 What's the word, yo? The 2023 NBA draft was extremely, extremely interesting. I would say off rip, I am not a dude that's investing in college ball, the OTE, international play, the G-League. That is my way of saying that I am no expert when it comes to the draft. I never act like I am or anything like that. I just, I kind of just go off apps when it comes to the draft. But this was the first draft in a very, very long time that I was extremely, extremely excited for. And that was because of some super selfish reasons. This was the first draft class where I was able to talk to the talent coming into it. And I got a lot of people saying they were viewers of my videos even when they were younger or still to this day. So I had a lot of people in this draft class that I was rooting for on a personal level just because they've been rocking with the channel. I've been in this YouTube game for so long people are getting drafted saying, bro, I was in seventh grade when I found your videos. What? Stop playing man, you're making me feel old. But getting the draft is extremely interesting. But before we start talking about that, let me tell you about our sponsor. Today's video is brought to you by Shopify. Head over to Shopify.com slash KLT for a queue so you can get a free trial. Shopify is easy to use all in one commerce platform. It allows you to start, grow and manage a business. A little over a year ago, I started a brand name Enjoy Basketball. We dropped these hats, this mini hoop, and a bunch of other pieces of merch. And when I started this brand, I knew absolutely nothing about starting a brand and managing that brand. But Shopify came in clutch. Shopify powers more entrepreneurs than anyone else in the world. We're talking millions of businesses across over 175 different countries. There's so many different tools for people that basically have no experience. You can create your website and just a few clicks. And that's what you use in the starter plan. 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But the only, the big trades happened or the trades that were happening were people going from the 30th overall pick to the 32nd overall picking. And that boy, Brad Stevens was on the phone all damn day. He's just out here making trades. He's just having fun out there. Of course, the draft started with Victor Wibiyama since the moment the Smurfs got the first overall pick we knew exactly where they were going. He could have bought his house that day because there was no if and to buts about him going first overall. I don't really have a lot to say about Victor Wibiyama, video game character, crazy potential, excited to see what he does with the Spurs and I'm excited for the Spurs future. But the draft really started at pick number two. Was it gonna be school? Was it gonna be B-Meals? And it ended up being Brandon Miller. And from my understanding, from the people that I talked to, this was a decision that was made in the last, you know how to say blank team is on the clock in the timer is going down. A lot of times these teams already know exactly who they wanna pick. And it's more about the TV thing because the TV wants the opportunity to talk about the previous pick. So they'll give you three minutes to even though you know your pick. From my understanding, the boys let that time go through and they didn't really make the decision until they make the decision. If you know what I'm saying, B-Meals versus Scoot went down to the last possible minute and they went with Brandon Miller. And no, I'm not gonna give you an opinion whether or not it was the right pick or the wrong pick because again, I don't know and only time will tell. All I know is projectable. When it comes to projecting these players, Brandon Miller can project to be a wing that can be one of the best thing in the game. And that is harder to find traditionally than a guard. Does that mean it is the right pick? I'm not saying that either, you know, but they went with their guy. And the only thing I can ask for all 30 NBA teams is making a draft pick. Go with the guy that you feel the most comfortable with. Cause I feel like in previous years, there's guys that got drafted based on the mock and not necessarily based on the fact that this team was in love with the prospect, right? So there are a lot of players that got drafted in history that didn't even work out for the team that eventually drafted them. But the team had the pick in the spot. This player's available. We gonna do it because people think that this guy's gonna be good. So I hope that they drafted a dude that they're completely invested in. Only time will tell. And then with him going number two, that means number three was Skuhenderson. And when Brandon Miller was drafted second overall, this is why I was kind of on the edge of my seat because what's gonna happen? You know, the Pelicans are interested in Skuhenderson, but we didn't know if Skuhenderson was gonna be there at two or was he gonna be there at three. And now he's there at three. And the Portland Trial Blazers might be willing to trade three, if that means getting the right piece for Damian Lillard. And it's that they drafted with it. And the worst thing about this is that the Damian Lillard rumors will not die because he's still on the roster. And again, I'm not ever gonna be a guy that's gonna come onto here and say, hey, train Dame, because at this point, I'm so detached from the idea of trading Dame that I don't even have an opinion on it no more. You know what I'm saying? They drafted with the pick, which is something I personally would have done. And they gotta do that when it comes to NBA readiness at the guard position, at the point guard position, it takes a special player to be NBA ready. And not NBA ready in a traditional sense, that's like, oh, he could play minutes right now. But I mean, like he has the ability to start in this league as a point guard. He's been doing two a days for like six months. And from every workout that he did, and it wasn't many of them, it was just two, everybody said he bodied his workouts. So what happens in Portland next? Only time will tell. And when it happens, if something happens, we'll talk about it here, but I'm not projecting anything. Then we got the tops of twins. The tops of twins are my guys, man. A man told me, he was the guy that said, he's been watching my video since he was a shorty. And I'm like, oh, okay. So I'm rooting for you immediately. So when I'm against drafted fourth overall, I'm excited. That felt pretty in stone. You know what I'm saying? Every mock that I saw, he was going at four. And then at five, we got a sore. The brothers get picked back to back going to the Detroit Pistons. Again, without watching much OTE, only the individual highlights or highlight reels or scouted reels, I really like these boys games, you know what I'm saying? With the ability to pass from out in Thompson, obviously the biggest question marks of both of these brothers is the ability to shoot. Or will they be able to get that throughout the course of their career? For some people, it happens. And for others, it doesn't. Anthony Black wins sixth overall to the Orlando Magic. And you know what, Magic Spins, y'all know, you