Utah Jazz Select Walter Clayton Jr, Pick 18 (Trade)

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People have been questioning the value of small guards for awhile now and based on this off season I think it's only the beginning. You have to be so good as a non-defensive guard to have good value in this league. Guys like Sexton and Monk are really good, but are also not worth a mid level in this new NBA. I still think your chance of hitting on an NBA player is high if you go small guard, but chances of getting a player that's worth than the mid level is low. You almost have to be an all star level player (Garland, Trae, etc.) to be a full fledged starter as a non defensive guard.

Next year, I'm certainly going to readjust the way I do my board. Hard to ignore how these guys are valued around the league. You don't really need to draft one of these guys if they can be available through trade at any time for close to free.

Maybe small guards will become NBA's version of running backs... super fun, super explosive... not very valuable... lower paid... drafted for their rookie deals and then discarded? At least majority of them...

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Maybe small guards will become NBA's version of running backs... super fun, super explosive... not very valuable... lower paid... drafted for their rookie deals and then discarded? At least majority of them...

They already have, at least in the draft.

 

[KqWIN]

Maybe small guards will become NBA's version of running backs... super fun, super explosive... not very valuable... lower paid... drafted for their rookie deals and then discarded? At least majority of them...

It’s already started. The standard to get on the court is very high and the salary is going to be very low. I wonder how far it will go in this new CBA. We saw guys like Sexton get devalued, they are less than a full MLE. But I wonder what becomes of the Ja, Trae, Garland tier of players. Don’t think they are max guys anymore.