2019 DBR Mock Draft - It's a Wrap!

[JNort]

With the 12th Pick in the 2019 DBR Draft, the Charlotte Hornets select . . .

Rui Hachimura

Gonna keep this short because I've typed this up 3 times now and it keeps getting deleted so apologies for the typos cause I'm betting there will be many.

This came down to Rui, Bol Bol and Romeo Langford. The clock was on and I felt the heat so I pulled on Rui who I hope can become our version of Pascal Siakam. The kid is insanely driven and I love that! Those types rarely fail and I would be willing to pie bet anyone here that unless injuries occur Rui will still be a top 7 guy for a team 10 years from now (long bet I know but if you concede defeat early that would be nice).

All that said if I could do this over I might take Bol Bol who is imo a top 5 talent in this draft and we need to swing for the fences with a possible loss of Kemba. The dude is nuttier than squirrel poo! He's almost 7'3" and can shoot lights out and blocks shots with ease. My concern at the time was the foot injury and his weight so I wanted something safe plus another ball handler for Kemba. Normally weight doesn't concern me in the slightest and for a wing it will always be a non factor but he isn't a wing and he isnt just thin like at 220 lbs but he barely cracks 200 lbs.

When you wake up... please tell us if you would have taken White or Little if they were still on the board. We know what the real Hornets ownership would do, but I am interested in your opinion.

No way Coby ever falls but yeah I would take both. I looovvve Littles upside!

With the 36th Pick in the 2019 DBR Draft, the Charlotte Hornets select . . .

Talen Horton-Tucker

I drafted him because physically he is fascinating! When I say that I don't mean athletically but his body is... Interesting. Let's see he has a guards height (6'4"), he weighs like a wing (235lbs) but he has the wingspan of a center (7'1"). O and he is only 18 so he has tons of room to grow still physically and as a player.

With the 52nd pick in the 2019 DBR Draft, the Charlotte Hornets select . . .

Darius Bazley

Not too much to say here. Skipped on college for the G league, then skipped the G league to train on his own. Physically he is elite at 6'9" with an almost 9ft standing reach. He is elite athletically as well posting a 37 inch vertical and under 3 seconds on his shuttle run. He is also reportedly a respectable shooter and has a great first step explosion. He was considered a borderline top 10 pick but certainly lottery. Negatively I have seen very little about him other than decision making. He is my ultimate sleeper this year just like Mitchell Robinson was last year.

I maybe would have taken Lecque if he was around but I didn't have the chance to think on it since he was already gone. Briefly considered Jordan Bone as well and was hoping he went undrafted so we can snag him. I would trade back into the 2nd round to get him if need be.

[awhom111]

This was supposed to be an unpredictable draft and it was. The only picks of ours that matched were Zion (easy enough for Reddevil) and then Daniel Gafford at 38 (impressive by CDu).

We picked these players after they were drafted (actual, ours, name, user, margin):
23 52 Darius Bazley JNort 29
16 37 Chuma Okeke kAzE 21
14 29 Romeo Langford Billy Dat 15
20 32 Matisse Thybulle brevity 12
37 49 Deividas Sirvydis Billy Dat 12
11 21 Cameron Johnson accfanfrom1970 10
18 27 Goga Bitadze NSDukeFan 9
19 28 Luka Samanic awhom111 9
41 48 Eric Paschall Jeff Evans 7
8 14 Jaxson Hayes flyingdutchdevil 6
13 19 Tyler Herro Billy Dat 6
7 10 Coby White JasonEvans 3
9 12 Rui Hachimura JNort 3
12 15 PJ Washington FerryFor50 3
53 55 Justin Wright-Foreman Troublemaker 2
2 3 Ja Morant Troublemaker 1
4 5 De'Andre Hunter jacone21 1
5 6 Darius Garland brevity 1
57 58 Jordan Bone awhom111 1

