Connor Flannery

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Here's my board 1st round big board compared to the actual picks from last night. Players in green were drafter higher than I have them on my big board while players in red were drafter lower. Players in blue I unfortunately didn't have the chance to study before the draft.

Here's my 1st round big board for the 2024 NBA Draft tonight. Excited to be bringing it back for the second year. Reminder that this is not a mock draft. It's my ranking of the best available prospects.

@SeamusFlannery2 @thomasmorstead Way Morestead 🐐

@thomasmorstead At my first NFL game 10 years ago, we spent the whole game yelling “hey Morstead, give us a wave!” Eventually we got one. Core memory. I love that he’s had such an amazing career since and that he’s a Jet now

Go #Saints Beat those AFC Jaguars! #WHODAT

Divisions in the NBA are each 5 teams, and I feel like there was missed opportunity here to make them count for something. I’m glad they aren’t how teams qualify for the Playoffs like in the MLB or NFL, but I do think divisions for the group stage could breed rivalries.

@EamonCassels @NBA_University I’m with you. So much recency bias with Jabari SL play and the report today about the Kings viewing Keegan as a franchise guy. Take this poll yesterday and Scottie runs away with it.

@NBA_University The Scottie disrespect is absurd

Player you’d take going forward? Rank ‘em

Rockets snag the 4th and 5th players on my big board. Obviously, I couldn’t predict the medical concerns that have come out for Cam Whitmore, but I do know that Houston is walking away with oodles of upside.

@WfromDeBall Because the Thompson twins are special athletes, people are overlooking how explosive Cam is. Has a much more polished jumper and the ability to flow from quick crossovers to pull ups. Impressive defender and force pressuring the rim. He lacks playmaking feel, but he’s so young.

@cmanflan Love Whitmore as a prospect so much

Happy #NBADraft day to all who celebrate! Psyched to finally drop my big board for the full first round. Had a ton of fun building this out after watching many hours of film, and I've already learned a ton in what I hope will be my first year doing this of many. Thoughts?

Probably my two hottest takes on here are having Cam Whitmore and Kobe Bufkin as high as they are. I’m also bullish on Leonard Miller and Olivier-Maxence Prosper. Podziemski didn’t make my board, plus I have Black, Jaime, and Keynote low. Anything else stand out?

Please note that this is a big board, not a mock draft, meaning that this is how I rank these players as prospects. All of the articles it’s compared to besides The Ringer are instead predictions of how today’s draft will go.

I think it’s so awesome that a Jokic team just won the close out game of the NBA Finals with their defense. The Joker might not be a traditional rim protector, but he has positioned himself well on that end all postseason. What is there left for the haters to say?

@Duke_Brimstone Gotta be the new banner 🗣️

2023 ACO Champions

Turned off Knicks-Mavericks with 9 point lead and 33 seconds to go. Cannot believe that ending and cannot wait to watch it back tomorrow. How does that happen? More baffled as an NBA fan than upset as a Knicks fan.

@EnjoyBBall Chris Paul Clyde Drexler Carmelo Anthony Charles Barkley Chris Webber

Using only the first letter of your first name, make the best possible all-time NBA starting five, here’s ours: PG: Earvin “Magic” Johnson SG: Emmanuel “Manu” Ginobili SF: Elgin Baylor PF: Elton Brand C: Elvin Hayes

@94feet_hoops Gives off these vibes. The space covered is other-worldly. youtu.be/-dzXCT7Sy-s

Herb Jones is incredible...

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@NBA_University Davion Mitchell, Harrison Barnes, Saddiq Bey, RJ Barrett, and Keldon Johnson are all average to good defenders in my head. Goes to show that we’re too quick as fans to categorize wings as “3 and D.” Davion is the exception in terms of his height/position, but he’s “Off Night.”

20 most negative defenders among qualifying players in 21’-‘22: What stands out?

Three different wrinkles on a ram screen play amongst the Bucks' big three here. Had it not been for a miscommunication between Jrue and Brook on the last option, it would have worked on back-to-back-to-back possessions.

@spencp99 That’s what I like to hear. Might have to mess around with that. Appreciate the help.

@cmanflan Thank you man! I used Adobe illustrator to make it funnily enough 😂. There were only 66 data points so I just manually plotted the whole thing and did a lil graphic design to make it look nice

Neat graph I made