Trysta's Final 2023 NBA Mock Draft

how wrong I am. It's going to be a wild ride. So strap in, I've looked at fit, I have looked at organizational style and the type of players that they like. Get yourself armed with a little TK knowledge before everything drops, Nick, Let's get into it before we get into them. Mock Draft twenty twenty three, the Quick mock uh, as we call it. There's a bit of breaking news to deal with both Scham's and wojoo. This is the bomb. This

is the sound of the Shawn's bomb. Are saying we are very near a dill that will send Christaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics. Wow for Malcolm Brogden. Malcolm Brogden goes to the Clippers and Marcus Morris a small coffee aka a mere coffee, and the thirtieth pick goes to Washington. A couple of thoughts. One man, Washington just does not want any salary on their books. They're like Kristaps is about to opt in. No, you're not gonna opt in. You're fucking out of here. They want picks, even if

it's the thirtieth pick. They don't care. They want nothing on their books. Number two, the Malcolm Brogden experiment clearly did not work. This is now three teams that have had Malcolm Brogden on their roster and he has lasted a single season. Take that with it what you will. And three and three Clippers need a point guard. That's an interesting fit. Ad Malcolm Brogden to the scrap heap of players who are never healthy. And now you've got yourself even more of a kerfuffle. All of that to say,

from Boston's salary cap perspective, I don't understand it. The Celtics have worked very hard to keep their payroll under control. They have I remember the good old days of twenty twenty twenty twenty one, when the Boston Celtics got rid of Aaron Baynes at the deadline just so that they

could avoid the salary cap luxury tax. I mean, this is now blowing that whole mentality out of the water, making Christasporzingis, who opts into his player option thirty six million dollars the highest paid member of the Boston Celtics. That includes Tatum who makes thirty two point six, Jalen Brown who makes thirty one point nine, Machis Smott who

makes eighteen point five, Derek my name's Kodak Black. But when you see me, why White seventeen point one million, a time Lord eleven point six million, and al Horford ten million. That, folks, is one hundred million dollars between Tatum, Brown, and Christas Porzingis and fifty seven million for Smart, White, Time Lord and Wharford. Oh suit youose the salary cap for folks who don't do math is one hundred and thirty six million. That is twenty one million dollars over

the cap for just seven players. And this is a team that needs depth so bad, so bad they lost Brogden. They probably lose Pritchard, who has been asking to be traded for the last twenty four months, who makes five million. It's very confusing from a basketball standpoint. I have no idea how this is going to work. The only thing that my brain can comprehend is that christaus porzingis now is the four time, Lord is the five, Tatum's the three, Jalen Browns the two, and Machus Smart and Derek White

are the ones. We'll have more on this tomorrow, but man, is that one hell of a trade that shakes things up, maybe onto the draft. So that's the new segment. So the NBA Draft is finally here. I wanted to give you my thoughts I think how this is all going to shake out. I'm gonna talk about the lottery and only the lottery, because that's all I can do. One

through fourteen. We're talking about fit, we're talking about how these front offices operate, and we're talking about the most likely person to be drafted by the current holders of each pick. I know there's going to be trades, I do, but in general, I'm not about to forecast that. That's just too much that could go on with that. So let's get right into it, no brain er. Number one. Victor Wamba Yama, French kid, eighteen years old, transcendent, next Braun,

next Michael Jordan. Probably even more hype around him than that, huge hands, seven to four in bare feet, probably the best head on his shoulders of any elite player. That's eighteen that I've seen. He says he's he's one with and is free inside the universe, which is about as enlightened as you're going to get. And that's just him saying it in English, his second language. Really really interesting kid. I can't wait to watch him on the next level.

He's rangy, he can do a bunch of different things. He's like a christavs Porzingis. We'll call it like three point zero, right if we're talking about chat GPT three Victor Wambiam's chat GBT point four. But let's pull back the expectations a little bit. San Antonio is not winning the title in his first year. He's not going to explode onto the scene like Lebron did. He's not going to become like how Aunt Edwards was with a human

highlight machine. He's probably going to struggle. He's seven to four and probably one hundred and eighty pounds soaking wet, so he's probably have a difficult time with Huger more athletic players in the NBA. They're going to to knock him off of his spot. Guys are going to crowd him in the paint, try to block him. He's probably not even gonna win Rookie of the Year. He's going

to take time to develop, as all centers do. And let's face it, though his upside is insane, his upside is somewhere around Katie and Jannis and Christas for zingis in that realm. He's got to need to put some weight on him. But truthfully, everyone who sees him thinks that he is going to be the guy, maybe the new face of the league for many years to come. And I think that's a possibility as well. Home run for San Antonio best potential fit they could even have.

