2023-24 Insider Information Thread

[KB21]

 

[KB21]

2 minutes ago, Afro said:

Probably nothing, but I'm gonna take it as a sign lol. 

We heard a lot about Clingan during and right after his workout from "plugged in" people. Risacher worked out and crickets 

We also know from Sothron and Mikey that Sarr has already worked out in Atlanta and may be coming back for a second look.  The mainstream sources haven't gotten a hold of this information though.  

[KB21]

 

[KB21]

To be thorough and fair.  These are some very good defensive reps from Risacher.  

[KB21]

Really like the fact that all of his shots in this game were either three-point shots or at the rim.  

[KB21]

Interesting.  There may be some underlying self-creation upside to his game.  

[KB21]

 

[Jody23]

All of these leaks make me skeptical that Sarr isn't at the top of the Hawks draft board.

[Dragitoff]

10 minutes ago, Jody23 said:

All of these leaks make me skeptical that Sarr isn't at the top of the Hawks draft board.

Unless it's all a smokescreen.  Zig when you should zag.  Duck when you should jump. 

[RedDawg#8]

4 minutes ago, Jody23 said:

All of these leaks make me skeptical that Sarr isn't at the top of the Hawks draft board.

I’m just going off of the premise that the Hawks are being tight lipped about their true intentions to the point that neither insiders nor experts know what we will truly end up doing.

Combine that with Trae Young’s “expect the unexpected” tweet. I am leaving myself room to be totally surprised by whatever transpires over the next month or so.

[kg01]

1 hour ago, KB21 said:

We also know from Sothron and Mikey that Sarr has already worked out in Atlanta and may be coming back for a second look.  The mainstream sources haven't gotten a hold of this information though.  

Per outsider sources, which may or may not be hoopshype, this means Sarr, Clingan, and Rissacher have all worked out for ATL. 

[Jody23]

5 minutes ago, Dragitoff said:

Unless it's all a smokescreen.  Zig when you should zag.  Duck when you should jump. 

Lol.  The fact that they went to a Risacher game right after getting the first pick and sat courtside for everyone to see seems calculated imo.

[Jdawgflow]

1 hour ago, KB21 said:

To be thorough and fair.  These are some very good defensive reps from Risacher.  

The first “highlight” clip is him getting a loose ball and subsequently being destroyed by the rim on a dunk attempt and falling down.  Smh

[AHF]

5 minutes ago, Jdawgflow said:

The first “highlight” clip is him getting a loose ball and subsequently being destroyed by the rim on a dunk attempt and falling down.  Smh

lmao - That is hilarious.  Why would you start your highlight with a missed dunk?

[Jdawgflow]

51 minutes ago, AHF said:

lmao - That is hilarious.  Why would you start your highlight with a missed dunk?

But he has a higher floor than Sarr?  I am not even sure he can palm a ball.  And I think my vertical is close to his.  No way we should be anywhere near him for the first pick.

[KB21]

 

[marco102]

Already addressed.

Edited June 13 by marco102

[Spud2nique]

4 hours ago, Afro said:

Probably nothing, but I'm gonna take it as a sign lol. 

We heard a lot about Clingan during and right after his workout from "plugged in" people. Risacher worked out and crickets 

Due dilly  

[Spud2nique]

4 hours ago, KB21 said:

Really like the fact that all of his shots in this game were either three-point shots or at the rim.  

I’m sorry I don’t see anything worthy of him being #10 let alone the first pick. Insanity. 

4 hours ago, KB21 said:

Interesting.  There may be some underlying self-creation upside to his game.  

I said the same about Marvin, lemme tell ya, there isn’t. 

[Spud2nique]

New BR mock has us taking Harrison Zacharrie Risacher Barnes II 

 

 

1. Atlanta Hawks: Zaccharie Risacher

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June 7 Mock Draft Spot: No. 1

Team: JL Bourg-en-Bresse

Position: SG/SF

Size: 6'8", 204 lbs

Age/Year: 19

Nationality: French

Pro Comparison: Harrison Barnes

Rival teams continue to guess who the Atlanta Hawks prefer at No. 1. And we continue to give the edge to Zaccharie Risacher, a perceived safe pick with a valued archetype and pathways to improve and bust through the three-and-D level that he brings to JL Bourg.

While scouts continue to debate the height of Risacher's ceiling, there is a perceived level of certainty tied to his positional size, shooting and defensive tools/quickness. That could sway the Hawks to lean his way without a sure-thing star at the top. Injury problems with Saddiq Bey and AJ Griffin could also help the case for Risacher to Atlanta.