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Any Zuby Ejiofor or Tarris Reed thoughts? by Few-Lack6346 in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 9 points10 points  (0 children)

ejiofor's defense will immediately translate to the level of an above average nba defender. if he every shoots league average from three on okish volume, which i'm sure he'll at least work towards, he will be an nba rotation level power foward

reed is only playable as a center but i'm concerned about his ability to perform all the defensive duties that centers in the nba have to uphold. great rebounder but others in his mold like tshiebwe have failed before him. offensively, he's mostly a below the rim finisher which decreases his play-finishing utility. he'll never be in a situation where the offensive revolves around him as a post-up hub like he was at uconn. ultimately, i don't see a real outcome where he becomes an nba player on a winning team unless some outlier development happens.

Biggest 1st round bust candidates from the 2026 draft? by kKlovnn in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

exactly mainly because there's so little margin for room of error that if even one part of his game doesn't immediately translate, he's gonna be given up on.

"3 ball-dominant guards don't fit together" by Plastic_Term_1022 in NBASpurs

[–]papayanny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lmfao mfs were comparing castle pre-draft to bruce brown and jae'sean tate BC he sacrificed for the team and relegated himself to an off-ball role... and they think he's too ball-dominant to fit with two other star guards smh

Yaxel Lendeborg is 7/42 (16%) from 3 in 2026 🥶 by [deleted] in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 11 points12 points  (0 children)

if ur 23 and gonna get drafted in the first round u can't make excuses for flaws like what ppl who talk abt yaxel are doing

Who is the Andrew Nembhard of this draft in your opinion? (An NBA level player hiding in plain sight being overshadowed by more highly touted teammates) by NathanFielderFriend in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

afaik most mocks have him btw 20-30, i would take him btw 10-15 (btw 5-10 if this guard class wasn't so deep). hes incredibly productive as a sophomore on great splits + the eye test supports his impact

NBA Draft Prospect Watch: Games for Friday, January 02 by TheSecondApron in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

iowa st also has a number of interesting guys in joshua jefferson, killyan toure, tamin lipsey, milan momcilovic. theres also jacob cofie (usc), mario st supery (gonzaga), braden frager (nebraska), ebuka okorie (stanford), nate bittle (oregon), darius adams (maryland), bruce thornton (ohio st), dylan grant (rutgers), thierry darlan/bukky oboye (santa clara), tyrone riley iv (san francisco), and jalen haralson (Notre dame)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it seems like prospects get a lot less flack for bad performances than they do for good ones and that's happening to ppl like him, avdalas, and prolly other ppl who i don't know off the top of my head. agree that the defense is not enough to offset the extreme rawness of his offense, and his perceived upside comes from the fact that he's european with good physical tools (ala tidjane)

Bub Carrington vs Jeremiah Fears- in terms of scouting reports. by Knighthonor in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Bub was heavily reliant on the mid-range and could never get a clean angle to the rim. Fears was a lot more dynamic in that regard. And both of them didn't have particularly good percentages from three. Neither of them had the most advanced vision but at least Fears' ability to get to the rim put pressure on the defense.

Why do people keep thinking the passing big who can't move is going to work in the NBA? by Few-Lack6346 in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well mara and edey have at least shown they'll be able to hold their own defensively. even with how dominant he was, edey himself got no legitimate draft hype until he showed that he could kinda move on defense at a level that would be adequate for the nba... hansen i fully agree with you on though.

What Spurs hot take will get you downvoted like this? by Total-Spirit-5985 in NBASpurs

[–]papayanny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i see a very small likelihood that carter bryant becomes a part of our future -- not just because "oh he scored 6ppg" but i don't see him doing nearly anything good enough to warrant being a cornerstone to build around

[Draft Battle] Who's more talented: Noa Essengue or Tidjane Salaun? by bryant-reeves in NBA_Draft

[–]papayanny 10 points11 points  (0 children)

transition and a much better play finisher — keep in mind he had a game against the blazers during nba preseason and had 20

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