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00:00It is draft day in the NBA round number one of the 2024 NBA draft is tonight inside the Barclays Center in
00:08Brooklyn, we will get you set with everything you need to know
00:12But Donnie as we said early in the show
00:15Whether it's the NFL draft or any notable date on an offseason calendar for one of the big
00:21Professional sports leagues when you have something that stands out
00:25Activity starts to ramp up around the league
00:28It's what we saw last night
00:30We kill bridges traded from Brooklyn to the New York Knicks in return the Knicks sent back four
00:37unprotected first-round picks another first rounder in
00:40multiple other draft assets Brooklyn then turned around and made another deal with Houston to
00:47Stockpile a ton of picks and send them to the Rockets that the Rockets are hoping to use to lure a big-name
00:53Player potentially names like Kevin Durant Devin Booker. Those have already been floated
01:00I bring this up DRS once again, because the Rockets who weren't even 500 last year
01:0641 and 41 with a ton of talent on this team and a young nucleus under Ime Udoka in his first year in
01:13H-town now trying to bring in that big superstar to elevate their ceiling once again
01:19Houston is slated to pick third tonight in the 2024
01:23NBA draft
01:24So, what do you make of everything that we have seen in the last 24 hours and how it sets the stage for the NBA draft?
01:32this evening
01:33It's interesting because again, we don't have the big names of the draft that we typically would want say, okay
01:37Let's flip picks here
01:38But I want to get this guy number one or number two, but more down the line stuff
01:42Which is where the NBA usually operates you're not
01:44Stockpiling draft picks so you can use all of those draft picks down the line like the NFL you could probably say like hey, man
01:50We got four first-round picks. We're really gonna you know, go ham on this and get some starters
01:54That's not the way the NBA works
01:54You're stockpiling those draft picks so you can be a bad basketball team on the court get a lot of high draft picks for yourself
02:00Once those high draft picks turn into very good players, at least you think they're gonna be good players
02:04You flip those draft picks for established talent and you're taking a look at the Rockets last year who really pushed the Golden State Warriors
02:10Down the stretch to try to get into the playoffs
02:12So this is a team next year with expectations of making into the playoffs
02:17The only thing they're missing is not a lot of young talent coming on to the roster
02:20Let's just say the number three overall pick it's getting that true veteran superstar big. Alright kids. Follow me here
02:25This is what we're gonna do next to take this team to the next level
02:27But having said that also looping in the Phoenix Suns here, which we've been told multiple times by their owner Mattish Bia
02:34Look, I don't give a damn about picks here. I want superstars. These guys are good to win
02:39We have to make some minor tweaks. I don't think those minor tweaks are like, you know
02:42I get rid of Durant or get rid of Booker
02:44That was the whole mo is we need superstars now
02:46We just have to get the right coach in the right fit here and I'm gonna continue to flip these draft picks if I have them
02:51For established players
02:52So that's the only interesting thing that they're looking towards Phoenix to poach one of Phoenix's players when Phoenix has always told us in the
02:58Last what year no, we're a superstar team. We're looking to add on not make any changes from superstars leaving town
03:04Yeah, it will be really interesting to see if any of these deals come to actually go through if any of the rumored names
03:12Are out there what we need to know is the Rockets have a ton of draft assets and capital that could pretend
03:19Present excuse me an enticing offer to somebody around the NBA believe me
03:24There will be so much NBA draft coverage on today's show. We showed you the full draft order ever so briefly
03:30Let's highlight a couple of things that you need to know the Atlanta Hawks select number one
03:35overall the Hawks who finished 10th in the Eastern Conference and
03:40Played a game in the play-in tournament had a 3% chance to get that number one overall selection of which
03:48They did the Pistons who finished with the league's worst record for a second consecutive year will draft fifth
03:56Overall for a third consecutive NBA draft the ping-pong balls never really favor Detroit
04:03Washington has picked number two
04:04We talked about the Rockets standing at number three the San Antonio Spurs
04:09Who won the sweepstakes last year in a much more lucrative NBA draft to get Victor women Yama have two top ten picks
04:17fourth overall eighth
04:19Overall those are probably some of the big storylines just in the overall draft order DRS before we break down the prospects and the
04:26odds that follow suit
04:28Yes, and also we have to understand something like as of yesterday
04:31You're looking at the draft like oh, you know what the NBA cycle sort of down right now
04:35We saw JJ Redick become a head coach here, but now you got those big trade moves last night
04:39Who's to say we're not gonna get any more of those type of trade deals before the NBA draft even starts for tonight, right?