We picked these players before they were drafted (actual, ours, name, user, margin):
45 40 Isaiah Roby tfk53 -5
22 18 Grant Williams CoBlueDevil -4
24 20 Ty Jerome flyingdutchdevil -4
29 25 Keldon Johnson Gooch -4
10 7 Cam Reddish CDu -3
42 39 Admiral Schofield Reddevil -3
6 4 Jarrett Culver roywhite -2
26 24 Dylan Windler Bob Green -2
3 2 RJ Barrett Dukehk -1
17 16 Nickeil Alexander-Walker coldriver10 -1
31 30 Nicolas Claxton Turk -1
32 31 KZ Okpala NSDukeFan -1
60 59 Vanja Marinkovic mattman91 -1

We picked these players that went undrafted:
34 Tacko Fall Bob Green
35 Naz Reid JasonEvans
42 Louis King Bob Green
43 Moses Brown Edouble
44 Luguentz Dort JasonEvans
45 Jalen Lecque FerryFor50
46 Shamorie Ponds coldriver10
50 Justin Robinson CoBlueDevil
51 Jontay Porter flyingdutchdevil
53 Marques Bolden Furniture
54 Brian Bowen Bob Green
56 Terence Davis JasonEvans
57 Aubrey Dawkins Reddevil
60 Jesse Govan tfk53

These players were picked, but went undrafted in ours:
28 Jordan Poole
35 Marcos Louzada Silva
36 Cody Martin
39 Alen Smailagic
40 Justin James
43 Jaylen Nowell
47 Ignas Brazdeikis
49 Quinndary Weatherspoon
50 Jarrell Brantley
51 Tremont Waters
52 Jalen McDaniels
54 Marial Shayok
58 Miye Oni
59 Dewan Hernandez

We did not even need commissioner's picks in this edition of the mock, which was great.

[JNort]

This was supposed to be an unpredictable draft and it was. The only picks of ours that matched were Zion (easy enough for Reddevil) and then Daniel Gafford at 38 (impressive by CDu).

We picked these players after they were drafted (actual, ours, name, user, margin):
23 52 Darius Bazley JNort 29
16 37 Chuma Okeke kAzE 21
14 29 Romeo Langford Billy Dat 15
20 32 Matisse Thybulle brevity 12
37 49 Deividas Sirvydis Billy Dat 12
11 21 Cameron Johnson accfanfrom1970 10
18 27 Goga Bitadze NSDukeFan 9
19 28 Luka Samanic awhom111 9
41 48 Eric Paschall Jeff Evans 7
8 14 Jaxson Hayes flyingdutchdevil 6
13 19 Tyler Herro Billy Dat 6
7 10 Coby White JasonEvans 3
9 12 Rui Hachimura JNort 3
12 15 PJ Washington FerryFor50 3
53 55 Justin Wright-Foreman Troublemaker 2
2 3 Ja Morant Troublemaker 1
4 5 De'Andre Hunter jacone21 1
5 6 Darius Garland brevity 1
57 58 Jordan Bone awhom111 1

We picked these players before they were drafted (actual, ours, name, user, margin):
45 40 Isaiah Roby tfk53 -5
22 18 Grant Williams CoBlueDevil -4
24 20 Ty Jerome flyingdutchdevil -4
29 25 Keldon Johnson Gooch -4
10 7 Cam Reddish CDu -3
42 39 Admiral Schofield Reddevil -3
6 4 Jarrett Culver roywhite -2
26 24 Dylan Windler Bob Green -2
3 2 RJ Barrett Dukehk -1
17 16 Nickeil Alexander-Walker coldriver10 -1
31 30 Nicolas Claxton Turk -1
32 31 KZ Okpala NSDukeFan -1
60 59 Vanja Marinkovic mattman91 -1

We picked these players that went undrafted:
34 Tacko Fall Bob Green
35 Naz Reid JasonEvans
42 Louis King Bob Green
43 Moses Brown Edouble
44 Luguentz Dort JasonEvans
45 Jalen Lecque FerryFor50
46 Shamorie Ponds coldriver10
50 Justin Robinson CoBlueDevil
51 Jontay Porter flyingdutchdevil
53 Marques Bolden Furniture
54 Brian Bowen Bob Green
56 Terence Davis JasonEvans
57 Aubrey Dawkins Reddevil
60 Jesse Govan tfk53

These players were picked, but went undrafted in ours:
28 Jordan Poole
35 Marcos Louzada Silva
36 Cody Martin
39 Alen Smailagic
40 Justin James
43 Jaylen Nowell
47 Ignas Brazdeikis
49 Quinndary Weatherspoon
50 Jarrell Brantley
51 Tremont Waters
52 Jalen McDaniels
54 Marial Shayok
58 Miye Oni
59 Dewan Hernandez

We did not even need commissioner's picks in this edition of the mock, which was great.

