Grading EVERY 2023 Top 10 Pick Midway Through Their Rookie Seasons...
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- In this video we give a grade to every Top 10 Pick from the 2023 NBA Draft based on how they have performed in the first half of their rookie seasons so far... Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson and more discussed
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I'd give Ausar Thompson a B+ because he was suddenly benched shortly after injuring his face, but he's been very solid in almost every game that he gets 25+ minutes.
agree
Nope. He definitely hit a rookie wall.
he was logging double doubles for the 1st month like 10pts and 10rebs
Derek Lively II has been a very surprising A for the Mavs. Loving him so far.
He's good. But one can only give him an A by his draft position. At least now.
@@dunkseidjay5438he’s leading the nba in field goal percentage
@@UDontCare0 he’s been one of the best rookies in the league
@@UDontCare0as a spurs fan, he's the real deal man, they're struggling without him.
@@UDontCare0 Bro he's the savior
I'd give Bilal a B+ soley because of not only being a reliable 2 way guard out the gate but also a monster of a shotblocker on the perimeter and at the rim being one of the leaders amongst rookies in stocks. That and he gets infrequent minutes due to Coach Unseld being braindead
And he’s only 19
If only he was drafted to a better team I hope he leaves as soon as possible
When Michael Jordan made a right pick at the end
It's too soon to say that since both guys were selected for long-term impact.
@@therealneal3034 TRUE
A broken clock is accurate sometimes
If only he didn't draft kwame brown number 1
He's not even with the organization anymore
Cason Wallace is a beast he plays like a guy who is in his second year of the NBA with how smart and efficient he is. OKC basketball is so fun to watch.
Very underrated
He's really contributed from the get go. It is cool watching OKC grow and get better every week. They look like they are going to be a team to be reckoned with sooner than later. I also really like Chet Holmgren, so skilled.
Amen definitely isnt a fair grade, out of the first 5 pick only Houston is attempting to make it to playoff so the rookies doesn't get much time
There is no way Anthony Black deserves the same rating as Scoot and Hendricks.
He has been far better and has been a great fit for the magic. A lot of the things we does well like IQ and on ball defending don’t show up on the stat sheet.
I agree
You have to value shooting, amen got drafted bc he's a 6'7 point guard. Great, he has size and can grab you rebounds but he's a liability ATM bc his shooting % resembles that of a center in the 90s
I love the video. Is it too much work to grade the 1st round since this draft was pretty deep.
A little biased here but I think the Anthony Black grade was a little harsh. He came into a situation where he was likely going to ride the bench with 3-4 guards ahead of him in the lineup, but due to injury, he's played major minutes. At 19 years old, he's been one of the best defenders on the team, shot a much better than expected 36% from 3, and found ways to be effective despite none of the offense being run through him. Counting stats don't impress, but from someone who has watched him all season, I'd give him at least a B.
Funny how Jamie Jacques jr is better than majority of lottery pics goese to show you having a great organization is key to find talent I don't know how he fell so low
Gotta admit, I thought the stuff I was hearing about him was typical Heat hype. But the dude is good. Really good.
Well jaquez is also 3 years older than most of the draft so he was expected to make a more instant impact with a lower ceiling. Still exceeding expectations and higher ceiling than expected
100%, exceeded expectations regardless of age.
Though unrelated and not a rookie, sengun is 2 years younger and also younger than chet and he's on his way to become an all star
@@FateSoulzZ oh damn i did not realize that sengun is that young
Scoot is a D+ thus far. Can't say his play has been worthy of a passing grade
Averaging 5 assist to 3 Turnovers. 12 points on 36% fg and 29% 3pfg. He's been awful for being the 3rd overall.
Scoot got torched in his debut game against the star-studded Clippers. Those vets did their best to shake the rookie point guard. Scoot has proven a number of things since... 1.) Scoot has a great head on his shoulders. He has the internal confidence and strength to rebound from that opening beat down and the cold streak that followed. His internal strength shows incredible maturity and leadership potential for this 19 year old. 2.) Scoot has an incredible physical presence. Scoot has man-child muscles everywhere and shows how solid he is anchoring on defense not getting pushed around, and how explosive he is, with strong dunks and athletic explosive finishes. And, 3.) Scoot is a play-making guard FIRST, not just a scoring lead guard, I expect Scoot to be a great assist man his whole career. It is so exciting to see a young guard like this be able to get everyone involved and show solid decision making. I love Scoot, admittedly from a cold start, he is proving to be an exciting prospect. B+ from this Blazers Fan who watches the games.
