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The 2019 NBA Draft Big Board

Today marks the day of the 2019 NBA Draft. Dreams are fulfilled and teams are looking to find prospects to help them win championships. Now, no one has any idea how good any one of these guys will end up being. I especially have no clue. But I love to guess. So here is my personal ranking of the top draft prospects. We’ll see how dumb I look as these players progress in their NBA careers.

Zion Williamson PF/C Duke

Ja Morant PG Murray State

RJ Barrett SF Duke

Jarrett Culver SG/SF Texas Tech

Darius Garland PG Vanderbilt

De’Andre Hunter SF/PF Virginia

Coby White PG North Carolina

Cam Reddish SG/SF Duke

Sekou Doumbouya PF/C France

Nassir Little SF/PF North Carolina

PJ Washington PF/C Kentucky

Brandon Clarke C Gonzaga

Nickeil Alexander-Walker PG Virginia Tech

Jaxson Hayes C Texas

Romeo Langford SG/SF Indiana

Mfiondu Kabengele PF/C Florida State

Rui Hachimura PF/C Gonzaga

Goga Bitadze C Republic of Georgia

Cam Johnson SF North Carolina

Kevin Porter Jr. PG/SG USC

Bol Bol C Oregon

Ty Jerome PG Virginia

Keldon Johnson SF Kentucky

Tyler Herro SG Kentucky

Grant Williams PF/C Tennessee

Dylan Windler SG/SF Belmont

Talen Horton-Tucker PG/SF Iowa State

Eric Paschall PF/C Villanova

KZ Okpala SF Stanford

Luguentz Dort PG/SG Arizona State

Luka Samanic PF/C Croatia

Matisse Thybulle SG/SF Washington

Darius Bazley SF/PF New Balance

Admiral Schofield SF/PF Tennessee

Daniel Gafford C Arkansas

Nic Claxton C Georgia

Jontay Porter C Missouri

Bruno Fernando C Maryland

Chuma Okeke SF/PF Auburn

Carsen Edwards PG/SG Purdue

Louis King SF/PF Oregon

Terence Davis SG Ole Miss

Zylan Cheatham SF/PF Arizona State

Zach Norvell Jr. SG Gonzaga

Kyle Guy SG Virginia

Jalen McDaniels SF/PF San Diego State

Isaiah Roby SF/PF Nebraska

Naz Reid PF LSU

DaQuan Jeffries SF Tulsa

Tremont Waters PG LSU

Miye Oni SF/PF Yale

Jalen Lecque PG/SG Brewster Academy

Jaylen Hoard PF Wake Forest

Terance Mann SG Florida State

Charles Matthews SG/SF Michigan

Jordan Poole PG/SG Michigan

Shamorie Ponds PG St. John’s

Quinndary Weatherspoon PG/SG Mississippi State

Justin Wright-Foreman PG Hofstra

Phil Booth SG Villanova

Jordan Bone PG Tennessee

Ignas Brazdeikis PF Michigan

Justin Robinson PG Virginia Tech

Kerwin Roach II PG Texas

Jared Harper PG Auburn

Jaylen Nowell SG Washington

Lindell Wigginton PG Iowa State

Tacko Fall C UCF

Dedric Lawson PF/C Kansas

Corey Davis Jr. SG Houston

Ky Bowman PG Boston College

Amir Hinton PG/SG Shaw

Tyus Battle SG Syracuse

Simi Shittu PF Vanderbilt

Dewan Hernandez C Miami

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junker-town · 3 years ago

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6 winners and 4 losers from the 2021 NBA Draft

Here are the biggest winners and losers of the 2021 NBA Draft.

The 2021 NBA Draft went off rails after the third pick. While the Toronto Raptors were unanimously projected to take Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs at No. 4, Masai Ujiri and co. opted for another big, strong forward in Florida State’s Scottie Barnes instead.

That set the stage for a draft that was full of surprises. No one thought Josh Giddey was an option for the Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 6. Davion Mitchell going to the Sacramento Kings at No. 9 caught everyone off guard. It was legitimately shocking to see the Spurs opt for Josh Primo at No. 12.

Read our live draft grades if you want to catch up on the action. It goes without saying that: a) the draft is always a crapshoot, b) it takes several years to truly assess how a team performed in the draft.

