a french guard, i’m sure this sub is thrilled š
he’s the opposite of frank tho lol offense and no D
cricket9818
Who the fuck is that
rosinenthusiast
Letās goooooo, super high upside pick this late in the draft
nsilv0414
We have a new French prince š š«š·
glooooocky
who the fook is that guy
echelonNYK
Didn’t do any scouting this year. Who is this?
ditchahawk
Our prince is back
HoodieMe7o
The Prince who was promised
spiked_cider
Those boos came out so hard and fast
theamanx8
FRANK HIVE WYA
shotbyspartacus
Whatās he good at?
DC25NYC
Oui oui dadiet
CornCobb890
Iām fairly certain iHart is staying. Dadiet stashed, 26 traded. 2 second rounders will fill out the roster. I see the vision, Leon.
cjackc11
Not sure how much I love a developmental guy here but Iāll see who we get at 26
Revenesis
Oh my God an 18 year old French guard š
CrossingYoulnStyle
Damn he was sitting in the stands not even at the table
JR18123
From what Iāve heard, a really good catch and shoot shooter, but a bad defender. Interesting
Urban_Introvert
Is he tough? That’s all that matters.
cesarjulius
this feels like a draft and stash to me.
322vette
Itās picks like this that make me feel better that Leon dumped a bunch of them for Bridges.
IDlOT
Where are these French dudes coming from lmao
ObviousAnswerGuy
this has to be a salary saving move to stash him in France and keep his rights?
datatadata
French prince 2024 š
derrilickt
DEY DRAFTED WHO?
Drab_Majesty
Dadiet chill
akanaan5
pacman diet
RicoGemini
High risk high reward
He is a strong offensive player. Can shoot, drive, is big and athletic. 6ā9 I believe
His defense needs work so hopefully Thibs can coach him up, plus he has 3 amazing mentors in OG, Mikal, and Hart to help him as well
rgthunder1
Another wing! Tommy like wingy!
andmc92
> **BACKGROUND:** Parents are Florence and Andre. He comes from a hoops family, as his brother, Maxence, is a national team player for Ivory Coast and currently plays in the French third division for Toulouse. PacĆ“meās mother is the director of a preschool, and his father works in child protection. They are very close with Alexandre Sarrās family. Dadiet was born in the southeast of France but moved just outside of Paris early in his life. He started playing hoops at an elevated level when he was young within a Saint-Charles system that also featured Tidjane Salaun. He was there for nearly a decade before heading off to INSEP, the basketball academy for highlevel players in France. He signed in 2021 to play for Paris Basketball, the team run by former Minnesota Timberwolves general manager David Kahn. Dadiet mostly played in the Espoirs league (the countryās under-21 competition) and was an impressive scorer as an underage player. He also played six games for the senior team that season as a 16-year-old. After that season, he went to Germany to play for high-level prospect team Ratiopharm Ulm but was subject to a complicated contractual situation that held him out of games for months. He did not make his debut for Ulm until Jan. 2023, getting minutes on the youth team, Orange Academy, where he played exceedingly well. He was invited to Basketball Without Borders in 2023, where he emerged as an intriguing long-term national prospect following his standout performances in France. Throughout this time, Dadiet continued to grow, going from something in the ballpark of 6-6 up to 6-9. He finally broke through as an 18-year-old for Ulm this season, playing all his minutes for the senior team. Though he started slowly, he got better throughout the season and began to look like a potential top-40 pick by the start of April.
