NBA Draft

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gary?
Mobi said:
🤷‍♂️ Have a hard time buying Boozer will be a superstar. Maybe it's my Dook hatred. Don't get me wrong. He will be a very good player, probably all star level. But superstar? I just don't see it.
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i agree, and i really want the bulls to take wilson. i'll be bummed if it's boozer; however, i am very often wrong about who will be good in the nba.
 
#629      
pruman91
I watched 7-8 puke games this past season and was expecting more from Boozer on every game.......he does seem like a good player but NOT POTY worthy or a top 5 pick , TO ME......JMHO..........
 
#630      
Boskydell
Illinilosch said:
Same here! I don't understand some of the Boozer hate. Or just the experts in NBA land that predict he has a small ceiling or something. He may not be able to sit on the rim or do Vince Carter-like dunks, but this young man has a VERY good all around game. If he's around at #4 then CHI would be nuts to pass on him. JMO
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Don't think they'll be passing up anybody at #4.
 
#631      
Emerson Bigguns
Illinilosch said:
Same here! I don't understand some of the Boozer hate. Or just the experts in NBA land that predict he has a small ceiling or something. He may not be able to sit on the rim or do Vince Carter-like dunks, but this young man has a VERY good all around game. If he's around at #4 then CHI would be nuts to pass on him. JMO
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I don't really see the criticism as "hate". In many recent years, teams would have run to the podium to take him 1st. There is just more competition this year, so they spend more time nitpicking to differentiate.
CentralILLini said:
I think he has a career pretty much like his pops. Nothing wrong with that.

I think Dybantsa is closer to an Andrew Wiggins than a HOF’er.
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I'd argue Wiggins is his floor comp. AJ is bigger, sees the floor better, and has better handles.
A lot of guys would have loved to have had Andrew's career. Average 18, 4, & 2 over 12 seasons, win a championship, and sign about 250 million dollars worth of contracts...
 
#634      
skyIdub
I realize #5-10 isn’t really a “steal”, but like Ayo and Willyball, Wagler will be a steal.
He’s gonna be an All Star in a few years.
 
#635      
Fly Illini Fly!
skyIdub said:
I realize #5-10 isn’t really a “steal”, but like Ayo and Willyball, Wagler will be a steal.
He’s gonna be an All Star in a few years.
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There's no guard in this draft that has a better combination of size, ball skills, shooting, and shot creation.
 
#637      
CentralILLini
Emerson Bigguns said:
I don't really see the criticism as "hate". In many recent years, teams would have run to the podium to take him 1st. There is just more competition this year, so they spend more time nitpicking to differentiate.

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I'd argue Wiggins is his floor comp. AJ is bigger, sees the floor better, and has better handles.
A lot of guys would have loved to have had Andrew's career. Average 18, 4, & 2 over 12 seasons, win a championship, and sign about 250 million dollars worth of contracts...
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Hall of Famer Andrew Wiggins?
 
#638      
Fly Illini Fly!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060028186415489166

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“5. Los Angeles Clippers: Keaton Wagler, Illinois​

The Clippers get their pick of a talented guard crop at No. 5 assuming the board plays out as expected. It will be interesting to see how much L.A. picking up Darius Garland at the trade deadline this past season impacts their decision-making here, potentially making a smaller, more ball-dominant guard less palatable. If that’s the case, Wagler becomes an even stronger factor at this spot as the tallest and most seamless off-ball player of the four top point guards on the board.”
 
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