04:45So a two-day affair here the obviously the sports grid network gonna have the boys in studio and get you covered
04:49But it does add to some intrigue here in some feudal fire
04:52Which could we see a big trade go down before the draft or actually during the draft tonight?
04:56There will be a lot of conversation and speculation around those ideas now
05:01The names you need to know that will walk the stage tonight in Brooklyn
05:05Hearing their names called early and often lottery picks the odds associated and who will go first overall to the Atlanta Hawks
05:14That's what we'll discuss when our two starts after the break
05:18Welcome to our number two on this Wednesday live right here on the early line on sports grid
05:23He is Donnie right side
05:24I am Ben Stevens in this second hour
05:27We get you set for the 2024 NBA draft round number one on this Wednesday
05:34Round two as we split the two rounds of the NBA draft now into a two-night event
05:39Comes your way on a Thursday Donna
05:42We talked about the draft order some of the big storylines from a team
05:46Perspective that you need to know entering the association draft tonight now
05:51Here are the prospects and the odds that follow suit
05:54Zachary Rizzo Shay is now the hefty odds-on favorite near a four dollar minus money price at minus
06:01390 to be first overall yesterday minus 270 just about a week and a half ago. It was his French countryman
06:08Alexander Saar who was the odds-on minus money favorite to go first overall to Atlanta a lot of the
06:15Conversation in BK the last 48 hours was the fact that Saar never worked out for the Atlanta Hawks
06:21But he is the heavy favorite to be the second overall selection made by the Washington Wizards now at minus
06:28700 Reed Shepherd after his only year at
06:31Kentucky and odds-on favorite greater than two bucks to go third overall to the Houston Rockets
06:36Steph Castle modest Bruce Ellis also minus money favorites to go fourth in fifth
06:43Respectively Donny the first five picks in the top ten that you see there all have a minus money price from that point on
06:50Plus money numbers some value and some uncertainty on the odds board
06:55And typically it's you enter into a draft
06:57You know exactly who that number one draft pick is going to be and it's certainly getting in that direction here with Risa
07:02Shea at a minus 390 price at the fan little sports book
07:04There's a lot of intrigue though from to on out at this point of where some of these guys should go
07:09So it's almost when you say on one hand
07:11Well, this draft doesn't have a lot of solidified talent up top that you can guarantee
07:15Should be a top two top three top four pick in this draft which adds to the intrigue
07:19We're actually watching the draft play out because you'll probably get some surprises that you think and you don't know how some of these draft
07:25Boards turn out from organization to organization. That's gonna be the fun part to watch tonight
07:29but I do think sometimes you just have to agree with her the odds are moving where it was when we first started looking at
07:34The draft it was saw our number one by a long shot. And now he's no longer that
07:39That favorite by a long shot. He's actually the long shot. It feels like now to go number one overall
07:44So just some added intrigue on the draft coming up
07:46But I do think just looking at the odds here usually the odds get it correctly here and Risa Shea going number one
07:52Looks like that's gonna be a formality
07:5514 international players have been picked first overall in the history of the NBA draft in its common era
08:01Including as recently as Victor women Yama last year. It would seem to be that trend will reach
08:0715 years at least two players
08:10Internationally have been selected in the top 10 in each of the last 11 NBA drafts
08:16I would expect that to continue early and often on this Wednesday evening
08:21Again Zachary Risa Shea now the hefty odds on favorite minus 390 to be that first overall pick the second best odds
08:29Not even Alex are Donovan clinging the big man who won two national championships, of course with Connecticut
08:35One of the things that stands out about Klingon's numbers DRS
08:38He has the second best price to be the first third fourth fifth and seventh
08:45Overall selections and yet is not a favorite to be any of the top 10 picks that we see in the NBA draft
08:53It is interesting because typically you'd say to yourself
08:56Okay
08:56If we're looking at the number one overall pick odds here Risa Shea is a heavy favorite at minus 390
09:01But the guy second in line is Donovan Klingon at a plus 450 price you go
09:05Oh, well, if it doesn't go one then Ben