>**STRENGTHS:** Dadiet has terrific physical tools for an NBA player at 6-7 3/4 with a 6-9 wingspan. He pairs that with excellent control of his limbs; he knows how to use his frame to carve out space. Because of his fluidity, he has an intriguing offensive skill set. He has three-level potential as a scorer and was quite efficient in German league play, posting lines of 51.7 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from 3 and 80 percent from the free-throw line over the full season. Much of his offensive success starts with his touch. He has a smooth-looking jumper that profiles well for continued success. He made 35 percent of his 3s this season, including in EuroCup competition. That largely comes from his ability off the catch. I think Dadiet has excellent catch-and-shoot mechanics, with a clean one motion jumper that should only improve with age. He has great shot preparation and rhythm, taking the ball on the hop with his knees bent and ready to spring into action. Everything comes together with his arm underneath the ball for a clean release at a high point, with his long arms allowing him to shoot over the top of defenders. Thereās a nice high trajectory on the ball that lands softly at the hoop. For a teenager, heās polished and advanced with his shot preparation, so I buy him being a legitimate shooter when heās in his prime. Dadietās other very impressive skill is his movement without the ball. He has a sharp sense of where to cut and how to relocate. He had a ton of buckets this season off 45 cuts or others from the top of the key, where he felt his man help before slipping behind them for an easy pass and finish. Heās very aware of defenders and space on offense. He also seemed to have an innate sense of how to space the court to best help his teammates. Dadiet does a great job of sliding around the 3-point line to make himself available for kickout passes. Heās a natural off-ball scorer who will find his way into buckets at just about any level by the time heās in his early-tomid 20s. On the ball, Dadiet shines best in two places right now. First, Ulm did a fantastic job getting him the ball on the move with pitch-back dribble-handoff plays or ball screens into re-screens. Those actions enabled him to get downhill and try to use his body, or step behind a screen and fire from 3. He plays at a sharp tempo ā not fast, but with good rhythm on his straight-line drives. Heās a sharp pull-up shooter due to his clean mechanics, and I believe heāll continue to grow that part of his game. His high release point profiles exceedingly well on pull-ups. Dadiet hit his pull-up 3s at a 32 percent clip and his midrange jumpers at a 57-percent mark. The second place he thrives is when attacking heavy closeouts. Heās much more willing to play physically on offense, where heāll dish out bumps on drives. He doesnāt get to the rim all that often but is unafraid to put his shoulder into a defender and step back to generate space for a midrange jumper.
>**WEAKNESSES:** Dadiet is not all that explosive, bouncy or quick. He doesnāt have great lateral speed. His footwork is a bit rough at times, and I donāt believe heās flexible or fluid through his hips. Realistically, the only thing Dadiet does at even an average level by NBA prospect standards is score. Dadietās limitations are most obvious on defense, where he is not, in any way, an impact player. Heās often been a real hindrance for his teams, to be honest, which is the most disappointing part of his profile. Off the ball is where his weaknesses stood out most. His awareness of whatās happening around him is quite poor and often is not as locked in as he needs to be. It seems like heās playing catch-up a lot, and he rotates like heās unsure where heās supposed to be. Given all of that, heās not very disruptive on that end. He doesnāt wreak havoc in scramble situations and is not the kind of shot blocker or contester he should be with his tools. He had only seven blocks and 30 steals in 54 games, which doesnāt make sense given his size and length. Heās also a poor defensive rebounder who doesnāt read the ball wellcoming off the glass and doesnāt seem to worry about boxing out. Dadietās on-ball defense wasnāt much better. He was often tasked with guarding wing players and forwards in the German league, which can be physical. Players who were willing to be aggressive powered through him with no problem. I was stunned to see how often opposing players simply went through his chest, considering his impressive physical tools. He seemed to provide little resistance when opponents tried to drive through him or post him up. He showed no willingness to bump his opponent or play them physically, which he must do because heās not the quickest. If he does not drastically improve on defense, he wonāt be an NBA player. Offensively, Dadiet has some warts. As a driver, heās more of a bump-and-go player as opposed to someone who gets to the rim with regularity. He doesnāt separate from his man on the ball on drives, and every attack seems to be in a straight line. He doesnāt turn his hips quickly, making it harder to use changes of direction and quick crossovers off the bounce. In part because of this inability to collapse defenses and force help, I did not see much that makes me believe Dadiet will become a high-level passer. He averaged just 0.6 assists per game with a negative assist-to-turnover ratio. He didnāt seem to have a ton of vision, almost always driving to score unless there was an obvious pass to make.
