Definitely, I think team environment will be as important to him as any player in the draft. The one caveat I have, and this is what I really like about Bilal, is that his defense is almost in "can't fail" territory. His offense can go in a lot of different directions, good or bad....but I think defensively he's going to be good no matter what. His physical tools + mentality are too good to fail. He's physically gifted, but he also plays hard and stays engaged. There's some carryover to his offense too. While he is timid to shoot or create for himself he is very active in cutting and crashing the glass. For this reason I consider him to be a relatively "safe" pick with a great deal of upside.
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Definitely, I think team environment will be as important to him as any player in the draft. The one caveat I have, and this is what I really like about Bilal, is that his defense is almost in "can't fail" territory. His offense can go in a lot of different directions, good or bad....but I think defensively he's going to be good no matter what. His physical tools + mentality are too good to fail. He's physically gifted, but he also plays hard and stays engaged. There's some carryover to his offense too. While he is timid to shoot or create for himself he is very active in cutting and crashing the glass. For this reason I consider him to be a relatively "safe" pick with a great deal of upside.
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Keonte is the guy I could see being an all star and being picked out of the lottery. It's funny because I was super out on him when he was mocked in the top 10. Now it seems like he is being mocked too low.
I still don't love him for the Jazz, but I could see him being a Jamal Murray level player. He is super smooth with the basketball and I think he can improve his shot selection and thus his efficiency.
I still don't love him for the Jazz, but I could see him being a Jamal Murray level player. He is super smooth with the basketball and I think he can improve his shot selection and thus his efficiency.
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I could see him being the guy that pops. I also could see him being an inefficient one way gunner. There are a few guys in that 10-18 guys that I could see surprising us.
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Yeah, at least on my big board that is the high variance range.
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I'll also say that Keyonte is one of the guys who is the easiest for me to see how he exceeds expectations. A lot of what he needs to improve on should come with age and experience. He's a capable passer, for example, just not a very willing one. I think if he has a good coach and gets in a good environment, he could be one of the next great scoring guards.
Part of this is also because offense is what gets players to the all star game, and I don't ever see him being a great defender, hence why I don't love him for the Jazz.
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Watching Klay and Book in the playoffs has me thinking maybe Dick and Hawkins are both a bit underrated. Movement shooters just cause so many problems. I know those guys don't project to be as good as those guys but man Book didn't do much off the dribble in college and maybe there is a bit more to both of these guys.
If George was there at 16 I'd talk myself into him... even though i think Bufkin is the better prospect.
Rafael Barlowe moves Double-G into the top 5 of his latest mock draft. He says both Bufkin and Rupert could rise to the lottery.
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Nobody talks about him but Jett Howard is one of the best movement shooters in the draft.
A lot of similarities to Rodney Hood
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I like him okay. I think he got early hype then just kinda faded. The defense is pretty bad and he doesn't do much of anything other than shoot. Still the size and shooting combo is worth a bet at #16 imo. I like him better there than when some had him projected top 10. I also like guys with nba pedigree.
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I guess Anthony Black opinions will be based on whether you believe he can develop a shot. Seems to have all the other tools.
On Keyonte…He’s not my type of prospect but I do think the “chucked” type guards may be a little underrated. Maybe underrated isn’t the right word, but they seem to be good value lately.
As analytics and the 16 game player stuff has become more popular, I think these types of prospects have lost a lot of steam. They aren’t super efficient and don’t have great positional size and/or are a combo guard tweeter. What people want is the idea of someone like Anthony Black. Someone with positional size, versatility, and someone who can contribute in other ways besides scoring.
The bucket getter archetype isn’t something that is highly valued anymore, and for legit reasons, but it does seem like a lot of them are hitting. Simons, Poole, Maxey etc. It’s kinda similar to the standard rim running/rim protection big. I think, for example, Lively is going to be ranked higher in this draft class 10 years from now than he is now….but that’s because there’s not a big priority on bigs at the moment.
So I guess what I’m saying is that while the bucket getters aren’t the ideal player type and likely never will be, they have a good shot of contributing in some capacity.
As analytics and the 16 game player stuff has become more popular, I think these types of prospects have lost a lot of steam. They aren’t super efficient and don’t have great positional size and/or are a combo guard tweeter. What people want is the idea of someone like Anthony Black. Someone with positional size, versatility, and someone who can contribute in other ways besides scoring.
The bucket getter archetype isn’t something that is highly valued anymore, and for legit reasons, but it does seem like a lot of them are hitting. Simons, Poole, Maxey etc. It’s kinda similar to the standard rim running/rim protection big. I think, for example, Lively is going to be ranked higher in this draft class 10 years from now than he is now….but that’s because there’s not a big priority on bigs at the moment.
So I guess what I’m saying is that while the bucket getters aren’t the ideal player type and likely never will be, they have a good shot of contributing in some capacity.