The Amen Thompson grade isn’t too fair considering Udoka doesn’t includes him in the rotation
Exactly the guy gets like 10 minutes of play time
Agree, also Cason Wallace should be higher
100% agree
Amen Thompson is getting limited minuted from Ime and only played 22 games so far this year because of injuries….his grade should be INCOMPLETE
this guy clearly does not watch rockets games
Good video 🔥
Amen getting that low of a grade because the Rockets have a ton of depth, his time will come when they need him. Averaging 6 ppg as a rookie coming off the bench isn’t the worst thing.
Weird question, but what’s the name of the background music you use?
Minus Wemby, Who's your team, and who are you taking if you could redraft knowing what you know now?
I'm a Thunder fan, and I wouldn't change our pick in Cason Wallace tbh. Thought about Miller, but I believe Wallace is taking Tre Manns spot for bench point solely for his defensive capabilities.
that scoot rating is pretty generous
Nah, I'm watching every zers game. Right before he got injured his upside started to show. And since he has came back he has been everything we could expect
@@droobius4603now that's just delusional
@@EDTheOneableon god 😭😭😭Scoot is terrible like legit to the point where he should either be in the gleague or the end of a bench
@@griffinjohnson8293By no means was he perfect but you cannot say this after watching the game today. He was solid
what?@@griffinjohnson8293
the grade for amen is crazy considering ausar is a B. theres not a single thing ausar does better than amen. amen is behind fred van vleet who makes 40 million a year and he’s a rookie point guard on a near .500 team. ausar is on the worst team in the league and can barely find minutes there. amen has looked really good in his limited minutes (which are positive!) on both sides of the ball. i think amen should be a B and ausar should be a C. he should definitely be graded above scoot
Some of these guys needed more college ball.
Brandon Miller is finally kicking into gear now that Rozier is gone.
Yup, literally just as Rozier left he went to another level. He keeps this up, his grade will be A+ despite being the no.2 pick.
D+ for Amen? Dude got injured which hampered his start but now he is balling. 19/12 his last game as a starter.
Wemby is on a different tier by himself. There is no suitable words to describe what he's doing on the court. However calling him a "super star" is just overstatement at this point.
For a rookie yes, he still has a long way to go though, calling him a super star when he’s not a top 40 player yet is a stretch
He’s a ‘super prospect’, not a superstar.
The wemby glazing is ridiculous
he said superstar in the making...look how he filling up his numbers playing with limited mins..kid is special
@@n.willy4864there is not 40 players better than him lmao
Never forget what this guy said about Brandon Miller and the hornets after the draft and at the start of the season. You owe them an apology lmao.
Feeling like the brandon miller grade is a bit too low, A- seems about right for him
Wallace has been great.
Cason Wallace has been very good
I feel that it is a generally week draft if you forget n one pick
Hawkins is outside the top 10 in pick but he's top 3 for rookies this year. Kid shoots the cover off the ball and is way more than just a spot up shooter
Brandon Miller the truth tho
Brandon miller at B+ is atrocious should be A+ easily. And scoot at C is terrible very generous😂
Jarace walker is avg great numbers in the G league hope it translates to the league soon. don’t sleep on that boy
Lively jjj and Hawkins should have been top 10 imo
Scoot will be set by his 3rd season, nice to see him improve what was an underwhelming start to the year he'll get there
Can we get the same grade list for rest of draft?
Yikes on the amen thompson take lol
Should do a top 20 cause players like Jordan Hawkins have been balling compared to most of the top 10 guys
Man I really wish you would cover the entire lottery not stopping at 10
Derek lively should be a A+. Dallas is becoming lob city now, Scoot should be a B-. We had understood that he didn’t have the best jump shot in the ignite. 41% from the field and 28% from three. And while the stats say he could be bad. Scoot is a decent defender and highly athletic and also worked on his shot. People say he is a bad shooter but when you watched one of the Bucks at Blazers where the blazers had won 119-116 you he had 15 points and 6 assists on good shooting.
Wemby might mess around and become DPOY as a rookie.
Where would Jaquez go in a redfraft? He's an older prospect, but he's been the 2nd best player from this draft by a mile...
Give Walker time he’s a monster
I wish you would put the stats on screen
Holy shit I’ve been watching this channel for about a year and this dude glazes scoot so hard
I am sorry, but Scoot has been terrible. 39% from 2, 29% from 3, with 5 TOs and 5 fouls per 100 possessions is next level terrible. Over the past 20 years of lottery picks there have been only 2 other guys who put up numbers like that in their rookie year. Jared Bayless and Killian Hayes. His net rating of -30 is legendary. He has no left hand, can't defend, and is at best an okay athlete. Sure he is getting better recently, but that is not hard to do.
