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Lorenco G liga: 20.2 ppg ; trojke 33% ; dvojke 43% ; asistencije 8 ; ukradene 0.6 ; izgubljene 3.4 Adams G liga: 20.9 ppg ; trojke 40% ; dvojke 54% ; asistencije 5.5 ; ukradene 1.8 ; izgubljene 3.7

a od kuma...3 x 1,1m ?

Kad mi zena kaze detetu da napravim vocnu salatu... 😂

Sa malim zakasnjenjem da se osvrnem na Adamsa. Nisam stigao sve da iscitam, pa ako budem ponovio dosta stvari sto su kolege ispisale, prastajte. Moram da priznam da ga nisam puno gledao na college-u, i svo moje vidjenje je bazirano na njegovom igranju u NBL-u. Koliko god mi inicijalno bilo nejasno u kom smijeru ide selekecija, jer su se pustale razne pogresne informacije za koje smo igrace bili zainteresovani, kasnije mi se malo iskristalisala misao. Ako bih pokusao da ga uporedim sa necijom igrom, to bi bio Fox iz Kings-a, ili cak Schroder. Ekstremno brz, eksplozivan i agilan, a uz to ima odlican handling, tako da ima veoma jaku osnovu na kojoj mu se bazira igra. Handling mu je dobar, ne u smislu da vrti deset promjena u mjestu i tako izbaci igraca iz tezista, nego radi promjene u punom trku, a radi ih veoma efikasno. Uz to ima veoma meku ruku, za 3, poludistanca, a i floateri. Svi pokreti prirodni, tecni, i siguran sam bice veoma brzo ljubimac mase (bar onim koji su volili Lorenza). Sto se tice timske igre, moze se reci da je dominantno on-ball igrac. Ima sigurnost u sebe, probija prvu liniju veoma lagano i tako pravi visak, a uz to efikasno rijesava iso situacije. Ocekivati je da mu se pravi dosta blokova na lopti, za iniciranje mismetch-a ili, rijesavanje jednostavnog 2na2. Ima dobar domet, tako da mu se ne moze ici ispod bloka, ne moze se braniti ni zoniranjem, jer ima finu poludistancu i floater, a ako izadje centar preagresivno, onda ga moze zaobici kao cunj. Potencijalan problem su timski odbrambeni specijali gdje se strana pomoci koriguje, malo ne ortodoksno, i ne normalno, sa cim se on nije do sada puno puta sreo, a u EL ce toga biti dosta. Adams nema prirodan PG instinkt da cita kretnje odbrane, da koristi geometriju terena i izbaci timsku odbranu iz tezista jednim dodavanjem. Nije Markus, nije Teo, niti Jovic, s toga ce biti veoma interesantno ga gledati kako ce rijesavati ove situacije, i kako ce se skontati sa ostatkom ekipe. Vecina asistencija mu dolaze iz najjednostavnijih opcija, prvom igracu do sebe poslije udvajanja, ili uposljavanju centra poslije pnr, izbacivanju lopte vani poslije prodora itd. Sasvim korektan asistent, ali nema prirodnu kreaciju. Selekcija suta je sasvim zadovoljavajuca. Iako ima veoma fin sut, nije neki divljak, siledzija koji ce preusmjeriti citav tok utakmice na sebe. Ume da uleti u ritam i prelomi sam utakmicu, ali i osjeti kad treba da stane. Igra prilicno zrelo, i efikasno, ne forsira kad bude udvojen, ne uzima preteske suteve cesto, sto se tice te strane, veoma je coachable. Osjeti situaciju kad treba da se skloni u stranu, i dozvoli suigracima da se razmasu. Problem je ta igra od lopte, ako ekipa ne igra uigrane kretnje, bude dosta lezeran od lopte, skoro prestane da bude ukljucen u napad. Ista je stvar i u odbrani, kada je na drugoj/trecoj liniji dodavanja, bukvalno prestoji citavo vrijeme. Nema prisutnost i koncentraciju da cita napad, da se postavi pravilno na vrijeme, iskoristi svoju brzinu i reflekse na puno ucinkovitiji nacin. Nije liability, ali trebace dosta vremena provesti sa njim da se uvede u funkciju tima da bi bio jos bolji. U odbrani od pick-a je veoma dobar, brz je, provlaci se kao zmija kroz blokove, cak i ako ostane u mismatch-u, zna da iscacka loptu, da se fino postavi, nije ga bas lagano ni ugurati. Zaspi nekad, utrci mu igrac na nepaznju, s toga ce trebati sa njim strpljenja, a ne instant ukora. Fizikalije nisu lose. Ovako u duksu/jakni izgleda kao djetence, ali ima dobar skeleton. Siroka ramena, dugacke ruke, i velike sake - pravi mesomorf. Nije tako ni nizak, ja sam 190cm, a on je malcice nizi od mene, tako da nisam siguran po kojim mjerama je 184cm, ali nije ni vazno. Ima eksplozivan ulaz, dobar odraz, uz vec pomenut floater, ima i super hang time. Zadrzi se u vazduhu prilicno dugo, ima jak core da iskontrolise kontakt tijelom pod kosem, zavrsava sa obe ruke veoma efikasno. Uleti nekad neiskusno u nekoseno, pa napravi cesto TO, ali to je sastavni dio ovih zujalica. Veoma je zilav, tesko ce ga iko ugurati od bekova na niskom postu, ima i brzu reakciju, tako da iako ispadne iz prve na fintu, brzo se vrati. Mozda mu malo vise treba takmicarskog karaktera i upornosti. Ne znam kako je spreman mentalno za Euro kosarku, kako ce reagovati na namazane igrace, i nesto vecu dozu agresivnosti koja je dozvoljena u gostima. Tu postoji upitnik aklimatizacije na drugaciju kosarku, novu sredinu, navijaci, javnost trt mrt, ali ovako kao paket, nismo mogli da dobijemo kvalitetnijeg mladog igraca. Nisam ispratio duzinu ugovora, ali nadam se da je 2+1, jer ocekujem prilicno veliki bum kod nas. Nisam siguran ni koja uloga mu je namjenjena, ni (ne)kompatabilnost sa ostatkom bekovske linije, ali dok ne vidimo na djelu, veoma mi je tesko zamisliti igru. Imam neku viziju da je vodja visoko-energetskog drugog unit-a, gdje bi bio zajedno sa Ivanovicem na parketu, dosta brzih napada, puno tranzicije, efikasnih pnr-a. A u odbrani dosta ispomaganja, preuzimanja, udvajanja. Ne bih iskljucio ni nekih zonskih presinga. Licno mi se svidja trenutno sastav i ideja, vidicemo na sta ce liciti finalni produkt.

Peja je sa 20 godina postizao preko 20 poena u proseku u Evroligi. On da je ostao u Evropi (a ne znam zašto bi ostao kad je i ovako bio all-NBA igrač u prajmu) ne bi bilo zanimljivo uopšte. Preozbiljan igrač, odmah tier ispod ovih najboljih evropskih igrača svih vremena - NBA included. On je na vrhuncu karijere bio za klasu bolji igrač npr od Bogdana Bogdanovića, a ovo ne pišem da bih omalovažio Bogdana, naprotiv, već čisto podsetnik kakav je ubica bio Peja. 2001e i 2002e to je bila njegova reprezentacija, čak je i Bodiroga bio tu ipak iz drugog plana.

Verovatno u Stefan Braun.

Posle osvajanja izvrsnog 7. mesta u nikad jačoj Aba ligi pre 2 sezone,jedan neimenovani košarkaški klub je dobio najveći budzet u istoriji kluba i regiona a i medju najvećim u Evropi. Poučeni iskustvom Prisloničkog Hudinija sa tupeom,uprava u FK je sa puno ambicija ušla u sezonu sa jasnim ciljem. I šta vidimo sad na ekranu našeg malog tv prijemnika? Slučajnost?😏 Ne bih rekao...

