Grading EVERY 2023 NBA Lottery Pick One Year Later... 

Remember when everyone trash talked the Brandon Miller pick?

The Lively Pick is an easy A/A+ It filled a massive need for the Mavs

Lively at 12 was great value

Im not going to die on the hill for Bilal Coulibaly but I straight up dont think youve watched the kid. Hes been really solid for the Wizards and 34% from 3 really isnt bad for a rookie. That C grade was atrocious.

Harsh grades. I think say bilal has high potential and lively is an easy A

In terms of fit and need, Lively is an A. He was taken at 12. Not 1.

I think C for Ausar is too low. He was a victim of Monty Williams' poor choices in Detroit (like playing Kilian Hayes in starting 5, what?). I think he's much better player than that and he'll show

Why is everyone getting graded as if they were a top 3 pick

Wemby isn't A+ is S tier

scoot being C+ and amen being B- followed by amen being called a “solid perimeter defender” hes one of the best in the league

Gradey Dick is absolutely at least a B. He started the season getting no minutes and inconsistent as a shooter. Despite this, he still showed potential doing all the little things like defensive energy and aggressive rebounding. Over his last 40 games, he's been fantastic. He picked up the shooting and the scoring overall and has been an above average NBA player for his last 30 games. You gotta look beyond the season "per game" stats for these rankings man, come on

Okay now we know hes a casual cuz he clearly just a stat watcher. His gradey take tells me he hasnt watched a raptors game since january.

I think Lively and Cason Wallace should both be in the A range as they were much further in the draft and do everything that is needed of them. They are both on contending teams yet still have found ways to be valuable members of the rotation as a rookie which is typically extremely difficult.

I gotta respectful disagree with your Gradey Dick grade. While he did struggle early he's been playing really well lately and I don't think we can say he just shooting 36% as if 36% is nothing, that's really good for a rookie!

I love your vids but Ngl these grades were lowkey kinda ass

i feel like keyonte george nd can whitemore are criminally underrated

lively considering he was picked at 12 is an A+

Lively was a steal at 12th. He’s my 3rd best rookie this year but I think anyone can agree he’s top 5 based on this year.

Are you kidding me with lively? Easily A

Lively is A-

Brandon miller is A+

Cason as a B- is wild. He is a great pick for the team considering the position the Thunder were in and what role/expectations the pick had.

Scoot as a C+ but Anthony Black as a C- and Bilal as a C is pretty crazy

How is DLive not an A at least? He transformed the Mavs in the 1s half of the season

B+ for lively? Interesting

I feel like Gradey's grade is based off the 1st half of the year

Wemba def outclass this draft class like my mom's enchiladas!!!

Steal of the draft is definitely Jaime Jaquez

The Jazz are looking very intriguing. They nailed all 3 rookies with Hendricks, George, and Sensenbaugh. They have an early 1st, late 1st and early 2nd this year. They'll have 40+ mill in cap space, plus MLE. They have great pieces to build around in place like Markkanen, John Collins, Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, the 3 rookies, Walker Kessler. Then they have insane amounts of extra future picks starting with Cavs, and Wolves unprotected 1sts in 2025

Very harsh on the Lively pick. Guy looks like a top 10 centre on defence already

B- for thompson. Tf u smoking?

amen thompson b- you lost me already

Finally a full lottery video not just top ten 🥰

The most memorable thing of Anthony Black season was his photo with Dick

Lively A-

It's pronounced "Uh-men" and he deserves at least a B+, in my opinion. He is elite defensively and was a big part of Rockets' win streak when Şengün went down with the injury besides Jalen Green. He had some growing pains at start of the season but has been impressive since at least January when you actually watch the games.

That C+ for Scoot is VERY generous if not out of place. If you looked at his metrics its NOT just his shooting that is horrible, but he's below average even at the rim. He has shown no indications of being an NBA player. It will come, but for now, he should be in the G league.

I'm a Dallas fan, and Lively deserves an A or A+ based on his performance and where he was picked, however I actually agree with the B+ grade, but only because Lively missed 27 games due to injuries.

5:20 “this is a class filled with wing players that QUieTLy”

I don’t think I can forgive the Pistons for passing on Walker

Jett & Jarace are in the same situation but got different grades ? Even though you know its harder for wings & guards than bigs as rookies.

Thompson twins give me Stanley Johnson energy. I hope they can get that consistency down so their careers don’t end up like his.

Brandon Miller is him how tf he a a- 🤡

Cason Wallace should be higher than a B- come on

Man Amen should be A- to B+ easily

DLive should get A- or A, cause Dlive Defense is good but the offense isnt good enough, but he helps the Mavs Defense a while before Gafford was traded to the Mavs.

As a Raptors fan, Gradey has been getting much better as of late, getting higher in the 3 point percentage, and he may not be on the same level as others in the draft, but he's been showing what he has and deserves a C+ to a B-, plus, maybe an A+ given just how fun his last name is

Cason Wallace is somthing special , love having him in okc

With the Jet Howard pick, I’d have to imagine Orlando wanted Cason Wallace but got caught out by the Thunder trading up ahead of them and were scrambling. Poor management by them if so but seems likely

Scoot D+ everyone said he was more nba ready and the safer pick😂

i fuck with hr but you kno that scoot grade is all heart 😂

As a raptors fan, Gradey having a C or B- is a fair grade for the season, but is a B+/A- pick imo. His first half of the season was tough, but even as a rookie has been a ++ cutter and will be one of the best off ball players in the league on O, and with the 3pt falling and showing a really nice touch around the rim, it leaves a lot to be excited about and a solid path to being a strong starter in the league which despite expectations is great for a 13th pick!

