At the conclusion of the 2023 NBA Draft, it seems like every fan is doing the same. They want to look up the pre-draft scores that have been awarded to their draft selections from the major sports networks. If you’re a fan of the Denver Nuggets, you probably didn’t like what you saw. Several outlets were giving the Denver Nuggets draft grades ranging from a B all the way up to a C-.
GM Calvin Booth’s vision, though, was clear and brilliant; Denver would take their “buddies” who could help them win games right away. The front office didn’t care about mock drafts, draft scores, or how some might view their picks as “reaching.”
Looking back at the 2022 NBA draft, the Nuggets and GM selected Calvin Booth Christian Brown with the 21st overall pick. This choice also received backlash because it’s too early to take on Braun Ovarian report Give the choice of Brown a C-. Sports Illustrated And Yahoo Sports It followed, each also rating a C- pick. Fox Sports She felt similarly and gave the Nuggets front office Jim Flash forward a year and Christian Brown ended up being the seventh best player on the championship team, averaging 5.8 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.2 APG and 1.0 SPG in the NBA Finals.
Nuggets are “reached” for experience, elite-level shooting, and quality bounces.
This year the “arrivals” to the Denver front office were Gonzaga sniper Julian Stather at the 29th pick and Penn State’s booty ball fighter, Jalen Pickett, at the 32nd pick. They also landed Clemson’s modern version of Psycho T, Hunter Tyson, with the 37th pick. The common denominator of all these choices?
Firstly, all three of these upper class selections were seniors. Julian Stather was a junior and is the youngest of the three at 21.2 years old. Meanwhile, Jalen Beckett (23.7) and Hunter Tyson (22.0) were both fifth-year seniors. Those three combined for 378 college games.
Another thing that all three players have in common is that they are all high-level three-point shooters and elite rebounders for their size. Stawther shot 40.8% from depth and averaged 6.2 rpg last season. Pickett shot 38.1% from outside the arc and pulled down 7.4 rebounds per game, even after he pulled in 17 rebounds as a 6’4 guard in 2022-23. Tyson almost matched Strother shooting 40.5% from three and drawing a prolific 9.6 rpg, good for 19th in the entire NFL this past season.
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This year, the “arrivals” to the Denver front office were Gonzaga sniper Julian Stather at the 29th pick and Penn State’s booty ball fighter, Jalen Pickett, at the 32nd pick. They also landed Clemson’s modern version of Psycho T, Hunter Tyson, with the 37th pick . What is the common denominator among all these choices?
Firstly, all three of these upper class selections were seniors. Julian Stather was a junior and is the youngest of the three at 21.2 years old. Meanwhile, Jalen Beckett (23.7) and Hunter Tyson (22.0) were both fifth-year seniors. These three combined have been played for 378 games in college.
Another thing that all three players have in common is that they are all high-level three-point shooters and elite rebounders for their size. Stawther shot 40.8% from depth and averaged 6.2 rpg last season. Pickett shot 38.1% from outside the arc and pulled down 7.4 rebounds per game, even after he pulled in 17 rebounds as a 6’4 guard in 2022-23. Tyson almost matched Strother shooting 40.5% from three and drawing a prolific 9.6 rpg, good for 19th in the entire NFL this past season.
- Posted on 06/24/2023 at 19:00 PM
- Last updated on 06/24/2023 at 03:14 AM