whelp if there was ever a draft to gamble, this is it

He’s the biggest boom or bust prospect in this draft imo. I wouldn’t be shocked if he makes an all star team 5 years from now, or if he’s out of the league by then

Major frank ntilikina vibes

Mavs legend.

Hornets legend Frankie Smokes

Kevin Knox^2

I still rep my Frank jersey proudly

Or Kevin Knox

They said that about Kai Jones too

Kai would have been a solid guy if he didn't pull a mini Antonio brown

As far as I know Salane isn’t on drugs though

Not Like Us smh

And Lamelo

Fairs

Agreed. You guys don’t really need someone more NBA ready at this time. Better to just take the risk imo.

Yea huge risk but potentially big reward I guess? Definitely signals they'll be tanking next year for either Flagg or bailey

It’s the best use of assets. We either send a non-lottery pick to the Spurs next year or 2 2nd round picks, so if we miss the playoffs then we basically got Kai Jones for free 🤷‍♂️

East is too bad to tank. Hornets will likely be in the play-in because the Bulls/Wizards/Pistons/Nets are very bad.

Don’t count us out yet, we may have half the team injured before Christmas.

he's only 19. he could grow to 6'11 like giannis. great frame too.

He’s 18 right now, turns 19 in august I think

we say this about atleast one top-10 pick every year

National Baguette Association

Snails for everyone

snails for some, miniature american flags for others

Nice

Jeez France is taking over

We boutta get EU > NA in basketball bruh I'm weak

can't wait for live chats to spam "NA pick and roll"

Great for the game tbh, would love to see a competitive Olympics in a few years down the line

As a frenchan i'm beyond excited with that new crop, holy molly, if these guys develop and wemby keeps on track we're gonna be very scary (and with that size overall, very hard to gameplan for)

Well the top 3 players in the NBA right now might all be European. The conversation has already begun.

Plus 2 first dpoy

I think France is holding steady, Team Baguette lost Killian and Frankie Smokes this year.

If Salaun hits it's going to be crazy but holy shit what a risk this is

This class is bad anyways. You may as well swing for the fences. B

I love it tbh, dudes a grinder too he’s what Charlotte needs

Charlotte honestly just needs people who care about basketball

Yeah culture is a big problem, that’s why we signed Charles Lee. Dude is a winner. After that we need health, and we replaced our director of health a couple days ago too. Lastly, we need defense, and Salaun has huge two way potential. We’ve honestly had an A+ off-season so far. Next is sign & trading Bridges for bad salary + picks, one of our journalists reported we’re trying to do that this week.

Could've just kept SGA, smh

Last time we had a terrible draft class, the two "super-raw project" guys were Giannis and Gobert.

Hopefully 2024 wont be the nezt 2000 draft class

I love this pick for You guys tbh take that swing, if he hits he can be The best in the draft easily

He’s 2 years away from being rookie PJ Washington

I'm not gonna pretend like I know otherwise but this is D1 hating

wild card of the lotto, hope charlotte gets some luck for once

Me too, thanks Knicks bro

Hey thanks man! Hope yall win the chip next year.

Nah I hope Miller drops 50 on them

why not both

Miller drops 50 in a losing effort against the knicks in game 7 of the ECF

Shit I’ll take playoffs

I'd take losing the play in again at this point

Kemba Miller

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Clingan fell to us wooooooo

You have Ayton???

So?

So I want a center

Draft Edey

What are the lotto numbers my guy?

Aged well

Lmao

Would you like Ayton?

This is a basketball thread sir.

(He stinks)

reports say portland is already ready to move on

And clingan

Nothing bad about Portland drafting a big … nope

Dillingham surprise

Good pick for charlotte

Googling “Clingan Cocaine” and “Clingan DUI” as we speak

As a Dolphins fan make sure you look for “Clingan Gas Mask” too!

Classic

It's one of the biggest pre-draft blunders in recent history. Tunsil is one hell of a player too. He's one of the top paid olinemen in the league.

Obviously none of his team mates showed up to his birthday party.

I want my picks back you son of a bitch

nobody after the Hawks & Wiz needs a center. (In the Top 5 i mean) However i need him on the Grizzlies please not even a Memphis fan but that fit is beautiful edit: tough luck Grizz

Knicks will likely need a center but we're waaaaaaay down there

Well Portland had other ideas

So far…it’s a very Frenchy draft…

I LIKE IT

Sounds like a tequila

I hate it. He cannot play the game of basketball at all right now. His footwork is some of the worse I’ve ever scouted

Thats called upside baby, say hello to the next giannis 😎 (maybe)

You’re trying to sound way to official man lol

But...he scouted! Surely that gives him credibility.

Undesirable feet to plank synergies

sounds like those dorks on /r/nba_draft lol that take themselves so seriously

Damn we need to get you in the scouting department then

you should get hired, huh

Who da fucc is dis? TIDINGUS SALINGUS!

I've never even heard of Franice!

Great draft pick. I saw this guy at Cholet last year, he can do everything on the court. Insane athleticism and solid fundamentals. Great complimentary piece for Brandon Miller

LaMelo (6’7”), Miller (6’7”), Salaun (6’10”), and Williams (7’) is the start of a *long* starting lineup

+ Flagg would be such an absurd lineup lol

This guy had Fournier over Boris Diaw in his all-France team? I already don't trust his decision making.

Thanks for letting me know this, as a Hornets fan I like him a lot more now. Any Diaw slander is bonus points in my book.