Gledao sinoć celu tekmu protiv Amera iz Indijanapolisa po ko zna koji put. Jbte, koliko se košarka promenila za ovih 20 godina. Mi počeli sa petorkom Vujanić - Gurović - Peđa - Koturović - Divac, prva izmena Jarić umesto Vujanića, petorka u proseku visoka preko 2,05 haha. Divčevo prvo poluvreme možda jedno od najboljih individualnih poluvremena u istoriji reprezentacije, bukvalno savršeno. U drugom se naravno raspao. I jebem ti koliko je Gurović bio dobar igrač, skoro sam zaboravio, nekad su i trojke znale da driblaju. Šteta što je bio kreten ceo život.

Ja ne mislim da znam više od čoveka koji se 30 godina bavi fizičkom pripremom košarkaša...ne mislim ni da igru poznajem bolje od njega, a ne fizičku spremu 12+3 je u matematici 15 i to bi zadovoljilo Lukmana da to u košarci nije 12 koji igraju i trojica koja samo povremeno do nikad treniraju jer se igra i 4 puta za sedam dana. Znači u uslovima EL ekipe 3 mlada igrača gube sezonu

Upravo na primeru Kalinića i Voltersa se vidi koliko ti duži rosteri u našem slučaju samo predstavljaju lažni osećaj sigurnosti, jer oni nisu preforsirani zato što na njihovim pozicijama nismo imali dovoljno igrača, nego zato što niko od tih igrača nije bio dovoljno dobar da ih kvalitetno odmeni. Oni bi bili daleko rasterećeniji da su imali po 1 stvarno kvalitetnu zamenu (plus da recimo u rosteru od 12 igrača imaš trojicu-četvoricu koji mogu da pokriju po dve pozicije), nego u ovim varijantama gde se realno samo gomilaju mediokriteti koji ne mogu da isporuče, pa ti onda starter svejedno guli 30 minuta i u Novom mestu. Naravno, ko može da nakrca 15 kvalitetnih igrača u roster - samo napred, al' Zvezda sa ovim budžetom i strategijom to očigledno ne može.

1,1 milion za Nedovića tri godine je postao aksiom na ovom forumu. To što Nedović te pare nije imao ni kad je sa Armanijem potpisao ugovor karijere, nema veze.

Ako nista,makar im je Vladeta Jankovic ocitao malu bukvicu danas. "Moramo" podneli inicijativu za osnivanje Anketnog odbora povodom pogibije osam rudara u rudniku "Soko".

Kuzmić i White jesu višak u rosteru ali očigledno niko drugi ne želi da ih uzme, makar ne za novac koji imaju kod nas. Meni su i Lazić/Lazarević višak, dok smo kratki za 1 ozbiljno krilo.

Tandem Bodiroga-Stojakovic, 53 poena u finalu SP

Znači nije precizirao uzrasnu dob, hvala. Petrušev i Ilić imaju 22 godine, naravno da takvi moraju da budu u 12 i da igraju, ja pričam o igračima koji imaju 18 godina - takvi bukvalno nemaju minute ni u FMP-u, pa ne mislim da bi im škodilo da jednu sezonu budu uz prvi tim, rade, treniraju, ulete povremeno u 12, možda skupe koji minut u ABA i našoj ligi. A za oporavak i rasterećivanje nosilaca mogu da posluže i 11. i 12. igrač, pošto se svakako ne rotira svih 12 igrača na svim utakmicama, plus da se u ABA smanji minutaža starterima, a poveća 2nd unitu - koji je u tom slučaju kvalitetniji, pošto resurse koje bi rasporedio na 15 seniorskih igrača raspoređuješ na 12. EL sezonu im je iznelo ovih 12 igrača: PG: Walkup, Sloukas, Lountzis SG: Dorsey, Larentzakis SF: Papanikolaou, McKissic PF: Vezenkov, Printezis, Jean-Charles C : Fall, Martin + Acy koji je odigrao ukupno 10 minuta. U grčkoj ligi je još Oikonomopoulos odigrao ukupno 5 minuta i Christidis 6 minuta - i to je sve. Za sledeću sezonu su napravili rokade Dorsey - Canaan, Martin - Black, Jean-Charles - Bolomboy, Printezis & Acy - Peters + ovi koji su ostali = 12 igrača... I prilično sam siguran da će npr. Vezenkov biti mnogo rasterećeniji sledeće sezone kada bude imao 1 kvalitetnu zamenu u vidu Petersa, nego prošle sezone sa dvojcem Printezis-Acy. Košarkaška verzija onog manje je više.

Bogi i ovaj vikend lecio povredu po svadbama...

Nisam pisao ovde dugo, ali da prijavim - Primljena četvrta doza.... Malo me boli mesto uboda i juče blagi porast temperature, ali nije strašno 🙂 Fajzer.

srbija ima ozbiljan problem sa ovim takozvanim medijima, hebes pateticnog predsednika, korupciju, nacionalizam, siromastvo i sve ostalo sto ide uz to, ovi takozvani mediji bi trebali biti top prioritet srbije, srbija nema sanse da napravi korak napred bez nekog petog oktobra protiv ovih takozvanih medija (citaj: sve to treba spaliti i rusiti od temelja). mozda je vama koji zivite u srbiji vremenom to postalo normalno ali da vam kazem da to nije ni blizu normalnosti i garantujem vam da ovako nesto ne postoji u ovoj planeti

Verovatno ih je rešio pa nestao.

Đenka iz penzije ...

Pod jedan Ivanovic je vec ranije igrao EL i nije mu prosla sezona bila upoznavanje sa istom. Imao je godinu dana da se upozna i ranije dok je bio u Buducnosti. Tako da tesko da cemo gledati boljeg Nikolu u EL od onog od prosle godine Pod dva Petrusev je doveden, ako sam dobro ispratio na dve godine s tim da je slobodan sledece leto ako se pojavi NBA ponuda. Nekako mislim da se racunalo da na dve sezone moze biti koristan clan tima, a ako ode to bi znacilo da je porobio sezonu kod nas, sto opet nije lose. Pod tri, ne znam za vas drugari ali ja imam osecaj da ce tamo negde u aprilu coach Vlad da isisa svu krv iz Rumenog.

Mislim da ovo otprilike sumira jucerasnji dan

Ne može Zvezda da se poredi sa Olimpijakosom, al' zato može sa Realom, Barselonom, Armanijem... Šta god je potrebno da se opravda megalomanija i neplansko gomilanje igrača, koje se po pravilu završi sa pričom o famoznoj doselekciji, jer i pored 15 igrača zafali neko krilo, bek, centar...

Ja cevape ne pravim (jer u blizini imam dve male mesare gde ih jako fino pripreme),ali zato pravim burgere koje o-b-o-z-a-v-a-m. Koristim tri dela juneceg mesa: juneci vrat, juneca plecka, juneci loj. Odnos je sledeci: j.vrat - 60% j.plecka - 25% j.loj - 15% Sve se isece na kocke normalne velicine i pre mlevenja zacini:dve kasicice soli,kasicica bibera i kasicica mlevene paprike (slatke). Sve se fino sjedini i onda samelje. Mlevenom mesavinom pravim burgere u kalupu od 150gr,ispod kojeg stavim papir za pecenje (da se meso ne zalepi za radnu povrsinu). Tako ih onda i slazem - jedan na drugog sa papirom izmedju. Pecem na klasicnom rostilju,a zimi na elektricnom..jacina vatre u zavisnosti kakav preferirate - rare,medium rare,medium done,done..ja volim da iznutra ostane malo socniji.. Obavezan mi je burger sos. Ima da se kupi ili ga napravite sami. Ta napravi-sam opcija ima dve varijante. Temeljnija,to je McDonalds receptura: - 250ml majoneze - 1 kiseli krastavac srednje velicine narendan najsitnije (prethodno iscedjen onog viska soka) - kasicica belog luka u prahu - kasicica crnog luka u prahu - kasicica slatke mlevene paprike - kasika vodice iz tegle sa kiselim krastavcima - kasika sirceta (vinsko/jabukovo) - kasicica senfa Sve se pomesa,i ova kolicina je dovoljna za kolicinu do 10 burgera Druga (jednostavnija) varijanta: - 200ml majoneze - 100ml kecapa - kasicica senfa Sve se sjedini. Od ostalih elemenata su mi neizostavni cedar sir (stavljam snitu na burger dok je jos na rostilju,minut pre kraja da se fino otopi), list zelene salate i crni luk kojeg isecem na kolutove (rings) i blago opecem na rostilju,pa ih tako slazem u burger..ostalo po zelji i inspiraciji.. Edit:morao sam da editujem,jer mi je promakla jedna napomena. Kod zacinjavanja mesa (pre mlevenja) navedene mere zacina su za otrpilike kilogram smese..znaci nekih 6 burgera..

