He is young. That's it. Not that he is bad, but he just doesnt stand out among the others imo.
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He is young. That's it. Not that he is bad, but he just doesnt stand out among the others imo.
He's an elite offensive rebounder if that gets you excited.
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He is huge. I could see him going in the 1st. It's all beauty in the eye of the beholder with the big men this year. I read a rumor that the Lakers promised him at 28.
I could see him going in the first too. His range is all over the place. Chad Ford has him at 20 and DX has him at 41.
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A fatal flaw would be MKGs shooting form
I'm curious to see which player Ford mocks to us at 30 now that Wagner went back to school.
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Park Bites
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as a back up to gobert you want some one who can come in off the bech ready to play. 15 to 18 minutes a night max.
some one who is going to rebound and play defense. He is developing a nice hook shot and is a strong finisher.
you dont need or particularly want a world beater as a back up then you cant keep them.
For what it's worth I like DJ Wilson, but I also have some worries about him. He has the trifecta of success - NBA size, NBA athleticism, NBA skill. He's very long (7'3" wingspan, 9'2" standing reach) with the mobility of a wing and the length of a Derrick Favors. He has explosive athleticism off both 1 foot and 2 feet. He is the perfect new age big IMO. His length and mobility will help him defend at a good level with Jazz coaching, IMO. He also has a legit NBA skill - he can shoot. I am completely buying his shot. It looks great and it goes in - both from 3 and from FT. His release is very quick too. I have no worries for his shot in the NBA. At the very least I think he can be a 35-36% shooter. He also seems to have good IQ which can be seen on his cuts. To me he looks like a very good modern day 4 prospect.
The problem with him is... the rest of his game is a bit raw and unrefined, which wouldn't be a problem if he wasn't 21 already. I wonder why he needed to become junior before he shined? I still like him and I still would take him no. 30 without much hesitation.
The problem with him is... the rest of his game is a bit raw and unrefined, which wouldn't be a problem if he wasn't 21 already. I wonder why he needed to become junior before he shined? I still like him and I still would take him no. 30 without much hesitation.
That and his rebounding is just bad, at least when you just look at the raw numbers. Maybe I'm missing some greater context that explains why a guy with 9'2 standing reach and NBA athleticism only averages 5 rebounds in 30 mpg. If you are just playing with Gobert it might not be a big deal, but we all saw how crappy our rebounding without Gobert was this year.
This is a very good point. We were downright horrible at rebounding when Gobert went down.
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I've noticed he leaks out a lot and he probably was defending on the perimeter a lot. This might drop his rebounding numbers. It's still not great, but you can live with it if you play him next to Gobert.