I think you missed Talen Horton Tucker. I got him at 36 and he went at 46

[awhom111]

I think you missed Talen Horton Tucker. I got him at 36 and he went at 46

Yeah, I didn't copy over a whole portion of the list. Here is what it should look like:
44 13 Bol Bol subzero02 -31
48 33 Terance Mann Bob Green -15
25 11 Nassir Little Edouble -14
55 41 Kyle Guy JasonEvans -14
21 9 Brandon Clarke Truth&Justise -12
27 17 Mfiondu Kabengele NSDukeFan -10
33 23 Carsen Edwards Furniture -10
46 36 Talen Horton-Tucker JNort -10
56 47 Jaylen Hands tfk53 -9
30 22 Kevin Porter flyingdutchdevil -8
34 26 Bruno Fernando jacone21 -8
15 8 Sekou Doumbouya JasonEvans -7
45 40 Isaiah Roby tfk53 -5
22 18 Grant Williams CoBlueDevil -4
24 20 Ty Jerome flyingdutchdevil -4
29 25 Keldon Johnson Gooch -4
10 7 Cam Reddish CDu -3
42 39 Admiral Schofield Reddevil -3
6 4 Jarrett Culver roywhite -2
26 24 Dylan Windler Bob Green -2
3 2 RJ Barrett Dukehk -1
17 16 Nickeil Alexander-Walker coldriver10 -1
31 30 Nicolas Claxton Turk -1
32 31 KZ Okpala NSDukeFan -1
60 59 Vanja Marinkovic mattman91 -1

[CDu]

Bulls ended up doing exactly what I expected them to do (White and a big, I picked Gafford). I had hoped they wouldn't take White because I don't really want to have to cheer for a UNC guy (he was the guy I was alluding to when I said they probably wouldn't take Reddish). So I took Reddish. But, as expected, they took White.

Hopefully he turns out great for the Bulls and helps Carter develop into a stud.

[phaedrus]

This was supposed to be an unpredictable draft and it was. The only picks of ours that matched were Zion (easy enough for Reddevil) and then Daniel Gafford at 38 (impressive by CDu).

We picked these players after they were drafted (actual, ours, name, user, margin):
23 52 Darius Bazley JNort 29
16 37 Chuma Okeke kAzE 21
14 29 Romeo Langford Billy Dat 15
20 32 Matisse Thybulle brevity 12
37 49 Deividas Sirvydis Billy Dat 12
11 21 Cameron Johnson accfanfrom1970 10
18 27 Goga Bitadze NSDukeFan 9
19 28 Luka Samanic awhom111 9
41 48 Eric Paschall Jeff Evans 7
8 14 Jaxson Hayes flyingdutchdevil 6
13 19 Tyler Herro Billy Dat 6
7 10 Coby White JasonEvans 3
9 12 Rui Hachimura JNort 3
12 15 PJ Washington FerryFor50 3
53 55 Justin Wright-Foreman Troublemaker 2
2 3 Ja Morant Troublemaker 1
4 5 De'Andre Hunter jacone21 1
5 6 Darius Garland brevity 1
57 58 Jordan Bone awhom111 1

In the DBR alternate universe, this viral video of the Bone draft party would be even more dramatic:


https://deadspin.com/jordan-bones-dr...-in-1835727208

[Edouble]

In the DBR alternate universe, this viral video of the Bone draft party would be even more dramatic:

https://deadspin.com/jordan-bones-dr...-in-1835727208

Oh, Jordan Bone... "the most athletic player in the draft" according to Jay Bilas.