>**SUMMARY:** Dadiet has fans around the NBA, and his stock is a bit higher than it seems publicly before this draft. There are evaluators who loved the fact that he is an 18-year-old who didnāt hit a wall as a European player. In fact, he seemed to get better every month, which typically indicates a capacity for a positive long-term trajectory. Tobias Harris is a name that has come up a couple of times in my conversation with NBA personnel who are fans of Dadiet. However, I thought Harris was way ahead of Dadiet in his lone season in college, showing much more well-rounded shot-creation skills and a better floor game. I buy Dadiet as a scorer; heāll shoot it at a good clip, and I love his off-ball movement. He understands how to create offense. The problem for me is that he doesnāt do anything else right now. One could excuse that by noting heās a teenager, which is viable. But typically, the prospects like Dadiet who develop into successful all-around players tend to show many more flashes in those areas than Dadiet has. His lack of rebounding given his frame is concerning. Even playing in an overmatched second division last year, he averaged under four defensive rebounds per game, which ranked outside the top 60 in a league where the imports are not particularly strong compared to other second divisions worldwide. Throw in his below-average passing and poor defensive tape, and Iām lower on Dadiet than many members of NBA teams I talk to. Still, his legitimate off-ball scoring ability at this age makes him a worthwhile second-round pick.
From Sam Vecenie’s Draft Guide
jhMLB
He’s one of the youngest prospects and he has huge upside.
RW591
Physically he reminds me of Knox but doesnāt play as linear between the 3 point line and the rim (ie. has a bag). The kidās just weak at this point. If we bring him over heād have to spend time in Westchester to get those on ball reps in to be comfortable as a scorer.
TheyCalledHimMrJ
So this gotta have us all thinking iHart is staying right?
LeadingReplacement69
Early Nickname: 3Pac
itshotwhereilive
We got a guy with about as much upside as the 7th pick with the 25th pick, and heās better now than salaun imo
sk1990
P-Dadi
cgr1zzly
Stash pick which saves us money to be able to offer ihart our max deal.
WorkersUnited111
They booed him with a French accent.
YurtlesTurdles
With our team so stacked drafting really young seems like a good idea, give the guy some time to develop and let Thibs fill in the holes in his game. He’s gonna have to work very very hard to earn any minutes in year 1.
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Someone tell me how to feel about this!
New Frank just dropped
a french guard, i’m sure this sub is thrilled š
he’s the opposite of frank tho lol offense and no D
Who the fuck is that
Letās goooooo, super high upside pick this late in the draft
We have a new French prince š š«š·
who the fook is that guy
Didn’t do any scouting this year. Who is this?
Our prince is back
The Prince who was promised
Those boos came out so hard and fast
FRANK HIVE WYA
Whatās he good at?
Oui oui dadiet
Iām fairly certain iHart is staying. Dadiet stashed, 26 traded. 2 second rounders will fill out the roster. I see the vision, Leon.
Not sure how much I love a developmental guy here but Iāll see who we get at 26
Oh my God an 18 year old French guard š
Damn he was sitting in the stands not even at the table
From what Iāve heard, a really good catch and shoot shooter, but a bad defender. Interesting
Is he tough? That’s all that matters.
this feels like a draft and stash to me.
Itās picks like this that make me feel better that Leon dumped a bunch of them for Bridges.
Where are these French dudes coming from lmao
this has to be a salary saving move to stash him in France and keep his rights?
French prince 2024 š
DEY DRAFTED WHO?
Dadiet chill
pacman diet
High risk high reward
He is a strong offensive player. Can shoot, drive, is big and athletic. 6ā9 I believe
His defense needs work so hopefully Thibs can coach him up, plus he has 3 amazing mentors in OG, Mikal, and Hart to help him as well
Another wing! Tommy like wingy!
