Following Potential 2026 Draftees
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Except for that 9 assist part. 9 assists in a college game is pretty noteworthy.
I don’t see the comp at all. I thought you maybe meant Richard Jefferson after beginning to assume you could not have meant RJ Barrett. You think AJ is not substantially bigger and athletic?
FWIW, my way too early to tell feeling on this draft is that the top 3 (A.J., Peterson, Boozer) are extremely good, but not necessarily can't miss franchise changers. In other words I think they are closer to Harper last year than Flagg. I think there is a pool of very interesting players outside of the top 3 that could make the 4-10 range an extremely attractive range.
In other words, I'm not as concerned about getting a top 3 pick as I was pre-season, but am more concerned about keeping our pick no matter what. It's still way too early to say that for sure and I might feel differently as the season progresses, just some early thoughts with where I see things today.
In other words, I'm not as concerned about getting a top 3 pick as I was pre-season, but am more concerned about keeping our pick no matter what. It's still way too early to say that for sure and I might feel differently as the season progresses, just some early thoughts with where I see things today.
I think he's a notch bigger/more athletic, but they are undoubtedly similar in terms of play style and strengths/weaknesses.
Hmm? RJ Barrett was billed as a point guard. AJ is not.
I mean, most of these high end prospects are billed as having PG ability. RJ was never billed as a PG. He was billed as a star do it all wing in the making who's strength is downhill attacking.
It's all very early, but AJ currently has terrible 3pt % and FT% and very low stocks.
Not saying he sucks or anything (or isn't top 5 worthy), but he hasn't impressed me out the gate like some others have.
Not saying he sucks or anything (or isn't top 5 worthy), but he hasn't impressed me out the gate like some others have.
The story on RJ Barrett is that he's great at getting into the paint and to the rim, but sucks at finishing there. Then when he's on the perimeter, he's an iffy shooter. So he was this "fool's gold" type player.
I think Peterson is can't-miss. I think Boozer is can't-miss, though he's not the usual type of player that teams have been trying to build around as of late. I think AJ is close to being can't-miss, even if he needs to focus and optimize his shot selection. The question with AJ is how good a self-creator is he, and is that what he wants to be.
I'm close to putting Mikel Brown on the same level talent-wise with Dylan Harper from last draft. It's one thing if Harper is bullying guys in the paint similar to Cade Cunningham, which was part of the appeal of Harper, but I haven't actually seen him do that much in the NBA so far. Harper is also just a so-so athlete by NBA standards.
Caleb Wilson at UNC also has a lot of possibilities. He just needs to show enough shooting signals and keep dominating in actual league play.