….so that I can later shit on him for not being a stretch big, for being too slow, for clogging up the driving lanes for our wings…………
NatsuAru
Gilbert Arenas gave a pretty stern warning that picking him too high is a big case for getting a GM fired.
He made comments that he was too old school. Legit no skills other than the ones you’d see back in the old 90s, and that the only people he’d be guarding would be Jokic and Embiid, who’d know well enough to pull him to the outside of the paint where he’s useless. But he’s worth a shot at a second pick.
You can argue that he’d be like Gobert in that sense, and also argue that Gil is an absolute nut. But I take that warning seriously
There will be no space advantage with this dude. The desperation fans have with getting defense at the five could wind up having a center that does nothing for the team as a whole, and gets completely outplayed by the better bigs.
Phil_Dude
Is that Grays sports almanac 2025 – 2050 in your left pocket?
CazOnReddit
If Missi (I think he’s already declared) or Chomche (who might not declare) are still on the board then hard pass on either the Pacers pick or Pistons pick. Honestly, I’d take a flier on Ware over Edey simply due to how much moremobile Kel’el is and how he’s at least demonstrated a willingness to shoot 3s even if his FT percentages leaves a bit to be desired as far as stretch 5s go.
If they’re off the board then…maybe? It depends on if we keep our own pick and where it ends up – or if we end up moving said pick but I digress.
Real talk: If he wasn’t Canadian, no one would be clamoring for Edey over any other center prospect and his game doesn’t project to translate well to the NBA. I get rooting for Canada’s own but he’s a slowfooted big man whose postgame isn’t exactly advanced ie footwork.
MDS_1996
With pick 31? Why not.
Edit: All I’m saying that if the worst case scenario happens and we lose the pick and don’t draft a C in the 1st round, that I wouldn’t be 100% opposed to it if they drafted him at 31, they shouldn’t touch Edey with the Pacers, pick or ours if we keep it obviously.
Really like Zach, but there are 4 players on UConn I would want over him.
Nokeol
spurs should draft him and put him on wembys workout routine and diet
yawetag1869
If he is on t he board by the time the Pacer’s pick comes up, draft him no questions asked. He has too much upside to pass over at that point of the draft.
16cdms
We already have Poetl and just re-signed Kelly Olynick. Also Poertl is a massive over pay. We would be fucking ourselves drafting Edey in the first
motherseffinjones
The raptors need defence and guess what Edeys biggest question mark is. Hint it’s his ability to play defence in the nba
see_rich
With us acquiring Poetl and then tanking to have to save the pick we traded for him, drafting Edey would be an absolute disaster organizationally.
With the way things have been, I expect it.
LemmingPractice
I would be down for that, for sure, as long as it’s with either the Indy pick or the Detroit second rounder.
Edey’s mock range is pretty all-over-the-place, with some as high as late lottery, and others into the second round. Considering the weakness in the draft, if he’s there in the late-teens, where the Indy pick is likely to land, then he is probably worth spending the pick on. If he’s still there at the start of the second round, when the Detroit pick lands, then it seems like it should be a slam dunk selection.
In recent years, he saw Walker Kessler drop way lower than he should have, because of the hesitancy of teams to draft traditional centers, but, we also saw the decision to let Luka Garza (slow-footed center who won College Player of the Year) drop to the late second round be the correct call.
I think Edey is more along the lines of Kessler than Garza. He may be slow-footed defensively, but he is more mobile than Garza and also much larger (6 inches taller and 67 lbs larger, with a monstrous 7’10.5″ wingspan). Both Garza and Edey put up their stats by bullying NCAA players with their size, but Edey actually has the size to bully NBA players, too. The guy is only two inches shorter than Yao Ming, but has 5 extra inches of wingspan.
Length makes up for a lot defensively, and I feel like Edey’s monstrous length will give him the ability to at least be passable defensively. You will be playing him in a deep drop, and he may never be able to effectively switch onto the perimeter, but he will change a lot of shots at the net, gobble up a ton of rebounds, and, on the offensive end, he should put up efficient points and dominate the offensive glass. Being above 70% from the free throw line also means that he can’t be hack-a-Shaq’ed off the court.
Considering the weakness of the draft, I don’t think you are expecting much more than a decent rotation player or maybe a solid starter, if you are lucky, in a pick in the late teens. Given that, I think Edey is a risk worth taking. He may be the highest ceiling guy you could get in that slot, and he’s a Canadian kid who the front office is familiar with from the national program. I would be very excited to see us pick him up in the draft.
regohcide
I would have been happy to use the pick they traded to get Kelly on him, obviously that early second rounder.
But his play in the Tourney had started to have him creep up on some boards and I don’t like him mid first range. Although I really do dislike our front court a lot.
Online_Commentor_69
I think it’s hard to imagine him making a dent in the NBA with how athletically limited he is, but on the flipside, he’s only been playing basketball for like 5-6 years at a competitive level, he’s still very raw. And I mean dude *is* 7’4″.
MassiveTelevision387
I was kinda high on this kid but watching him play, he seems like he’d be a liability. Slow footwork, can’t run fast. Kinda reminds me of a lesser Yao Ming.
salmonthesuperior
In the second round sure but not first and especially not if we manage to keep our own first from the Spurs trade lol but like I’m not against drafting him later on at all
superstarsrock
Bro has negative finesse, he’s gonna get bullied at the next level
CaptainKoreana
With a 2R pick that’d be an absolute steal.
