Tyson, hoping to get a little more out of it than just a simple shooter. Denver adds a big man other than Nikola Jokic with Da’Ron Holmes.
Minnesota hopes to get a sixth man from easy points from one of Dillingham and Terrence Shannon, chosen late in the first round, while Sacramento continues its tradition of picking experienced guards and defensive backs Devin Carter. Utah, on the other hand, knows that it has time to develop and therefore relies on one of the few players with star potential, Cody Williams at 10, ea Isaiah Collier, went down to the end of the first lap, hoping to find the guard of the future. Same reasoning for Washington which moves the cards and adds the two rawest prospects of this Draft, Bub Carrington e Keyshawn Georgecreating a pretty young core.
2024-06-27 10:13:51
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