Problem sto mladi igraci ne treniraju kada su 13,14 i 15 igrac. Odrade zagrijavanje i stoje pored terena. Kada si EL pa i EK ritmu utakmica, gdje je mec svaka 2-3 dana, mladi igraci stoje pored terena i gledaju...tako kazu svi koji su bili u toj ulozi, vremena za trening nema ni za prvih 12. Pricam o timskom treningu. Tako da je bolje da igraju bilo dje drugo.

Jedno ne iskljucuje drugo, zajednicki sadrzalac u vasa dva posta i ono sto je zaista cinjenica je da bukvalno niko nije bio u fazonu: e super sto imamo Cirbesa i Simonovica tamo pored Covica na stolicama Naravno da je dovoljno 12 do 13 seniorskih igraca ako planski sklopis ekipu i ako neko ne pokida ligamente kolena u septembru (nepredvidivo i zahteva doselekciju, life is a bitch jbg). Ako imas Dobrica i vise igraca koji mogu da daju 20p i ne mogu da odbrane nista, a ti dovedes Holanda onda ne mozemo da pricamo o tome sta je u idealnom i planiranom slucaju dovoljno, jer mozes da dovedes jos 4 lika koja prangijaju, ne ulaze u reket i ne igraju odbranu i imaces 17 igraca i opet nece biti dovoljno. Isto tako ako dovedes 2 centra a imas 2 pod ugovorom i nisi im nasao gde ce, ako imas 2 cetvorke pod ugovorom i dovodis trecu, onda mozes da imas i 22 igraca i da opet nemas kompletiran roster jer u direktnom konkurentu u svim takmicenjima imas lika kog ne moze da odbrani nijedan od ta 22 igraca. Ali ne zato sto je taj lik Durent nego zato sto ti dovodis igrace bez ikakvog smisla. Zato je put bio: 1) resenje statusa Vajta (naravno da je bolje da mu se naslo gde ce da ide) i u skladu sa tim dovodjenje ili nedovodjenje nove cetvorke 2) resenje statusa Luke ili Kuzmica 3) dovodjenje igraca koji moze da pokrije ono gore pomenuto (i uz to nedovodjenje Holanda)

Broji koliko miliona mu dao zoc i onda shvati da nema toliko prstiju

Што се тиче болова за '92. боли нас једино испод препона. Трофеји у кошарци у фудбалу што се тиче поређења ниђе везе и то зна свако ко хоће да зна. По Европи када сам причао са људима мора да налетиш баш на кошаркашког фана па да неко зна за бивше ведете у кошарци. Ушке је ипак превише неупоредив са кошаркашким трофејима гдје је и дан данас могуће све. Спортове попут ватерпола са мањим буџетом да не помињем гдје смо ми чим смо научили пливати, затворили мало већи буџет и одмах евро титула. Дакле, пустите демагогију са осталим трофејима. Што се тиче Жоцових трофеја не може му то нико одузети, званично најтрофејнији кошаркашки тренер у Европи и капа доле. Ипак, времена се мијењају па је прошле године Радоња са њим обрисао патос у сезони када је Жоц имао бољи и скупљи тим од противника. Чак и да није требао је он бити превага а кошарка вам је била група грађана. Има среће што има конкецију са Вучићем (директну) па се наставља са испуњавањем жеља и када је кромир у витринама, иначе би и ова сезона унапријед била кромпируша. Тако да моће да се потруди да се врати на старе стазе славе.

Cobbs je daleko od lošeg igrača, međutim plafon sa njim je dostignut, a on se dosta osilio i pomalo i privatizovao ekipu. Bilo je tu i nekog napušavanja sa navijačima (koliki god da su kreteni, ne treba mu to). Treba probati nešto novo, a sad je dobra prilika jer su KKP i KKCZ na papiru barem prejaki, tu ne treba da postoji neki imperativ u ABA ligi. Budućnost mora da udari neke osnove novom timu, a dobro bi bilo za njih i da konačno nađu trenera na duže staze, sumnjam da je VJ taj ali neka proba. Opet, igra se evrokup gde može da se napravi neki rezultat, treba ipak neko veteransko prisustvo i sa tog aspekta razumem ostanak MJK i sličnih, on nije onaj tip veterana koji će da narušava novi poredak, ja mislim da je on pošteno igrao i za Budućnost kao i za ostale klubove gde je nastupao, e sad naravno u granicama svojih kapaciteta. Mislim, možda ovo bude raspad ekipa ali sa Cobbsom kao liderom se garantovano nije išlo nigde. Bolje i za njega da negde naplati korektnu statistiku.

Kalinić i Volters su preforsirani na pola sezone jer nisu imali adekvatnu zamenu na terenu u napadačkom smislu, imali su zamenu na poziciji koju igraju, ali nije postojala adekvatna napadačka opcija sem njih dvojice. Znači problem u selekciji , a ne u tome što tu ima 15 igrača. Isto tako će sada neki dobar defanzivac možda morati da guli 30 minuta jer u celom timu niko ne radi ono što on radi, selekcija ne broj igrača. I Lukman je u ovom podkastu što je @Kankkunenkačio rekao da je sa stanovišta potrošnje, oporavka, održavanja optimalne kondicije potrebno imati 15 igrača.