09:07He's definitely going to and then look at the number two overall picks here at minus
09:11750 for SAR and then you see Donovan Klingon at a 20 to 1 with two guys in front and technically Reed Shepherd at a
09:16Tie with them, but also Risa Shea to plus 750 price
09:19So it's just odd the way the pricing is actually working out where you figure if you're second in line to be number one pick
09:25You should be second over on the draft but different teams and different draft boards have different needs
09:29That's why you're getting that change up here for us
09:32Donovan Klingon is a minus 390 favorite to be a top five pick
09:37We'll see if there is some maneuvering or how exactly that plays out tonight
09:42So Donnie has made this point a few times and I do think it is fair in
09:46Context in comparison to recent NBA drafts in 2024. We don't really have that star power
09:53We don't really have that large storyline in terms of the prospects of who's going to go number one overall or a rich
10:00Draft class, but it still should be exciting and there will be many talking points tonight again
10:05Our sports grid NBA draft special starts at 8 p.m
10:09Eastern Time myself Kevin Walsh and the coach James young
10:12Jy who you will hear from on this Wednesday on the early line
10:16So now we get Donnie's assessment on the storylines that we have for the 2024 NBA draft
10:23We had a ton of fun getting ready for the NBA finals in a similar segment
10:28Rating a storyline from 1 to 10 10 being wildly intriguing one being
10:34Who cares so let's start with the first storyline Donnie rate the storyline the NBA draft shifting to a two-day format
10:43It's a basically a one at this point and you probably couldn't pick the worst draft to actually have a two-day
10:49Which you don't put it this way Ben in my mind. You don't even have a 25 minute draft at this point here
10:55You're gonna want to see who's number one just because that's interesting and shout out to the boys putting some hard work in that
11:00Studio tonight because you are gonna put in that work just to try to keep eyeballs on that showing for good reason
11:06That's why the talents in the studio tonight. But having said that
11:09Risa Shay goes one and you go. Oh, okay. That's great
11:12and maybe they said well
11:14We're gonna put on two days because Bronte's probably gonna go day number two
11:16If you check some of the numbers now at the fan blue sports book on where Bronte James is gonna go
11:21There could be a chance body James doesn't even go on day number two at this point
11:25There is no need for day number two at this point for the NBA draft
11:28So the fact that they have a two-day draft and try to hype that up. They're missing the point
11:32Especially this year one of the worst drafts probably in my lifetime
11:37We used to fly through the second round two minutes on the clock for each team selecting now
11:43It's been up to four minutes as we have made the NBA draft much like the NFL draft a media and television
11:50Event but oftentimes even in the day two or day three
11:54You will have significant players selected for your favorite NFL franchise since
12:001989 only
12:0221 second round picks have made an NBA all-star team
12:06Of course
12:07There have been some notable second round selections in the last decade dream on green with the Golden State Warriors and probably no more
12:14So than Nikola Jokic who was selected 41st overall by the Denver Nuggets and is a three-time
12:20NBA MVP
12:22I do actually think if there was a draft to try to extend into a second round tomorrow night becomes the Brawny James show
12:29When will he be drafted his draft position prop has gotten drastically later and later over the last five
12:37or six days
12:39Fifty-four and a half with the over having the hefty juice now for Brawny James
12:44What should stand out the Lakers have a second round pick at number 55
12:50Over all so now to our second storyline rate the storyline 1 to 10
12:55There being no clear-cut number one prospect, which could make for some
13:00Intrigue at the top. Is that Donovan Klingon on the screen?
13:06Looks like it. Yeah
13:08Maybe he's that maybe that's a the subliminal message
13:14I gotta go. See how the baby's kid. Okay, you should have put Hurley's kid up there. I'm defeated. You know what I mean?
13:21Yeah
13:22Yeah
13:26Klingon
13:27Thing in celebration up here. All right. So yeah, I don't know
13:31The um, so I'm rating the storyline based on the draft is so bad
13:34It's actually good that there's no old number one overall option was kind of intriguing
13:38So I'm gonna go number one on the rate that storyline as well
13:41The whole point of the draft is you want to tune in to that superstar player?
