Best undrafted players?

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Sheldon McClellan, Dorian Finney-Smith, Cat Barber...
 
Can't believe nobody drafted Mamadou!!

Of course, he's going to camp with the Warriors, so he'll be shooting 40% from 3 by the end of August.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Also Jarrod Uthoff, Fred VanFleet, Wayne Selden.
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I like the idea of VanVleet, also Yogi Ferrell. I'd love to see the Blazers bring in a couple PG's to play in summer league.
 
Anyone watch Wichita State? How come both their backcourt wasn't drafted?



Of the two, I guess I'm more intrigued by Ron Baker because he seems more interchangeable - could pair with either of our guys, he's larger, and he's supposed to be a good defender. Kind of Kirk Hinrich type?

 
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Looking at the breakdown, Texas A&M's Alex Caruso intrigues me. 6'5" PG that has developed into a decent shooter. Phrases of note from his profile:
  • " undoubtedly a point guard who is at his best when creating for others"
  • "fundamentals required to make every type of pass a point guard needs to make"
  • "The ball never sticks in Caruso's hands. His off-ball movements are phenomenal and he reads the plays on the court in frames ahead of his teammates."
  • "His box outs are fantastic for a player of his size, often clearing space for his teammates to grab the board"
  • "Caruso is a tenacious defender and is always communicating with his teammates"
  • "He has supremely quick hands that help him intercept passes for easy transition baskets."
  • "His closeout technique on shooters is innate and even when he doesn't get credit for a steal, he's seemingly always in the thick of things when it comes to turnovers. He gobbles loose balls at an eye-popping rate and forces jump balls regularly. "
Turnover prone, not a great athlete, and not a great shooter, but feels like a guy who would be great facilitating for all the other guys we want to feature in summer league, and could have a chance to carve out a career as a defensive-oriented PG.
 
Houston signed GP2 and Kyle Wiltjer within minutes of the end of the 2nd round. Finney-Smith would be good for some highlights if nothing else.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Are we hoping to turn Montero into a tall PG? Or is he already old news?
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From what little I've seen from him, I see more wing offense rather that distributing PG. I see him with all the ability in the world to create for himself, and less inclination to create for others. So, tall SG rather than PG, IMO.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
From what little I've seen from him, I see more wing offense rather that distributing PG. I see him with all the ability in the world to create for himself, and less inclination to create for others. So, tall SG rather than PG, IMO.
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So... poor man's Will The Thrill?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Why "poor man's"? I think he's definitely got a chance to be better than Barton. Bigger, more athletic, better defender.
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Because Will was always more productive at similar levels of development. Will's college numbers were ridiculous.

Yes he's got a "chance" to be better than Barton, and here's hoping he is. But it seems unlikely.
 
TBpup said:
Houston signed GP2 and Kyle Wiltjer within minutes of the end of the 2nd round. Finney-Smith would be good for some highlights if nothing else.
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Houston always seems to gobble up the players who put up gaudy numbers but have reps of not having great BBIQ. I'm looking at you Montrezl Harrell.
 
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Seems like teams were really trying to hit a home run on players with Star potential instead of drafting guys who could turn into rotation talent in the 2nd. Guess thats not a huge schock since everyone will be chasing the next Draymond Green instead of trying for the next Will Barton.
 
handiman said:
Everyone here swore he would climb up into the lottery... Even my cynical ass self didn't see him sliding all the way out the back door, though.
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Actually I think it was mostly just me. And not lottery, but first round, at least.
 
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