Rano je za konacni sud o kvalitetu 2023 generacije, ali ovo je do sad nevidjeni atleticizam, i nije ni blizu. Kao pocetna tacka. Vecenie-theathletic-22 07 12 1. Oklahoma City Thunder Victor Wembanyama | 7-2 center | 19 years old | Metropolitans 92 On the Friday after the 2022 NBA Draft, I teamed up with Mike Vorkunov to do a quick scouting profile on Wembanyama, one of the most interesting long-term prospects to be seen within the basketball community in a long time. He’s about 7-foot-2 (he might have grown even a bit more) and has a plus-seven wingspan. He has the potential to step out and shoot, and he has enough balance to play on the perimeter. He can handle the ball and even reasonably create stepback jumpers at the Euro league level. He’s a remarkable defensive prospect who could average more than 20 points per game. For the full breakdown, I’ll direct you to the 1,000 or so words published a couple of weeks ago. 2. San Antonio Spurs Scoot Henderson | 6-2 guard | 19 years old | G League Ignite I’m not quite of the opinion that the race for No. 1 overall is a done deal, largely because Henderson exists and is terrific in his own right. Playing for the G League Ignite this past season as a 17-year-old, Henderson averaged 14 points, five rebounds and four assists per game versus only two turnovers, while almost racking up two steals per contest. That kind of production at that age in that league is ridiculous. He is remarkably explosive as an athlete and yet plays with tremendous pace and craft and with real creativity. I think he would have likely been the No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft if he would have been eligible. The only thing left for him is improving as a shooter. Henderson made 21.6 percent from 3 this past season but hit a high enough percentage of his free throws that you should feel relatively confident he has real touch. 3. Orlando Magic Cam Whitmore | 6-6 wing | 18 years old | Villanova This is where things start getting a bit trickier. I’m not quite as high on this draft class outside of the top two, although those two are so terrific that it makes it a good class. Whitmore is more of a lottery-pick-level guy as opposed to a traditional top-three player in a class at this stage. But I’m an enormous fan because it’s just so easy to see how he slots into the NBA game. He’s big and physical and uses his length, strength and athleticism well at 6-foot-6 with a 220-pound build, particularly on the defensive end. He plays hard and tries to shut down the opposition. Kyle Neptune is going to love him on that end. On top of it, he’s a good shooter and seems to know how to move. He makes the right passing reads and right plays, plus he can create his own shot. There are some explosiveness concerns athletically, but I really like how Whitmore’s game flashes toward the next level. 4. Houston Rockets Nick Smith | 6-5 guard | 19 years old | Arkansas I really like Smith, particularly with where the NBA is going. It’s all about guys who can dribble, pass and shoot, and Smith certainly can do that. He can get buckets from all three levels, but when you try to help off him, he’s terrific at making high-level passing reads. He’s very creative and shifty with the ball and can play at his own pace or get downhill. He also can play both on and off the ball, something that I think will profile really well for playing next to Anthony Black in the backcourt at Arkansas. He has enough size to do so at 6-foot-5, with something in the ballpark of a 6-foot-10 wingspan. How the minutes and roles shake out at Arkansas is one of the most intriguing things to watch this season given the team’s loaded depth, but I feel confident Smith will be the straw stirring the drink. 5. Detroit Pistons Dariq Whitehead | 6-6 wing | 18 years old | Duke Part of a loaded recruiting class, Whitehead is the Duke prospect I’m most intrigued about for the NBA level at this point. At 6-foot-6, Whitehead plays an aggressive brand of basketball that largely is attack-oriented. He has a case as being the most athletic wing entering the collegiate group this season, as he is a terrific blend of power and athleticism with his explosiveness, quick twitch and fairly fluid playmaking. The jumper places him slightly ahead of Ausar and Amen Thompson, the next two guys to be listed. Whitehead has a bit more touch and fewer mechanical flaws than the Thompson twins at this point, even if the Thompsons are superior athletes. I would bet Whitehead leads a loaded Duke team in scoring while using his athleticism to at least make an impact on the glass and on defense. 6. Indiana Pacers Ausar Thompson | 6-7 wing | 20 years old | Overtime Elite Ausar Thompson is the more natural wing of the duo. He’s bouncier and springier and will be one of the best wing athletes to enter the NBA in a long while. At 6-foot-7 with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, he possesses prototypical measurements for the wing position across the court. He’s lethally quick twitch and can guard across the positional spectrum. Defensively, he’s lightning quick. He and his brother, Amen, are so good athletically that it’s hard to really place them outside of the top 10, even if I have pretty substantial questions about the jumper moving forward. Ausar’s a bit mechanical and off-balanced based on tape from last season, which is a bit concerning as we move forward into the pre-draft year. That’s the No. 1 place scouts will be looking for improvement. 7. Sacramento Kings Amen Thompson | 6-7 wing | 20 years old | Overtime Elite Amen Thompson is more of the passer/playmaker of the duo, and he possesses real skill as a ballhandler. I don’t know that I’d quite call him a primary lead guard right now, but he’s certainly going to be able to handle at least secondary ballhandling responsibilities in the NBA. He has a terrific first step, and much like Ausar, he can play with his head at the basket as a finisher when he needs to. It’s just hard to overemphasize how explosive Ausar and Amen are athletically, while also maintaining that level of getting off the ground easily. He has a craftier handle and can break down defenders with a bit more ease. Much like with Ausar, the jumper is a huge concern with Amen. And at this point, it’s honestly a bigger one. He kind of brings the ball across his face a bit at the moment, and the consistency isn’t there. Both twins sub-25 percent from 3 this past season and have some work to do. I think the range of potential outcomes for the Thompson twins is a bit wider than some believe because of the shooting issue. If they shoot 25 percent from 3 again — especially given that Amen actually made under 60 percent of his free throws too — things could get a bit dicey for them. Still, their athleticism gives them absolutely sky-high upside if the jumper breaks right. 8. Washington Wizards Keyonte George | 6-4 guard | 19 years old | Baylor This is another great fit in terms of player and school. George is a polished scoring guard heading to a Baylor offense that will empower him, L.J. Cryer, Adam Flagler and Dale Bonner to get buckets as backcourt players who can all run ball screens and make plays out of isolation due to their shooting ability. George will be the best of that group, as his dynamic handle and three-level shooting prowess in the open spaces that the Baylor offense allows will make him an exceptionally hard cover. We’ve already seen it a bit, as Baylor is currently on an international tour playing under-23 national teams. George dropped a ridiculous 37 points against a Canadian team that featured Leonard Miller, Ryan Nembhard, Quincy Guerrier, Stef Smith, Emmanuel Miller and other collegiate starters. He’s going to get buckets at a high level. 9. Utah Jazz Cason Wallace | 6-4 guard | 19 years old | Kentucky If I were purely naming “favorite” players in the class, Wallace would be up there for me. He wants to rip the opposition’s heart out every time he steps on the court. He’s a monster defender who locks up dudes at the point of attack, never gives up on plays, is a threat for steals and blocks in recovery and is always shooting passing lanes for transition chances. Offensively, he’s a bit less complete than he is on defense, but I do like his ability as a pull-up scorer from all three levels. He is always on balance and ready to fire. He’s not quite the distributor you’d like him to be, but I think he’s probably a bit better of a fit for a team led by Sahvir Wheeler and Oscar Tshiebwe at the one and five, respectively, than TyTy Washington Jr. was last year. I’m a believer that Wallace has a huge year and helps this Kentucky team win a lot of games. 10. Charlotte Hornets Dereck Lively | 7-1 center | 19 years old | Duke Lively is the No. 1 recruit in the class but comes in at No. 10 here. Why? He’s a pure big, and we know the NBA has devalued the pure big in the draft in recent years. He’s a monster rim runner who will be a very high-level lob threat in the NBA. He has a burgeoning pick-and-pop game that looks like it’ll be ready to go by the time he’s in his mid-20s. He’s also an elite shot blocker. He rebounds and keeps his motor running constantly. At the end of the day, though, Lively is relatively limited offensively in terms of creation, and it’s not a certainty at this stage that he’s going to guard at a strong enough level away from the basket to where he can give scheme versatility beyond being a drop defender in ball screens. Those guys tend to go more around No. 10 overall than around No. 1 overall in today’s NBA. Lively would need to really do something special this season to change that. He’s capable of it defensively, given his motor and tools. But a safer bet, as Jalen Duren learned this year, is to expect even the highest-rated bigs to drop more into this range. 11. New York Knicks Terquavion Smith | 6-3 guard | 20 years old | NC State This year’s truly surprising returnee to school, Smith is as dynamic a pull-up scorer as you’ll find in the country. As a freshman last year in ACC play, he averaged 18.3 points and shot over 40 percent from 3 on nine attempts per game, many of which were of the pull-up variety. He’s a lethal shot creator from behind the arc and would have been a first-round pick this season if he had stayed in the draft class. He needs to improve as a finisher at the rim, as he was one of the worst in the country statistically last year. He also could stand to improve a bit defensively. But he has real tools as a lightning athlete with real explosiveness in and out of his moves and is a weirdly impressive off-hand dunker who showcases some real finishing upside long term. 12. Cleveland Cavaliers Anthony Black | 6-7 guard | 19 years old | Arkansas Another one of my favorites in the class, Black is an enormous lead guard, a 6-foot-7 ballhandler who just makes the right decision time and again every time he has the ball. It’s all about ball-screen acumen with Black. He’s great at making high-level reads out of screens and finding teammates from a variety of angles. He’s always watching the backside help defenders and trying to diagnose where and when he can place the ball. His feel for the game is ridiculously high, and it translates on defense too. He’s switchable due to his size and plays consistently hard on that end of the court. The question here is how he consistently scores. He’s not a monster athlete who can separate from his man at will. The shot isn’t broken, but he doesn’t look for it all the time. As long as the shot keeps developing, Black is going to be a really impactful player on an NBA court due to the variety of ways he impacts the game. 13. Portland Trail Blazers Gradey Dick | 6-7 wing | 19 years old | Kansas Dick is the last guy in the lottery I’m probably a bit higher on than most. He’s an elite shooting wing with legitimate size at 6-foot-7 but also has genuine athletic tools. He’s not a stiff dude out there who can’t move. He’s also extremely confident and seems to feel like he’s the best player out on the court all the time. He moves really well off the ball and can get set to shoot off movement, and he has an innate feel for how to get open. These are the kind of wings who excel in Bill Self schemes, and I’d anticipate we see Dick have an enormous freshman season for the Jayhawks as they look to repeat. 14. New Orleans Pelicans Dillon Mitchell | 6-7 wing | 19 years old | Texas Mitchell played at Monteverde with Dariq Whitehead and a few other four- and five-star prospects, and I thought his upside was pretty high when I saw him simply due to his athleticism. He’s an elite athlete with all sorts of twitch and fluidity. He’s explosive and bouncy off the ground. I thought he utilized that best defensively in the tape I saw. He consistently plays really hard. But when I saw him, I thought he was a bit more of a project than indicated by his recruiting rank largely due to skill and shooting. He’s a terrific driver because of his first step and does have some passing ability. But the jumper is going to take some time. It’s a lefty jumper that just looks a bit two-motioned, and he doesn’t always seem to have as much confidence with that as he does in other parts of his game. If the jumper comes, there is a chance he skyrockets up the board quickly this coming season. 