13:44We knew weapon Yama was gonna be number one
13:46They said we still tuned in just to be a part of that story and see how tall he actually is and dappling it up
13:51With the Commissioner I'm telling you I'm telling you right now
13:53I'm telling you right now if I am awake here because I got to be up very early for a studio special
13:59Let me tell you this if they say if I have it on mute and the number one pick goes off Ben and that guy
14:04Walks out on stage. I might not I honestly I don't even know who the guy is
14:08Like I don't know if I could like, you know weapon Yama. Oh, that's Victor weapon
14:10Yama's highlights if recess shake comes out first
14:13I couldn't tell if that's our Reese's shake honest to God. So that tells you only one story rating here for that
14:18Yeah, exactly. That's that's good work. Can we get a storyline above a one quickly DRS all the attention of Ronnie James?
14:27That's a 10 right there because a guy that shouldn't be in the NBA is gonna get drafted
14:32Make a wish foundation tonight. Hey, everybody good
14:35Time
14:38For a pick six for the 2024 NBA draft
14:42We go across the draft in many betting markets to give you some of our favorite wagers for tonight's opening round and beyond
14:50In the 2024 NBA draft. I am very excited for this
14:54I know Donnie's enthusiasm for this 2024 NBA draft is incredibly high
14:59He gave one of the storylines Brawny James and all the attention paid to him a 10 that means incredibly
15:07Exciting. All right, Donnie. Let's start with our pick six here
15:11Here is the category our favorite to be the number one pick a top 10 pick draft price
15:17That we like a team to watch will Brawny be drafted by the LA Lakers
15:22Yes, or no a best bet and who we overall will be believe will be the best pro in terms of their development
15:30In the NBA, so let's start with the pick six and who you think is going first overall
15:36Yeah, it's got to be research a and again
15:38It's not it has to do with any breakdown here for myself saying boy
15:41I really think he's fits in perfectly with the Atlanta Hawks or what it might be
15:44But I'm an oddsman here and I'm gonna keep to it
15:46If you are seeing a guy rise up that draft board
15:48That means information is leaking out that lets us know he is going to be the number one pick
15:53So a minus 390 price is probably as good as it's going to get and throughout this afternoon Ben
15:57What do we expect?
15:58390 to 490 to 650 to 700 7 to 1 at that point minus 700 I should say so research a for me number one
16:05Just because the odds are moving in that direction and it's been a clear indicative number for the past week and a half where that
16:10number has gotten substantially lower and I expected to get even lower as the day moves on a
16:15Few weekends ago
16:16I was over in the great state of New Jersey where you can bet the NBA draft prices in the garden garden state for some
16:24Reason not here in the Empire State and listening to our coach
16:28Jy saying that he actually thought Zachary Reza Shea was a better fit for Atlanta
16:33I decided to take a sprinkle plus 185 on Reza Shea when at that time Alex
16:39Sor was close to a minus $2
16:42Favorite now that is completely flipped feeling pretty good about that number
16:46So like Donnie, I agree that Zachary Reza Shea will go first overall to the Atlanta Hawks a top
16:5410-pick one that intrigues Donnie is going with Ron Holland. How come what's the breakdown?
17:01Yeah, here's the breakdown here like the draft. We don't have a lot of town in some names
17:06I know some names. I don't know Ron Holland his name
17:09I have no idea so it can't be as bad as some of the guys that I've watched in college basketball or the guys coming
17:14From overseas. So my simple handicap is I don't know much about this guy, but he can't be any worse than what we're seeing out
17:20Here that's gonna be drafted tonight Ron Holland minus 105 top 10 draft pick. How about that analysis?
17:26You know, I gotta love that analysis
17:27I'm sure Kevin Walsh would love to hear that here on the day of the NBA draft
17:32Ron Holland is a name that maybe just trickled to the back of your mind
17:36Because he was the number two overall recruit for the 2024 class
17:41collegiately a
17:43consensus five-star prospect that originally had committed to Texas before going to the now defunct G
17:50League Ignite where he averaged nearly 20 points a game in the games that he played this year
17:56For G League Ignite don't mind the move minus 105 on Ron Holland would not be surprised to see him in the top
18:0310 I'm taking a sprinkle Zach Eadie plus
18:08250 for the two-time reigning national player of the year in men's college basketball
18:14I really believe if the year was 1984 or
18:181994 Zach Eadie would be a $5 odds-on favorite to be the number one overall selection
18:24But things look a little bit different on the hardwood now
18:27I do believe in the development of Zach Eadie in the fact that I think he's going to have a successful
18:33NBA career the shot has already improved
18:36I know it is going to agile nimble for his 7-4 frame
18:40And I believe he can be a game changer in the post Zach Eadie plus 250 to be a top 10 pick
18:47I'll give you my best bet on Zach Eadie, but I'm convinced Donnie
18:51He is a lottery pick in the 2024 NBA draft
18:54And I would not be surprised and I think it's worth the sprinkle on a plus 250 number if he goes in the top 10
19:01Yeah, and why not at this point right and also when sometimes you get lucky with when you're coming out
19:06This is the perfect draft for Zach Eadie to come out so you can actually be in that lottery and possibly a top 10 pick
19:11Because who's gonna get mad at this what Zach Eadie comes to your team?
