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I just want KAT to have a defensive bandaid who can guard both 4 and 5
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Feels like KAT is getting up 10 threes a game if he’s next to okongwu. Better off just cashing out jerami Grant. Maybe even deal for oubre
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That's why I think going with Achiuwa with that 17th pick would be the way to go. He can do a lot of that similar switchable stuff defensively as Okongwu, although not quite as good, but also doesn't require you to use a top pick either.
Jerami Grant would absolutely be ideal too.
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Grab that kid then for sure. Grant would be cool but is that even possible with their cap?
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I'm not super high on Precious, but do I think he'd be a really good fit for Minnesota at 17 or Dallas at 18, where he could play next to a perimeter oriented big.
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Big Thomas Robinson vibes for precious
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Dubs should take this & run
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He can’t switch on the perimeter. Just drafting a guy to be a “rim protecting” 5 isn’t worth it at all fir the #2 pick. The league is changing/has changed way too much. He’s not even the defender you think he is because of that IMO.
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I understand that. But If Deandre Jordan was able to face up and hit a jumper would you not draft him #1 in a weaker draft? I don’t like the Whiteside comparison at all because Whiteside is as lazy as they get. Dude can’t even jump over a textbook.
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Nvm.
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I mean you could but what are you gonna do at 2?
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Deandre Jordan in today a game wont have the same impact back then
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Idk i disagree. If you have a FT touch, help side defense IQ, willingness to shoot and an elite rebounder you’re a starter on every team as a center. Sure not everyone is Jokic or Embiid but I think you guys are severely underestimating the impact of a big like that.
I don’t think he’s a Andre Drunmond, Steven Adams, or Whiteside either.
I don’t think he’s a Andre Drunmond, Steven Adams, or Whiteside either.
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Those guys are helpful, but to spend the #2 pick on a guy like that is iffy.
But then again, Anthony Edwards and Advejia aren't guarantees either.
But then again, Anthony Edwards and Advejia aren't guarantees either.
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I mean, that comp was ridiculous. 
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I refuse to believe he’s the same player we saw at Memphis exactly a year ago. Even in that small sample size we saw flashes of what’s he’s capable of doing.
The thing is everyone wants another Bam type of big, but instead we end up with WCS or Wendell Carter. I think Wiseman is worth the gamble to be fired over if hes not even starter material.
The thing is everyone wants another Bam type of big, but instead we end up with WCS or Wendell Carter. I think Wiseman is worth the gamble to be fired over if hes not even starter material.
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against South Carolina state?
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That looked like JV v. Varsity. From that clip he has good hands, good timing, and good positioning. Everything else is flashes of what he's capable of doing.
The 4:20 mark players like Noel, Whiteside, Drummond, etc cant do at 19. Catch the ball at top of key one dribble lay up.
Or the 5:09 mark.
Or definitely the 5:40 mark
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My dream scenario, which of course means it won't happen
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Is the difference between all three work ethic, skill or intelligence leaving out the hanger-ons and groupies
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Hornets just read “safest prospect” and got a half chub from that headline.