know what I'm saying? If you've been watching for the time, you know I have this little thing on my shoulder that makes me jealous of y'all considering the trades you did with my favorite team a couple of years ago. And now you're able to pick up Anthony Black who is my guy Pierre's favorite player in this entire draft class, big guard, high, high IQ player. And the thing that I think is the most interesting about him is that he's just a talented athlete playing football, playing all these other sports and being very, very good at it. Obviously similar to some of the other people drafted before him with the Thompson twins, his jump shot is the thing that is the biggest question mark. But we interviewed him at media day and he said his jump shot is a lot better than meets the eye. I guess it makes sense for him to say that, you know what I'm saying? As he's trying to build his stock up. But I guess the only time I'll tell you, I mean, they got a lot of talent over there and I'm very curious to see what happens between Mark Hill folks, Anthony Black, Jalen sucks. I mean, there's a lot of talented young players and how do they balance who gets the minutes, who doesn't? I'm only time I'll tell you on that as well. Then we got Bilal, thank you Bilal. I swear I learned how to say a name and now I can't do it anymore. Man, this is what I say. The moment you step on an NBA court and I hear it once when you're playing for the Wizards, that is the moment I'll remember it phonetically. Don't ask me how to spell it for another at least three or four seasons, you know what I'm saying? This is the first moment of the draft where I was like, okay, nothing's getting really, really interesting. Because Bilal had been a guy that's been rising up the draft boards over the last couple of weeks, really. We didn't plan a long side, Victor from Yama, Vic was vouching for him pretty heavily on Twitter and stuff. And you can see why a team would take a shot there because the upside is ridiculous. And a team that was a team to do it was the Washington Wizards. And what I was seeing on our draft coverage thing is that the Wizards are in a position right now where they can afford to swing for defenses at the eighth overall pick because based on where their roster is in the moment, next year's probably the year where they have a top fiveish pick. Again, only time will tell whether or not they end up being better than maybe what their roster says. But at number eight, how many surefire things are there on the board? So, I don't know. So why don't you go out there and go get a dude that could be? He has the potential to be something crazy. Even if that means that when you have a crazy amount of potential to be something crazy, there's also a chance that he does the exact opposite of that. The last, hopefully for their sake, pick within the seven to 10 range for the next couple of seasons because this is what they've been stuck at. Probably my favorite pick in the lottery is the Pacers getting Jarrus Walker. When I tell you, from my point of view, that is a match made in heaven between the high upside he has, the defensive intensity he'll bring immediately. When we talked to this brother, bro, we asked him about who was the guy in the NBA that you feel is projectable for you. The man said LeBron. He said LeBron. And I think when it comes to being an NBA player, you need a level of delusion, I guess is the word, I wanna say, in order to be successful. He ain't gonna be Bron. Spoiler alert, he's not gonna be Bron. But boy, do I really like what the Pacers are doing over there between him and Tyrese Halliburne. Myles Turner having a career year last year. Benedict, like they just have a lot of stuff. And they were fun before the trade deadline last season and before they had some injuries strike their team. And now adding the guy like Jarrus Walker, another weapon for Tyrese Halliburne to make look good, help look good. I mean, I'm loving what the Pacers are doing. Like I genuinely feel like he filled into their lap and they could not be happier. Taylor, here's another dude that's a fan, a viewer of the channels and stuff. So we got nothing below for him either. And he is going to Utah Jazz. I saw some criticism about this pick because they have Larry Markin and they also have Walker Kessler. Where Larry Markin and his shoulder is over the last couple of seasons that he can slide over to the three and just be fine there. And it felt like based on what was available, Taylor Hendricks, the way he can provide immediately and for the future, feels about right. I made a tweet that was like, okay, see fans, can I join the bandwagon? You know what I'm saying? It's not because of Shay or Giddy or Lou Doherter or any of these dudes. Casey Wallace is my guy. Simple as that. One of the coolest dudes we talked to and I told him when we talked to him, wherever you get drafted to, I'm on the bandwagon because I believe in you. If there's one archetypal player that I'm willing to bet my money on, it is a Kentucky Guard because those dudes go from college and go to the NBA and they're usually pretty, pretty good. Now the thing about, okay, season, he's got a lot of people to compete with for the minutes. And I think a healthy competition is good for him and all the other people, between Giddy, between Shay, between man, between Dohert. Like, these are all players that he's going to be trying to take minutes away from and I think it's healthy. I don't know how much burn he'll get his rookie season but because he is such a dynamic on-ball pest, I think it's going to be hard for him not to get quality minutes early in his career. Now that's top 10. I definitely can't go through all 58 pieces in the draft. So let me just go over some of the other picks that I enjoy. When the Rockets drafted Cam Whitmore at 20, I was like that, again, the medical records for Cam is the reason why he failed and at the 20th overall pick, a guy that could have been going as high as four, it felt like a no-brainer for the team like they used to Rockets. Will it work out? I don't know. But that was a, that's the pick that I would 100% have done if I was in their position and they did it. Jordan Hawkins was a pick that I also really like another dude that told me he's been watching for years, which is really cool. Fashion of the night, the winner or loser, depending on your perspective, was probably Grady Dick, right? Grady came in with his Dorothy from Wizard of Oz fit in the chain and everything. Yeah, you make your own decisions on whether or not. That was a dub or air. I ain't saying nothing. Either way, the draft is always a really cool time because so many dreams become a reality. And that's what it's about at the end of the day. Obviously every single one of these 58 draft picks are not gonna hit. But even if they don't, they'll always have that moment of getting their name called even if some of them aren't getting drafted doing Taco Bell commercials. Or in this case, Isaiah Wong just got drafted in a State Farm commercial. So if Isaiah Wong ends up being a stud, we'll look back on this and say, hey, he gets drafted through the commercial like Yolketsch or like Ayodasumo. Cause those two players are on the same level.