19:14What do you know Ben?
19:15Exactly what you're getting a kid that competed at the highest levels absolutely dominant the best player in college basketball
19:21You know, he's gonna have a solid work ethic and who can't use a big man at some points in the game now granted
19:26Is he a 3 and D guy at that size gonna be able to run the court like Donovan Klingin?
19:29No, but you know exactly what you have and there's minutes for a player like that in the NBA
19:33Who's like Zach Eadie comes in the NBA? Is he gonna be out in two or three years?
19:36No, he probably has a seven eight nine year career. Just being an active big that has some moves that can score points
19:43It would be just the third lottery pick for Purdue since
19:491994 Glenn Robinson went first overall that year to Milwaukee
19:53Jaden Ivy three years ago now in 2022 going fifth overall to Detroit
19:59I do believe that is going to be the case
20:02For Zach Eadie a team to watch for you DRS either moving up or down the draft board tonight
20:08Yeah, it's the Philadelphia 76ers
20:10The reason I bring that up is not only because I enjoy watching the Sixers
20:13But there's a lot of intrigue going around them no moves to be made yet
20:16Who are they going to use for that number three spot here so you can sort of apply another superstar to that roster?
20:21but there's a lot of question marks going on to the Philadelphia 76ers package that 16th pick here and move it up or down and
20:28Also use that 16th pick to bring in another starter here. That could be a max contract guy in the mix
20:33So I'm interested to see if the Sixers actually are making that pick at 16 or they flip that one over and say you know
20:39What we already have our guys that we're ready to have as in-grain starters and players across the league
20:44That's what I'm watching for tonight. I want to see if they actually make that pick at 16
20:48For me the team to watch is the San Antonio Spurs last year. They won the sweepstakes. They drafted Victor Wemben Yama
20:56It was the third time in franchise history
20:58San Antonio had drafted first overall Tim Robinson or Tim Robinson Tim Duncan David Robinson the admiral as
21:07And for the franchise improvement that followed for both Tim Duncan and David Robinson
21:12I thought the Spurs were going to have a better year just 22 and 60
21:17But when we did come on down the home stretch of the regular season outside of that
21:22Only one other time has San Antonio drafted in the top four. They select fourth tonight
21:28They also have the eighth pick. This is the building block for the future for San Antonio
21:34Could they package those picks to maybe get a bona fide star right now?
21:38Hello Trey young are they going to use both of those picks to maybe make?
21:43Selections that they compare with Victor Wemben Yama to set a future of success in San Antonio
21:49Now we have the Brawny James
21:51Conversation on the other side as the pick six continues live right here on the early
21:56Pick six in the NBA getting after it and having some fun here now granted the NBA draft is tonight the SportsGrid Network
22:03We got it covered up and down everything you need to know
22:06The boys will be live in studio rocking and rolling and ready to go and I joke about the NBA draft tonight like my interest
22:13Level, but if I am going to do one thing tonight, it's not watch network television for the draft
22:18It's the boys in studio chopping it up having fun going live throughout the draft and giving you that instant impact for what you need
22:25Like me. Oh, who's this guy? Oh, that's a decent breakdown. You'll get that tonight. Thank you SportsGrid Networks
22:30Make sure you guys tune in there B double-s. I know you'll do a great job tonight live from New Jersey
22:36Drs, you know that means the world to me
22:38However, I feel your words are false as the draft special starts at 8 p.m
22:43Eastern Time and knowing we are going to be in studio tomorrow together in New Jersey, and that's a 3 a.m. Wake up for you
22:50I don't expect you to be up
22:51But if you are at 8 p.m
22:53Eastern make sure you tune in to SportsGrid's NBA draft special
22:58Which will continue by the way with a special in-studio look on
23:03Thursday for round number two
23:05Of course a two-night event now in the NBA draft and a ton of the attention on
23:11Thursday will be on Bronny James. Is he drafted?