I’ve been doing this long enough that I remember giving the Timberwolves an A for taking Jarrett Culver and the Suns a D for taking Cameron Johnson in 2019. That certainly doesn’t look good now as the Wolves are reportedly trying to move on from Culver after two poor seasons, while Johnson was just a crucial piece on an NBA Finals team. Again, this stuff requires time.

There is some value in instant reactions to the draft if only to see how they age over the years. Suns fans sure felt better about the team “reaching” on Jalen Smith in the 2020 lottery after the success of Johnson. We’ll see how that one plays out down the road, too. For now, let’s again overreact to what saw on draft night and come up with what feels like the winners and losers in the heat of the moment.

6 winners in the 2021 NBA Draft

Orlando Magic

The Magic’s recent draft history has not been particularly impressive (we still love Cole Anthony!), but it sure feels like they hit this one out of the park by grabbing two players in the top five of our big board.

Suggs fell into the Magic’s lap after the Raptors opted for Barnes. While we view Suggs as more of a supercharged complementary guard rather than a true lead engine, he’s unquestionably an awesome young talent to add to Orlando’s rebuild. Suggs joins a fascinating backcourt in Orlando that also includes Anthony, RJ Hampton, and Markelle Fultz. Suggs, Anthony, and Hampton all feel like combo guards, while Fultz is the best of the bunch at touching the paint but is coming off a torn ACL he suffered in January. The fit will be interesting, but Suggs feels like a pretty safe bet to be a productive pro for a long time as a quick and powerful 6’4 guard who brings it defensively, thrives in transition, and is at least competent (and maybe better than that) in the dribble-pass-shoot areas of his skill set.

Wagner is also a bit of a redundant fit on a roster that already includes Jonathan Isaac and Chuma Okeke, but we love his game. Wagner says he’s grown to nearly 6’11 and showed tremendous defensive versatility in his two years at Michigan. His three-point shot is the clear swing factor — he hit 34 percent at Michigan on solid volume, yet appeared to lose confidence after a few misses — but this is a great pick at No. 8 in our humble opinion.

Atlanta Hawks

The Hawks picked at No. 20 and No. 48 and came away with two of the top-10 players on our board. Of course we are going to mark them down as a winner.

Jalen Johnson has a super enticing combination of speed, power, and passing. He thrives with his open floor ball handling, and should immediately give the Hawks a new dimension in transition. He also has all the tools to be a good defensive player. Johnson is a clunky fit in the halfcourt because he’s a non-shooter, but it’s absolutely worth taking a flier on his talent at this point in the first round.

Cooper is simply the best shot creator in this class. Yes, he’s small (6’1, 180 pounds) and didn’t shoot well at Auburn. He’s also one of two freshmen in the last 30 years to average 20 points and eight assists per game in a major conference, with the other being his new teammate Trae Young. From this perspective, the bogus NCAA investigation that limited him to 12 games really hurt Cooper’s draft stock. He may not get a huge opportunity right away with the Hawks since he can’t play alongside Young, but on the plus side ATL won’t have to change their scheme when Trae goes to the bench. Cooper is so good at getting into the paint, finding open teammates as a passer, and drawing fouls. It was wild to see him slip into the late second round. Read our profile on Cooper here.

Philadelphia 76ers

In Daryl Morey’s first draft as leader of the Sixers last year, he landed what we considered to be a major steal by taking Tyrese Maxey in the early 20s. He did it again this year, nabbing Jaden Springer at No. 28.

We had Springer as a lottery-level prospect. He’s the youngest American player in this draft, but turned in a productive season in the SEC as a freshman at Tennessee. Springer is a monstrous on-ball defender who can really get after smaller opposing guards. It feels like he didn’t show everything he could do offensively with the Vols, but a) he still led the team in scoring, and b) he hit 44 percent of his threes on low volume. He’s one of the best long-term bets in this class for his point of attack defense and off-ball offense.

The Sixers also picked up Charles Bassey and Filip Petrusev in round two. Either could become a nice backup center option behind Joel Embiid.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Evan Mobley is the sort of prospect talented to go No. 1 overall in most years. To get him at No. 3 is a boon for a Cleveland team that badly needed a talent infusion of this level.

In our eyes, Mobley is the most versatile big man to hit the draft in a long time. He should be able to play the four next to Jarrett Allen early in his career before becoming a full-time five as he adds strength to his frame. His ability to play multiple pick-and-roll coverages defensively and act as an unselfish passer on offense should do wonders for this time around Darius Garland and Isaac Okoro. If he three-point shot develops and if he’s able to add muscle while maintaining his quickness, it wouldn’t be a shock to see him eventually end up as the best player in the draft.