1R pick would probably cause most of fanbase to ask why, his March Madness performance aside. And those concerns would be valid.
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With a second round pick?
….so that I can later shit on him for not being a stretch big, for being too slow, for clogging up the driving lanes for our wings…………
Gilbert Arenas gave a pretty stern warning that picking him too high is a big case for getting a GM fired.
He made comments that he was too old school. Legit no skills other than the ones you’d see back in the old 90s, and that the only people he’d be guarding would be Jokic and Embiid, who’d know well enough to pull him to the outside of the paint where he’s useless. But he’s worth a shot at a second pick.
You can argue that he’d be like Gobert in that sense, and also argue that Gil is an absolute nut. But I take that warning seriously
There will be no space advantage with this dude. The desperation fans have with getting defense at the five could wind up having a center that does nothing for the team as a whole, and gets completely outplayed by the better bigs.
Is that Grays sports almanac 2025 – 2050 in your left pocket?
If Missi (I think he’s already declared) or Chomche (who might not declare) are still on the board then hard pass on either the Pacers pick or Pistons pick. Honestly, I’d take a flier on Ware over Edey simply due to how much moremobile Kel’el is and how he’s at least demonstrated a willingness to shoot 3s even if his FT percentages leaves a bit to be desired as far as stretch 5s go.
If they’re off the board then…maybe? It depends on if we keep our own pick and where it ends up – or if we end up moving said pick but I digress.
Real talk: If he wasn’t Canadian, no one would be clamoring for Edey over any other center prospect and his game doesn’t project to translate well to the NBA. I get rooting for Canada’s own but he’s a slowfooted big man whose postgame isn’t exactly advanced ie footwork.
With pick 31? Why not.
Edit: All I’m saying that if the worst case scenario happens and we lose the pick and don’t draft a C in the 1st round, that I wouldn’t be 100% opposed to it if they drafted him at 31, they shouldn’t touch Edey with the Pacers, pick or ours if we keep it obviously.
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Really like Zach, but there are 4 players on UConn I would want over him.
spurs should draft him and put him on wembys workout routine and diet
If he is on t he board by the time the Pacer’s pick comes up, draft him no questions asked. He has too much upside to pass over at that point of the draft.
We already have Poetl and just re-signed Kelly Olynick. Also Poertl is a massive over pay. We would be fucking ourselves drafting Edey in the first
The raptors need defence and guess what Edeys biggest question mark is. Hint it’s his ability to play defence in the nba
With us acquiring Poetl and then tanking to have to save the pick we traded for him, drafting Edey would be an absolute disaster organizationally.
With the way things have been, I expect it.
I would be down for that, for sure, as long as it’s with either the Indy pick or the Detroit second rounder.
Edey’s mock range is pretty all-over-the-place, with some as high as late lottery, and others into the second round. Considering the weakness in the draft, if he’s there in the late-teens, where the Indy pick is likely to land, then he is probably worth spending the pick on. If he’s still there at the start of the second round, when the Detroit pick lands, then it seems like it should be a slam dunk selection.
In recent years, he saw Walker Kessler drop way lower than he should have, because of the hesitancy of teams to draft traditional centers, but, we also saw the decision to let Luka Garza (slow-footed center who won College Player of the Year) drop to the late second round be the correct call.
I think Edey is more along the lines of Kessler than Garza. He may be slow-footed defensively, but he is more mobile than Garza and also much larger (6 inches taller and 67 lbs larger, with a monstrous 7’10.5″ wingspan). Both Garza and Edey put up their stats by bullying NCAA players with their size, but Edey actually has the size to bully NBA players, too. The guy is only two inches shorter than Yao Ming, but has 5 extra inches of wingspan.
Length makes up for a lot defensively, and I feel like Edey’s monstrous length will give him the ability to at least be passable defensively. You will be playing him in a deep drop, and he may never be able to effectively switch onto the perimeter, but he will change a lot of shots at the net, gobble up a ton of rebounds, and, on the offensive end, he should put up efficient points and dominate the offensive glass. Being above 70% from the free throw line also means that he can’t be hack-a-Shaq’ed off the court.
Considering the weakness of the draft, I don’t think you are expecting much more than a decent rotation player or maybe a solid starter, if you are lucky, in a pick in the late teens. Given that, I think Edey is a risk worth taking. He may be the highest ceiling guy you could get in that slot, and he’s a Canadian kid who the front office is familiar with from the national program. I would be very excited to see us pick him up in the draft.
I would have been happy to use the pick they traded to get Kelly on him, obviously that early second rounder.
But his play in the Tourney had started to have him creep up on some boards and I don’t like him mid first range. Although I really do dislike our front court a lot.
I think it’s hard to imagine him making a dent in the NBA with how athletically limited he is, but on the flipside, he’s only been playing basketball for like 5-6 years at a competitive level, he’s still very raw. And I mean dude *is* 7’4″.
I was kinda high on this kid but watching him play, he seems like he’d be a liability. Slow footwork, can’t run fast. Kinda reminds me of a lesser Yao Ming.
In the second round sure but not first and especially not if we manage to keep our own first from the Spurs trade lol but like I’m not against drafting him later on at all
Bro has negative finesse, he’s gonna get bullied at the next level
With a 2R pick that’d be an absolute steal.
1R pick would probably cause most of fanbase to ask why, his March Madness performance aside. And those concerns would be valid.
This meme gets me every time lol