23:15Where is he drafted in which team does he go to so we continue to pick six with a simple question?
23:22Will Bronny James be drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers?
23:26Absolutely, it's gonna be drafted by the Lakers and that right now at the fan blue sports book
23:30It's a minus one excuse me minus 145 price for him to get drafted by the Lakers
23:34That is a great bet and if you're just looking at correlations here the reason I said yes, I'm emphatic about it
23:39And again, it's not a handicap on LeBron James himself
23:42It's just looking at the optics when we're taking a look at last week his draft status
23:46Let's just call it somewhere around that 40 range 40 and a half, right?
23:49Well, they go over under it was gonna be interesting to see where that market moved because it went lower
23:54It didn't mean necessarily that the Lakers are going to take him
23:57It means other teams are going to be interested and we might have an a bidding war is the wrong thing to say
24:02But you might have let you say two or three teams going. You know what? We'll spend a draft pick here
24:06I know the Lakers and or the Phoenix Suns and or somebody else might draft him
24:10We might have to slide up and take him now when we thought he probably should go a little bit later in the draft
24:14But now we're seeing his draft stock slip
24:16Which means that he probably has already had a team that goes we are
24:20Selecting you here and it shut the door and everybody else and the reason this is interesting Ben overall is because this isn't the normal
24:26Draft board. This is Rich Paul
24:28Maybe what's the impactful agents in the NBA that let it be known two weeks ago if you're gonna draft this guy
24:33It's not going to the G League. He's gonna have a one-way contract. You're gonna pay this guy
24:37He's an NBA roster. If not, don't draft him here
24:40So the fact that his status is going down down which means other teams are going like well
24:43We might have drafted him in the second round
24:45But we wanted to develop them and put him in the G League that really only leaves one team left
24:49That's gonna be okay to having him as the 15th guy on the roster on a night-to-night basis. That's the Lakers minus 145
24:55I love that bet at the painful sports book and I just took that over the commercial break
25:00We have seen the odds on
25:02Bronny James who was one of five players for this
25:052024 NBA draft class to even have a draft position prop over under when we showed it to you for the first time late
25:13Last week, it was 40 and a half the over had the juice
25:17It is now dropped by 14 draft position slots to 54 and a hook the over has the juice at
25:26Minus-158. Why is that number convenient?
25:29The Lakers have one second round pick and it's at number 55
25:34Overall, so there's your bet minus 145 to the Lakers. There's a pick band bet you can make on Bronny James
25:4251 to 55 at minus 140
25:45Including selection number 55 overall
25:48That's how I would bet Bronny James because he will be a Los Angeles Lakers if he is not
25:54I do not believe that he is drafted in
25:572024 I wish I had the cojones to be like Donny right side and say that my best bet for the
26:032024 NBA draft was a 20 to 1 number and that's why DRS is here. Who is it? And what's the bet?
26:11Yeah, it's gonna be Donovan Klingon and I like this pick because he's not particularly supposed to go number two
26:16But in a draft where we're unsure of who that top five is going to be and he's been nothing but rising the board over
26:21The past couple weeks here. Why can't he be the number two oval pick at this point?
26:25And also when you're looking at price points
26:26Yeah
26:27Give me a best bet at a minus 175 or a minus 225 like no go for the gusto in this one
26:32It would not surprise me if Donovan Klingon goes number two overall and that's a good price point at 20 to 1
26:37We'll talk about this next in our fade the public poll happening a little bit earlier on this Wednesday
26:43I think Donovan Klingon has a chance to be the best pro out of this NBA draft as we'll show you on the pick six
26:49But my best bet that sack 80 under 15 and a half that draft position prop no longer there
26:56It was yesterday afternoon
26:57the under had the juice now the over has the juice on the up updated prop of
27:0314 and a hook of course the first 14 picks
27:07That's the NBA draft lottery in the opening round Zack Eadie is going to be a lottery selection
27:13We hear from you about this NBA draft class up next
27:17Welcome back to the early line here into our number two of a Wednesday on TEL across the sports grid network
27:24But not just any ordinary Wednesday
27:27it is draft day in the NBA round number one of the 2024 NBA draft is
27:32Tonight so we wanted to hear of course from the people out there
27:35You've heard Donnie and my assessment on how we think this draft is going to look here in
27:412024 now it's time to hear from you
27:44Who's going to be the best pro when all is said and done not where they are picked or by what team?