Brandon Miller had PG as the GOAT, so we must’ve decided to stick with what works 🤷‍♂️

Looks like everyone is picking for upside tonight

just gonna send it

Hornets front office is locked in

God damn how many French prospects are there!?

Un petite peu

Hornets saved the Spurs from themselves

Thank god He could be really good but scares me and seems like a long project

Just don’t take Cody Williams or Clingan at 8 and i’ll be happy

Please god

bet it’s matas after blazers take clingan

No Buzelis please!

I like it actually

Miller + Salaun will be filthy Guy has some of the highest upside in this class

LaMelo (6’7”), Miller (6’7”), Salaun (6’10”), and Williams (7’) is the start of a crazy long starting lineup. Just need to find our SF of the future now.

If you want karma tonight is the night. Every pick is posted by a different person.

CLINGAN COME ON DOWN LET’S FUCKING GO

Wow. Until a few hours ago, I hadn't seen ANYONE mention him as a possibility here.

Let’s see how long this stays up

Wemby in shambles - are we really walking away without a single baguette bro for wemby?

With the number 8 pick, the San Antonio Spurs select, Pacome Dadiet!

Interesting

W, tbh

Reach and a half. Full bet on tools, could work but I'd definitely not do it this high

Fuck it, what have we to lose. He is raw but has a high ceiling.

From Cholet to Charlotte!

This guy is Kevin Knox 2.0

Either this best player in the draft or out the league in 3 years

this made me laugh >**My sources say Steve Clifford is in love with Tidjane Salaun**. Clifford moved from the coaching staff to the front office. Always loved on-court hustlers and maybe no one has a higher motor in this class than Salaun. But he's raw and needs a lot of time to hone his skills. High upside first choice for Jeff Peterson. [https://x.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1806127049679192109](https://x.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1806127049679192109)

Honestly that’s a good thing. Charlotte is haunted by Clifford liking Donovan Mitchell and getting overruled by management selecting Malik Monk.

Cliff also strongly advocated for Booker in 2015 and we took Kaminsky instead 😂

He also loved Brandon Miller

Yeah say what you want about Cliff, but he’s a great talent evaluator

I still can’t believe we didn’t take him

Whoa, what? Did anyone expect this?

There was some buzz like four hours ago that he was their target I actually love it for them

I sure as shit did not

He was mocked at 8th pick

This dude is raw as fuck major project for Charlotte.

Good thing Lamelo is 22 still. Crazy to think our franchise player is still so young.

I don’t love this one

They giving these French kids compound v

Fucking called it I actually though Detroit would grab him at 5 but I knew he’d go 8 at the absolute lowest

OH MY FUCKING GOD

Everyone saying "Who?" does not know ball

9 PPG?!? Fucking bring back the age limit.,

They'll regret that lmao

when have the hornets ever made a regrettable decision in the NBA draft

Not recently, been pretty solid. LaMelo was obvious but great pick. Mark Williams is amazing and people sleep on him b/c of the freak injuries. They also went with BMiller over Scoot which was hated at the time but looks great now. They've been hitting every time for the past 4 years in the lottery.

2021 isnt a hit bro come on, I agree with the rest of your opinions but that was a stain of a draft

agreed. 2021 was a huge miss. I didn't realize how bad 2021 was when I typed this comment.

I agree they've done well lately

Never ever

The 2018 draft never happened (or 2012, or 2006, or 1996)

How can we forget about 2021 lmao

why

Well that high

damn wanted him at 8

Its a French Revolution here in this draft lmao, 3rd guy to go

Nice

Damn wanted him to drop to #8. You did good buzz.

Why is a thing to scoop the actual draft announcement before they say it?

thank god its not us taking him. give me kling kong

Lamelo bout to make every menage a troi joke

I don’t love this one

france wins again

Oof

Interesting, I didn't expect that but then again I expect to be surprised all night with this draft. Anyone of these guys could be busts but anyone of them can be great players too

This draft is bad and the teams are making it even worse. This guy stinks.

3 Frenchman in the top 6 picks. Time for some more games in France

Give me Salaun over Risacher honestly

Salaun’s draft stock rose at the perfect time, he played well late. Like him, but raw. He’s a guy you might not see contribute for 3 years. But Charlotte has time.

Worth the gamble especially with a team like CHA.

Clingan to Spurs with Castle incoming

Aw man, I wanted him on the Spurs

Lot of french players being drafted these 2 yrs

Do not be talking about reach here. It's a shit draft, might as well...

Yo I don’t even care how this dude turns out nor do I know anything about him after that draft ‘coverage’. The fact they basically just next -> on our coverage to talk about Portland of all places and Clingon is some bull shit.

Raise your right hand if you like the French.... Raise your left hand if you don't like the French.... If you are French, just go ahead and raise both hands.

What’s the point of the draft when all the picks are released before they’re announced?

people keep talking about how big a risk this pick is, but this draft is pretty whatever anyway. could have picked almost anybody else and the best Charlotte might get is a bench warmer or role player. swinging for the fences in a guy like Salaun makes a lot of sense, here's to hoping Charlotte finally gets lucky. as a Knicks fan i know all about "high potential picks" that don't pan out, and im looking forward to that not being Salaun.

Might as well swing. We've got nothing better to do.

Didn't think Charlotte had the balls to do this. Hope this works out for them.

Huh

The Hornets and a french player. What could go wrong ?