Ace Bailey had terrible shot selection this season, his shot is beautiful though and his handle at his height and length is dope. His athleticism is elite... it's not Shaedon level but it's pretty damn crazy. I don't see Darius in his game, I see what a lot of people are seeing, a KD like prospect. I guess we'll see but I would feel incredibly lucky if we have him on our roster this summer and going into next season. That's extremely unlikely so we'll all probably have to watch and see how he pans out from afar.
I think the implication is that it would take trading our best young talent to get up to the 1st pick to get Flagg
Clingan, Flagg, Deni, Toumani Sharpe and Scoot — 3 point shooting a work in progress (at some volume) Ant — gets his own shot as a volume 3 pt shooter One argument or question asked is, out of the 3 guards, who best fits with the other 4? Some say Ant. IMHO, with Shaedon as a 2, it’s not about him. And without having a stronger defender at 2 (or a taller PG) who can take the best opposing guard, then Ant is hunted. In other words, it’s not even Scoot vs. Ant as much as simply Scoot’s fit moving forward. He’s getting there. That said, I still like Demin (and that shot should come around). Kid is young.
I'd keep Scoot and move off of Ant. Scoot is going to get all of those guys better looks than Ant will. And he'll play far better defense.
If our pick is in the 7-10 range: Jalen Duren with a mid-range game (but not the elite rebounder that Duren is)
I have been contemplating this for a while. (just for fun because it is a long shot either way) But not just because of Flagg, but because of Flagg in addition to Deni. Those are two pretty good ball-handling/passing forwards. Even though you make a valid point about Ace, I can't say I would mind what we could do with what would become our top 6 young players with Cooper. There could be times when they could play all 3 forwards because of it. (Camara, Deni, and Flagg) Either by subbing in for Clingan or Scoot. Or even subbing in for Sharpe to give him a rest. So I think it works well with Flagg. But the scenario could also be done with Ace. All because of the flexibility that Deni provides. As of right now, Deni is a better "PG" than Flagg. That will probably change over ta few years, but I did think there were times in the tournament that Flagg struggled against pressure.
Here's a dumb question (or two): If we don't win the lottery, whom do you want it to be? And whom do you LEAST want it to be? I'd be okay with Sacramento winning it, just because they've had such a shitty time of it. And, much as I quite like the Spurs, it just wouldn't be right if they won it AGAIN.
You might know this but who will we send to do the best drawing? Are any of our players excellent artists?
I don't have the numbers but the eye test makes be believe Flagg's playstyle is more ball dominant than Bailey.
Scoot doesn't play well off ball enough. His playstyle requires him to be more ball dominant to get the best out of him. @BonesJones discussed this on his show.
I get your point, having Scoot in there with Deni and Flagg, and Sharpe would mean a lot of standing around for Scoot. And again, I debated it back and forth. Ace would seem to be the better fit with Scoot. However, when we are just talking about 6 young core players, the minutes will most definitely be there regardless, especially when you consider injuries. If Deni were to get hurt, Scoot would be much needed.