27:49But who is the best pro prospect in this 2024 draft class? That was the question to you and fade the public
28:03Hey, this could be a sign of one of two things one
28:06this pole is a little bit earlier than when we normally do it to start off our number three or
28:12Like Donnie has alluded to there's not a ton of care or attention being paid at this moment to the 2024
28:20NBA draft because of how this draft class is
28:23Perceived at sports grid though, which 2024 NBA draft prospect will have the best NBA career only
28:3175 votes not what we want to see Alexander Sarr listed Donovan Klingon listed Zachary Reza
28:38Shea or other if you selected other we hoped for a reply, which way did you vote DRS?
28:46Now, let's go my daily, you know
28:49Retweeting and picking like usually on the lazy end of it. You see the Twitter poll come up
28:53You don't want to think too much about it. You wanna say, you know, give me the impulse decision right away
28:56So I'm with Donovan Klingon hit the replay hit the you know
28:59Retweet button got it out there for the people, but that's not really the thought process behind me
29:04Cuz I do have another guy
29:04I just wasn't gonna write in a name when I hit like the quote tweet like I want to keep it the same keep it
29:09Simple, but also I do think you take a look at this draft and people like man
29:13It's our research. I have no idea. Oh, I watch Donovan Klingon play college basketball. It's pretty good player. Yep
29:17There you go. 39% of the votes coming in on Donovan Klingon. That's why he's leading the way at this point
29:22It would have been interesting
29:23I don't even if you would put anybody else or at least like in a
29:26American collegiate player if that would have changed up the discussion, but I just think people saw like yeah, I know Klingon
29:31He's a good player. I'll go that route on a national championship team back-to-back
29:35I think that's why most of the votes are going clean its way this early
29:39Yeah, I would think so
29:40I think when you look at what is recognizable for most of our public the French guys not really getting all that much
29:48consideration despite the fact that Zachary Reza Shea and
29:51Alexander Sarr are more than likely to go one two in that order
29:56Reza Shea to the Atlanta Hawks at number one overall and Sarr to the Washington Wizards at
30:02Second overall at least that's what the odds say right now
30:05Reza Shea minus 390 to be that first overall pick Sarr minus
30:10750 the updated number to go second overall
30:13I think Donovan Klingon as I shared in the pick six has a chance to be the best pro out of this class
30:20I think we are starting to see a
30:23rejuvenation if you want to call it that but a
30:26rejuvenation although an updated big man era in the NBA
30:30The days of the guys on the block dominating with physical presence like Shaq Tim Duncan not
30:36Necessarily what we are seeing here in this updated era
30:39But think about the last four MVPs three of them Nicola Jokic who can do everything in Joel Embiid
30:46Not all that far behind
30:48Well, either of the guys we are discussing Donovan Klingon Alex
30:53Sarr who is listed at 7-foot kind of modeled that frame. I'm not entirely sure. Those are very high
31:00Expectations, but I do believe it's 7-2
31:03Donovan Klingon's game is only going to evolve during his time in the NBA as we saw
31:09Year over year and it's two years in stores two years that ended as a national champion
31:16Especially as the anchor of the team in the 2023
31:2024 campaign the shooting is going to evolve the mobility is there
31:25He is a defensive game changer already in what he can do to protect the rim and the glass
31:31And I had a little bit of fun as well because I put a gif in there of Zack Edie
31:37Hammering down a dunk I am convinced and I am pretty sure this is going to happen based on the odds
31:43That Edie is going to be a lottery pick I think there's a good chance
31:46He can be a top 10 pick a plus 250 number
31:49I really do believe Zack Edie is not just going to be the 7-4 big guy that we all remember for college
31:55Basketball and some of us got very mad at in a way that he was officiated throughout the NCAA tournament
32:01But that he will be a successful pro for many years to come in the Association
32:06Yeah, as long as he stays healthy, right?
