Tag: 2024 NBA Draft

Oakland’s Jack Gohlke to have predraft workout with Thunder

Oakland’s Jack Gohlke to have predraft workout with Thunder.

The calendar has flipped to June, which means NBA teams are intensifying their predraft process and hosting players for workouts and visits. The 2024 NBA draft will take place from June 26-27.

The Oklahoma City Thunder enter this year’s class with a sole draft pick of the No. 12 selection. OKC was gifted the free lottery pick via the Houston Rockets.

The Thunder will host several meetings with draft prospects in the coming weeks. This includes players outside the lottery range as OKC will likely seek to add undrafted free agents or even buy back into the second round if it likes someone enough.

One possibility is Oakland’s Jack Gohlke. He is set to have a predraft workout with the Thunder.

The 24-year-old spent five seasons in Division II from 2018-23 before transferring to Oakland for his last college season last year. He led the Golden Grizzlies to an upset win in March Madness over Kentucky.

In 36 games last season, Gohlke averaged 13.1 points on 37.9% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He shot 37.6% from 3 on 10.1 attempts. At 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, he has good size for a guard/forward combo.

Gohlke will likely be an undrafted free agent target. He has a shot to join the Thunder’s summer league squad and possibly be added to the G League’s OKC Blue for next season if he impresses enough.

A full list of 2024 NBA draft prospects that have worked out or visited the Thunder in the predraft process can be viewed here.

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Breaking down the San Antonio Spurs’ roster ahead of the 2024 NBA draft

What do the Spurs have to work with to make trades go down?

With the arrival of San Antonio Spurs star forward Victor Wembanyama as a defensive savant and developing offensive threat, the Spurs’ front office has rightly surmised that it is time to start reshaping the roster in a hurry to match Wemby’s teammates to the level of basketball he is capable of playing.

But amid all of the speculation of which players from other teams can be both good enough to trade for and able to be pried loose from their current ball club, one key element of the team building picture has largely been missing in the San Antonio media. And that would be an account of what exactly the Spurs have to work with to make those trades go down.

The folks behind the “SSPN: A San Antonio Spurs Podcast” YouTube channel recently decided to help solve that issue with a clip taking stock of the Spurs’ roster with a mind for what can be done in trades on draft night and beyond.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear their assessment of San Antonio’s roster heading into the thick of the 2024 NBA offseason.

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Could G League Ignite forward Tyler Smith be a sleeper target for the Chicago Bulls’ No. 11 pick?

Smith could pop if he can add to his game, and has a solid floor with his present skill set.

Could G League Ignite forward Tyler Smith be a sleeper target for the Chicago Bulls‘ No. 11 overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft? Currently mocked in the early to mid-twenties in this summer’s draft by most experts, Smith projects as a rotation 3-and-D big man with some upside.

Standing at 6-foot-10 with a 7-foot-1 wing span and weighing 224 lbs., the 19-year-old Texan forward has an unpolished game with unproven ball handling skills. But as a solid 36.0 % shot from beyond the arc at the G League level, Smith could pop if he can add to his game, and has a solid floor with his present skill set.

The hosts of the “CHGO Bulls” podcast took a closer look at Smith as a player and his potential fit with the Bulls on a segment of a recent episode of their show.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear their thoughts on such a gamble in the draft for Chicago.

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Cam Christie: NBA draft scouting report

2005 | 6’4.6 | 6’6 WS | 190 LBS Team: Minnesota Agent: Kevin Bradbury Best aggregate mock draft rank : 30 / Worst rank: NR 2023-24 stats: In 2023-24, Christie averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. He …

2005 | 6’4.6 | 6’6 WS | 190 LBS

Team: Minnesota

Agent: Kevin Bradbury

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 30 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Christie averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. He shot 40.9 percent from the field, 40.3 percent from three, and 80.0 percent from the foul line.

Jaylen Wells: NBA draft scouting report

2003 | 6’6.5 | 6’7 WS | 206 LBS Team: Washington State Agent: Amandeep Dhesi Best aggregate mock draft rank : 44 / Worst rank: NR 2023-24 stats: In 2023-24, Wells averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 steal, and 0.4 blocks per game. …

2003 | 6’6.5 | 6’7 WS | 206 LBS

Team: Washington State

Agent: Amandeep Dhesi

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 44 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Wells averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 steal, and 0.4 blocks per game. He shot 43.1 percent from the field, 42.0 percent from three, and 83.3 percent from the foul line.

