Will Riley? “Riley is receiving strong looks from teams in the 11-to-20 range of the first round.” —Givony
I hope that is true....unless that is who we really want. But I think that would allow someone better to fall to us.
If Portland traded Ant to the Magic in a package to get both 16 and 25, then Jase Richardson at 25 is good by me. He’s Payton Pritchard size with 2” longer wingspan. And I’ve wanted PP as the Blazers backup at PG since Day 1. So while I haven’t watched enough of Richardson, as a back-up PG he looks good on first and second looks.
I have no issue replacing Ant with Jase should we get a pick or two back. I wouldn't like him at #11.
The only way I want Jase is as a SG next to a taller, very good defender at PG. Jase is not a PG and I'm thinking that trying him there will be the same as trying to make Ant a PG.
Interesting way for the board to fall for Portland. Would take the swing on Queen most likely, Jase would be my #2.
That's like the darkest timeline. If the draft fell this way, I'd try to find an offramp to trade out of it.
This is actually a good thing. Now just the kids who are almost certain to get drafted are declaring. And (horror of horrors) NBA teams might have to draft seniors. Who can, y'know, actually play.
would think that the moneyball value on later first round and second rounders would be decreased proportionally to the shrinking talent pool. along with their desireability.
I can definitely see why Carter Bryant is moving up the board. On paper, he looks like a top 10 player. Good size and athleticism for a wing. Solid defender and three-point shooter
Would that be bad? I think he is more of a 3/2 while Tou is more of a 3/4 Here are his NCAA tournament "highlights". Still only 19 until November
i'm remembering last year when koc started putting reed sheppard #1 'just to mix things up' last year (his words). i'd be a bit surprised if the board fell this way and a lot of these rankings feel like koc trying to create ownable predraft narratives or something. things that are true though: coward, essengue and bryant all seem to be rising up the boards like salaun and risacher did last year.
