🎧 Podcast: Mock Draft Wars
🎧 Podcast: Mock Draft Wars
Comparing the differences between Chad and Rafael's new Mock Drafts this week
Chad and NBA Big Board Director of Scouting Rafael Barlow both released their own Mock Drafts this week.
There were significant differences at the top and throughout the draft. Chad and Rafael debate Jabari Smith v Paolo Banchero in Detroit. Jaden Ivey v Chet Holmgren in Orlando. Shaedon Sharpe or AJ Griffin in Indiana.
They also explore big differences in how they are rating Kendall Brown, Jaden Hardy, Jean Montero, JD Davison, Mark Williams and finally they discuss two big draft sleepers in their first round mocks: Toledo's Ryan Rollins and Fresno State's Orlando Robinson.
Also check out:
Rafael Barlowe's Mock Draft 1.0
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Finally realized who Jabari reminded me of...a more athletic, bigger Shane Battier with a better shot. Is that worth a Top 3 pick?
Looking forward to listening. In part because I already thought it was weird that these mocks have the Pacers taking a guard when they now have Duarte and Haliburton. That seems to be a statement that one of those two isn’t expected to have a high enough ceiling.
This team completely mismanaged the asset they could have had from drafting Goga when they had “too many centers”. And now Goga has probably shown enough scouts that he’s pretty clueless on the court but he does put up interesting stats once in a while. So adding a guard while having a still-gaping front court hole isn’t something I trust this front office with managing.
There appear to be plenty of quality 3’s and 4’s to pick from (assuming Jackson or Smith if the Pacers can resign him passes as a “5” these days).