Scottie Barnes

There was no better place for Barnes to end up than Toronto. The Raptors have a long history of doing a great job developing their young players. Barnes has a lot of tools to work with because of his length, motor, defensive versatility, and playmaking. He also needs to develop his shooting, ball handling, and vertical pop around the basket if he’s going to reach his full potential.

Toronto and Miami feel like the best best places for a tools-y young player to go and develop their skills. Barnes should be thankful he landed north of the border.

Detroit Pistons

Cade Cunningham is that dude. Enough said.

Cade Cunningham’s sunglasses pic.twitter.com/EkVv5zPcsT

— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) July 30, 2021

4 losers in the 2021 NBA Draft

San Antonio Spurs

OK listen: Gregg Popovich and the rest of the Spurs’ braintrust knows more about ball than me or anyone else with the audacity to lob criticism at them. It’s easy to see the logic behind the Josh Primo pick. San Antonio needed to take an upside swing after compiling a solid roster of young players that lacks top-end star-power. There’s a case to be made for Primo as a high ceiling pick: he’s super young (he started playing for Alabama as a 17-year-old), he’s fast, he has serious bounce, and he hit 38 percent of his threes. He may be a good NBA player one day.

There’s also nothing about Primo’s season at Alabama that suggested he should be a lottery pick. He struggled to read the floor, finishing with more turnovers than assists. His handle is shaky, he lacked finishing craft, he was often overpowered defensively, and he didn’t show the ability to play through contact. More than anything, Primo is just a raw player who is likely to need a lot of time before he’s ready to contribute at the NBA level. We didn’t have him as a top-30 player in the class.

You would be wise to trust the Spurs over me, but this sure feels like a shaky pick a day after the draft.

Sacramento Kings

The Kings were reportedly interested in taking Wagner at No. 9, but the Magic scooped him up one pick earlier. Sacramento still had a lot of good options on the board, but they went with a questionable one (in our opinion) by selecting Davion Mitchell out of Baylor.

Mitchell skyrocketed up draft boards after helping lead the Bears to the national championship. He has a super quick first step, he’s a great on-ball defender, and enjoyed massive shooting improvement in his last year in school. He’ll also turn 23 years old before he starts his rookie year and didn’t turn into a high-level NBA prospect until late in his career. His big shooting leap feels like it could be exaggerated (he only hit 64 percent of his free throws), he’s one of the smallest players in this draft, and he isn’t particularly advanced as a passer.

He’s also just a weird fit for a roster that already has Tyrese Haliburton and De’Aaron Fox. The Kings would have been better off going with Moses Moody in this spot in our opinion. We’ll see how it works out.

Armchair analysts

One thing that became clear during the draft: there’s a huge disconnect between how the blogboys like myself see the draft compared to how teams see the draft.

The amateur consensus had Primo at No. 35 overall and the Spurs took him at No. 12. The amateur consensus had Cooper at No. 12 and he went No. 48. The amateur consensus had Springer at No. 10 and he went No. 28. The amateur consensus had Jared Butler at No. 17 and he went No. 40. The amateur consensus had JT Thor at No. 20 and went No. 37. The amateur consensus had Chris Duarte at No. 27 and he went No. 13. You get the point.

We’ll see how it works out! That’s why the draft is so much fun. I certainly have plenty of hits and misses scattered throughout my years of covering the draft, as will anyone working in the league or making educated guesses as a hobby. It’s just clear that people outside of the league and people inside of the league value different things (or, as a wise man said, maybe the NBA just lacks imagination).

The Warriors’ veteran core

We didn’t like the James Wiseman pick last year, or the Jonathan Kuminga pick this year. We love the Moses Moody pick. Regardless, it’s hard to see how three players 20 years old or younger are going to help the Warriors’ capitalize on the remainder Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson’s prime.

Maybe the Warriors are saving up for a big move. They still need to find a team that values their young guys as highly as they do. There was a report that the Warriors rejected Philadelphia’s counteroffer for Ben Simmons that asked for Wiseman, Andrew Wiggins, both lottery picks this year, and two future firsts. That seems like a lot to offer for Simmons, but Simmons also seems like he would have been a nice fit with Golden State’s veteran core.

The Warriors still need a major talent infusion to be a legit title contender. It’s hard to expect Thompson to single-handedly push them there given that he’s missed two full seasons because of two major injuries since we last saw him on an NBA court. It’s hard to expect Wiseman to make huge leap given how much he struggled as a rookie.