Also I do not care how long his arms are, he is undersized and it is hurting him.
So what do you expect him to do, grow another 4-5 inches out of nowhere? 🤣
@@theauspiciouslamb get better at the other things obviously
@@BBallRamblesbuddy his defense has been good for a PG. And 39% from 2 isn't terrible. The average is 40%💀
@@batchadirector963 League average defensive rating is 115 and 2P% is 54.4.
Scoot has potential
With all the hype around this class it's a let down. Wimbey is crazy good but the Thompson twins and Scoot are flat with games that are seriously not ready for the NBA. The rookies who came out of the G-league are 2 full steps behind the college guys and it's pretty clear that taking the cash with the Ignite is a very bad developmental choice. They aren't made to fight for minutes and they are not coached by elite coaches who can help mold their game and teach them to play in a system that benefits them. They last few drafts that have the G-league guys picked have all been bust or very close to it. Houston has 2 top 5 picks from the Ignite and so far they aren't anywhere near as good as advertised. The Magic made 2 bad picks in this draft and even though they are playing good they really need to make a couple trades if they want to actually make a playoff run. They have a couple stars and a deep bench but they need some more help in the low post and rim protection Wendell Carter ain't going to cut it and if they are going to keep a good record and keep winning trades must be made. The Hornets made the right pick in Miller and I think in the next couple years he will grow into a 22 to 25 points per game average on the wing and they can build around Miller and Ball they need to trade Terry Rozier because he doesn't fit their time line and they could get some younger guys or picks for him. I think Rozier would be a great fit on the Lakers, Grizzlies, Pacers, or Mavericks and they could get him for a reasonable price. Sacramento Kings are also a good team but they are not a complete team and they need help. I'm glad they didn't make the Siakam/Raptors trade because they don't need 2 Sabonis's and that what they would have had they traded for Siakam.
The 76ers need to get help for Embiid and Maxey but there aren't a lot players available right now. There has to be a few more big trades out there because there are so many teams that are in serious need.
dont do top 10 do the lottery. JHawkins is cooking
As a Portland fan, I am still befuddled at what everyone sees in Scoot.
Have you watched any games this year ?
Scoot should be B- bro got like 4 players ahead of him tryna find a way
Cason gets an A c’mon man
Qe have to wait for black
If that's not a travel at 4:18, then what is? I hate that they never call that.
Jordan Hawkins!
Where all the scoot fan boys at 😂, yall think yall know ball lmfao, still early yet tho, you have hope 😅
I like Scoot at C. Some people would say an F but he is looking a lot better and we’re seeing flashes of why he was hyped
A lot better? Are you fucking kidding me? He's literally been the worst player in the NBA the past few games.
If 34.8% from the field in this month is 'a lot better', I don't want to know how it was before then.
Scoot needs to work on his jumper he gets one he has potential to win mvp
Yeah scoot a C is good for now
Lets see after their 3rd year.
Surprised title of video isnt what top ten pick from 2023 draft is about to bust hard all over
Feel like scoot can get a D+ or C-, somewhat promising as a future all-star but he's had his ups and downs. When you watch hornets games a lot, you feel like giving BM a B+ or A-, even though the counting stats might have him at like a B- or B.
Wemby is ROTY and it aint close
Chet holmgrem winning that shit, yeah wemby is great but imo chet is winning by like 1 vote or smth
@@joselandicho3574wemby will
miller is an A
Portland should be trying to get Sharpe more minutes rather than Scoot.
miller time
I think Bilal should have been a B+ or an A considering what was expected of him coming into the season.
Brandon Miller is an A easily and will be way more than a 3 and D player. That makes me question your basketball knowledge. Also B Miller has plenty of flash to his game
Thunder strictly takes dubs in the draft
Scoot should have a minus on his 'C'. Dude looks okay at times but he has some of the lowest EVER advanced stats for a lottery pick. Can't attack in general and high turnovers, even for a 19 year old.
I'm talking Anthony Bennett, Darko, and Adam Morrison level type advanced stats. Killian Hayes and Jerry Bayless (similar inconsistent shooters with PG skills) also had similar metrics.
Dallas is tenth pick even though they traded so u should have did dereck lively
Where the hell is triple jjj
Miller is an A
Don’t agree with your amen Thomas grade at all. Very harsh. But then right before, you were super lenient with scoot and he’s been dog water so far
He's been good, he doesn't have the efficiency but no one realizes that🤦♂️💀
Where is Chet?
