You say this but...
Hayes had 10.75'' hands.
Kawhi's hands are 9'75''.
So yep.
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Hopefully we get a small forward and a stretch 4/5. We don’t really need a small forward, but I’d like to have one that can shoot. Plus with Ingram’s injury history it would be nice to have one. We don’t have a stretch 4/5 on the roster to space the floor. Kabengele would be perfect, but no way he falls that far. He could. That’s why I like Naz Reid at 39 cause of his outside shooting.
Notes on Alexander Walker, just FYI, via The Ringer. Back up PG?
PLUSES
Ambidextrous dribbler and scorer, comfortable with executing in-out dribbles and crossovers, and at-rim finishes and floaters, with either hand.
Good spot-up shooter who displays instincts for relocating and cutting to get open.
Passing might be his best NBA skill: He’ll wow you with off-the-dribble left-handed passes to shooters in the corner.
Fluid ball handler who plays with poise in the pick-and-roll; it looks like he’s coasting but he’s always under control.
Flashes post scoring skills; with his playmaking, he could use the post as a source for playmaking as a big guard like Evan Turner.
Long, competitive defender who should be able to effectively defend both guard spots.
MINUSES
Struggles finishing in the paint since his average athleticism means he doesn’t get much elevation.
More likely a secondary playmaker than a primary due to his lack of burst.
Ineffective 3-point shooter off the dribble, possibly due to his catapult-like shooting mechanics, where he brings the ball back to his forehead and then launches.
Great pick for Boston at #22 with Grant Williams. I had him going higher, he's a very very good player.
Man, I just want Bol Bol out of stubbornness at this point. Dude looks like a Blade villain
Bilas with another stupid comment. Talking about Grant Williams ''Oh, he's undersized at the forward positions, but...''
He's 6'7 with a 6'11 wingspan. What?
I was apparently misremembering, he's only 6'7, but still, the point remains. 6'6 without shoes, 6'7 in shoes, 6'11 wingspan is absolutely fine for a forward.
Man, hope we trade up for Bol Bol. Can't be taking like, 3 second round guys.
Utah, selecting for OKC, draft: Darius Bazley
Bazley was another one I liked for the 2nd. How can you pass on a guy that was a top 5 small forward recruit in Nassir Little for a guy that didn’t even play college ball? He’s taller? Lol
If Bol Bol falls to us in the second round, we have to take him.
If he doesnt (I don't think he does) then we should still be able to pick up either Jontay Porter or Nicolas Claxton, who are very promising young bigs.
Get those Pelicans Summer League bets into Vegas fast!
The Sixers, picking for Boston, select: Ty Jerome
Wow, he jumped.
Woj says he's going to Phoenix!
Portland needs a small forward and gonna luck into Nassir Little! Damn steal
We have good options here. We have #35 and #39, so those are both ''high'' second rounders, and could easily be packaged together to move up, possibly even to the end of the first round. #29th or #30th.
I hope Kabengele & Dylan Windler falls to us!
If I thought Carsen Edwards could play the point I’d take him, but I see him more like Lou Williams and we have too many 2 guards especially if we keep Moore.
Trade Moore & 39 to get Bol Bol baby!! lol
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Hmmmmm
Bad take
Portland with a STEAL!!
A lot of solid talent still out there.
Jontay Porter, Bol Bol, Nicolas Claxton, Talen Horton-Tucker, all very good prospects.
Love our draft. Definitely love the value that we got. Get a shooter in FA. Let's go.
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Looks like Bol may fall to the 30s
With the 26th pick, the Cleveland Cavaliers select: Dylan Windler
Very surprised he jumped up into the first round, but yeah, good. Keep pushing Porter, Bol, and Claxton down.
His health is a legitimate question. Totally understandable the teams would prefer not to take the risk, especially when they only have one FRP.
But for us, who have the Entire World's Collection of Picks, we can afford to burn one on a high risk/high reward guy, especially if it's at #35
Should we just package our 2 seconds together and move up as much as we can? Are 2 seconds really making this team?
not blown away with our non-obvious draft so far.....
I thought there were 2-3 players who would have been good at #4. Falloff after that, and those players were gone when we picked at 8. Not super excited about hayes, and even less excited about Walker at 17. would have preferred hunter or culver at 4 over these two. Walker at 17 in particular....I mean what's the point?
Some here were hoping for 8 and 10 and I was right in that I knew we weren't getting that. Go down to 17 and I just don't think we have a pick with a ton of upside there. What...we're trading down to draft a guy we hope develops into a solid backup guard? Meh...…
Knowing that the most important piece in the AD trade just became a young athletic big who basically is a catch and dunker at this point and a guy who projects as a replaceable shooting guard, likely backup. We'll see....
Haha both guys I wanted go back to back
Even if he kinda redshirts due to injury recover and training for weight and stuff, or spends a lot of time in the G League, it would be worth it as a prospect. Kinda look at him like a bonus draftee next year, when we aren't likely to have anything outside of our own pick.
With the 27th pick, the Nets select: Mfiondu Kabengele!
He's apparently been traded to LAC. He's Mutombo's nephew, and he's gonna be fun when he's not having knee surgeries.
Porter, Claxton, Bol, and Horton-Tucker still left on the board. Four names I like, with only 8 picks left until we get another shot.
We're gonna be good, I think.