Jamal Shead: NBA draft scouting report

2002 | 6’0 | 6’3 WS | 200 LBS Team: Houston Agent: Bill Neff Best aggregate mock draft rank : 31 / Worst rank: NR 2023-24 stats: In 2023-24, Shead averaged 13.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He shot 42.1 …

2002 | 6’0 | 6’3 WS | 200 LBS

Team: Houston

Agent: Bill Neff

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 31 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Shead averaged 13.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He shot 42.1 percent from the field, 32.7 percent from three, and 77.4 percent from the foul line.

Jonathan Mogbo: NBA draft scouting report

2001 | 6’6 | 7’2 WS | 217 LBS Team: San Francisco Agent: Austin Walton Best aggregate mock draft rank : 41 / Worst rank: NR 2023-24 stats: In 2023-24, Mogbo averaged 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game. He …

2001 | 6’6 | 7’2 WS | 217 LBS

Team: San Francisco

Agent: Austin Walton

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 41 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Mogbo averaged 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game. He shot 63.6 percent from the field, 0.0 percent from three, and 69.2 percent from the foul line.

Colorado’s Cody Williams receives green room invite to attend NBA draft

Colorado’s first ever one-and-done player will reportedly attend the NBA draft later this month

Cody Williams, Colorado men’s basketball’s first-ever one-and-done player, and his family have been invited to attend the 2024 NBA draft in Brooklyn, per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. The projected lottery pick was among the first set of players to receive a green room invite.

Williams is the second player of the head coach Tad Boyle era to receive a green room invite. Alec Burks was invited in 2011 (No. 12 pick, Utah Jazz).

The Barclays Center will host the NBA draft from June 26-27.

Williams, a 6-foot-7 forward and former five-star prospect, is projected to go in the latter half of the lottery, potentially to the Oklahoma City Thunder with the No. 12 pick. Williams’ older brother, Jalen, was drafted by the Thunder two years ago with that same pick and will presumably join Cody at the draft.

Williams averaged 11.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Buffaloes last season despite dealing with multiple injuries.

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Report: San Francisco’s Jonathan Mogbo to have predraft workout with Thunder

Report: San Francisco’s Jonathan Mogbo to have predraft workout with Thunder.

The calendar has flipped to June, which means NBA teams are intensifying their predraft process and hosting players for workouts and visits. The 2024 NBA draft will take place from June 26-27.

The Oklahoma City Thunder enter this year’s class with a sole draft pick of the No. 12 selection. OKC was gifted the free lottery pick via the Houston Rockets.

The Thunder will host several meetings with draft prospects in the coming weeks. This includes players outside the lottery range as OKC will likely seek to add undrafted free agents or even buy back into the second round if it likes someone enough.

One possibility is San Francisco’s Jonathan Mogbo. He is set to have a predraft workout with the Thunder, per Locked On’s Rylan Stiles.

The 22-year-old spent a couple of seasons at the JUCO level before he spent his last two college years at Missouri State and San Francisco.

In 34 games last season, Mogbo averaged 14.2 points on 63.6% shooting, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists. At 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, he has good size for a forward.

Mogbo will have a shot to be a second-round selection. OKC doesn’t own a second-round pick but can easily buy back into the round if it likes him enough. He can also possibly be an undrafted free agent target.

A full list of 2024 NBA draft prospects that have worked out or visited the Thunder in the predraft process can be viewed here.

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Tristen Newton: NBA draft scouting report

2001 | 6’3 | 6’6 WS | 191 LBS Team: Connecticut Agent: Aaron Turner Best aggregate mock draft rank : 44 / Worst rank: NR 2023-24 stats: In 2023-24, Newton averaged 15.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. He shot …

2001 | 6’3 | 6’6 WS | 191 LBS

Team: Connecticut

Agent: Aaron Turner

Best aggregate mock draft rank: 44 / Worst rank: NR

2023-24 stats:

In 2023-24, Newton averaged 15.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. He shot 40.5 percent from the field, 31.5 percent from three, and 80.4 percent from the foul line.