15. Atlanta Hawks Arthur Kaluma | 6-7 wing | 20 years old | Creighton I’m a big fan of Kaluma, and he’s one of a few Creighton players listed here. He averaged 10 points and five rebounds last season in a significant role for Creighton. He’s 6-foot-7 with enormous length and real potential to play across both the three and the four. He defends well and rebounds hard and is a good enough finisher. The big key, as with many guys like this, is shooting. Kaluma hit under 30 percent from 3 this past season and needs to start canning jumpers at a better clip. But his frame is terrific, he has athleticism, and his motor and energy levels are constant. He has every chance to emerge as a very high-level prospect. 16. Orlando Magic (via CHI) Kel’el Ware | 7-0 big | 19 years old | Oregon Orlando gets this pick from the Nikola Vucević trade. Ware has all the tools to be a terrific player, and it’s easy to see why there are some scouts who see him as a potential top-10 guy. He’s very athletic for a 7-footer but moreover is also very coordinated for his size. He has a burgeoning perimeter game that could see him turn into a shooter at some point. He blocks shots and has the kind of length you look for from a starting center. But the production just hasn’t always quite matched the tools in a way that is worth paying attention to. A big season, and Ware will end up in the mix as a lottery guy. 17. Utah Jazz (via MIN) Amari Bailey | 6-3 guard | 19 years old | UCLA This comes to Utah from the Rudy Gobert trade. Bailey is one of the best open-court playmakers in the draft class, a flashy on-ball attacker as a combo guard who loves to get up and down in transition both as a passer and as a driver toward the rim, where he’s very likely to throw down some fun dunks this season. Beyond that, he’s also turned himself into a smooth-looking shooter with a nice lefty stroke who should be able to get buckets off the catch this season, where he’ll likely see more time off the ball playing next to Tyger Campbell. 18. Toronto Raptors Leonard Miller | 6-10 wing | 20 years old | G League Ignite Miller is one of the most fascinating prospects in basketball right now. He’s a 6-foot-10 wing who can handle the ball almost as a lead guard and make really high-level passing reads consistently. He has great touch around the rim but really poor shot mechanics and shot prep that don’t translate to him getting the most out of his skill set. Defensively, he has not been asked to play on that end enough to get an accurate read on where he is. But the upside here is through the roof due to his balance and feel for the game. He’ll be going to the G League this season and playing for the Ignite. 19. Brooklyn Nets Kris Murray | 6-8 wing | 22 years old | Iowa Keegan’s brother, Kris should step into more of a primary role next season after being more of a big floor spacer in 2021-22 He averaged 10 points per game but shot 39 percent from 3 last season and played solid defensively at his size. He has the look of a very valuable role-playing wing. He’s not quite the shot creator Keegan is, so don’t expect nearly 25 points per game. But I do think Kris will emerge into a genuine prospect and set himself up nicely for a long career in the NBA. 20. Memphis Grizzlies Kyle Filipowski | 7-0 big | 19 years old | Duke Filipowski is a terrific big and a top-five recruit in the class for a reason. He’s very polished and skilled offensively. He can put the ball on the deck fluidly and comfortably, with the ability to, at times at the high school level, create his own shot as a 7-footer. He can knock down shots from distance and has good footwork inside, and I like him as a passer. I worry about his defense. Can he prove that he can defend in space this year? Can he protect the rim at a high enough level to stick at the five in the NBA? I’m a bit skeptical, but the offensive skill set is almost undeniable. He’s incredibly gifted and has a good shot to be a one-and-done even in an era when teams prefer defensive-minded bigs who are versatile. 21. New York Knicks (via DAL) Colby Jones | 6-6 wing | 21 years old | Xavier This comes to New York from the Kristaps Porzingis deal and is top-10 protected. Jones was one of my favorite sleeper prospects entering last season, and it took him just a bit too long to get going. But by the end of the season, it was clear he is a legitimate prospect. He won the NIT Most Outstanding Player award while Xavier took home the trophy, leading the team to five straight wins. He’s tough on defense at 6-foot-6 with legit strength and switchability. He’s a good passer for his size and can legit make plays. Really, he’s another guy for whom things come down to the jump shot. Jones hit 30 percent from 3 in his first two years at Xavier. If he takes a leap there, he will be right in the mix for a first-round pick. 22. Charlotte Hornets (via DEN) Andre Jackson | 6-6 wing | 21 years old | Connecticut This comes to Charlotte from a variety of draft-day trades. It is lottery protected. Jackson is one of my favorite upside swings in this year’s class, a monster athlete who started to come into his own by midseason last year, particularly as a ballhandler. He used to struggle to put the ball on the deck and make passing reads confidently, but by the end of the season, he was very comfortable as Connecticut’s secondary ballhandler behind R.J. Cole. He’s not the most comfortable shooter at volume, but he hit 36 percent from 3 last season on limited attempts. He can run forever, and he’s a great defender who never seems to tire. I’m a big believer in him being a good developmental project long-term because of the roles he’s had to play early in his career at Connecticut. Now, he should be more ready to step into a primary role for what I think is a top-20 team next season in terms of talent. 23. Utah Jazz (via PHI) Julian Strawther | 6-7 wing | 21 years old | Gonzaga This comes to Utah from a weird pick swap situation involving Brooklyn and the 76ers. Strawther considered going into the 2022 draft and probably could have been a second-round pick but decided not to turn pro and will head back to Gonzaga again to hopefully be the next in a long line of positive developmental stories from the Spokane school. He’s a terrific shooter out of spot-ups and has great positional size at 6-foot-7. His next step is taking the leap as a shot creator off closeouts, attacking them confidently to either finish at the rim or pass out of those plays to open teammates for 3. If he can do that and defend as a solid clip, he’ll play in the NBA for a while. 24. Miami Heat Harrison Ingram | 6-8 wing | 20 years old | Stanford Ingram went back to Stanford following a disaster close to a season that saw him shoot 27 percent from the field in his final seven games. But the good news for Ingram is that he’s still a terrific big playmaker with the ball in his hands who has showcased real passing ability and feel for the game as a playmaker. The key here is shooting. Ingram needs to be a real 3-point shooter to stick in the NBA. If that doesn’t happen, he probably doesn’t make it because he’s not quite athletic enough to make up for it with his physical tools. But if he can shoot, he’s a legit dribble-pass-shoot playmaker at 6-foot-8, 230 pounds and a 7-foot wingspan with positional versatility and schematic adaptability. 25. New Orleans Pelicans (via LAL) Matthew Cleveland | 6-6 wing | 20 years old | Florida State I always saw Cleveland as more of a two-year guy at Florida State largely due to the shot. He’s an effective driver with good size and length as a wing scorer. He just wasn’t ready as a shooter, hitting just 17 percent of his 34 3-point attempts last season. But if we’re making informed bets on potential breakout guys, Cleveland stands out due to the fact that he’s basically only a consistent jumper away from being a pro player. He’s a tough, aggressive slasher with good footwork and balance. Leonard Hamilton will force him to defend, and he won the ACC’s Sixth Man of the Year award last year as a freshman. He’s ready for a breakout this season. He just needs to shoot it. 26. Phoenix Suns Terrance Arceneaux | 6-7 wing | 19 years old | Houston I get the impression I’m a bit higher on Arceneaux than consensus, but he seems like one of those guys who is tailor-made to be an NBA wing. Every year, there is a guy ranked somewhere in the 30s or 40s in their recruiting class who surprisingly goes one-and-done. This is my pick for that this season. Arceneaux is 6-foot-7 with what has to be at least a 7-foot wingspan. He hits shots off the catch from distance and is an extremely disruptive defender both on the wing with his ability to get into passing lanes and on the weak side as a shot blocker. He’s not really a primary scorer, but he does everything else well in how it translates toward being a potential NBA prospect. I think he has a really strong year as a freshman for Houston as a role player, and he’s actually the guy I see as their best long-term prospect ahead of guys like Jarace Walker and Marcus Sasser, both of whom are also rated highly here. 27. LA Clippers Marcus Sasser | 6-2 guard | 22 years old | Houston Sasser could have stayed in the 2022 draft and been a second-round pick after performing well throughout the pre-draft process, but he’ll try his luck in the 2023 draft. He missed a large majority of his sophomore season with a foot injury after a monster start to the year where he averaged 18 points and shot 43 percent from 3. He’s also a tough-minded defender. Houston has as good of a chance to cut down the nets in April as any team in the country given the Cougars’ talent level and the coaching acumen of Kelvin Sampson. Sasser and Jamal Shead will give them a proven backcourt combination that should lead to another deep run, and if that happens, Sasser’s stock will be off to the races. 28. Golden State Warriors Jaime Jaquez | 6-7 guard | 22 years old | UCLA Another guy I just can’t quit and have a belief that he’ll carve out a role in the NBA. Jaquez is a do-it-all wing who embodies all of the toughness that teams look for out of role players at the next level. He defends at a high level, having made the Pac-12’s All-Defense team twice due to his reactive hands and versatility in who he can guard. He makes really good decisions and plays with terrific processing ability. The only strange thing here is the shot, which fell off a cliff in 2022 largely due to multiple sprained ankles throughout the season. My bet is that with a run of clean health, Jaquez is more the guy who shot 39 percent from 3 in 2020-21 as opposed to the guy who shot 27 percent from 3 last season. 29. Houston Rockets (via MIL) Caleb Love | 6-3 guard | 21 years old | North Carolina This goes to Houston from the P.J. Tucker trade back in 2021. Love hasn’t been particularly efficient thus far in his career as a scorer, but he seemed to turn a corner later in his sophomore season on his way toward leading North Carolina to a Final Four. He has a real flair for the moment, and I uy his ability to create shots from behind the arc and from the midrange. He just needs to keep ironing out his shot, and there is every indication he’s going to be able to do that given the level he’s already at. He hit 36 percent from 3 and 86 percent from the line last season. I also have a bit of a soft spot for these post-hype guys who turn it around after not immediately reaching expectations. Love has real talent and a skill set the NBA is looking for as a shot creator. And now, he’s gone through all of the adversity and come out on the other side of it intact. Typically, that’s where growth tends to come from in players. 