2020 NBA Draft Game Thread

[DJnVa]

Nesmith was 3rd in country in points/game coming off screens.

 

[Dustin the Wind]

All I want for the Celtics is to draft a guy that doesn’t cry.

You might hate this pick then

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

What’s the status of the foot injury?

ESPN should bring in Rex Ryan to talk about Nesmith's foot.

 

[DJnVa]

Seems like a hard working kid. Nice.

 

[ifmanis5]

If he's Middleton, fine by me.

 

[Nator]

Moar wings who can shoot.

 

[Average Game James]

So how much higher could 26/30 get the Cs if someone Danny likes starts to fall? 18-22 range?

 

[Jeff Frye's Face Mask]

Really happy with the Nesmith pick.

 

[ifmanis5]

View: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329251174067920904

 

[Cesar Crespo]

I think Nesmith will be what people wanted Carsen Edwards to be. At least on offense.

 

[luckiestman]

You might hate this pick then

It was tough

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Or he had a hot streak then broke his foot before it evened out. Won't know until he gets to the NBA

Or you could just combine the 2 years to get a bigger sample size and end up with a .410 on 290 attempts.

 

[chilidawg]

So how much higher could 26/30 get the Cs if someone Danny likes starts to fall? 18-22 range?

Still dreaming of Hampton.

 

[JakeRae]

So how much higher could 26/30 get the Cs if someone Danny likes starts to fall? 18-22 range?

21-24.

 

[the moops]

If he's Middleton, fine by me.

Fine? You gotta be fucking ecstatic if the 14 pick turns into a 40% 3 pt shooter and 20 ppg vital player on a championship contender

 

[RoDaddy]

Nesmith - we got ourselves a scorer!

Good singer songwriter too...wait

 

[benhogan]

I think Nesmith will be what people wanted Carsen Edwards to be. At least on offense.

agreed...what % did Carsen shoot his 3s, I don't recall it being a high % Cason shot 36% from 3 his last year at Purdue

 

[128]

Won't know until he gets to the NBA


We don't really know with any of these guys till they get to the NBA.

 

[Cellar-Door]

If he's Middleton, fine by me.

Khris Middleton?

He's almost certainly not. He doesn't have the offensive game Middleton does off the dribble.

You're hoping he's Danny Green, maybe Danny Green with less D but a better catch and shoot game.

 

[Ale Xander]

SPIKE!

 

[Cesar Crespo]

agreed...what % did Carsen shoot his 3s, I don't recall it being a high %

.340, .406 and .355. People made a bunch of excuses for his .355 the 3rd year because of the 10.6 attempts. Nesmith was at 8.2. Not exactly shy.

 

[DannyDarwinism]

I think Nesmith will be what people wanted Carsen Edwards to be. At least on offense.

Carsen’s entire promise was of pull- up 3s, Nesmith is a spot up shooter who’s great at navigating space to get open without the ball. Not close to the same guy.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

I think Nesmith will be what people wanted Carsen Edwards to be. At least on offense.

Who would've thunk you needed someone a little taller than 5"11"?

 

[ifmanis5]

I was being sarcastic, there's almost no way he's Middleton.

 

[Cellar-Door]

37% for his career, Nesmith was 41%, Carsen had 3 years between Nesmith's worst and Nesmith's best.

Different shooters though, Carsen of the dribble a lot more.

 

[Ale Xander]

MOAR CRYING

Greg looks really good for 53

 

[chilidawg]

I was being sarcastic, there's almost no way he's Middleton.

Neither was Middleton.

 

[Cellar-Door]

OKC trades into 17 to take the 7'2" 190lb kid who I assume they stash for 2-5 years

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

I really don’t remember so much crying in the NBA draft

 

[TripleOT]

The rotting carcass of Jeff Green turned into the best shooter of the 2020 draft, who happens to be properly sized and athletic for his position

I’ll take it, although the 14 game season of being on fire from three could have been a fluke.

 

[TripleOT]

I really don’t remember so much crying in the NBA draft

The LeBron effect?

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

If he is usable on defense, I don’t see much to dislike about the pick, even if he lacks some upside.

Given where the game is today, I’d hold off on upside talk anyways if the guy can rain threes. Most worried about small sample but college usually is anyway. Love that he has size.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Did ESPN crews mist estrogen in these rooms? I just don’t remember this much emotion at prior drafts besides Vietnam.

Rough year for these kids, season cancelled, can't work out for teams, lot of extra pressure and stress, partiuclarly for the type of control freaks elite athletes are

 

[benhogan]

Cole Anthony best available ESPN?

could be there at 26

so far the worst call of the night

 

[luckiestman]

I have to say, I liked Goodell’s basement more than Silver’s Screens

 

[ifmanis5]

Rough year for these kids, season cancelled, can't work out for teams, lot of extra pressure and stress, partiuclarly for the type of control freaks elite athletes are

Agreed, 2020 has been an emotional journey.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Lots of tweets criticizing Danny for not trading up. View: https://twitter.com/stoolgreenie/status/1329253172175458305?s=21

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Did ESPN crews mist estrogen in these rooms? I just don’t remember this much emotion at prior drafts besides Vietnam.

Yikes, this is a tough post.

 

[Pollard's Spartan Beard]

Did ESPN crews mist estrogen in these rooms? I just don’t remember this much emotion at prior drafts besides Vietnam.

I know people requested we not talk about Covid, but I suspect having something so joyful happening after such a stretch of overall shittiness must be surreal, and is a factor.

Also, your post sucks.

 

[JCizzle]

Trade up for RJ

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Carsen’s entire promise was of pull- up 3s, Nesmith is a spot up shooter who’s great at navigating space to get open without the ball. Not close to the same guy.

Didn't stop people from thinking Edwards would successfully make the transition to spot up shooter. This is why I think Nesmith will succeed while I thought Edwards would not.

 

[TripleOT]

Won't know until he gets to the NBA


We don't really know with any of these guys till they get to the NBA.

We won’t have to wait too long this year

 

[Cellar-Door]

Wonder if 26 is going to be a stash... Bolmaro or Maledon?

 

[ifmanis5]

Well, we'll see how he does in Summer League. Oh wait...

 

[RedOctober3829]

View: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329254227546427392?s=21

 

[ifmanis5]

Woj bomb:
The Clippers are trading Landry Shamet to the Nets for No. 19, source tells ESPN.

 

[128]

At this point, if there's somebody Danny really wants, he's offering 26 and 30 to move up, no?

 

[Ale Xander]

Aleksej needs a hamburger

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Can’t wait for the leaks about how well Nesmith shot during his Celtics workout. 80 for 100 from 3, 90 for 100 from 3, 107 for 100 from 3.

 

[benhogan]

Didn't stop people from thinking Edwards would successfully make the transition to spot up shooter. This is why I think Nesmith will succeed while I thought Edwards would not.

You made a good call against a lot of pushback