2023 NBA Draft Megathread
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If you aren't carrying a bit of pudge you can't be comped to Dwill IMO
I can see that, but DWill didn't show that level of vision until he became a starting PG with the Jazz. At Illinois he played off the ball a lot. I also think Keyonte's vision and timing is actually good enough to make it work.
It's not a perfect comp obviously, but I could see Keyonte step into a lead guard role and have an impact if the system is set up for him to succeed.
DWill needed an open runway to get on the rim. I think Keyonte is basically the same. He can dunk, but conditions need to be pretty perfect for it to happen. Again, not a perfect comp, but I think Keyonte could take on that role if he were willing to playmake more and shoot a bit less.
seattlejazzfan
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very different as college players, however. i don't disagree a ton how kg projects and what dw became in the nba, but they are starting from a very different place.
He played with 2 other really good college guards in Dee Brown and Luther Head so he was never as ball dominant as he could have been. That Illinois team that went to the championship game was really good.
For me Keyonte projects as a scorer and could be a big time scorer with more spacing. At this point I don't see the playmaking point guard gene in him but who knows. At this point he reminds me more as a Jason Terry type and I'm a huge Terry fan.
seattlejazzfan
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i would agree. more scorer than pg. combo guard who scores. he does have underrated passing chops and vision, however. sort of a first 4 or 5 years James Harden type in my eyes. more of a scorer, but he'll likely the have the ball in his hands so much and he is a good passer, he'll get 6-7 apg/25% assist rate or so - assuming of course he reaches his ceiling.
Given that Lauri is a 7-foot big wing who dunks on 7-footers and drills 3s like he's Toni Kukoc, what the Jazz really need to complement him is an elite on-ball creator, preferably one with some size.
Eddie Zero
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and it has to be someone with elite handles if they opt for a lottery level guard imo, or it won't matter against nba players how well you see the floor. If you cannot break down defenders with ease, it doesn't matter if you are 6'5 or 6'1 offensively. Unfortunatley Black for example lacks the elite handles , so he scares me before late lottery. I think I would rather gamble Colby Jones with great size for a two way playmaker that lacks elite ball skills, but who is very similar on paper yet older, but slept on a bit still, where we can get him with our 2nd pick and hopefully get a elite shooter early or a freak athlete that can play between the Finnisher and Swat lake city
seattlejazzfan
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he's a lot better scorer and shooter than kukoc and not really the ballhandler/playmaker Kukoc was - but i agree that an elite on ball creator with size would be very nice to have next to lauri.
I was comparing Lauri's ability to drill 28-ft 3s, but true...