[Reddevil]

Oh, Jordan Bone... "the most athletic player in the draft" according to Jay Bilas.

Bone scorched the speed and agility drills. I think that is what he was referring to. Better athlete than basketball player? We shall see.

[Edouble]

Bone scorched the speed and agility drills. I think that is what he was referring to. Better athlete than basketball player? We shall see.

More athletic than Zion? Not buying it, Jay.

[Bob Green]

The following is a collection of some of the comments about Romeo Langford from the DBR Mock Draft:

-cannot shoot

The "cannot shoot" comment is mine so I'll own it. On Romeo Langford, Spanarkel was right and I was wrong (it happens frequently). I thought Langford would be late 1st round or maybe even slip into the 2nd Round.

[JNort]

Oh, Jordan Bone... "the most athletic player in the draft" according to Jay Bilas.

I mean the dude shredded every athletic measurement. Probably the only reason he was drafted.

[Edouble]

I mean the dude shredded every athletic measurement. Probably the only reason he was drafted.

More athletic than Zion? (who was not at the combine)

[JNort]

More athletic than Zion? (who was not at the combine)

We don't know if Zion is more athletic because he didn't test. Therefore Bone who tested better than every one is by default the most athletic. Even if Zion did test I doubt he would have performed better at all in terms of raw numbers, now relative to his position and size then sure I think I would agree he is most likely more athletic.

[Truth&Justise]

Seems like we might not do a 2020 DBR Mock Draft, so let's take a look back at the 2019 DBR Mock Draft.

Round 1

1. New Orleans Pelicans - Reddevil -----> Zion Williamson, Duke
2. Memphis Grizzlies - Dukehk -----> RJ Barrett, Duke
3. New York Knicks - Troublemaker -----> Ja Morant, Murray St.
4. Los Angeles Lakers - roywhite -----> Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech
5. Cleveland Cavaliers - jacone21 -----> De'Andre Hunter, Virginia
6. Phoenix Suns - brevity -----> Darius Garland, Vanderbilt Hospital
7. Chicago Bulls - CDu -----> Cameron Reddish, Duke
8. Atlanta Hawks - Jason Evans -----> Sekou Doumbouya, France
9. Washington Wizards - Truth & Justise -----> Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga
10. Atlanta Hawks - Jason Evans -----> Coby White, UNCheat
11. Minnesota Timberwolves - Edouble -----> Nassir Little, UNCheat
12. Charlotte Hornets - JNort -----> Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
13. Miami Heat - subzero02 -----> Bol Bol, Oregon
14. Boston Celtics - FlyingDutchDevil -----> Jaxton Hayes, Texas
15. Detroit Pistons - FerryFor50 -----> PJ Washington, Texas
16. Orlando Magic -coldriver10 -----> Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Va Tech
17. Brooklyn Nets - NSDukeFan -----> Mfiondu Kabengele, Florida St.
18. Indiana Pacers - CoBlueDevils -----> Grant Williams, Tennessee
19. San Antonio Spurs - Billy Dat -----> Tyler Herro, Kentucky
20. Boston Celtics - FlyingDutchDevil -----> Ty Jerome, Virginia
21. Oklahoma City Thunder - accfanfrom1970 -----> Cam Johnson, UNCheat
22. Boston Celtics - FlyingDutchDevil -----> Kevin Porter, USC
23. Utah Jazz - furniture -----> Carsen Edwards, Purdue
24. Philadelphia 76ers - BobGreen -----> Dylan Windler, Blemont
25. Portland Trail Blazers - Gooch -----> Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
26. Cleveland Cavaliers - jacone21 -----> Bruno Fernando, Maryland
27. Brooklyn Nets - NSDukeFan -----> Goga Bitadze, Georgia (the country, not the state/university)
28. Golden State Warriors - awhom111 -----> Luka Samanic, Croatia
29. San Antonio Spurs - Billy Dat -----> Romeo Langford, Indiana
30. Milwaukee Bucks - Turk -----> Nick Claxton, Georgia (the university, not the country)
    
