Seems like the Spurs are probably Topic's only other option in the top 10 besides the Jazz, unless some team is able to trade into that range.
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#12 will be Topic or a rebounding big.
To draft Topic, a team needs to be in the market for a lead guard AND be willing to redshirt him for more or less his entire rookie season. That's approaching Sam Hinkie territory, and I'm not sure how many teams are willing to do it. I guess you could argue that rookies don't do a whole lot their rookie season anyway, but that's still a pretty big ask for a top 10 pick.
I’m in on Cody Williams. I see the vision.
I think he might take awhile to put on weight and be capable of going against NBA bodies, but he's a good bet with his length and touch.
Also guys coming back from an acl is never the same physically.
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Initially, yes, but most fully recover, sometimes it just takes a year extra.
I think the vision for Cody would be a player like Shai, but a bit bigger. The chance of that actually happening might be something like 10%. So then you're probably left with a guy who can defend, move the ball and finish some plays. Maybe he can get to 17/4/3 or something. A guy like Josh Howard maybe?
SGA but bigger, so you are saying he has potential to be the best player in the NBA?
If everything goes perfectly, maybe he could become a top 10-15 guy. A player "like Shai" doesn't have to be literally Shai. I'm referring to Cody becoming an elite isolation scorer and on-ball creator, which would be a top-end outcome for him.
Also, a bigger version of Shai isn't necessarily the best player in the league.
I agree with your point, but I thought the best player in the NBA was going to be Zach Edey?