Drafted last year, sat out due to injury so he’s still technically a rookie
Moral of the story this guard class can’t shoot 🤣
Tell me you don't watch Rockets basketball without telling me
Fr we all knew he would be a project and he has had just as good defense as his brother, more consistent scoring and playmaking. Still taking him at 4 in a redraft
@@Ace-sx9wj the last 2 games just proved that him having a grade below Scoot is ridiculous but I bet HR didn't watch it and will keep saying stuff like "the Rockets will fall back right back at the bottom of the league where they belong"
@@rodthecelestial239 fr they just got to wait until the end of the season and see
How does black have a higher grade than scoot
bro ur amen thompson take is horrendous he barely gets gametime so u cant make a fair assumption on his impact
If youre shooting 11% from 3 I will bench you too lol
Asur would be better but blame the coach !!!! It’s not cool
Scoot has the worst BPM in the history of the nba. How does he have a C lmao
thompson twins is just product of hype by overtime
I would give amen Thompson a D- I've been to many rockets games this year he looks completely lost when he is on the court
where's Chet? his not a rookie 🤷
C is love for scoot Hendersons trash season
Guy plays 30+ minutes as a starting pg w 5 assists and 14 a game get outta here haha
Funny part is no one in this video is winning ROTY 😂
D+ for Amen??? You know nothing about basketball. It’s called development; not everyone comes in the league playing amazing 100% of the time. He made his first start last night and played really well. Ausaur is on a team with a 28 game losing streak. Is he really contributing??
scoot acting like a bust, he better get his shit together.
Stop it!! He’s been doing fine, Point guards typically take time to develop
Bro he is a Kid playing against players, who been in the league for like I don’t know how long give him a break
That Amen Thompson grade is gross, he barely plays.
Scoot is an f
A lot of these takes are false not to mention that these are rookies and all star break hasn’t even passed yet, overall kind of a stupid video to make because you never know what can happen but it’s high quality though I guess
You're grades make no sense. Shockingly bad and it makes me question your hoops insight. This will be one of those embarrassing videos in a few years once these careers play out.
Scoot hendo is the bust
Your a bust. Too early for a 19 year old and don't mention wemby bc different positions and he is fucking 7'5
Don’t trust this ranking, this man say scoot Henderson is a ( C) man just because u like scoot does not mean you need to lie, that man has had one good game in 41 games, he should be an (D-) or F
You do realize he has missed multiple games. No one should trust your bull shit ranking bc a C is fair enough bc it's not even about the points in which yall wanna look at that💀
@@batchadirector963 missed games? Going to the g league because your cheeks doesn’t count as you missing games, he’s played 33 out of a possible 41 games so far shooting 36.4 from the field and 29.2 from the three point line.actually thanks for that your correct he doesn’t deserve a (C) or even the (D) I said he deserves he should get a flat out (F) grade. The content creator and so many people that are in hiding now was saying scoot would be better than Brandon miller and look at them both so far. The only want anyone would want scoot is unless it’s his family member or some trailblazer fan that doesn’t want to admit dude is on track to being a bust before 50 games into his career, also he has the second worst plus minus on his team and averages the most turnovers on his team and has more than 30 turnovers while playing less games because he was sent to the g league for being so bad. But I know how trolls like you work you’ll just said I Anit reading all of that and just put (😅😅🤣😂🤣☠️🪦☠️) over and over because you commented under my post and don’t want the smoke because you know you’ll lose the debate because I’ll come with straight facts and you’ll come with fan base or trolling emotions. Have a good day and don’t forget to enjoy school Henderson play he went an amazing 1-6 from the field again last night 🤣
Scoot has a trash coach so I’m saving my judgement till he gets to next season and hopefully a competent coach to develop him…PG’s historically struggle coming into the league.
Scoot Henderson is an F he absolutely sucks and if he doesn’t improve he’ll be a backup point guard at best
It's his coach. Scoot has done better but his coach doesn't know what to do with him
I'm sorry but Scoot Henderson sucks and he might just be an average bench guard.
Wemby is B.
BM is C+.
Scoot is D+.
Do not bullshit me here. Do not turn to counterfeit.
if wemby is a B, who deserves a A ?
so far nobody
@@dunkseidjay5438 What stats would Victor have to put up for you to say it you would rank him an A
Do not bullshit me? No need, you do it by your own.😂
Wenby with higher efficiency will not compete for ROTY, he will be MVP contender.
Wemby is an A wtf
YTNM
Scoot is a F