They absolutely hit it out of the park just by winning a lot of ingers. Number two Brendon Miller a lot of smoke screen here. Charlotte has been playing with us. They have been toying with our emotions. Will it be Scoot, will it be Brandon Miller? Ultimately I believe that they are going to do the safe thing, which is the pair a six' eight six' nine Wing with. LaMelo Ball

is scoot a, better, Player yes does he have a? Higher, Upside yes but ultimately that would Signal to LaMelo that they have no faith that he is going to be the ball dominant player for them for, the future and that is a. Bad Thing surround LaMelo with. More talent his physical attributes are all of the rage IN the nba. Right now, six', eight knockdown, Shooter movement shooter, he can playmake, he can defend he can. Switch on defense all of

these things are very valuable traits in. A Raw Prospect, Like brandon miller i'm not. SOLD on him i am just personally not. Sold on him the drawbacks for, Me on him this is THE only Player i think i'm going to. Do drawbacks on THAT'S how much i feel that there are, drawbacks for him and none of. Them are carrecteres he has Hips Like, a ken doll does, not get separation does not finish well in the. Paint with contact that has been a challenge for him pretty.

Much through college doesn't have a ton of moves, around THE rim and i want to know what that's going to be, like, against bigger stronger more athletic players versus players in college that he. Could just bully doesn't have the, tightest handle either, very loose handle. Very tight hips Moving on to Portland. Number three, SCOOT hell yeah i am so excited about this Because number one scoot would have

been the number one pick in. Last year's draft, number one pick Maybe not maybe pali still would have been number one in this Year's draft if, victor wasn't there and probably the number one in twenty twenty four and. Twenty twenty five the. Kid is transcendent He Could be john. Morant but bigger He Could be derreck rose with a better shot AND with more i guess. Versatility on defense he could be a guy that you really, say to yourself this is someone That really was charlotte fucked Up

not taking he's explosive. In every way he is just walking. To get chips when you see him literally just walking, down the, court, you're like man this. Guy is explosive everything he does shows you how. Athletic he is he

attacks the. Basket really well he has a ton of moves, around, the rim eurosteps, elite handling ability be able to get separation very, quick first step has the ability to elevate like jaw has mits The Size, of MICHAEL jordan's which i believe is like the seventh or eighth LARGEST hands in nba history. At six' four he can shoot the,

mid range really well. The floater really well and, for, folks who say, well he can't shoot which, used TO be me because i think he shot like thirty two percent FROM Three in the g league for the two years, That, he was there. Like do not fear some of those shots were terrible when you're talking about high quality three points when guys. Go under the screen. He shot forty percent it's not like. His jumper is broken it's not like you look at the, shot and, you say oh boy,

that has a hitch that. Has a low release no. Pretty Good looking shot, But Jah couldn't shoot, Derreck Rose couln't shoo. Jimmy butler couldn't shoot and guess what they're.

All the real deal portland will be fucking. Elated to get scooted if You Have to trade damian lillard in the next, whatever amount of Time Or even if damian lillard stays and he, Moves on Via Retirement scoot And shaden scoot and, shaden just say it think about it in your mind, and say to yourself that's the most explosive ATHLETIC backcourt, maybe an nba History six' four explosive scoot six. Six forty one inch vertical. SHADEN can, do all, Kinds,

i mean Come On. Scoot playmaking for, shaden sharp The problem Though. Is for portland Avellete Garden. His name is damian lillard? Will they exist all. Together we're gonna find out this is one of those scenarios, where You say to yourself if dame is going, to make us trade him because we take a potential SUPERSTAR who could Be All nba or an all star and, maybe two years

from now that's just a risk we're. Willing to take number four this is, Where It, GETS super interesting amen thompson I think, is what the Rockets do because why the. Rockets have plenty Of shooters they don't need. They have plenty of scorers that's pretty much. All they have are scorers they don't need another guy who, wants to dominate the ball unless that he wants to dominate the ball. And then Pass It. Immediately that is. Amen thompson in

A nutshell The fit for houston and. AMEN is hand and glove i think that's, the BEST fit for them and i think it's. The best fit for him he can handle. The ball like a guard. He has amazing court vision he. Has passing ability for days he's gonna be able to slash and Kick And, create Opportunities For, jabari Smith, for jalen Green. For shanngoon for. kJ martin he can score even though his, jumper is a little suspect he still can shoot in. The mid range pretty

well his athleticism is probably some of. The highest, in the, Draft killer instinct amazing. Crossover his handles are elite this Is The kind of, player ime udoka dreams of especially considering how high. His upside, Is on defense number five this. Is, Where it Gets Interesting. Detroit DETROIT and troy weaver the gm said he is going to swing, for the fences while folks there's no higher prospect in this draft that hasn't been taken at five or hasn't been Taken Before.

