Everyone who has a decent summer league game that wasn't a top 4 pick is the steal of the draft.

Knicks have 3 of them ... playing along last year's steal of the draft.

Hawks 2.

Up and down every summer league roster is multiple steals of the draft.

It's officially hackneyed.

I'm just sayin...

Suggs to Orlando is amazing for both Suggs and Orlando. He was going to be sharing minutes with FVV in Toronto. To get to be the face of that franchise in Orlando should be amazing. Any loss of dollars due to draft position should be compensated by the difference in tax rates in Fl/US vs Toronto/Canada

Bouknight dropping seemed odd to me. But now that they cleared Graham out, I wonder if Bouknight will be the beneficiary of those minutes. Seems like a good situation for him to grow with Lamelo.

Moses Moody -- falling to 14. GSW gets great value here, but sucks for Moody unless the W's backcourt gets injured again. Definitely possible, but I find it hard to see him finding his full potential there. Hope Moody doesn't get lost in the shuffle.

J Johnson at 20 is a great pick for ATL. Still has volatility, but the risk reward makes much more sense than in the low teens where he was projecting.

Cam Thomas. Lucky drop for Cam. He should get plenty of minutes even at the end of the bench between injuries, personal days and just garbage minutes.

McBride -- Love the pick where we got him.

Cooper -- Man, that far down in the second round is probably the steal of the draft. A lot of people passed on him. I think he will be hidden behind Lou Williams this year, but damn if he doesn't have a chance to be part of a special team.

Sims. 58. Love love love this pick. Don't want to overstate my expectations. its a 2 way contract. But value vs draft position is exceptionally high.

Knickoftime wrote:The 'steal of the draft' stuff has now been co-opted by everyone and has lost all meaning.

Everyone who has a decent summer league game that wasn't a top 4 pick is the steal of the draft.

Knicks have 3 of them ... playing along last year's steal of the draft.

Hawks 2.

Up and down every summer league roster is multiple steals of the draft.

It's officially hackneyed.

I'm just sayin...

That sounds like steal of the draft talk to me

EwingsGlass wrote:Without considering Summer League, just based on the guys I liked early and where they ended up drafted,

Suggs to Orlando is amazing for both Suggs and Orlando. He was going to be sharing minutes with FVV in Toronto. To get to be the face of that franchise in Orlando should be amazing. Any loss of dollars due to draft position should be compensated by the difference in tax rates in Fl/US vs Toronto/Canada

Bouknight dropping seemed odd to me. But now that they cleared Graham out, I wonder if Bouknight will be the beneficiary of those minutes. Seems like a good situation for him to grow with Lamelo.

Moses Moody -- falling to 14. GSW gets great value here, but sucks for Moody unless the W's backcourt gets injured again. Definitely possible, but I find it hard to see him finding his full potential there. Hope Moody doesn't get lost in the shuffle.

J Johnson at 20 is a great pick for ATL. Still has volatility, but the risk reward makes much more sense than in the low teens where he was projecting.

Cam Thomas. Lucky drop for Cam. He should get plenty of minutes even at the end of the bench between injuries, personal days and just garbage minutes.

McBride -- Love the pick where we got him.

Cooper -- Man, that far down in the second round is probably the steal of the draft. A lot of people passed on him. I think he will be hidden behind Lou Williams this year, but damn if he doesn't have a chance to be part of a special team.

Sims. 58. Love love love this pick. Don't want to overstate my expectations. its a 2 way contract. But value vs draft position is exceptionally high.

Suggs is amazing for Orlando. I’m really surprised he lasted until 5 and especially didn’t go to Cleveland at 3. Mobley can’t just be a Ayton level player. He needs to be a true superstar for it to work. They have their franchise currently built around 2 centers and a wing that can’t shoot or create off the dribble. Suggs would have been a culture changer they badly needed. Bouknight and Cam thomas were both excellent picks for where they went. And I think McBride looks like the best 2nd round pick as a safe role player and rotation staple.

Panos wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:I remember when Landry Fields and Cleanthony Early were steals of the draft. There was also that time, early in the analytics movement, where people were convinced the fat dude from Georgetown was also a steal. Now I'm getting all nostalgic for Maciej Lampe days

Remember that Lampe was projected top 5 pick and he slipped to 30.
....and his career proved he was picked in the right spot.

Lampe was just one in a long line if insanely overhyped European players nobody ever saw play. After Dirk happened the nba was desperate for the next white hope out of Europe. Darko was the most egregious example of Eurohype but Lampe was too. I guess he fell off a cliff because of horrible pre-draft workouts I don’t know the internet back then wasn’t what it was today

martin wrote:What about baby shark? I find it kinda catchy

Worse thing to happen to baseball since they caved into public pressure and started demonizing steroid use.

The point of it being tougher this season is true, but mainly because the mess of a draft it was. Not only was it deep, but it still played crazy, so many players will probably outplay their positions.

It’s still nice to come away with talent even with a second round pick, so the legend of the steal of the draft will survive.

Frank Williams anyone?