Get ready to dive deep into the 2023 NBA Draft as I, Josh Lloyd, break down the top picks, the surprises, and the biggest questions coming out of this year’s draft. One of the biggest queries: Did the Charlotte Hornets make a crucial error picking Brandon Miller at number two?
In this episode, we are not just talking about the Hornets. We are also discussing the moves made by the Atlantic and Southeast Divisions and asking the tough questions, like what on earth were the Orlando Magic thinking?
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0:00 Intro
3:14 Atlanta Hawks Draft Recap | Kobe Bufkin Reaction
8:34 Charlotte Hornets Draft Recap | Brandon Miller Reaction
15:41 Miami Heat Draft Recap | Jai me Jaquez Jr. Reaction
18:52 Orlando Magic Draft Recap | Anthony Black/Jett Howard Reaction
23:12 Washington Wizards Draft Recap | Bilal Coulibaly Reaction
26:26 Boston Celtics Draft Recap
28:24 Brooklyn Nets Draft Recap
31:30 New York Knicks Draft Recap
32:40 Philadelphia 76ers Draft Recap
35:35 Toronto Raptors Draft Recap | Gradey Dick Reaction
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17 Comments
Did Charlotte make a mistake with the second pick? How about the Orlando Magic's moves?
Miller is such a wildcard to me. He feels like a Rudy gay level guy. Really good but not "him" so to speak
Scoot felt like a guy with more top end upside
wish you covered Dallas in this segment they did alot of moves !!!
âDick shouldâve lasted a little bit longerâ
Dunno if this was intentional or not but hilarious as always Josh. Looking forward to seeing you rock that suit in Vegas.
Also appreciate the Caleb Daniel Helmet reference
We are back for fantasy basketball letâs get to it in fucking deed
Youâre a machine w the content! Much appreciated đ!
Sam Hauser is a wing just fyi
I get that you think miller shouldve gone later, but I just feel like when you look at the overall haul of players Charlotte acquired there really aren't many teams that I feel came even close to acquiring the amount of nba-ready players that also still have development upside. Portland and Brooklyn would be the only two, and of course San antonio taking the ultimate prize. But Charlotte went from a team that had 2 relevant nba players to a team with a real structure to an actual 8 man rotation. I think Charlotte changed their outlook for next year the most, other than the spurs.
Wizards traded for #7 to block OKC attempt to get that pick.
If Fred returns, I don't see how Dick gets enough minutes. Ideally, you want him to get close to 20 MPG, he may be lucky to get 15 minutes most nights.
Lyods done his homework for this one.
I think Scoots floor is Steve Francis.
Need those post draft dynasty ranks asap! in my slow draft right now! I voted for the ranks on Twitter on all my burners đ
Personally I like Bailey better than Bouknight and Smith Jr.
"Dick is extrordinarily weird, which i love."
To be honest every other sentence you say sounds weird a.f. Should probably just stop saying his name altogether đ€Ł
I think the main motivation for black at 6 is that black already does a lot of things that fultz and suggs do and hes also a lot bigger and younger. It seems like they have already decided this is the style they want to play and they found a point guard in the draft they believe can do it better than the guys they have trying to do it now.
Im a big fultz guy but he had to work his way into becoming this defensive stalwhart after being a scoring threat his whole life but then having a medical issue that caused permanent damage to his shooting motion. That in itself is a nail in the coffin that the shooting for fultz will never be good.
Not only has black been playing as a defensive stalwhart point guard his whole life, but his shooting projects better than fultz because fultz's injury is permanent and can not be treated. So the magic fell in love with who fultz became after all he struggled with, but then anthony black comes along and is the prototype for everything fultz had to develop into. Plus even though black shoots bad, he doesnt have a medical issue preventing him from producing a fluid motion, so thats easier to work with. Fultz to me is still a crucial player that i can see being the best backup in the game.