Golden State’s ownership said they were ‘lightyears ahead’ of the rest of the league when they were at their peak. We’ll see if that still holds true while Curry and Green enter the twilight of their prime.

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March 31, 2019 - Kansas City, Missouri

NCAA Tournament Elite 8

For the first time ever, Auburn squared off with Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Auburn went into their 3rd straight game as an underdog and that was magnified even more with Chuma being out. I don’t think many people gave Auburn that much of a chance in this one and after the Cats had defeated Auburn by 27 in their previous matchup, it made sense.

But since that game, Auburn had won 11 in a row and handily defeated Kansas and North Carolina. Kentucky had gotten to this point defeating Abilene Christian and close wins over Wofford and Houston. I watched this game downtown and there was quite a buzz in downtown Auburn getting ready for this one. One of the biggest roars came before the game when CBS showed Malik Dunbar warming up in Chuma Okeke’s jersey. This was awesome!

Malik Dunbar is rockin' injured teammate Chuma Okeke's jersey during shootaround. ✊#MarchMadness | @AuburnMBB pic.twitter.com/0cnEY80Yzl

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Early on, it was a struggle for Auburn as Kentucky jumped out a 7-0 start 3 minutes into the game. But it was the bench that got the Tigers started on this afternoon. Danjel Purifoy knocked down a 3-pointer and Austin Wiley scored consecutive baskets to pull within 11-7. The Cats would score the next 6 to take a 10-point lead.

That stayed the same midway through the 1st half as Kentucky led 22-11. Bryce Brown knocked down his first 2 shots to cut Kentucky’s lead down to 6 but each time Auburn went on a mini spurt, Kentucky would regain a 10-point lead..... until the 4 minute mark of the half.

Jared Harper, who was scoreless in the first 16 minutes, converted 4-point play to make it 30-24 Kentucky.

Jared Harper BURIES a 3 & has a chance to cut it to a 6 point game! #Elite8#MarchMadness | @AuburnMBB pic.twitter.com/M3iY6a7alu

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Auburn continued to close the gap thanks to Harper and Anfernee McLemore whose put back dunk pulled the Tigers within 2.

Anfernee McLemore with the BIG putback to cut the Kentucky lead to 2! #MarchMadness | #Elite 8 pic.twitter.com/X15fG8NReX

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Kentucky hit a 3 in the final seconds of the half to take a 35-30 lead but considering how the first half had played out, I liked where Auburn was sitting. And we knew that Bryce Brown had already had 1 big 2nd half against Kentucky this season and needed another one.

Brown got the offense going with a 3 off a steal from Harper to make it 37-35 Kentucky. After another Kentucky turnover, Brown was fouled shooting a 3. He would make his first 2 free throws but missed the 3rd (the only miss he had of any kind in the 2nd half), but intercepted the pass after PJ Washington tried to save the ball in the corner and did this to give Auburn the lead.

.@AuburnMBB TAKES THE LEAD! #MarchMadness | #Elite8 pic.twitter.com/ZhPV78M1na

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Ian Eagle said it best, “Bryce Brown is smoking hot!”

A lob from Jared Harper to J’Von McCormick for a finger roll layup would put Auburn ahead 42-39.

And then #ClassicMalik showed up on the defensive end and made one of the plays of the tournament, complete with a staredown of Keldon Johnson.

DENIED! #MarchMadness | @AuburnMBB pic.twitter.com/z7KYbkrRbd

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Kentucky would regain the lead but Bryce Brown would take it right back knocking down his 2nd 3-pointer of the half. As I mentioned earlier, Bryce made every shot but one free throw in the 2nd half and many of his shots were some tough shots, including this one to put Auburn back up 3.

Danjel Purifoy would hit his 2nd 3 of the afternoon with 9 minutes to go to put Auburn ahead 54-50 and Wiley’s bucket with 7:10 to go put Auburn ahead 56-50.

There wasn’t much offense in the last 7 minutes of this game from Auburn and Kentucky came back to tie it at 58 with 2:55 to go.

Kentucky would take the lead by 2 with a minute left but on the other end, Jared Harperblew by Tyler Herro for a layup to tie the game back up at 60 with 38 seconds to go. On the other hand, Kentucky had a chance to regain the lead in the closing seconds of regulation but Auburn’s defense wouldn’t allow it.

