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Really hoping Drake Powell comes in and crushes the Combine next week. He's got enough size + length + athleticism + ball skills overall to make plays and beat people, if he's got the disposition to do it. I like his potential as a 3D guard who can get some of his own.
 
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Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Really hoping Drake Powell comes in and crushes the Combine next week. He's got enough size + length + athleticism + ball skills overall to make plays and beat people, if he's got the disposition to do it.
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Does he have length? He's got a pretty narrow frame and doesnt look all that big/long. I would guess he's just shy of 6'5 w/o shoes with a 6'7 wingspan. That's not terrible, but when you combine it with his mediocre freshman year and passiveness, not a great prospect.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Does he have length? He's got a pretty narrow frame and doesnt look all that big/long. I would guess he's just shy of 6'5 w/o shoes with a 6'7 wingspan. That's not terrible, but when you combine it with his mediocre freshman year and passiveness, not a great prospect.
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I think he probably is around 6'5" w/o shoes. I think he's a bit longer than 6'7", but I guess we'll see. Passiveness is the real question. Scouts need to talk to his coaches and figure out why that happened.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Does he have length? He's got a pretty narrow frame and doesnt look all that big/long. I would guess he's just shy of 6'5 w/o shoes with a 6'7 wingspan. That's not terrible, but when you combine it with his mediocre freshman year and passiveness, not a great prospect.
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I like him in the second round... with the Minny pick I think we can find more intriguing prospects maybe in the same mold (3? and D types). I think a team taking him in the 1st is relying more on his HS tape or standing.
 
Thiero, Penda, and Hugo are more appealing "if he can shoot" prospects than Powell IMO. The low scoring is one thing, but I would have hoped for more peripheral numbers with Powell as well. The only thing above average is blocks.
 
KqWIN said:
Been watching the Kon film and I am getting way too optimistic about him.
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Probably an overreaction to the playoffs, but I think he is "elite" in these closeout situations or when the defense is moving. Elite shooter, terrific at attacking the closeout and getting to the hoop, always makes the right pass. You can't be a step behind in rotation or they will just cook you. It's what makes Bane so good, there's a reason why he's the Fly by King. I don't want to brush aside his athletic concerns, but I think this skillset is so important with the way defenses are playing in the playoffs. Everyone is mixing in some zone and I think good decision makers are being rewarded.

I think the league will continue to go this direction where the game looks more and more like a 5v5 instead of 1v1 or 2v2 actions.
 
KqWIN said:
Probably an overreaction to the playoffs, but I think he is "elite" in these closeout situations or when the defense is moving. Elite shooter, terrific at attacking the closeout and getting to the hoop, always makes the right pass. You can't be a step behind in rotation or they will just cook you. It's what makes Bane so good, there's a reason why he's the Fly by King. I don't want to brush aside his athletic concerns, but I think this skillset is so important with the way defenses are playing in the playoffs. Everyone is mixing in some zone and I think good decision makers are being rewarded.

I think the league will continue to go this direction where the game looks more and more like a 5v5 instead of 1v1 or 2v2 actions.
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It is kinda funny how at some point being really good at playing basketball became undervalued. If we land at 5 I think he is likely my guy. If we land Cooper I am hoping we can make a trade into the top 10 to get him and link those two together in the pros.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
It is kinda funny how at some point being really good at playing basketball became undervalued. If we land at 5 I think he is likely my guy. If we land Cooper I am hoping we can make a trade into the top 10 to get him and link those two together in the pros.
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Jazz would need to trade Lauri to get back into the top 10, imo. Maybe the Sixers would play ball. That would be Kon's draft range.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Jazz would need to trade Lauri to get back into the top 10, imo. Maybe the Sixers would play ball. That would be Kon's draft range.
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Maybe but maybe not. There are a few teams between 5-10 that I think would play ball. Rockets pick might be in the hands of the Suns if they do a KD deal. I'd say Sixers, Suns (if they got the pick back), Rockets (if they wanted another Suns pick to leverage for Book). No idea what NOP plan is but I could see something there too. Wouldn't necessarily have to be Lauri. We have a lot of additional picks and ways we could provide salary relief... we have a few vets/prospects teams might be interested in.

We could also use Lauri but it doesn't need to be him.
 
KqWIN said:
I think he's Brice with a brain. IMO, that's a really great player to have.
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I think you are severely underestimating him with that comparison. Other than scoring (and even then Brice is pretty one dimensional) Kon does everything better by leaps and bounds and that is isn't taking into account playing with Flagg and Malauch , which take away a lot of potential stats.
 
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