Or five Than Auster thompson, he's the tewod thompson twin Better, defender than his brother amon and, if this is a term he's got a more floatier sort of he's A, more floatier player than. Amen If that makes sense kind of, plays a little up higher kind of moves his body up and down as he's going through. And getting, to the rim less aggressive, but certainly Has, the ability just like amen. To yam on your ass This. Is a fit for detroit they need. Guys who can provide versatility

his shots a Little. Bit more steady than amon's if he wants to Be a corner Shooter for Cad and for jade and ivy. WHEN they're, attacking the rim i mean These would Be, Three Guys jada And Ivy. Kid cunningham, and oustar thompson excuse me that would all be able to attack the rim and. Put pressure on. THE defense very unselfish guy I think the reason that detroit picks him is less about. Fit And More about, upside like

troy weavers said we want. To swing for the fences feels like a Potential fun Fun, Pairing With, jada and ivy Caid Cunningham, and of course jalen. Duran Who's another athletic freak no shade number six also A. Very interesting situation for orlando what? Do they do this TEAM needs, a three and d wing and that is The kind of talent That. Orlando will get in whitmore this is a Guy Who, could, be like miles bridges Smaller A. Little bit smaller miles bridges if you think about what

he did before he beat. The shit out of people he was doing crazy things. The Defenses across the league the magic love, guys like. This long athletic have versatility he can shoot it. A little bit. As well he. Can rebound he's very explosive you saw that in his some of the pre draft Workouts. That they, put on twitter extremely, explosive getting to the. Rim can dunk really well He's Kind of like what sadik. Bay was supposed to, be he can. Off ball cut really well Just really

will give the magic some more opportunities for their. Team to speed up play. He's really good in transition they'll be able to really speed up play. Off of makes as well orlando was twenty sixth in, pace OF play Last year so i. Think cam would really, help something tells me though. That they don't do this something tells me they. Do SOMETHING like even weirder but i think this is a really Good. And safe pick for orlando considering that they have a million guards and they keep saying.

THAT they like them all i, would not Be shocked though if the magic did want went guard And Maybe got like an anthony black or reached for A Player. Who shooter like grady dick but this feels to me like the Best. Positional fit For the. Magic THINK about, cam whitmore like i Said Like a slightly smaller miles bridges. Before he beat. His, Girlfriend Let's go seven UH jerris Walker is who i think indiana. Will, Take at seventh

pick again INDIANA needs. A Three. AND d wing jeris walker i think a lot of people thought before we were all in the mock game that he, probably would go top five. And maybe he still Does. MAYBE he goes to detroit i think he's one of the best three indie Wings In. The draft named brandon miller indiana was twenty sixth, in defensive Rating Last year even with miles turner on the, floor for the entire year who by all means is. A really good rim protector he's really.

Good off ball as well he's one of the best weak side rim protectors. In all of college hoops he can do everything from guarding one to. Five blitzing three point shooters and. Here's a little fun fact the only other freshman to be drafted in the past ten years with a six percent block rate and thirty Five Percent. From three is chet, holmgren he's not a superstar but he Can make star. Players like, caliburton even better to me this would be A home run Pick For. Indiana, number,

eight washington wizards okay folks. So this PICK'S really hard the new gm and front office in general are. A bit of a mystery you've got let's. Just kind Of Go, backwards you've got WILL. Dawkins who's the new Gm He Scouted for the oklahoma city. Thunder for Over A decade you've got Michael Winger worked ALSO with sam presty at okc And Then he worked With, lawrence frank for THE clippers. So he's got okce Roots And, then you have travis slank who's regarded one of the best Talent evaluators who

came from Atlanta. And before that the warriors The Question is who is michael? Winger going to emulate more is He Going to emulate More Sam. Presty or more lawrence frank but you've got TWO other, guys who have okc roots and that means to me that they take a. Player they need, a guard so to me they TAKE a player who, an okac Team Would. Take Which is anthony black Anthony Black's, player comp is josh giddy, a kid who, is big who can, pass who has court