Derrick zlively is 100% an "A" imo Edit: Wrote this before i read the comments as others saying the same thing lol

Wemby is already one of the best players in the NBA. I could easily argue a very near top 10 guy if not already top 10.

now do a video on best players of the draft and talk about GSW

Compare with Rookie of year 1 Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs 2 Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder 3 Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets And All-Rookie First Team • Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs • Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder • Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets • Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets • Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat And All-Rookie Second Team • Brandin Podziemski, Golden State Warriors • Keyonte George, Utah Jazz • Dereck Lively II, Dallas Mavericks • Ausar Thompson, Detroit Pistons • Trayce Jackson-Davis, Golden State Warriors

Victor Wanyama Amon Thompson Assar Thompson Jeremiah Walker Taylor Hendrick Cas Wallace Jet Howard Is anyone going to talk about how the time stamps are callled?😂😂

Id give amen a A- or a B+ personally, hes argubly the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th best player from his draft, id say the top 5 players from the draft are, wemby, miller, amen, lively, and Jaime

Wallace is a B for me no minus. If anything a B+. I saw no negatives in his game

honestly amen Thompson wasn’t even a guard this season in during the Rockets 11 game win streak he was pretty much a 4 and this guy was guarding big man and locking them down like he was a ultra Swiss Army knife defender and was getting 16 points of the game with like nine rebounds in like two steals like all defensive team type numbers also when he would be a guard he was blocking the living shit out of them

harsh grader

Miller should be an A. Bad team with lots of injuries and he has been a consistent 17 point 8 boards guy an upped it to 20 plus after allstar break. Went from 4 or 5 option to start season to 1st or 2nd. Looks like Hornets got this 2nd pick right

Anthony black does his job well for the most part but yet he doesn’t get mins. Maybe because lack of offense ?

Brandon miller been nice, Chet been nice as well but not sure about scoot , he has been inconsistent and shows some potential here & there Wemby next level talent no question. He’s locked for ROY

Luka wasnt bad in his first season and he was a point guard too

B+ lively? At least A-

Make a video on Tristan Vukcevic from Wizards. last 4 games 16 ppg

I think you have to high of an expectation efficent wise. Dick shooting 36% without a good point guard, and being a rookie its quite good, i think he could easily have been rated a b. Same with coulibily 34% without a good point guard is great.

I guess I don't understand the way you're grading them. I would think it would be based on both their futures as NBA players and the way they've fit/contributed to their teams. And if that is the criteria then I think Amen Thompson and Derek Lively deserve higher grades. Amen Thompson is arguably the second biggest reason the Rockets went on an 11-0 streak recently and is doing things like scoring 25 points while grabbing 16 boards without having a single play called for him. Defensively, he's been an absolutel monster. He is probably the best defensive player on the Rockets and he's playing next to a guy who was named to the All-Defense team last year. Derek Lively has been a revelation for the Mavs and I honestly don't believe their record would be nearly as good without his rim running and defense. He's been a monster at both of those things. That team is a serious threat in the stacked Western conference and Lively is a key part of that.

Only a B minus for Cason Wallace is laughable he's an easy A just stuck on a deep team

Keyonte George and Jaime Jaquez both A+

Miller's an A for me.

They all need a few years

Derek Lively B+?? lol

Why Chet Holmgren is always mentioned as a potential RPOY?

can someone explain to me why Amen gets a higher grade than Ausar when they've basically played the same the entire season? Monty limited Ausar's minutes and then he got injured, how does that lower his grade?

Best class in awhile

Jarace Walker’s lack of play time has been a travesty. Rick Carlisle gives Doug McDermott minutes instead, and calling Doug lousy is being nice.

I remember Nick wright was adamant wemby was overrated and scoot was lock for rookie of the year lol

Still makes me sick that Adam Silver robbed us out of Wemby AND Miller 😩

Rick carlisle and his hate playing rookie lol

Think you undersold wemby just a bit. He’s had an historic rookie year. Not to mention he is a shoo in to win ROY.

Damn I wish Portland could’ve picked up B Miller..

Lively A+++

Hendricks C-, Wallace B+, Lively A-,

According to all these comments everyone deserves an A. Don't think people know how the grading system works.

RIP Dillon Brooks ankles

Amen is not a pretty good defender. Literally he’s the best rookie guard defender I’ve ever seen

Man you grade like a dude who rode the bench in JV 😂

C for Bilal ??? You just didn't watch his games, he had a great rookie season for a 7th pick

I complained on draft night about Orlando wasting their picks mist of all the Howard pick while good players were still on the board. Didn't know enough about Black but he is a grinder hard worker that can get better but Howard is a complete bust that may not make it out of the G league. I still think Orlando should have picked Grady Dick because his abilities would fit better in Orlando over Toronto.

scoot has slowly become better tho, maybe give him some time? But one thing for sure is that he will be better if he isnt in that stupid portland

Wemby has to get DPOY

Imma have to disagree heavy on the Ausar grade especially compared to his brothers, Ausar is a much better defender, like one of the top 10 perimeter defenders in the league and his passing is nearly as good as his brothers, his shooting was awful, but his cutting and finishing was tremendous, and he didn’t necessarily have more scoring opportunities in the pistons then his brother on the rockets, the pistons had ton of scorers but no spacing or defenders aside from him

How is Taylor Hendricks higher then ausar thompson

amen and ausar at best C for me

Low grade for Amen imo

Jordan Hawkins was balling but Willie green is clueless

Brandon miller A+ bros gonna be a 20 plus ppg scorer and good defender I like him more than melo for the hornets future

And scoot is facilitating well with 5 to 6 even getting double doubles thats what sets him apart from other rooks in my opinion