2018 NBA Draft Chauncey Billups Comparisons (2 Years Later) 

Kevin knox comparison was terrible lol

Miles Bridges compared to Shawn Marion was probably the best Kevin Knox compared to Tobi is probably the worst

The worst was definitely luka doncic’s comparison, acting like he’s a nobody smh so disrespectful

Balling and Talking well yeah who would

The ayton= Joel comparison is solid

They missed an opportunity at saying he’s the next JJ Reddick who can playmake. That would’ve been hilarious.

Ikr

He’s James harden

Think ur funny ur probably black

@@daviesugo7641 nah he’s more like Larry bird

I think i made a much better comparison than him to SGA, I before the draft i compare him to Shaun Livingston hmm

I see the similarities, but MCW plateaued while SGA continued to improve

Noah Rolen just the length. mcw has always been a pass first playmaker, shai is a shoot first player who looks to create his own offense

freepotatoez They’re both long, agile defenders who like to work the mid range and are also crafty finishers at the rim. As for MCW being more of a playmaker, that’s just a matter of how good they are. SGA was more of a playmaker for the clips Bc he wasn’t as good then. And MCW would prolly be score first if he was as good as SGA

I disagree cus rookie MCW was rly that guy

True

Mobley this year

@@cadenk5688 he's even better than Bosh

Positive point of view

Sometimes it's better not to compare than to make a stretch comparison. They tend to compare matching through race, so Larry Bird was way too high at the time, Kukoc is not an insult but too low, comparing him to Chris Mullin would be stretching, they're not similar style wise. Billups could've gotten away with I could see him "modern day" Larry Bird or a potential white LeBron James 😂😂😂. Which honestly I'm not sure how people would react to that statement. It sounds weird. I think this is why they don't cross racial comparisons. But he belongs with them.

bruv, nobody in the US that wasn’t a Scott watched any euro league ball. I can promise you that if he were near 2 meters they’d throw a comparison of O.G. Sabonis or Nowitzki on him, like they do all the bigs that can shoot a bit. I think if he hadn’t tragically passed away, all European guard/forwards would be compared to Petrovic, but they won’t so they won’t have to talk about the tragedy. Not that you asked, but imo I think the NBA has a Luka already in beard Harden. I just think Luka is doing prime Harden things earlier in his career, so as he grows and gets into his physical prime, he’ll advance that type of play style further than what Harden could. Sorry for the Essay, cheers! 🍻

Harden

Only person you could really compare him to is dirk, but even them they have so many differences you can't really compare the 2

@Clifford your big red God in terms of actual playstyle the bagley comparison isn’t bad. He just hasn’t had much opportunity in the nba yet dealing with injuries

Clifford your big red God on paper, bamba is fucking insane so I don’t really blame them for drafting him. Your looking at a center faster then Derrick rose

@@packrunnerjaystan3613 blame the magic on that one he is nothing but the magic's backup center

@@adriancomia6618 fax😂

JJJ/Noah comparison made zero sense

That was actually good defense he had to gaurd two people at once do you know basketball

@@caedmondunford2721 facts

@@caedmondunford2721 He was stuck in no man's land. When you have to guard 2 people you're suppose "split the difference" and decide who to commit to. He committed to neither Ibaka or the player in the corner and Ibaka proceeded to drain the open 3.

@@trongray664 I know i am the one who said it was good defense

@@caedmondunford2721 I'm saying I don't think it was good defense because he stayed in no man's land when he should've closed out on Ibaka and trusted his team mates to close out to the corner. It was bad team defense too but the best thing Sexton could've done individually was commit to the ball.

in college it wasn't a terrible comparison

It’s hindsight. Act like they fortune tellers eh? Kudos for you!

@@dylandoerr649 in college he shot 40% from 3 and was seen as a stretch 4

He said jjj was a better offensively, joakim noah so hes not wrong

@@dirk_and_luka He also said he’s a better shooter so what’s your point?

Nonsense KD was averaging 30 a game at Porter’s age while Porter is in a platoon with Jeremy Grant.

@@MrRyan-wu4jx he just got off injury before the playoffs. He’s barely played at all. Plus he is on a much better team than kd was drafted to so he doesn’t need to force the issue and be the main scorer. If he stays healthy he has a really high ceiling. He’s always been the most talented person in his class since high school

@@MrRyan-wu4jx this is more about playstyle, not ppg.

KD didn't average 30 at MPJ age??

@@Coe_Music yes he did, compare their age 21 seasons. Why would you say that with so many sources readily available to prove you wrong? Porter is gonna be an All Star but I don’t think he even gets to where Durant was at age 20 let alone his peak. That’s not slamming the guy, just saying the Durant comp is too generous.