32:08So sometimes, you know big man you get those feet issues you get the knee issues get the back issues
32:12but there's no reason to believe he can't stick around for at least five to seven years in the NBA because there's always in need for
32:17Size and there's always a need for a guy who's actually skilled with the basketball and also keep in mind a big guy that can
32:23Make some free throws here. Not just saying hey, you know what got to pull him out of the game
32:25He doesn't make any of his free throws at this point
32:27the interesting part for me is looking at this draft overall is so many years you have that true
32:32Superstar top and talent like nobody look at last year's drafting. Yeah, mommy web and llama
32:37I don't know where he's gonna be in five years
32:38No, we expect to be an all-star and be one of the better players in the basket in the National Basketball Association
32:43But if we're looking overall at these players over the next five years, it's gonna be interesting
32:47Do we actually have an all-star player?
32:50Not some of these games are really gonna take off and guys that we didn't expect to be fantastic just might be fantastic
32:55But it's one of those drafts where I look at what I don't know
32:57We're gonna be here in five years with a guaranteed all-star appearance out of one of these guys
33:02So just to bring up to your point there on Zack Edie
33:04I do think it makes a lot of sense because
33:06Sometimes you go into a draft and all you're looking to do is hit on upside, right?
33:09Like this guy's all the intangibles if he works out great if he doesn't it's really no big deal
33:14But there is something to be said about drafting a player that you know
33:17Exactly what you're getting the minute that he gets into camp and that's what we have that luxury with if you're looking at Zack Edie
33:22I
33:23Mean when you look at the last five years of who that number one overall pick has been
33:28It's been a pretty solid run Victor women Yama last year
33:32Has he already he won rookie of the year, right? That's already been given out
33:35Yeah, Victor women Yama won rookie of the year this season as was expected a generational talent
33:41That was touted in the vein of LeBron James
33:44Selected first overall 20 years prior and by the time all was said and done
33:50Wembley had adjusted to the NBA and was
33:54Sensational in the final 25 to 30 games for San Antonio this past season in his rookie campaign
34:00Prior to that the number one overall pick Palo Bancaro in 2022 also won rookie of the year
34:08Kate Cunningham was the first overall pick in 2021 now as that stands still some
34:15Unfulfilled promise at this point in Detroit with a very shaky organization at the moment
34:21But Kate's been pretty darn good for the Pistons Anthony Edwards an emerging superstar the year prior and Zion Williamson
34:28Back in
34:302019 the first overall picks have come with notoriety and have delivered at least early in their NBA careers
34:37Yes
34:37Zion Williamson still has a lot that he is capable of and his availability has been a part of the conversation around his NBA
34:45Career Kate Cunningham hasn't taken the lead by storm
34:48But three of the other five have been darn good early on in their NBA careers
34:53Will Zachary Reza Shay live up to that billing who's to say we can only project and evaluate what we have right now
35:01But I think that's why Donnie and you look at who is behind Reza
35:05Shay this draft lacks a little bit of that luster
35:09It does not mean there is not storylines and conversation pieces and some potential
35:14Prospects that could make immediate impacts and pay off in the long-term dividends of the franchises that take them
35:21It's just that it doesn't have all the notoriety that we have seen the last five years or so
35:27No, it doesn't and also when you're taking a look at the projections here a few you think can be great Reid Shepard's one of
35:33Those guys that you know, it didn't take college basketball by storm
35:36But was a quality player and the expectations for Reid Shepard going to the NBA is what can he do right away?
35:40Let's make the three-point shot and that's gonna be huge. I believe he shot over 50% last year from the three-point line
35:46There's always a spot just like I talked about Zach Edie always a spot for a big guy who can actually
35:51Use his fouls to his advantage and score Reid Shepard if he's a quality three-point shooter
35:56There's no reason to believe he won't be there. That's a guy that can stick around for quite some time in the NBA
36:00So when I look at Reid Shepard going to a team, whoever he goes to nobody's gonna say I don't know
36:05We can fit you in at a guy that can absolutely shoot it. There's always need the NBA
36:09So I went with Reid Shepard. There was I think it's gonna be a quality prospect here as well
36:14Minus 210 the price right now for Reid Shepard to be the third overall pick the Rockets hold on to that number at this
36:21Moment and again as we always say the draft caveat from the draft odds if Reid Shepard goes third
36:27But somebody else other than Houston makes the pick you still cash that ticket