Ausar gonna be wildly interesting on that team. Glad to see the Pistons get some of that upside.
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Think this pick always made the most sense.
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Heās an average sized wing, with above average athleticism, and a poor shooter.
I like that he can handle and pass and is intelligent but how is he going to score? Does he have a successful comparison in the NBA?
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Citation needed
Sam Vecenie called him āa solidly above average athleteā.
I dunno, just feel like heās a massive project that will take years to develop.
Given the rumored Jazz trade, I rather have the trade down to 9 plus 16 out of 5 and get Hendricks or Whitmore
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Sam, in his draft guide:
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Meh.
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Yeah, athleticism is the biggest pro in drafting him next to defense. We need both.
I wanted Whitmore but clearly a lot of teams saw something they didnāt like. Not ecstatic with the pick but nobody would have excited me after seeing the Whitmore slide
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I think NBA are overthinking Whitmore. Heās gonna be a big time steal
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Maybe. Athleticism and size intrigued me. But players slide for reasons. Sometimes bad reasons. But sometimes the NBA is right too
my understanding is that his AST% is a big red flag as is shooting. if heās gonna be great, have to love the defense and teaching him the IQ stuff.
His USA FIBA is a much better tape than Nova. Iām willing to throw away his freshman year bc of how much of a shitshow Nova has been from what Iāve been hearing.
I would expect tape vs worse comp to look better?
He showed more passing and moving the ball around. He was the best player on the team. Not many 6ā7ā 230 with that kind of explosiveness.
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Itās bizarre heās fallen out of the lottery completely. Everyoneās kneeslapping about low iq but something very odd is afoot.
Iām rooting for him to fall to 31 for the Pistons.
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Prob time to wonder what youāre not seeing, not what teams couldāve possibly missed.
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