Seriously? I came to comment to say how bad that was, they have totally different games, at least out of college

@@HumpD624 think Toronto Bosh not heat bosh

@@HumpD624 They mean a younger version of bosh, more of a mid range shooter, bucket getter

Might be one of the best ever with the talent there is

Doesn’t matter, would’ve probably traded him for a bag of chips to the nuggets anyway lmao, but knox was nice, coach fitzdale just seemed to not wanna play him at all for whatever reason

The Knicks would of gave up on him like they did with Knox's smith Trier

Its knicks man come on don't expect nothin

That's a good decision (the one you suggested) so for sure the Knicks won't.

A bunch of teams passed on him. Why single out the Knicks? And you have to wait and see how his spine holds up over a few years to really judge that draft pick

Jaren Jackson Jr... Joakim noah ??? Defensively noah is light years away... Offensively Jaren Jackson is a freak who can shoot from anywhere.. Bad comparison

@@warofmankind JJJ could definitely hit the heights Noah did when he's older on that end. (Noah came into the league almost 4 years older than he did).

@@d.luvevo711 true but jaren Jackson Jr's defensive anticipation is garbage

dan luvevo But offensive game of Jaren Jackson is not even close to Joakims. That comparison is ass.

Tobias Harris is literally just a comparison for any light skin forward

Samuel L. Jackson he’s actually really good. On the other hand sexton is ASSS!!

No cap, Sexton will be a good defender

FRUIT FACE he has the tools to be but doesn’t give af on defense

He will be he's young chill

He was in college

Their skill set is similar.

Yeah bridges is a better shooter than batum

That’s actually a really good comparison

Not yet

He's still 22, embiid at 22 was still a rookie why you so impatient

Bledsoe never averaged 24 and Collin shoots better

😂😂😂 Jacksons jumper is just as ugly

You realize Noah was a ninth overall pick, Defensive Player of the year, First team all defense, an all star, and first team all nba player ? A lot of 4th picks don’t accomplish any of that.

@@MrRyan-wu4jx yeah but the game ha a changed. Noah’s jumper is ugly and his free throws are worse

Yea but sexton defense in the nba has actually been terrible

Except Sexton already has a better 3 point shot and jumpshot in general.

@@nickflick1194 facts plus Bledsoe never averaged 24 like Collin

Idiot these are spot on

@@TyBrezzy11 no they not 😭

@@kccx4x they really are

Knox? Dude is begging for playing time.

Who? These were right

These were decent. GTFOH you don't know basketball

He got that Portland job

Yeah, Aytons gonna be better soon

It’s accurate

Ayton is 5 years younger than Joel and already putting up 19/12 with rapidly improving defense. Ayton’s gonna pass him up soon

@@bustanutt3848 Ayton can't defend for shit and he is a center bruh

Its pretty close. Aytons very young

2003 bro

@@rjsbasketballnews8317 lol no 96 way better

@@dkel9258 let’s just agree that this dude is so wrong

Wasn't a bad 1 tho

Ayton didn’t miss his whole rookie season though 😂

No, they’re both pretty similar. They both take plenty of threes. Curry isn’t bad on defense but not great. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.

Haydo The Babe But Trae is a lot more pass first and prefers to drive. Curry is a scorer and relies much more heavily on his jumper.

Can you elaborate how curry is a bad defender? Because it's like people are jumping on the trend of criticizing his defense

@@itiswhatitis7921 I don’t think it’s a “trend”, I think it’s literally been the biggest knock against him his entire career. It’s not a new thing. He’s smaller than average for an nba player, he’s not incredibly strong, and he’s not a crazy athlete. I like curry (top 5 pg all time), but teams pick on him on defense for those reasons. Watch those Cleveland v GSW finals and see how often LeBron and Kyrie try to get Curry to switch on to them.

@@chrisrolen3345 trae doesnt have any choice

No

With Bagley tho, he can’t stay healthy. Healthy Bagleg does play like Bosh especially Toronto bosh

L

Knox Harris make sense

Bridges Batum make perfect sense

Shai and ROOKIE Mcw makes sense

Spoke wayyyy to soon dominate in the playoffs

@@hunterdvs6535 thank you for keeping me honest, as a suns fan I’ve had some pro ayton comments look good too. His crazy efficient finishing and one on one d has carried us

He had more hits than misses

They all were accurate besides jjj to jokim lol

Magic/ Harden hybrid

Harden

@@Racoons4Change hardens already a hybrid