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KqWIN said:
McDaniels and Herb jones are two guys I had in mind for his most likely outcomes.
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for sure. but jaden mcdaniels has developed a shot. herb will need to eventually. also, nobody risked taking those dudes in the top 10. you draft bilal you keep your fingers crossed he figures it out. you just rarely see that defensive wing archetype drafted in the top 10 if he can't shoot. you tend to take that guy later because the risk/reward is more line later on.
 
Bilal's shot isnt that bad. In the lower levels where he shot with more frequency he had good %'s from the FT line. He was an overall solid 3pt shooter this season in both leagues. It's not a non-issue, but it wouldnt change how I view him all that much. I think it's definitely workable to at least be league average on wide open attempts.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
for sure. but jaden mcdaniels has developed a shot. herb will need to eventually. also, nobody risked taking those dudes in the top 10. you draft bilal you keep your fingers crossed he figures it out. you just rarely see that defensive wing archetype drafted in the top 10 if he can't shoot. you tend to take that guy later because the risk/reward is more line later on.
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That has always been my read on Bilal. I think the most likely case is that he becomes a really great defensive player who does enough on offense to get by. McDaniels has obviously leveled up his game with his shooting, but even when he was struggling as a shooter he was still a really important player. This may be his most likely case, but he still carries quite a bit of upside with his elite physicals tools and unique development trajectory. You are not drafting players for who they are today, but who they will be years down the line. I think there's a good reason to believe that Bilal will be on a faster development curve than the others.

I think drafting a wing with questionable shooting is way more common than you're suggesting. Most of the top 10 in this year's draft will have a suspect shot.
 
I think the first 12 go like this:

Wemby
Scoot
Miller
Amen
Jarace
Black
Bufkin
Bilal
Hendricks
Cam
Ausur

The Jazz would then offer Hendricks + one valuable pick to Orlando for Black (Magic need shooting and have a million point guards).
And (assuming we acquired the Mavs pick) then we could offer Cam + Sexton + Jones +28 to the Wiz. The Wiz need a playmaker and yeah, it's the Wiz.
 
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