Absolutely no reason the [insert favorite team here] Hornets shouldn't take him at #11. They are rumored to go with Donovan Mitchell, who was in the same clips and completely invisible compared to JC.
HoF post wrt Mitchell not figuring more prominently in the Collins video.
With Mitchell, the ceiling is maybe getting an EC version of Dame and CJ. The Hornets need more from that spot. Who is someone they can take who will assure this is the last lottery pick they'll make for a long time? I don't think Mitchell is that guy.
here's a 4 minute highlight video of JC's official pro day in front of scouts of the all the NBA teams. empty gym and all that but head DraftExpress scout Jonathan Givony came away impressed.
Lakers are offering D'Angelo Russell for a top 12 pick, targeting Zach Collins or Luke Kennard.
I am of the opine that Ball is this generation's Melo Anthony - a top 20 player who won't ever even sniff a championship and will be dissed by fans his entire career, a poor man's Jason Kidd.
I like in this draft, meaning great value for pick spot - Tatum, Kennard, John Collins, Adebayo, Markannen, Frank Jackson, Josh Hart, and Tom Bradley. I think there are going to be some fine NBA players picked in the 2nd round. There is a lot of depth in this draft.
I think Dennis Smith is going to be good for a few years then blow out his knee again and suck. I keep seeing Stevie Francis. Don't get the Tatum hate. I think he is going to be smooth good, maybe as good as Paul George.
I can't believe anybody is going to waste a 1st round pick on Giles. He will never average more than 3pts a game in the NBA. Mark it down. He's gonna need to earn his coin overseas after his first contract here. He blows. Feel bad for him, but he blows.
I think a lot of the bigs in this draft are going to be trash. Maybe there is a Myles Turner hidden in there somewhere, but I don't see it yet on limited viewing. Zach Collins will be an NBA journeyman, a quality backup in the Scottie Pollard mold. That's it.
My humble opines
I spent last night reading the last 3-4 years of NBA Draft/Offseason threads... The only takeaway is that we are ALL idiots (including myself).
I was hoping to find a few people who had consistently astute opinions on who would be good from the NBA Draft and where free agents would go (and why)... There was nobody.
It was comically bad. Too many examples to even gather and repost.
So just enjoy it for what it is.
Plus it would be tough to play Mitchell and Kemba together, that backcourt would get posted up routinely. We already have MKG as a strong defender who can't shoot; Mitchell can shoot better than MKG obviously, but I don't think he'll ever light it up at the NBA level. I do like Kennard more than Mitchell, he may never be a starter but he can fill the Jeremy Lin 6th man offensive spark plug role nicely that they so desperately needed last season. But I would still love JC at that pick, post scoring bigs are so rare these days, he would be great next to Zeller and a complete change of pace from Frank.
And yes, the Hornets need to jump all over this.