> **BACKGROUND:** Parents are Florence and Andre. He comes from a hoops family, as his brother, Maxence, is a national team player for Ivory Coast and currently plays in the French third division for Toulouse. PacĆ“meās mother is the director of a preschool, and his father works in child protection. They are very close with Alexandre Sarrās family. Dadiet was born in the southeast of France but moved just outside of Paris early in his life. He started playing hoops at an elevated level when he was young within a Saint-Charles system that also featured Tidjane Salaun. He was there for nearly a decade before heading off to INSEP, the basketball academy for highlevel players in France. He signed in 2021 to play for Paris Basketball, the team run by former Minnesota Timberwolves general manager David Kahn. Dadiet mostly played in the Espoirs league (the countryās under-21 competition) and was an impressive scorer as an underage player. He also played six games for the senior team that season as a 16-year-old. After that season, he went to Germany to play for high-level prospect team Ratiopharm Ulm but was subject to a complicated contractual situation that held him out of games for months. He did not make his debut for Ulm until Jan. 2023, getting minutes on the youth team, Orange Academy, where he played exceedingly well. He was invited to Basketball Without Borders in 2023, where he emerged as an intriguing long-term national prospect following his standout performances in France. Throughout this time, Dadiet continued to grow, going from something in the ballpark of 6-6 up to 6-9. He finally broke through as an 18-year-old for Ulm this season, playing all his minutes for the senior team. Though he started slowly, he got better throughout the season and began to look like a potential top-40 pick by the start of April.
>**STRENGTHS:** Dadiet has terrific physical tools for an NBA player at 6-7 3/4 with a 6-9 wingspan. He pairs that with excellent control of his limbs; he knows how to use his frame to carve out space. Because of his fluidity, he has an intriguing offensive skill set. He has three-level potential as a scorer and was quite efficient in German league play, posting lines of 51.7 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from 3 and 80 percent from the free-throw line over the full season.
Much of his offensive success starts with his touch. He has a smooth-looking jumper that profiles well for continued success. He made 35 percent of his 3s this season, including in EuroCup competition. That largely comes from his ability off the catch. I think Dadiet has excellent catch-and-shoot mechanics, with a clean one motion jumper that should only improve with age. He has great shot preparation and rhythm, taking the ball on the hop with his knees bent and ready to spring into action. Everything comes together with his arm underneath the ball for a clean release at a high point, with his long arms allowing him to shoot over the top of defenders. Thereās a nice high trajectory on the ball that lands softly at the hoop. For a teenager, heās polished and advanced with his shot preparation, so I buy him being a legitimate shooter when heās in his prime.
Dadietās other very impressive skill is his movement without the ball. He has a sharp sense of where to cut and how to relocate. He had a ton of buckets this season off 45 cuts or others from the top of the key, where he felt his man help before slipping behind them for an easy pass and finish. Heās very aware of defenders and space on offense. He also seemed to have an innate sense of how to space the court to best help his teammates. Dadiet does a great job of sliding around the 3-point line to make himself available for kickout passes. Heās a natural off-ball scorer who will find his way into buckets at just about any level by the time heās in his early-tomid 20s. On the ball, Dadiet shines best in two places right now. First, Ulm did a fantastic job getting him the ball on the move with pitch-back dribble-handoff plays or ball screens into re-screens. Those actions enabled him to get downhill and try to use his body, or step behind a screen and fire from 3. He plays at a sharp tempo ā not fast, but with good rhythm on his straight-line drives. Heās a sharp pull-up shooter due to his clean mechanics, and I believe heāll continue to grow that part of his game. His high release point profiles exceedingly well on pull-ups. Dadiet hit his pull-up 3s at a 32 percent clip and his midrange jumpers at a 57-percent mark. The second place he thrives is when attacking heavy closeouts. Heās much more willing to play physically on offense, where heāll dish out bumps on drives. He doesnāt get to the rim all that often but is unafraid to put his shoulder into a defender and step back to generate space for a midrange jumper.
>**WEAKNESSES:** Dadiet is not all that explosive, bouncy or quick. He doesnāt have great lateral speed. His footwork is a bit rough at times, and I donāt believe heās
flexible or fluid through his hips. Realistically, the only thing Dadiet does at even an average level by NBA prospect standards is score.
