2018 draft

[DBac]

Sexton - Lowry

Trae - Lillard

IMO (as far as reasonable ceiling outocmes)

 

Edited December 16, 2017 by DBac

[KB21]

I'm really going to have to watch this kid going forward.  He's putting up great numbers, and the thing with that is they aren't empty numbers.  He's leading his team to wins.  Tonight, he didn't shoot the ball great.  He was 9 of 22 from the floor and 4 of 11 from three point.  He stills scores 29 points despite that, and he dished out 10 assists.  He is creating his scoring opportunities as well as opportunities for his teammates.

If he continues this pace, it will be extremely hard to ignore the numbers, particularly if Oklahoma makes a run in the NCAA tournament.

[DBac]

Trae Young had 26 points and 20 assists tonight lol

[Lurker]

Trae Young is silly.

[Jody23]

58 minutes ago, DBac said:

Trae Young had 26 points and 20 assists tonight lol

So at what point does he start being mentioned as a top 5 pick and a guy the Hawks need to be looking hard at?

[Guard]

Young is probably going top 7. He's the best point guard prospect in the class. What he's doing is rare. Especially when you take into account who is around him at Oklahoma. It's just him and a bunch of guys. His combination of shooting, ball handling, and passing is impressive. He's giving of those Curry/Lilard vibes right now.

Ive said this before but this is a great draft to be bad in. Hopefully he keeps this up.

[DBac]

1 hour ago, Jody23 said:

So at what point does he start being mentioned as a top 5 pick and a guy the Hawks need to be looking hard at?

He just has to keep it up. At that size, he has to be special to go that high. And he's special right now.

[hawkman]

8 hours ago, Jody23 said:

So at what point does he start being mentioned as a top 5 pick and a guy the Hawks need to be looking hard at?

I think that point is now. This kid is the real deal.

[Jody23]

 

[Jody23]

6 hours ago, DBac said:

He just has to keep it up. At that size, he has to be special to go that high. And he's special right now.

Agreed.  However, the more I watch, the more I'm impressed.  His handle and footwork are very impressive.

[DBac]

Trae at it again on ESPN2. Insane offensive player.

 

Also Collin Sexton plays Mo Bamba at 9 tonight.

Edited December 23, 2017 by DBac

[Guard]

Young has 20 points and 10 assists in the first half so far. 

[Jody23]

Trae Young is probably going to be in the top 3 of alot of mock drafts very soon.

[Lurker]

The only thing that is really bad about him is his defense. And that's not a huge issue if his offense translates. Have only watched a little of him but what an incredible offensive talent.

Edited December 23, 2017 by Lurker

[Jody23]

21 minutes ago, Lurker said:

The only thing that is really bad about him is his defense. And that's not a huge issue if his offense translates. Have only watched a little of him but what an incredible offensive talent.

He's the best offensive talent of all the draft prospects I've seen thus far.

[Jody23]

 

[Lurker]

I may as well say it, Trae Young is 3rd for me with players I want to take.

[Alex]

I haven’t seen him play live (TV), but I am gonna pass on Trae Young.  Watched 2 minutes of his highlight video against Northwestern and that’s enough for me.  Jacking up awful shots against bad teams.  That won’t translate in the NBA or even NCAA once he faces good competition. 

[Jody23]

20 hours ago, Jody23 said:

 

Elite shooting and shot creation are two things that are needed to win at the highest level in the NBA.  Another reason I like Trae Young.

[Lurker]

Trae Young has already ripped up a few quality opponents, despite not playing Big 12 competition yet because Oklahoma was one of those PK80 teams.

I understand the worry that he's much more Jimmer than other PGs (and not just Steph) but so far his start is very much real. Helped by the fact that Oklahoma is literally the Golden State of college basketball (they go fast on offense), but real.

Edited December 24, 2017 by Lurker