Official 2024 draft thread

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Crazy that Knecht is about to go to a playoff level team. Lakers will pass him over as well.

Come on Landry. Pull off a trade and go get him!

[deester11]

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Crazy that Knecht is about to go to a playoff level team. Lakers will pass him over as well.

Come on Landry. Pull off a trade and go get him!

Landry is in the bed. Past his bedtime. 

Edited June 27 by deester11

[kg01]

Tre Jones 2.0. 

[CJB]

Knecht to LA

[ShooterSays]

Lakers got Knecht. I’m telling y’all, watch out for Murray to LAL now.

[kg01]

Just now, ShooterSays said:

Lakers got Knecht. I’m telling y’all, watch out for Murray to LAL now.

Why tho?  Explain please (not arguing, just wondering)

[AHF]

4 minutes ago, JeffS17 said:

I know you'll support him regardless and it's probably not worth debating but when we talk about his shooting numbers before last year, we're judging a dude when he was still taking high school classes.  His shooting is insane for a guy that just turned 19.

 

Sheppard’s shooting was insane.  Risacher’s 3pt shooting was good last year.  His ft% was middling.  3pt% varies a lot more season to season.  I hope he didn’t ride a hot streak to the 1 pick that he can’t replicate.  I’ll be happy if he is really a 40%+ shooter.  But I’m not sold yet.  I do see potential there.

[REHawksFan]

Just now, ShooterSays said:

Lakers got Knecht. I’m telling y’all, watch out for Murray to LAL now.

I was wondering if LAL took hom and rerouted him to Atl as part of a DJM deal. 

[Carmine]

Bronny watch!!!!!!!!

[AHF]

5 minutes ago, Hawkmoor said:

Who is gonna defend the perimeter?  I believe folks who are down on the Risacher pick are not necessarily questioning whether or not he can be a good option on offense.  Herb Jones has been valued on this board because of his defense.  Thats why Sarr was valued.  Thats why Castle was valued. 

The Hawks offense wasn't broke before they drafted Risacher.  Its the defense.  Thats why at worst I wanted the Hawks to try and trade down and if they had to get Risacher, add a defender to the deal.  Trading Hunter to make room for Risacher is subtracting from the little bit of defense the Hawks had.

Risacher has to be a plus defender.  No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

[ShooterSays]

1 minute ago, kg01 said:

Why tho?  Explain please (not arguing, just wondering)

Elite spacing for Trae. Between him and Bogi you always have an elite shooter on the floor. Think our ECF run with Bogi and Huerter.

[BangHolman]

40 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Funny how posters think Zach Risacher will be a starter on anything but a rebuilding team but we shall see this dude very soon in Summer league.  Get your crow plates ready!

No one in this draft was going to be a starter on anything but a rebuilding team.

[bird_dirt]

What’s disappointing to me isn’t just the pick, it’s that that’s all we got with the number one pick. I was hoping for what @Sothron laid out recently, that we would walk away with either 

1. Sarr (if Wiz didn’t trade for him)

2. Risacher or Clingan + the 26 pick (if Wiz did trade for Sarr)

or

3. Clingan, 26, plus picks from Spurs. 
 

What happened to that plan? 

26 isn’t a lot, but it’s still better than just Risacher and that’s it. Especially in a year we don’t have a second round pick. 
 

 

[REHawksFan]

1 minute ago, AHF said:

Sheppard’s shooting was insane.  Risacher’s 3pt shooting was good last year.  His ft% was middling.  3pt% varies a lot more season to season.  I hope he didn’t ride a hot streak to the 1 pick that he can’t replicate.  I’ll be happy if he is really a 40%+ shooter.  But I’m not sold yet.  I do see potential there.

Been rumblings that he changed his shot mechanics and after that became more consistent at a higher %. That's what B Rowland said on his pod the other day.  I agree that he needs to be a plus shooter and plus defender fir the pick to really have value. 

[Hawkmoor]

Castle AND Knecht would have been very good.  

[Hawkmoor]

2 minutes ago, bird_dirt said:

What’s disappointing to me isn’t just the pick, it’s that that’s all we got with the number one pick. I was hoping for what @Sothron laid out recently, that we would walk away with either 

1. Sarr (if Wiz didn’t trade for him)

2. Risacher or Clingan + the 26 pick (if Wiz did trade for Sarr)

or

3. Clingan, 26, plus picks from Spurs. 
 

What happened to that plan? 

26 isn’t a lot, but it’s still better than just Risacher and that’s it. Especially in a year we don’t have a second round pick. 
 

 

Thats what I said yesterday.  Drafting either Clingan OR Risacher straight up at number 1 was the worst I felt the Hawks could do.  

[Hawkmoor]

11 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Crazy that Knecht is about to go to a playoff level team. Lakers will pass him over as well.

Come on Landry. Pull off a trade and go get him!

I just posted that Knecht with Castle would've been good if the Hawks could've pulled that off.

[Hawkmoor]

The real nightmare for the Hawks would be if Knecht turns out to be a better player than Risacher.

[bleachkit]

2 minutes ago, Hawkmoor said:

The real nightmare for the Hawks would be if Knecht turns out to be a better player than Risacher.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. 

[Atlantaholic]

1 hour ago, Plainview1981 said:

Just watched Zac's "highlight" package. Woof!

Nothing impressive. Barely a decent athlete.

He graded out as a terrible athlete in the measurable.