30. Indiana Pacers (via BOS) Tyrese Hunter | 6-0 guard | 20 years old | Texas I’ll be honest: If this were a more natural fit, I’d probably have Hunter even higher than this. But instead of playing as the true point guard for Texas, he’ll be forced into sharing the ball with Marcus Carr, and those who have tried to share with Carr previously know it’s not exactly always an ideal plan of action. Having said that, Hunter is an elite defensive guard who despite being 6-foot tall is stout and strong, with the ability to physically hold up against wings who try to back him down. He’s also a terrific passer and improved throughout the course of last season as a shooter to the point that he knocked down seven 3s in an NCAA Tournament game for Iowa State. Texas probably wouldn’t have been my ideal landing spot for him, but he’s undeniably a terrific talent. Givony-ESPN-22 06 24 1. Oklahoma City Thunder Victor Wembanyama | ASVEL | PF/C| Age: 18.4 2. Detroit Pistons Scoot Henderson | G League Ignite | PG | Age: 18.3 3. Orlando Magic Nick Smith | Arkansas | PG/SG | Age: 18.1 4. Houston Rockets Ausar Thompson | Overtime Elite | SG/SF | Age: 19.3 5. Sacramento Kings Amen Thompson | Overtime Elite | PG/SG | Age: 19.3 6. San Antonio Spurs Cameron Whitmore | Villanova | SF | Age: 17.9 7. Indiana Pacers Dillon Mitchell | Texas | SF/PF | Age: 18.7 8. Portland Trail Blazers Dereck Lively | Duke | C | Age: 18.3 9. Washington Wizards Dariq Whitehead | Duke | SG/SF | Age: 17.8 10. New Orleans Pelicans (from Lakers) Keyonte George | Baylor | SG | Age: 18.6 11. New York Knicks Kel'el Ware | Oregon | C | Age: 18.1 12. Charlotte Hornets (to Atlanta if 17-30) Anthony Black | Arkansas | SG | Age: 18.4 13. Atlanta Hawks Terquavion Smith | NC State | SG | Age: 19.4 14. Orlando Magic (from Chicago) Cason Wallace | Kentucky | PG/SG | Age: 18.6 15. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland) Kyle Filipowski | Duke | PF/C | Age: 18.6 16. Toronto Raptors Jarace Walker | Houston | PF | Age: 18.8 17. Los Angeles Lakers (via Pelicans) Julian Phillips | Tennessee | SF | Age: 18.6 18. Minnesota Timberwolves Gradey Dick | Kansas | SG/SF | Age: 18.5 19. Utah Jazz Leonard Miller | G League Ignite | SF/PF | Age: 18.5 20. New York Knicks (from Dallas) James Nnaji | Barcelona | C | Age: 17.8 21. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Denver) Jordan Walsh | Arkansas | SF/PF | Age: 18.3 22. Brooklyn Nets (from Philadelphia) Rayan Rupert | NZ Breakers | SG/SF | Age: 18.0 23. LA Clippers Brandon Miller | Alabama | SF | Age: 19.5 24. Brooklyn Nets Chris Livingston | Kentucky | SF/PF | Age: 18.6 25. Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee) Sidy Cissoko | Undecided | SG/SF | Age: 18.2 26. Boston Celtics J.J. Starling | Notre Dame | SG | Age: 18.2 27. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami) Marcus Sasser | Houston | PG/SG | Age: 21.7 28. Golden State Warriors Ousmane Ndiaye | Undecided | PF/C | Age: 18.2 29. Memphis Grizzlies Amari Bailey | UCLA | PG/SG | Age: 18.3 30. Phoenix Suns Nikola Djurisic | Mega Mozzart | SG/SF | Age: 18.3 Wasserman-BR-22 08 01 1. Victor Wembanyama (Metropolitans 92, PF/C, 2004) Scouts are looking at Wembanyama differently than any recent prospect predraft. Generational is the cliche used most. He'd have gone No. 1 in 2022 if eligible. We've never seen a 7'2" player move and execute ball skills and shot-making with Wembanyama's level of fluidity. Smooth creation moves, an unchallengeable release point and shooting versatility fuel outrageous scoring upside. And then there's the shot-blocking and rim protection, which could propel Wembanyama into the NBA's most impactful two-way player. Only durability concerns could lead to teams questioning if he's the no-brainer No. 1 pick. He already has an injury history, and he'll miss EuroBasket 2022 with a lingering muscle issue. 2. Scoot Henderson (G League Ignite, PG, 2003) Already inked to a seven-figure shoe deal with Puma, Henderson looks like a top-three lock after averaging 14.3 points and 4.2 assists as a 17/18-year-old in the G League. Speed, explosion and strength separate him from most ball-handlers, though he also has the playmaking instincts and an advanced pull-up game to back up his signature athleticism. 3. Amen Thompson (Overtime Elite, SG/SF, 2003) Improved shooting can push Thompson into the top three of the 2023 class. Considering his 6'7" size, ball-handling for creation/playmaking, explosiveness attacking the rim and defensive quickness, a more threatening jumper would unlock seemingly unmatchable versatility. 4. Dariq Whitehead (Duke, SG/SF, Freshman) Once a high-motor, passing role player at Montverde, Whitehead transformed into its lead scorer by improving his self-creation and shot-making. He can be streaky and reliant on tough jumpers, but with 6'6" size, shooting versatility, secondary playmaking skills and terrific defensive tools, Whitehead figures to be viewed as one of the class' more complete prospects. 5. Cam Whitmore (Villanova, SF, Freshman) No 2023 prospect has risen more over the past few months than Whitmore, who just won MVP of June's U18 Americas Championship after three standout showings at the Nike Hoop Summit, McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic. He's a decent bet to lead freshman wings in dunks with his special blend of explosion, coordination and motor. But he also shot 10-of-22 from three this month in Tijuana for USA, and his handles and passing are rapidly improving. 6. Ausar Thompson (Overtime Elite, SG/SF, 2003) Thompson's 6'7" size, shot-making flashes, off-ball athletic plays and defensive playmaking have made it easy to ignore Overtime's lack of competition. He's an every-play threat just off his quickness, leaping and instincts at both ends alone, though he's shown plenty of off-the-dribble moves and pull-ups for scouts to see high-level scoring upside. 7. Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas, PG, Freshman) Smith operates as a scoring ball-handler with an advanced in-between game and budding playmaking feel. He's a shot-maker, though shooting well from three and limiting wild decisions should maximize his chances of climbing into the top-five mix. 8. Kel'el Ware (Oregon, C, Freshman) Ware earned fans during the All-Star circuit, and he continued to strengthen his scouting profile this month at the U18 Americas Championship. In just 19.5 minutes, he averaged 15.7 points, 6.8 boards and 1.8 blocks, and scouts still think there is a three-ball in his game waiting to emerge at some point. 9. Keyonte George (Baylor, SG, Freshman) A physical driver and confident shot-maker, George puts pressure on defenses off aggressive takes and pull-up threes. Developing more playmaking and mid-range touch shots will make him more complete, though NBA teams should detect a pro scorer regardless. 10. Jarace Walker (Houston, SF/PF, Freshman) Walker immediately stands out for his chiseled 6'8", 235-pound frame. In nine NIBC games, he finished first in field-goal percentage and second in blocks, but it's flashes of face-up moves, improving touch and passing that elevated Walker into a lottery pick. He's added considerable skill to go with his power over the past year. 11. Dillon Mitchell (Texas, PF, Freshman) Mitchell's scoring and impact are mostly fueled by wildly athletic plays, but they also feel translatable at both ends. He consistently earns himself easy baskets, while flashes of post-ups and transition passing highlight more versatility. 12. Dereck Lively II (Duke, C, Freshman) Lively's NBA archetype is clear, as he'll play the role of finisher and rim protector with 7'1" size, ridiculous reach and an effortless ability to make plays above the cylinder. Continuing to build on the flashes of post-ups and spot-up threes will be the goal to give him some differentiator skills compared to other easy-basket targets. 13. GG Jackson (South Carolina, PF/C, Freshman) Add Jackson to the 2023 draft discussion now that he's reclassified. His physical tools and improving skill level were on full display this month at Peach Jam, where he averaged a double-double and 2.3 blocks. While size, length and athleticism will be behind most of his production at South Carolina, it's the flashes of fluid drives and outside touch that will generate more NBA interest. 14. Cason Wallace (Kentucky, SG, Freshman) Wallace will fill in for TyTy Washington Jr. to give Kentucky another creator and shot-maker. As long as athletic/physical limitations don't become worrisome, he should score and draw lottery buzz with a believable level of skill and craft off drives, dribble jumpers and floaters. 15. Julian Phillips (Tennessee, SG/SF, Freshman) Phillips' 6'8" wing size, projectable shooting and shot-making versatility should quickly pop. Though a thin and relatively limited creator, he feels like an easy NBA fit for his off-ball scoring skill set. 16. Terquavion Smith (North Carolina State, SG, Sophomore) Smith surprised scouts by returning when he'd gained so much momentum/buzz predraft last month. As long as he improves his finishing efficiency, he should have a first-round case around his tremendous shot-making firepower and secondary playmaking flashes. 17. Kyle Filipowski (Duke, PF/C, Freshman) Highly skilled for a projected power forward or center, Filipowski will create highlights by handling in the open floor and shooting threes. Showing he can defend away from the basket (next to Dereck Lively) will be key for getting scouts to buy in. 18. Anthony Black (Arkansas, SF, Freshman) Two-way playmaking will be Black's signature/differentiator. He may have trouble scoring in volume, but this month at the U18s, he averaged 7.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals in 19.5 minutes. 19. Leonard Miller (G League Ignite, SF, 2003) Leonard cracked draft boards during the 2022 pre-draft process, particularly after the Nike Hoop Summit. He'll have a chance to polish his game in the G League, where he can continue to sell teams on his wing skills and shot-making as a 6'9" forward. 20 Yohan Traore (Auburn, PF, Freshman) Jabari Smith Jr. and Kessler Walker leaving should open the door for Traore to showcase his improved shooting and inside-out scoring. Though not the most explosive athlete, he'll make NBA fans by drilling pick-and-pop jumpers, finishing, scoring efficiently and playing hard. 21. Jordan Walsh (Arkansas, SF/PF, Freshman) Walsh figures to earn a lot of praise for his defense as a 6'7" combo forward who gets low and competes with intensity. His three-ball isn't fully there yet, but Walsh still operates as a face-up scorer with driving ability, a mid-range shot and passing skills. 22. Gradey Dick (Kansas, SG/SF, Freshman) By next June, Dick may have a case as the draft's best shooter. He also has some athletic pop on finishes, and his IQ as a passer and defender bodes well for his role-player potential. 23. Arthur Kaluma (Creighton, SF/PF, Sophomore) After finishing his freshman year with 24 points, 12 boards and three assists against Kansas in the NCAA tournament, Kaluma went on to score a combined 45 points for Uganda in the African World Cup Qualifiers. He seems poised to make a serious jump as a creator and shooter, which should draw NBA attention, given his 6'7" size, athleticism and defensive tools. 24. Sidy Cissoko (G League Ignite, SG/SF, 2004) Cissoko's raw offensive game was exposed at the Nike Hoop Summit, but 6'7" size, passing and defensive tools create unique potential that should buy him time with scouts. He could play a similar role that Dyson Daniels played for Ignite, working on and off the ball as an interchangeable guard and wing. 25. JJ Starling (Notre Dame, SG, Freshman) Expected to slide into Blake Wesley's role at Notre Dame, Starling combines exciting open-floor athleticism and the shot-making versatility to drill jumpers in a variety of ways. 26. Judah Mintz (Syracuse, SG, Freshman) Quick-twitch and crafty off the dribble, Mintz should have a chance to showcase his creation with the Boeheim brothers and Cole Swider gone. He'll earn fans for his low ball-handling, shot-making and energy/activity. 27. Chris Livingston (Kentucky, SF, Freshman) At 6'6", Livingston blends an impressive physical profile with the ability to attack from the wings, hit threes and defend both forward spots. The right amount of efficiency with his shooting and shot selection should be the key to the 2023 first round. 28. Kris Murray (Iowa, PF, Junior) It feels like Murray is on the verge of a breakout after seeing his shooting improvement, defensive activity and flashes of scoring versatility. With his brother Keegan now a Sacramento King, there should be a high-usage role for Kris to produce and continue strengthening his shot-making and half-court face-up skills. 29. Emoni Bates (Eastern Michigan, SG/SF, Sophomore) Eastern Michigan will offer Bates a bright green light, though scouts' bar will be high (given the weaker strength of schedule), and defenses will game-plan around his scoring. He'll have a chance to win back lost support by showing more mature decision-making, both with his shot selection and finishing attempts. Despite concerns over his athleticism, frame and intangibles, he's still a high-level shot-maker for a 6'9" wing. 30. Harrison Ingram (Stanford, SF, Sophomore) Ingram's invite to the 2022 combine proved scouts were interested in his versatility. He'll need to make more threes to compensate for athletic limitations inside the arc, but he did show promising touch and passing IQ, strengths for an NBA connector role.