vision who HAS. An insanely high basketball iq and they do not care that. He has no jump shot. Washington seems To Love him they brought anthony. Black in for two workouts and, if, you think To yourself well don't the? Wizards NEED a Scoring guard and i think, i've Heard that a lot and i've gone. Back and forth On This is it a kobe Buffkin Or? Is it an, ANTHONY black AND to me i think. Okac would, like them both But Really, when you had BRADLEY beal who,

led the nba in? Points what did you have you had. Them as a plan team so maybe you want to go a different direction. And start trying new things scoring. Isn't the entire issue here you kind of need a playmaking guard. Who can. Also play defense number. NINE there's a Possibility here i think that okasee trades UP to This spot or i. Think utah stays right here and, takes the same Player Themselves. And that is. Blaal koolibali utah needs athleticism we know that they need more front court.

Support that can, play defense and no one to me Is Really, more athletic Than Bala Kolabale who is victor. Wambingyama's metro ninety two, TEAMMATE the guy could legit i think to me be. The steal of it, draft he's six 's eight he has. A seven to three Wingspan he's actually bigger than kawhi who, has the exact same

wingspan And we all know. What kauai ended Up Being french writers compare Bela kulibali to a young yannis because he has a slim build who it, looks like from his body from his shoulder with just from how he moves that. He's Gonna definitely fill out another french basketball writer wrote that He wouldn't be surprised if blal reached six'

nine or. Six' ten, before he's done growing who super athletic ONE Of The Best, defenders in the lnb french pro league one of, the most efficient scorers in the draft a zero point Eight nine points per possession for him utah could slot him in at the three Or the Four to go along with markinen and kessler and have one of the most exciting. Young front court. LINES in the league let's MOVE forward i really like the.

Law i really like him number Ten this could be a, steal for dallas if they don't, stay if they don't trade that pick which a, lot Of people think that they will but i'm not so sure that they will because teams are trying. TO fleece if they keep Their Pick i think a player like taylor hendricks could be. A very, obvious draft for this pick why well he could be the, best Off ball defender in the. Draft

and dallas we know. Needs defense they traded their defenders away they were twenty first in defensive rating last year and that was including the games Before The Trade deadline When They. Had dorian finney smith and spencer dimwiddie. So, It was just abysmal for them, hendricks he's not like an elite scorer but his, one offensive strength is spot

up shooting Which is a. Very, big need for. Dallas and elsewhere Right he's Super athletic You could see, luca and kyrie if, kyrie comes back getting, him the ball pick and pop situations and. Him being able to. Score that way a very athletic guy only player in college basketball last year who had thirty, five plus dunks and sixty plus threes so he's going to be. Able to, shoot from deep, as well in, fact only four freshmen by the way in The Past, decade have pulled that

off benedict, MATHERN Which, Is Insane, at His Size. Rj barrett lonzo ball and ben macklamore so. Pretty much one bust of those four he Could end up. Being a steal for dallas at ten some people, think HE'LL go as early as five but i think he's going to. Slip just based on need number eleven here's where It gets really. Interesting to me for orlando as well orlando FINISHED in the bottom ten, in the Nba in three point percentage and the magic just shot thirty. Four percent

from three this Past Season, you gotta kind of? Take Grady dick don't you you. Do grady dick is an elite shooter he shot forty percent from, three from college six attempts a game and the list of players who have shot forty percent from three and scored fourteen points or. More per game is very very limited It is limited to players such as ojo not starting off great because. He GOT kicked Out Of The, league But, I Continue. Gary trent junior, DI'ANGELO russell Tijuan Porter, It Gets, better

I Promise. Jamal murray kevin durant and grady Dick. This is a huge need for orlando. They were a Terrible Perimeter shooting team. They were having palo bancaro shoot threes. That Was just not. A good scenario but orlando's a wildcard.

