Tatum's shooting regression was pretty predictable. Better shooter than he showed in college, but he wasn't going to shoot 43%+ from outside 10 feet again. His defense has been great again though. And everybody talks about Jaylen's defensive potential, but I think Tatum is better overall on that end.
Still makes a ton of mistakes defensively... And struggling as a defensive rebounder which makes it tough to play him at center and he doesn't have the skill level to play PF. Still a valuable player in very specific contexts though.
I haven't totally given up on Harry Giles yet, but he just got sent down to the G-League after a bunch of DNP-CDs for SacTown. Nigel Williams-Goss's contract with Partizan is up this summer...I feel like he's a great fit for the system as a 4-yr heady shooter...but UTH still keeps his rights. Tyler Lydon ('CUSE IN DA HOUSE FOR MM!) has played 12 minutes in a year-plus and had his 3rd and 4th-year options declined. 24 pick. But they have him and Trey Lyles instead of Donovan Mitchell, so that's a plus... Dwayne Bacon has looked (prematurely, I know) like he's breaking out for CHA
I’m fine with Collins pick, he was the right choice. It seems we really messed up that Swanigan pick because there was plenty of value drafted behind him. Lakers got two much superior players immediately after we drafted Swanigan. Kuzma and Hart would have been perfect here.
obviously, you can do this for all 30 teams, but a stroll down memory lane: 1980: 10 POR Ronnie Lester 11 DAL Kiki Vandeweghe 12 NYK Mike Woodson 17 DET Larry Drew 1981: 15 POR Jeff Lamp 20 20 Larry Nance 24 DAL Jay Vincent 29 KCK Eddie Johnson 31 BOS Danny Ainge 1987: 17 POR Ronnie Murphy 18 NYK Mark Jackson 19 LAC Ken Norman 22 BOS Reggie Lewis 1993: 21 POR James Robinson 22 CLE Chris Mills 24 HOU Sam Cassell 37 LAL Nick Van Exel 1995: 8 POR Shawn Respert 10 MIA Kurt Thomas 13 SAC Corliss Williamson 15 DEN Brent Barry 21 21 Michael Finley 2002: 21 POR Qyntel Woods 23 DET Tayshaun Prince 26 SAS John Salmons 35 CLE Carlos Boozer and of course, the classic, 1984: 2 POR Sam Bowie 3 CHI Michael Jordan 4 DAL Sam Perkins 5 PHI Charles Barkley 7 SAS Alvin Robertson 9 KCK Otis Thorpe 11 ATL Kevin Willis 16 UTA John Stockton