Tekma protiv Vojvodine koja je trebalo da bude igrana sledeceg vikenda odlozena na neodredjeno. Kako mi ide na k to jajarenje i ne znam dokle ce to da se dozvoljava. To samo u ovoj livadarskoj ligi ima.

Pa godinama prije sa Vejdom i Bosom. Kasnije Dejvis. Jedna brutalna reprezentacija da se sastavi od saigraca.

Jel' objasnio Lukman koja je optimalna uloga za 13-15. igrača u rosteru, koliko bi oni tokom sezone trebali da igraju i kada, da li tu ulogu mogu da iznesu i juniori i ako ne mogu - zašto ne mogu? Baš me zanima sa kakvim rosterom će recimo Olimpijakos da uđe u sledeću sezonu, odnosno da li su isti već finalizirali... Prošle sezone su imali 13+2 i to rekao bih samo zbog Printezisa, sada kada se on penzionisao, a i gledajući konkretna pojačanja i depth chart deluje mi da će se zadovoljiti sa 12+2 ili 3 varijantom. Valjda i njihov kondicioni zna nešto o pripremi košarkaša, imajući u vidu da je kod njih od 2008. plus imaju vrhunskog trenera u Barcokasu. Ili će dovesti još 2-3 pojačanja, ili taj koncept sa 15 gotovih igrača i nije baš tako univerzalno prihvaćen...