First, Horace Spencer blocked PJ Washington and then Anfernee McLemore rejected Keldon Johnson and Auburn had a chance to win the game as they got the ball back.

Auburn LOCKS IT DOWN to force OT! #MarchMadness | #Elite8 pic.twitter.com/btJedy4Qu9

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Auburn didn’t call a timeout and got the ball in the hands of a wide open Horace Spencer who attempted a 3 to win for it for Auburn that didn’t go in. Folks, if Horace had hit that 3 to win it for Auburn, the pandemonium, the Cinderella stories would have been absolutely epic. But alas, 5 more minutes of basketball.

In overtime, it was Jared Harper time.

As he did in regulation, Harper blew by Herro for a layup to put Auburn back up by 2 in the first minute of OT.

This next play was absolutely beautiful. Harper caught Ashton Hagans and Purifoy fed him a perfect for a layup to put Auburn up by 4.

Jared Harper gives @AuburnMBB the 4 point advantage! #MarchMadness | #Elite8 pic.twitter.com/6TbMbqy8Uz

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Then with a little over 2 minutes left in Overtime, the iron was so kind to Anfernee McLemore.

Anfernee McLemore gets the ROLL! #MarchMadness | #Elite8 pic.twitter.com/aoXCm6smlN

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

McLemore would strip the ball on the other end and go coast to coast for a layup to put Auburn ahead 68-62.

After Kentucky made 1-2 from the free throw line, Harper would attack the paint once again and give Auburn a 7-point lead with 1:10 to go.

At that point, if Auburn could make their free throws, they were going to be in good shape. But Kentucky wasn’t done yet.

Harper would hit 4 free throws over the next 45 seconds but Kentucky got hot and PJ Washington’s 3-pointer made it 74-71 with 16.6 seconds left.

Samir Doughty knocked down 1-2 from the line to make it a 2 possession game and Anfernee McLemore would block Kentucky’s shot on the other end setting up 2 more free throws for Jared Harper. Kentucky’s last gasp was no good and folks, the Auburn Tigers were on their way to the Final Four!!!

12 consecutive wins, 3 consecutive bluebloods, Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky. What a journey for this Auburn Basketball team!

.@AuburnMBB IS DANCING TO THE #FINALFOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/5zTtT7QZ0l

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019

Jared Harper had 12 of Auburn’s 17 points in Overtime ad finished with 26 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. He was also 11-11 from the free throw line.

Bryce Brown had 24 points, including 17 in the 2nd half. He was 6-6 from the field in the 2nd half and 8-12 overall, knocking down 4 3-pointers.

Anfernee McLemore had 8 points, including those 2 huge buckets in OT, and 5 rebounds.

And on defense, despite allowing 28 points and 13 rebounds to PJ Washington, Samir Doughty and company held Tyler Herro to 7 points on 3-11 shooting. Herro had torched the Tigers in Auburn but they didn’t let him on this day in Kansas City.

Here are the highlights!

And one advantage of watching this game downtown.... getting to Toomer’s immediately!

ABSOLUTE SCENES AT TOOMER'S CORNER. Take a look at the insane celebration going on in Auburn as @AuburnMBB is heading to the #FinalFour ! pic.twitter.com/pWrWBg2fkw

— WRBL Sports (@WRBLSports) March 31, 2019

This concludes our look back through the 2018-2019 season and what a journey it was. To Bryce Brown, Jared Harper, Chuma Okeke, Horace Spencer and Malik Dunbar: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE MEMORIES!!! What you guys did over the course of 6 weeks from the end of February all the way into April are some of the best times of my life and for so many other Auburn fans.

Beginning tomorrow, we are going to start looking back through last season as we get even closer to starting this upcoming season. I’ll leave you today with one final clip from Auburn’s NCAA Tournament run. War Eagle!

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N.C.A.A. Men’s Final Four Preview

MINNEAPOLIS — Virginia, the only top seed remaining, will face Auburn, which is making its first appearance in the Final Four, in the first of two national semifinals of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament on Saturday. Michigan State, the 2000 champion, plays the newcomer Texas Tech in the second game.

No. 1 Virginia (33-3) vs. No. 5 Auburn (30-9), 6:09 p.m.

No team is hotter than Auburn, which arrives at its first Final Four with a 12-game winning streak: four to end the regular season, four to win the Southeastern Conference tournament and four more in the N.C.A.A. tournament. (The Tigers could become only the second national champion, after Connecticut in 2011, to play 41 games.)