Dadietās limitations are most obvious on defense, where he is not, in any way, an impact player. Heās often been a real hindrance for his teams, to be honest, which is the most disappointing part of his profile. Off the ball is where his weaknesses stood out most. His awareness of whatās happening around him is quite poor and often is not as locked in as he needs to be. It seems like heās playing catch-up a lot, and he rotates like heās unsure where heās supposed to be. Given all of that, heās not very disruptive on that end. He doesnāt wreak havoc in scramble situations and is not the kind of shot blocker or contester he should be with his tools. He had only seven blocks and 30 steals in 54 games, which doesnāt make sense given his size and length. Heās also a poor defensive rebounder who doesnāt read the ball wellcoming off the glass and doesnāt seem to worry about boxing out.
Dadietās on-ball defense wasnāt much better. He was often tasked with guarding wing players and forwards in the German league, which can be physical. Players who were willing to be aggressive powered through him with no problem. I was stunned to see how often opposing players simply went through his chest, considering his impressive physical tools. He seemed to provide little resistance when opponents tried to drive through him or post him up. He showed no willingness to bump his opponent or play them physically, which he must do because heās not the quickest. If he does not drastically improve on defense, he wonāt be an NBA player. Offensively, Dadiet has some warts. As a driver, heās more of a bump-and-go player as opposed to someone who gets to the rim with regularity. He doesnāt separate from his man on the ball on drives, and every attack seems to be in a straight line. He doesnāt turn his hips quickly, making it harder to use changes of direction and quick crossovers off the bounce. In part because of this inability to collapse defenses and force help, I did not see much that makes me believe Dadiet will become a high-level passer. He averaged just 0.6 assists per game with a negative assist-to-turnover ratio. He didnāt seem to have a ton of vision, almost always driving to score unless there was an obvious pass to make.
>**SUMMARY:** Dadiet has fans around the NBA, and his stock is a bit higher than it seems publicly before this draft. There are evaluators who loved the fact that he is an 18-year-old who didnāt hit a wall as a European player. In fact, he seemed to get better every month, which typically indicates a capacity for a positive long-term trajectory. Tobias Harris is a name that has come up a couple of times in my conversation with NBA personnel who are fans of Dadiet. However, I thought Harris was way ahead of Dadiet in his lone season in college, showing much more well-rounded shot-creation skills and a better floor game. I buy Dadiet as a scorer; heāll shoot it at a good clip, and I love his off-ball movement. He understands how to create offense. The problem for me is that he doesnāt do anything else right now. One could excuse that by noting heās a teenager, which is viable. But typically, the prospects like Dadiet who develop into successful all-around players tend to show many more flashes in those areas than Dadiet has. His lack of rebounding given his frame is concerning. Even playing in an overmatched second division last year, he averaged under four defensive rebounds per game, which ranked outside the top 60 in a league where the imports are not particularly strong compared to other second divisions worldwide. Throw in his below-average passing and poor defensive tape, and Iām lower on Dadiet than many members of NBA teams I talk to. Still, his legitimate off-ball scoring ability at this age makes him a worthwhile second-round pick.
From Sam Vecenie’s Draft Guide
He’s one of the youngest prospects and he has huge upside.
Physically he reminds me of Knox but doesnāt play as linear between the 3 point line and the rim (ie. has a bag). The kidās just weak at this point. If we bring him over heād have to spend time in Westchester to get those on ball reps in to be comfortable as a scorer.
So this gotta have us all thinking iHart is staying right?
Early Nickname: 3Pac
We got a guy with about as much upside as the 7th pick with the 25th pick, and heās better now than salaun imo
P-Dadi
Stash pick which saves us money to be able to offer ihart our max deal.
They booed him with a French accent.
With our team so stacked drafting really young seems like a good idea, give the guy some time to develop and let Thibs fill in the holes in his game. He’s gonna have to work very very hard to earn any minutes in year 1.