nikada peja nije bio doživljavan kao "nepokretni prangijaš" osim u mavsima kada zaista nije mogao da se mrdne peja je u prajmu a i u mladosti bio prototip modernog (u današnjem smislu modernog a tada ispred vremena) SF/PFa a tako je i igrao i za kingse i za repku

Srpski fudbal bi već napravio napredak od 50% kada bi se išutirali svi političari i stranke iz fudbalskih klubova i saveza. Da ih se samo pusti sa radom i da na čelo klubova mogu da dođu zaista neki ljudi koje taj klub zanima. Već tako i bez privatizacije bi se napravio veliki korak. Naravno i Zvezda i Partizan da se ovo isto uradi bi tek bili organizovaniji i ozbiljniji klubovi.

'Beš odeću, pogled je taj koji obara.

Ukoliko ostanu i Vajt i Kuzmic pa visoke pozicije izgledaju Bentili-Vajt-Ilic Hasan, Petrusev, Mitrovic, Kuzmic Ja bih doveo i jednu bradatu zenu i zena zmiju pa da cirkus bude kompletan

Iskreno ja bi pre gledao ovo sa Sivicem nego onaj antifudbal sa Batakom, bez obzira na rezultat. Danas su igrali i bili bolji, dok su imali snage. U drugom poluvremenu su vidno fizicki i psihicki pali, sto je sasvim normalno posle onakve utakmice u cetvrtak. Cak su i sa dva igraca manje probali da naprave neku smislenu akciju. Odbrana ce se utegnuti vrlo brzo, vec se u prvom poluvremenu video neki pomak. Pogresnom timu i treneru se desava ovo valjanje u blatu.

Naleteo sam na ovo pa da se sacuva od eventualnog zaborava 😄 Ala je uklopio outfit, a highlight su pretesne lone 😄 Sve me nekako asocira na gazda Topuzica iz 2 sata kvalitetnog TV programa

kvalitetno me korona izlomila zadnjih nekoliko dana, danas sam nešto malo došao sebi

Ja cekam cenu sezonskih pa da izdominiram

Što se tiče dileme oko broja igrača u rosteru - team @goldberg all the way. Kome 12 seniora i 2-3 juniora nisu dovoljna da izvuče sezonu, taj verovatno nije dobro selektirao ekipu, a onda mu ni 16 igrača u rosteru neće pomoći. Kao što i sada pišemo o tome kakvo nam krilo fali, a već imamo 4 igrača na toj poziciji. 'Ajde ove bogatije ekipe što gomilaju - može im se, al' mislim da bi ekipa poput Zvezde ipak morala drugačije da rasporedi svoje resurse i fokusira se na to da izvuče maksimum iz što više igrača, za šta je neophodno da oni imaju jasno definisanu ulogu i stabilnu minutažu, umesto onih šizofrenih rotacija i sistema u kojima svi igraju pomalo, a niko do kraja nije iskorišćen.

Rokada Manojlovic plus 1.2m za Borjana je verovatno najbolja u 21. veku

Posao selektora Srbije uopšte nije bio stres-

Nadovezao bih se na priču o krivici mentaliteta, a kao ilustraciju stavljam sledeću vest jer često volim da koristim saobraćaj kao primer: Automobil se zaglavio u tek postavljenom asfaltu na Konjarniku Suština vesti je da se pametnjaković „automobilom zaglavio u tek postavljenom asfaltu, do koga je stigao uprkos tome što je ulica bila zatvorena za saobraćaj i što su tu bili radnici”. (Napomena: umesto 'asfalt' treba da piše 'beton'). Ukratko, idiot je umislio da će biti kao u onom vicu kada je Srbin БРЕ sve zajebao, uprkos tome što su saobraćajni znak i prisustvo radnika bili indicija da ne treba tako postupiti. Isto važi i za biračko telo - daš mu upozorenje i predstaviš mu posledice, ali uzalud. Prošli su kroz svež beton devedesetih, pa su dobili sankcije. Isto to su uradili '99. i dobili su po nosu, ali i dalje gledaju da zaobiđu znak zabrane i da ipak proteraju auto kroz svež beton. Drugi primer je vest od pre nekoliko dana koja se pojavila u skoro svim medijima, a tiče se upotrebe kamera za merenje brzine, provere vezivanja pojasa i upotrebe telefona u vožnji. Ne prenosim vest jer gde god da se pojavila, najveći broj komentara se svodi na isto - ima da koristimo telefone, nećemo da vezujemo pojas, a vozićemo brzinom koja nam odgovara. U oba slučaja se vidi da srbijansko društvo većinski preferira anomiju, da mu takvo stanje odgovara i da ga ne zanima da se civilizuje. Doduše, svest o postojanju zakona se može naći u nekom uglu takvog pomračenog uma, ali samo kada je sopstveno dupe u pitanju. U komentarima se često moglo videti i da je snimanje ovakvih prekršaja atak na privatnost njihovih visočanstava, što baš i nije tačno, ali eto, visočanstva smatraju da zakon treba da ih štiti kada uživaju u anomiji. Pojavljuju se pametnjakovići koji uveravaju ostale da im pojas može spasiti život ako iz nekog kanjona upadnu u reku, a oni k'o Rambo iskoče iz auta i samo otresu prašinu ili izranjaju iz ledene reke. Ima i onih koji u saobraćajnoj gužvi moraju neizostavno da se jave kako bi sprečili porodičnu katastrofu i koji bi mogli da telepatski kontrolišu auto dok u jednoj ruci drže telefon, a u drugoj burek. Jeste da već odavno postoje uređaji koji omogućavaju telefoniranje tokom vožnje, ali ta tehnička dostignuća kao da su ih zaobišla. U komentarima za obe vesti sam primetio i dosta relativizacija - onaj prvi koji se betonirao je možda žurio da tetki odnese lek, da je po svoj prilici (ali ne i dokazano) kriv izvođač radova koji dugo sređuje ulicu i slično. Što se tiče druge vesti, pojavili su se klasični idiotluci da zakoni ne važe za one u crnim automobilima sa rotacijom, policiju i slično. Ja mogu da se složim da ovi poslednji zaista voze bahato i da za njih ne postoje zakoni, ali pre 2-3 dana me je na auto-putu umalo udario kombi koji je počeo da menja traku jer je magarac koji ga vozi telefonirao. To što neko u crnoj limuzini može da vozi kako hoće ne abolira ovakva goveda. Da nisam legao na sirenu i prikočio, možda ovo ne bih ni pisao. Ne smem ni da pomislim šta bi se desilo da je u levoj traci umesto mene bila porodica koja se vraća sa odmora i da vozač nije reagovao ili da se našao samo koji centimetar bliže kombiju za čijim je volanom bilo pomenuto govedo. To što neko vozi sa telefonom u ruci nije uzalud zabranjeno. To što niko neće napisati kaznu nekom Peri panduru koji telefonira i vozi jeste problem, ali ponašanje dotičnog Pere ne abolira ludaka koji je mogao da nekog pošalje u bolnicu ili u večna lovišta. Infantilno shvatanje zakona je opasna stvar.

A jbg, drugačiji je akcenat Engleskog u UK

^ morao je bas svaku da ubaci, sujetan covek

Iskoči mi ovaj klip na Youtube-u. Kakav je to majstor i kakva su to čelična muda...bio sam na ovoj proslavi 10 godina..radovao sam se kao da je prava utakmica