Bruce Pearl’s Tigers have done it by being among the best 3-point-shooting teams and by getting more of their points off 3-pointers than all but six teams in Division I. For that reason, the Tigers’ most impressive win was over second-seeded Kentucky in the regional final, precisely because they could barely buy a 3, going 7-for-23 from beyond the arc. They also won that day without their best big man, Chuma Okeke, who had sustained a season-ending knee injury a game earlier.

Sounds like a tough out, right?

Well. Virginia has the third-best 3-point defense in the country, even as its excellent offense, led by the wings Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter, and its Tony Bennett-branded, dead-last pace make maximizing points per possession against it essential.

If the Cavaliers sound tough to beat, well, only two teams have accomplished the feat: Duke, twice; and Florida State, which used its sheer size and athleticism to overpower Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. That is something Auburn will struggle to do without Okeke.

So, yeah, the Tigers have their work cut out for them.

No. 2 Michigan State (32-6) vs. No. 3 Texas Tech (30-6), 8:49 p.m.

Between two excellent teams, a balanced one should defeat the less-balanced one, right? The former describes the Spartans, who have a top-10 offense and a top-10 defense, whereas the latter is the Red Raiders, who, according to the KenPom rankings, have the country’s best defense but an offense that is merely excellent rather than superb.

But those are season-long figures. In the N.C.A.A. tournament, including against highly regarded Buffalo, a Michigan team with a typically stout defense and a Gonzaga juggernaut, Texas Tech has turned on the offensive jets, shooting 53.4 percent from the field compared with its season mark of 47.2 percent. The Red Raiders have done this while making 3-pointers at a slightly lower rate, which means a good game from deep likely makes Texas Tech almost unbeatable.

Coach Chris Beard’s squad will need to be about that to defeat Michigan State, which uses a smaller rotation than the average Tom Izzo squad but otherwise resembles his seven other Final Four teams in its balance and toughness.

Point guard Cassius Winston increasingly looks like the national player of the year (non-Zion Williamson category), having contributed 20 points on 19 shots, 10 assists and 4 steals in last weekend’s one-point win over Duke. The Spartans will need a similar kind of game from Winston (and similar playing time; in the regional semifinals and final combined, Winston sat for only the final minute of the first game) to get by Texas Tech.

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junker-town · 5 years ago

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Investigate the Orlando Magic

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We have that and more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.

Please explain to me how the Orlando Magic are not guilty of circumventing the NBA salary cap.

The Magic drafted Chuma Okeke, an Atlanta-born two-year forward for Auburn, No. 16 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. He never signed his contract this summer. It turns out Orlando had alternate plans all along. Okeke had torn his ACL in the NCAA Tournament; the Magic wanted to red-shirt him this season.

Now, players sit out their rookie seasons while recovering from injury all the time. Ben Simmons did it. Joel Embiid did it ... for two seasons! Harry Giles did it. Blake Griffin did it. Nerlens Noel and Greg Oden and Julius Randle all did it. But all of those guys still signed their rookie deals shortly after being drafted, which means they got paid an NBA wage while recovering.

The Magic did not offer Okeke his rookie deal. Instead, he’ll sign a G League deal for this season and sign his rookie deal next summer, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. That will save the Magic money this year and start Okeke’s four-year clock once he’s (we assume) healthy. He can’t become a free agent until 2024 now, unless he gets waived or a team option gets declined early.

Again, how are the Magic not circumventing the salary cap by pulling this? They are literally circumventing the salary cap to retain rights to a player without offering him the contract due to him as the No. 16 pick. He’ll make more than $2 million less this year because of the Magic’s hijinks. If he turns out to be a good NBA player, he is subtracting a year of pro earnings from his career by delaying future paydays. There’s been no mention of what guarantees Okeke has that the Magic will extend that rookie contract next summer even if Okeke has an injury setback this year.

Okeke is apparently on board with this move. Why? What did the Magic offer, promise, threaten, guarantee? And why isn’t that (and all of this) considered circumventing the salary cap, given the NBA Board of Governors renewed interest in enforcing all of the rules on the books?

