Maybe he learned his lesson. Maybe he picked Caleb because he was desperate to replace Meyers. Maybe he's a con man
Hope we don't regret not taking this guy: "As an accurate shooter, his effective field goal percentage ranks No. 5 overall in the history of the American Athletic Conference. Perhaps even more impressive, his box plus-minus ranks No. 2 overall in the AAC as well." https://hoopshype.com/2018/06/19/2018-nba-draft-prospects-jacob-evans-cincinnati/
Well since he went to GS it's a guarantee he'll flourish. Edit: He could easily replace Klay in the starting lineup if GS decides to let Klay walk.
Evans has a pretty low upside on offense. Career 51.3 TS% in AAC play on middling usage. Good instincts and competitiveness on D but played in a switching zone primarily which inflates his stl and blk rates. GSW may have found a guy to play a role, but I think that's about it.
Memphis, Houston, Navy, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, USF, Temple, Cincy, ECU, UCONN... Not exactly the cream of the crop. He wasn't exactly playing the greatest competition and having the #2 overall BPM in the AAC means jack shit. Where does he rank overall? Where would he be in the ACC, Big 12? He's also had 3 years in college, which means he should be more advanced than everyone else. I don't think we'll regret it anytime. Nothing suggests he'll turn into anything spectacular.
Navy only plays AAC in Football. Patriot League (where CJ McCollum and Adonal "AF" Foyle have been preeminent players) is where they play almost everything else.
Fwiw the guy in that video who compared Simons’ shooting to Klay is KDs trainer, and has worked with other NBA players (Paul George, John Wall, Rondo, etc) and is known to incorporate analytics into his training. Pretty interesting guy. Name is Justin Zormelo for anyone that cares
Really like the pick, AS at #24. Given his upside it's been an unusual way to pick up a lottery talent a year early. Yes a big risk - but huge upside. Hopefully grows another couple of inches and we could have a scoring machine on our hands. Only perplexing thing is the direction of the franchise. Couple of REALLY young, project guys picked last two drafts that will not likely produce straight away. So how does that tie into the current Lillard timeline? Either way, I'm excited with the young guys we've assembled and would like to see the team go full on rebuild. Looking forward to Summer league.
Wouldn't be surprised either....but at the same time, that is what every team's fans say just before summer league. We all want to have that glimmer of hope.
The fact that there haven't been any press conference with the young guys nor a contract singature means something is still in discussion for a potential trade?
I believe 1st round picks can't be signed until after July 1st. No team has signed any 1st round pick. Only Phoenix with their 2nd... but I believe they are under the cap limit which is why they can.
