I've come around on Black, but I had similarish thoughts right out the gate on him. He was getting a lot of hype as a Lonzo/Giddey type, and while there's some truth there, those guys were truly elite passers. Look at what Lonzo was doing at UCLA and what Giddey was doing in the AUS league before entering the NBA. He's a good passer and maybe very good, but I wouldn't call him elite especially when compared to other PG's. Lonzo/Giddey are elite compared against anyone. Black, he's very good for 6'7 but is he really that much of a better passer/playmaker than Cason Wallace? By how much? Another thing that I think he gets too much credit for is being a point of attack defender. He can get upright and struggle to get around screens from time to time.
One of the reasons why I've come around on Black is that I do believe in Will Hardy's development. No matter who he put out there, Conley, Sexton, THT, Dunn.....they were all just fine playing PG so I think Hardy will get the most out of Black. But he is more of a toolsy player and not exactly this passing genius that some make him out to be. But I'm sure Hardy would also sprinkle some of his magic on any other PG we may draft as well.
As much as I would love to **** on @Saint Cy of JFC , there's a version of Black that doesn't develop enough skill/shooting to be much more than Josh Green on offense. He might stand in the corner, and not because he's a corner shooter, but because he's not good enough with the ball to warrant it. There were a lot of times at ARK when he was doing this.