    Round 2
31. Brooklyn Nets - NSDukeFan -----> KZ Okpala, Stanford
32. Phoenix Suns - brevity -----> Matisse Thybulle, Washington
33. Philadelphia 76ers - BobGreen -----> Terrance Mann, Florida St
34. Philadelphia 76ers - BobGreen -----> Tacko Fall, Central Florida
35. Atlanta Hawks - Jason Evans -----> Naz Reid, LSU
36. Charlotte Hornets - JNort -----> Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa St
37. Dallas Mavericks - kAzE -----> Chuma Okeke, Auburn
38. Chicago Bulls - CDu -----> Daniel Gafford, Arkansas
39. New Orleans Pelicans - Reddevil -----> Admiral Schofeild, Tennessee
40. Sacramento Kings - tfk53 -----> Isaiah Roby, Nebraska
41. Atlanta Hawks - Jason Evans -----> Kyle Guy, Virginia
42. Philadelphia 76ers - BobGreen -----> Louis King, Oregon
43. Minnesota Timberwolves - Edouble -----> Moses Brown, UCLA
44. Atlanta Hawks - Jason Evans -----> Luguentz Dort, Fighting Hurleys
45. Detroit Pistons - FerryFor50 -----> Jalen Leque, almost made it to NC State
46. Orlando Magic -coldriver10 -----> Shamorie Ponds, St Johns
47. Sacramento Kings - tfk53 -----> Jaylen Hands, UCLA
48. Los Angeles Clippers - Jeff Evans (via JasonEvans) -----> Eric Paschall, Villanova
49. San Antonio Spurs - Billy Dat -----> Deividas Sirvydas, somewhere in Europe
50. Indiana Pacers - CoBlueDevils -----> Justin Robinson, Va Tech
51. Boston Celtics - FlyingDutchDevil -----> Jontay Porter, Missouri
52. Charlotte Hornets - JNort ----> Darius Bazley, TrainingByMyself University
53. Utah Jazz - furniture -----> Marques Bolden, Duke
54. Philadelphia 76ers - BobGreen -----> Brian Bowen, Louisville/Adidas/South Carolina/Sydney Kings
55. New York Knicks - Troublemaker -----> Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra
56. Los Angeles Clippers - Jeff Evans (via JasonEvans) -----> Terrence Davis, Ole Miss
57. New Orleans Pelicans - Reddevil -----> Aubrey Dawkins, UCF
58. Golden State Warriors - awhom111 -----> Jordan Bone, Tenn
59. Toronto Raptors - Mattman91 -----> Vanja Marinkovic, Serbia
60. Sacramento Kings - tfk53 -----> Jessie Govan, Georgetown

The usual caveat applies that it's only been one year, and it often takes a while before we know if a player was truly effective. But already some notable picks:

- Troublemaker benefitted from RJ Barrett going early to snag Rookie of the Year Ja Morant for the Knicks. This would be a huge shift in the current NBA landscape.

-Another big inflection point: subzero02 and the Miami Heat taking Bol Bol's long term potential, rather than Tyler Herro. Probably safe to say the Heat would not have made the finals without Herro.

-Speaking of Herro, his slide to #19 allowed Billy Dat and the Spurs to secure maybe the best value pick of the first round.

-brevity did well to snag Matisse Thybulle in the second round. He was a difference maker defensively for the 76ers, and also became a media star during the bubble. I highly recommend going back and watching his youtube recaps of life in the buble.

-Best value pick overall? Probably the Evans duo (Jeff Evans and JasonEvans) selecting Eric Paschall for the Clippers at #48. Paschall went on to make first-team all-rookie. This same duo also hit on their last pick, taking Terrence Davis at #56, and then watching him make second-team all-rookie. Not bad for two late second round picks!

-Finally, I'm pleased with my faux-Wizards pick of Brandon Clarke at #9. While Rui Hachimura played fairly well in his first year, earning second-team all-rookie, he was edged out by advanced-stats darling Clarke, who made the first team. By most advanced metrics (VORP, win shares, box plus minus) Clarke was the best rookie in the class.

How are you all feeling about your picks?