THEY want athleticism in length as well i Could See, them taking a player like kobe buffkin even though they, say they don't need, a point guard, because he is long he is rangy, he can do a bunch of, things and he's a very decent Shooter Versus, a guy who maybe like grady, dick who's, a really good perimeter, shooter can rebound can attack the. Rim but can't play defense as, much IT may be is less versatile but

I Still am going, to stick. With grady dick at eleven number twelve this Would, be a home run pick for okay. See If they stay At the spot if Orlando doesn't draft buffkin at. ELEVEN and, Belala, is off The Books. I think okay see takes kobe bufkin This Maybe is the team that promised. Kobe, Buffkin That they would draft him apparently kobe, bufkin has a promise from a team which is why. He shut all of his

workouts down they, need somebody who, can help. Them shoot create their, Shot and Playmake they have right now shake, gilges alexander who's not a great shooter but he. Can do A Ton, Of other things they've got josh giddy so they need a guard who can help really spread the defense or. Spread The, offense out, a little bit that's buffkin, Six' five has a long wing. Span he can score at all three. Levels he can make PLAYS for. His teammates he's a Lefty, Who i Love. It feels

like him plush sga and giddy it feels. LIKE that's just a perfect, Three, man backcourt a lot of. Smoke around okay seeing what. They're gonna do but we know, that this we know that they, like length we know that they like versatility and they're not, afraid to reach for somebody that They Love as We Saw Last year, With Jalen. WILLIAMS and uzman, jang number THIRTEEN ah toronto i don't, know Guys like I really really. Don't know but i'm gonna. I'm gonna commit i'm. GONNA commit to

it this Pick is tough i don't. KNOW what the raptors really their game is. I don't. Know WHAT they're their strategy is THAT'S why and i don't know really what massi is gonna prioritize because he's been doing the six seven a, six y nine thing guys who can't. Shoot And that Really hasn't been working out and. Fred Van Fleet might be out the door. Gary trent junior just opted into. His Deal that's a little bit, of shooting gary, trent's a. Pretty good shooter a little small okay?

Defender so? Do they need a, point Guard to Me it feels like yes because fred. Van fleet's gonna want like thirty million, dollars so if they need a? POINT guard who Do They get to me. I think that's keyante. George just so tough IT'S just So Tough but this is what i think kyanta george Fits why. He has the ability to help toronto. Offensively his the package, offensively is pretty robust, he can pull up, he has step backs he has side steps. He's really good in the

pick and roll his. THREE point, number numbers in college aren't great i think what was It. Like thirty two thirty three percent at baylor but he made thirty. Eight percent of his threes in high school so you have thirty eight percent three percentage from high school. And you've, got a decent free throw percentage to me, that means you don't have a broke jumper. And that can translate to the next level you think that. That means he could, be a knockdown shooter on. Top of that, he's a

really good passer he's passes. WELL specifically when he Gets Into the lane i think him and. Scottie barnes would BE a very interesting pairing And That's why i think a player Like, keante george is a great fit for

darko who's gonna Try to play more. A little bit like memphis in, that style and then a little fun fact he's one of seven players since two thousand and eight to have a thirty six percent free throw rate and, seventy five plus made Threes In, A Season, And That, List Includes brendan ingram jabari smith trey young benedict Math And, his compa is set to be eric. Gordon who finished his Fifteenth season last year, hard, To say, What toronto wants to do, OBVIOUSLY i'm torn but if. It is

Guard I, would not be surprised if it's gyante. George Number fourteenth last. Pick In the lottery, New Orleans also tough jeff goodman says this DEREK lively is the Best Center. In the nba draft not named victor wombiama, AND of all the teams in the lottery i don't know of any Other Team. That needs Rim Protection more than new orleans considering that jonas valentiunis Is, on unexpiring you could.

Say maybe That's dallas and it certainly is but, if dallas goes for a best player available and you've got a bunch, OF other Teams That don't need rim protection i Think Derek. Lively, is A perfect, fit for new orleans valentinis. Like i said is on an expiring contract lively was the Number. One high school recruit who struggled at duke, he Got Better as the season. Went on and new orleans loves his wingspan he's got a. Seven to seven wingspan and he's only. Nineteen he can run

the floor really. Well he can shoot a little bit too the knock against. Him is that he's just kind of. Soft He might be a little too, nice the pelicans are full of really gritty, hard rock guys, who are sort of underrated who play, tougher who maybe have chips on their Shoulder And the question is for me whether derek lively has enough of a chip on. His shoulder to fit In, for this team But they did draft zion, And we know zion doesn't have a chip so maybe

this Is another one of those situations where the. Pelicans go outside of what. They Normally Do But Here's another good news like jose alvarado. Herb jones can maybe rub off on him Lively will Be The center maybe, that the pelicans thought jackson hayes could. Be and that would improve their team tremendously would Be Pretty much a home run. Pick if. NEW orleans ended up drafting him good stuff i think we'll go back on this MOCK draft. And see how wrong or right i was we'll give, some

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