I hope Okeke’s camp talked to Josh Huestis, the Stanford product who was drafted No. 29 by the Thunder in 2014. OKC had a plan to red-shirt Huestis in the G League -- not due to injury, but to stockpile a young player and hold off on starting his clock -- and withhold his rookie deal until the summer of 2015. Huestis did sign his deal in 2015, and didn’t get much NBA playing time until 2017-18. The Thunder then declined his fourth year option. Huestis spent the year in the G League with the Spurs’ affiliate. Now he’s playing in Europe. Taking one for the team back in 2014 meant Huestis spent four years with the Thunder organization but only got paid NBA wages for three, and meant he ended up out of the NBA within five years anyway. Some deal.

Iguo-tata For Now

Chris Herrington of the Daily Memphian reports that Andre Iguodala won’t hang out with the Grizzlies during camp or the season while Memphis continues to weigh ongoing trade offers for the prized veteran. Teams hoping the Grizzlies will just buy him out appear to be sadly mistaken: Memphis is playing this exactly right, especially by letting him stay home to avoid incessant trade questions and take focus off Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson, and the team’s young core.

Iguodala has proven to be enough of a hot commodity it doesn’t make sense for the Grizzlies to buy him out but it also doesn’t make sense (yet!) for other teams to make legit trade offers for him. It’s probably best for everyone but Iguodala to let a few weeks of the regular season shake out and see where we’re at. Surely, Iguodala would rather be on the court. But this is what happens when you re-sign with teams facing financial pressure at the end (maybe) of a long title run.

Links

I wrote about LeBron’s impeccable timing saving the Lakers from falling behind the Clippers on the attention market.

Pretty cool new floor for the Nets, starring grays and subway tile.

Derek Fisher benching Candace Parker in an elimination is pretty fricking weird, but Matt Ellentuck writes that it shouldn’t define the Sparks’ season.

Howard Megdal’s latest WNBA mock draft gets into why Sabrina Ionescu is such a game-changer for the New York Liberty.

Michael McCann on the legal implications of tampering rules.

Jayhawk down.

Masai Ujiri spent his championship summer touring Africa, telling people he met that they too can thrive in the NBA.

Rest in peace to Andre Emmett, a beloved Texas Tech player who was most recently in the BIG3.

Hug someone you love. Be excellent to each other.

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An ELITE performance from the Tigers propelled them into the Elite 8.

March 29, 2019 - Kansas City, Missouri

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

To quote Rod Bramblett: “It’s the Blue Bloods vs the Blue Collars”

After destroying Kansas in Salt Lake City, the road didn’t get any easier for Auburn as they faced the top seed in the Midwest Region, the North Carolina Tar Heels.

This was a classic strength vs strength matchup as both teams loved to play very fast. Going into this game, many gave North Carolina the advantage because they didn’t think Auburn could keep up with North Carolina’s tempo.... or so they thought. There was no question going into this game that it was going to be a track meet and early on, this one was being played at an incredible tempo.

I already love this Auburn/UNC game pic.twitter.com/Bp92voByfx

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 29, 2019

Both teams ran up and down the first 5 minutes trading baskets as Chuma Okeke and Malik Dunbar each had 5 points in the first 5 minutes of the game, but trailed 14-12 early.

J’Von McCormick came in and gave Auburn a lift off the bench with Jared Harper once again dealing with foul trouble. He made 2 baskets and had an offensive rebound to set up Dunbar’s 2nd 3 of the game which gave Auburn a 21-17 lead. Chuma would carry the offense over the next few minutes but a 7-0 Tar Heels run with 7 minutes left in the half gave North Carolina 29-26 lead.

Carolina would take a 5-point lead but McCormick and Samir Doughty kept Auburn in the game as the game approached halftime.

Okeke finished off an impressive half with a jumper as he led Auburn with 12 points and 7 rebounds in the 1st half. McCormick continued to play well scoring 10 1st half points as he made the tying basket with 35 seconds left and scored a buzzer beating layup to give Auburn a 41-39 halftime lead. Malik Dunbar and Samir Doughty combined for 15 1st half points.

Auburn takes it coast to coast before the half! #Sweet16#MarchMadness | @AuburnMBB pic.twitter.com/fGxxdtnrCf

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 30, 2019

The Tigers led despite just a combined 2 points from Jared Harper and Bryce Brown. While they were slowed down in the first 20 minutes, both of them got off to a hot start in the 2nd half.

Harper and Brown made 3s in the first minute to put Auburn ahead 47-39. Okeke’s 3rd 3 of the night suddenly put Auburn up double digits. Okeke continued to assert his dominance consistently getting into the paint and finishing at the basket as the Tigers led 56-46 at the first TV Timeout. Carolina would pull within 6 a few minutes later but then a block party broke out in Kansas City.

