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ONE LOVE said:
Teams always go small in the playoffs. Draymond played the C when they won the ring this year. He's not playing the 5 in the regular season, it's not sustainable.


Simmons could play the 4 or the 5 in the playoffs too depending on the match-up, but during the regular season I'd play him at the 3.
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Well you aren't a very smart person when it comes to basketball.
 
Those title Heat teams were definitely at their best with LeBron at the 4, and I suspect Simmons will be the same way. Plus, Simmons has a much more advanced post game than LeBron did at this stage. LeBron didn't start developing a post game until he lost to the Mavs in the Finals.
 
I'm skeptical of Ingram as a top pick. I don't see the mentality/demeanor of a star. And it seems like he has a hard time getting to the rim; not sure he's super equipped to create his own shot.

Simmons is still #1 on my board, and Skal is #2. That has never changed, and I don't expect it to. After that, I'd probably take a chance on Bender third overall.
 
spycam1 said:
I'm skeptical of Ingram as a top pick. I don't see the mentality/demeanor of a star. And it seems like he has a hard time getting to the rim; not sure he's super equipped to create his own shot.

Simmons is still #1 on my board, and Skal is #2. That has never changed, and I don't expect it to. After that, I'd probably take a chance on Bender third overall.
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He's great at creating his own shot, when he spins in the lane he creates ample separation. You'll see!! He's got a mentality of an older more unselfish player IMO, great patience and advanced shot selection, he's big-time. He's got a great first step and he's great at setting it up with fakes. He's a much better prospect than Marvin Williams ever was, especially off the dribble. I also think he's a better prospect than Hayward, and Giannis.
 
PG_AB said:
He's great at creating his own shot, when he spins in the lane he creates ample separation. You'll see!! He's got a mentality of an older more unselfish player IMO, great patience and advanced shot selection, he's big-time. He's got a great first step and he's great at setting it up with fakes. He's a much better prospect than Marvin Williams ever was, especially off the dribble. I also think he's a better prospect than Hayward, and Giannis.
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I'll keep an eye on him. He has a nice jab step to create separation, but in all the clips I watch he never seems to get all the way to the rim and finish through traffic.

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Trey Burke is now above 10 FGA's per game. I have my doubts the Jazz will prioritize a PG in the 1st round for a number of reasons.

I'd say right now their trending toward drafting some sort of C or a wing in the 1st.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhr7WQITco8
 
Vandy's 7'1" PF, Luke Kornet who's averaging 2.8 blocks per game, tore his MCL, they're saying out 4-6 weeks..

They lost to Dayton last night (the Flyers are pretty good). Jones played very well. Not a bad showing from Baldwin, coulda been better. he got to the line plenty, they could've really used some 3's from him, he was 0/2. Dayton was on high alert not to let him get good looks from 3 though.
 
1 - Brandon Ingram 6'10 SF - Duke
2 - Ben Simmons 6'9½" SF/PF - LSU
3 - Dragan Bender 7'1 PF/SF - Maccabi Tel Aviv
4 - Jamal Murray 6'5" PG/SG - Kentucky
5 - Skal Labissiere 7'0 PF/C - Kentucky
6 - Jakob Poeltl 7'1" C - Utah
7 - Jaylen Brown 6'6" SG - Cal
8 - Stephen Zimmerman 7'0 PF/C - UNLV
9 - Kris Dunn 6'4" PG - Providence
10 - Zhou Qi 7'2" C - Xinjiang Flying Dragons
11 - Henry Ellenson 6'10 PF - Marquette
12 - Furkan Korkmaz 6'7" SG - Anadolu Efes
13 - Jonathan Jeanne 7'2" PF/C - Espoirs Le Mans
14 - Ivan Rabb 6'10" - Cal
15 - Cheick Diallo 6'9" PF - Kansas
16 - Demetrius Jackson 6'1" PG - Notre Dame
17 - Diamond Stone 6'10" PF/C - Maryland
18 - Timothe Luwawu 6'7" SF/SG - Mega Leks
19 - Damian Jones 7' PF/C - Vanderbilt
20 - Isaiah Briscoe 6'3" PG/SG - Kentucky
21 - Wade Baldwin IV 6'3 PG - Vanderbilt
22 - Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 6'7" SG - Kansas
23 - Patrick McCaw 6'7" SG - UNLV
24 - Malik Newman 6'3½" SG/PG - Mississippi St.
25 - Denzel Valentine 6'5" SF/SG - Michigan St
26 - Tyler Lydon 6'9" SF/PF - Syracuse
27 - Dwayne Bacon 6'6" SG/SF - FSU
28 - Melo Trimble 6'2" PG - Maryland
29 - Deyonta Davis 6'9" PF - Michigan St
30 - Taurean Prince 6'8" SF - Baylor
 
#20 Sophomore in DX's Rankings (which is too low) 6'9" SF/PF Isaac Copeland of Georgetown is a do it all type who's often near the ball, he's shooting 45% from 3 on 4.1 attempts per. He's on the radar in the 2nd round for sure.

I think he's best suited to play SF in the NBA and his body type clearly indicates that. Some evaluate him as a weak PF, which I'd say is a mistake, as long as his shooting continues(and there's no reason it won't, he can really shoot) he should be monitored. There are some minor elements of Jeff Green to his game, possible glue player.
 
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