Is there a big drop-off from 7-8 to 11-14? I thought we had a clear consensus top 2 once in a lifetime picks, then a solid group from like 3-15 or something. Will it be worth it to give up future assets to get 3 or 4 picks better if it doesn't get you to the top of the lottery?
For me there are like 12-13 guys I really like… a few to watch and some solid fliers… draft boards will have some tiers later on. I could see a tier forming from like 3-8ish. Then it might be like 9-14 for the next tier.
With injuries always playing in, potential high ceiling draftees, foolishly returing to school unexpectedly,often after testing the waters, and many coming up short . Most literally measuring out much shorter & with less than ideal lengths, for their best positions on paper, or film study, in college etc. I think it is often fair to assume there is really no sure thing in any draft this soon.
I think there are 7 guys I'm already pretty sold on... I think the next 6-7 are good shots at being gems... then there are like 5 guys sprinkled in top 20 or so that I'm pretty skeptical on or they just aren't the player types I would be excited about. There will be a few guys that jump into the top 25. Overall I feel pretty solid on the draft. I'd just really like to get the wing that we need or the star we need. I'd trade a pick to move in the 3-7 range to get Whitmore, Miller or a Thompson twin. Don't think those guys fall outside the top 10.
I'm sold on Miller and GG would likely be pretty high in the tier of guys in the 8-14ish range for me. For GG I would just really want to know the off court stuff... not that he has issues... just would want to know what type of worker he is.
You can be a leading scorer on talent alone in college, doesn't say much about work ethic as a freshman
He has amazing physical tools… has some skill… would want to know how hard and how smart he works.