First, it was Austin Wiley.

Austin Wiley said NOT TODAY! ‍♂️ #Sweet16#MarchMadness | @AuburnMBB pic.twitter.com/r2v5ocjUVa

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 30, 2019

Malik Dunbar would hit his 3rd 3 of the game moments later to put Auburn back up 10 and them Chuma decided he wanted to join the block party.

The Tigers are out here hosting a BLOCK PARTY! #Sweet16#MarchMadness | @AuburnMBB pic.twitter.com/BXj7hVaEjx

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 30, 2019

Danjel Purifoy had struggled to find his role in the Auburn offense after returning to the team back in mid-December. But when Auburn needed him to step up in March, Danjel was able to answer the call. He made some big shots in the SEC Tournament but his most impressive run was what he did midway through the 2nd half of this game.

On 3 straight possessions, Danjel Purifoy got hot and knocked down 3s on 3 consecutive possessions as Auburn built a 73-57 lead.

Purifoy: Instant Offense pic.twitter.com/SyPVXXdbWK

— Jaylin Williams/Simpson Fan Account (@ShootyHoopsWill) March 18, 2020

Things were going so good that Anfernee McLemore got in on the 3-point shooting banking home a 3 on the next possession as Auburn had a 19 point lead with 9 minutes to go. Everything was going great for Auburn and then..... adversity struck.

Chuma Okeke’s injury was a huge blow for Auburn and simply heartbreaking for someone who had become an absolute joy to watch over the last 2 seasons as he continued to get better and set his sights on the NBA. Chuma stepped up in big games for Auburn and was well on his way to potentially a 25-point, 15 rebound game. And for a brief moment, I was afraid the air had come out of Auburn’s sail as the Tar Heels cut Auburn’s lead to 11 and the energy that had been there moments ago was suddenly gone (and understandably so).

Horace Spencer made a bucket to stop the run but the Tar Heels were able to get within 10 before Purifoy, who suddenly had a much larger role on this team, knocked home his 4th 3-pointer of the 2nd half to give Auburn an 81-68 lead. Carolina would get no closer at that point.

Bryce Brown had a quiet night by his standards but he provided the “night night” blow to Carolina with a 3-pointer with 2:14 left and then a steal and slam to put Auburn ahead 90-72.

It was walk-on time in the final minutes and Myles Parker made the most of his opportunity to get onto the court knocking down a 3 in the final moments. Auburn made 17 3-pointers against the Tar Heels and here’s a look at all of them.

One year ago today, these 17 3-pointers broke UNC. Danjel Purifoy made four. @malik_ihoop and @chuma_okeke made three. @Bwb_2 and @_Ticket52 made two. @Therealvinoo, @akmclemore and @Myles_Parker03 each had one. This is just another blue-blood beatdown. pic.twitter.com/Ayx4pPeNiV

— Jacob Hillman (@Jacob_Hillman3) March 29, 2020

The win put Auburn in the Elite 8 for the first time since 1986 where they would fall to eventual National Champion Louisville.

As great as this win was for Auburn, it was obviously bittersweet knowing that Chuma had suffered a serious injury. It was hard seeing the emotion Bruce Pearl had in his postgame interview talking about it.

"We're going to rally. I'll go hug on him." Bruce Pearl gets emotional discussing Chuma Okeke after @AuburnMBB's win over North Carolina. #MarchMadness | #Sweet16 pic.twitter.com/sOaD9dtrEz

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 30, 2019

Chuma Okeke led the way for Auburn with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Malik Dunbar had 13 points while Bryce Brown scored 12 points, all in the 2nd half. Danjel Purifoy played just 12 minutes but scored 12 points on his four 2nd-half 3-pointers. J’Von McCormick and Samir Doughty had major contributions in the 1st half to keep Auburn in the game in the first half and both ended up with 10 points apiece. Jared Harper had 9 points and 11 assists.

Here are the highlights!

Toomer’s Corner was electric once again but a little more subdued knowing that Auburn would likely play on without Chuma Okeke. Kentucky would knock off Houston setting up an All-SEC Elite 8 game. Kentucky had given Auburn its last loss in blowout fashion and defeated the Tigers twice in the regular season. But it’s so hard to beat a team 3 times in a season and the Tigers had even less pressure on them after Chuma’s injury. Why not us? We’ll look back at that game later today.

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