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  • jump all NBA draft edition, so I wanna jump up right from the start.

  • Toss up the first jump ball Mike.

  • Which player has the higher ceiling?

  • Anthony Edwards or James Wiseman?

  • It's Anthony Edwards, and every MBA team is looking for a three level score like this.

  • A guy who had 65 can pull up from anywhere on the floor.

  • Can get downhill, can get to the free throw line.

  • It could be a late game score and really a franchise player.

  • I think he has a chance to be one of the best scores in the entire MBA someday, and he has the tools to be a two way players.

  • 65 £230.6 10 wingspan.

  • And guess what?

  • You are speaking the gospel because Anthony Edwards is a stood.

  • He's a level for a score and he's the NBA score.

  • He's MBA ready right now.

  • To me, he has the athleticism of a Russell Westbrook, and right now he's a poor man's James Harden.

  • But he could get a bucket in variety of ways.

  • He has to step back.

  • He has the ball on the string with a step back three pointer nor to create to get separation on this shot.

  • And by the way, if he get down, he'll watch out.

  • He'll dunk on you either offer 2 ft of one leg.

  • So I'm looking at Anthony Edwards and the sky's the limit for the kids.

  • In a few years, he might be averaging 30 plus a game.

  • Yeah, I think we have a consensus on that.

  • I'm always gonna be in favor of a perimeter guy, especially one with this guy's talent.

  • I mean, when you when you ask him, who does he wanna be?

  • Like, Who does he model his game after he said, Dwyane Wade, one of the all time great players we've ever seen.

  • And so, in order to win a championship, you need elite perimeter players.

  • I mean, I don't care how good.

  • Why isn't it becomes if you look around the league, Karl Anthony, Towns number one pick and B, you know, number one DeAndre.

  • Aiden.

  • But you need that perimeter guy, that elite perimeter guy to take you to that next level to win a championship.

  • No matter how good your big is, you need that guy.

  • And as a za coach as a GM That's what I'm out searching for and a guy who could potentially be that guy.

  • So you know, I know why he probably be a great player one day, but I gotta go whatever.

  • Well, I do want to look at our MBA projections from ESPN stats and info.

  • So, according to ESPN analytics, Anthony Edwards has a 41% chance to become an N b A All Star, which is highest among all dropped prospects for this year.

  • Edwards has a 38 per chance percent chance to Max out as a starter at the highest level.

  • So Smith does that seem right to you?

  • I think it's likely just because of Edward's star power that he already has, and Paul mentioned it.

  • Perimeter players like that.

  • That's what you need to win an NBA championship.

  • Like how badly could the Milwaukee Bucks have used a guy like Anthony Edwards?

  • Somebody who late clock can go get you a bucket, and I think he can play kind of a Donovan Mitchell style of role.

  • I agree with perk in terms of the scoring instincts, the way he moves at 65 there's a little bit of James Harden their not to knock James Wiseman.

  • I think he's gonna be really good as a RIM runner.

  • Lob catcher, defender.

  • A guy who can really block shots at the rim.

  • But if you're not a bam out of bio type of someone who can really handle on play make or a nickel Yokich someone who's really, really skilled.

  • I think it ZZ to find Bigs who can run and jump and block and dunk for pretty cheap on the free agent market.

  • Well, James Wiseman certainly sounds like a good fit for the Golden State Warriors.

  • If he ends up there, they're good on perimeter players.

  • They've got some decent guys playing on the perimeter so they could use a James Wiseman.

  • Their toe add on to that roster.

  • We'll have to see if that's where he goes next.

  • Mike, Which player do you think is the biggest risk in this draft?

  • And we're just gonna narrow it down to those top five guys Lamell a ball or Denny Adia?

  • Well, I'm gonna go with Lemelle Oh, ball here with the caveat, because he's my number one prospect in this draft.

  • I love his star power, his talent, his ability to make everyone around him better.

  • He's the best passer in the draft and he has a star quality about him.

  • That's really hard to find.

  • But this is a guy you gotta hand the keys to.

  • He can't really just fit in on any team.

  • You have to really turn things over to him, build around him.

  • And that's why I think obviously has a little bit of a higher floor again.

  • Ball is in a different stratosphere as a prospect, but obvious a guy who's coming to the MBA with over 100 games of pro experience.

  • He was the youngest Israeli league M v p in the history of that league at 19 years old.

  • So at the very least, I think he's gonna be an MBA starter.

  • 6 10 £225.

  • He could make an open shot.

  • He's got a high basketball I Q.

  • Whereas Lemelle oh is a little bit more of a risk because if he doesn't hit as your main guy, then how does he kind of fit in?

  • Right?

  • Well, I have to disagree with you on this one, cause Lemelle lowball is everything to me.

  • 67 point guard.

  • A big guard got dimes, could pull up from deep.

  • It was relentless.

  • And he's made for the bright lights.

  • Then is good.

  • But he reminds me a lot of, uh, Gallinari.

  • And I don't know if he's gonna come in and have immediate impact on the game.

  • Lemelle lowball is this kid is ready.

  • He also played overseas.

  • So you write the team that he goes toe, turn over the keys to him and they will, and he's gonna be ready for time all day long.

  • Lemelle lowball is that guy?

  • Yeah, I agree with you.

  • Perk.

  • I think Denny is the bigger risk because when you look at, I think most on the most part a lot of European players are bigger risk because you look at the stats, they don't just blow you away outside, you know, like Luca did.

  • Yeah, but that's a rare occasion.

  • These guys come over there based on their talent, you know, you see averages 12 7, and you're like, Okay, the potential is there, and there's always a risk.

  • And I've seen many European players come over and didn't make the transition to the league, you know, like we saw with Rubio.

  • He's been he's a solid player, but he was pegged as a superstar.

  • And so I'm gonna say he's the bigger risk.

  • I like what I've been seeing, the development of Lamell a ball, and I think you have to take a chance on him.

  • All right, so let's go a little bit further down the board.

  • Mike last jump ball here.

  • Which player do you think has more upside If we match up, will be topping or on Yucca Conway.

  • I think it's on Yucca Kong Wu, and that's because he has a chance to be a two way player.

  • You know, Kobe is a great offensive player and he can really rim run.

  • He could lob catch.

  • He can space you 23 He's really good at a handoffs, but a con woo 2.5 years older, and he's already the best defender in this draft.

  • On the interior, he can switch every ball screen.

  • He puts a lid on the rim Defensively, he's really good in those drops situations, and offensively, he's just scratching the surface.

  • I think this is a guy who's gonna be a lot threat right off the bat, and then also might be able to step out and space the floor a little bit.

  • So when you look at the age discrepancy, you look at the fact that Ah Kong Wu is gonna be a two way player.

  • Compared Toa Obi, who's really, really good on offense.

  • But he has some major concerns on the defensive end of the floor.

  • And if he's a one way guy, then I think that kind of limits his upside.

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