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Saint Cy of JFC said:
I mean, he's a prospect who may be available at 23. All of these guys are going to have floors that are going to make them fringe NBA players.
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I'd be fine with him... if he misses he's the right type of miss imo. I like high upside guys at positions of relative scarcity or guys you think can play a role early and have a touch of upside. I'm not great at projecting these guys and without college highlights or stats its an impossible task.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I'd be fine with him... if he misses he's the right type of miss imo. I like high upside guys at positions of relative scarcity or guys you think can play a role early and have a touch of upside. I'm not great at projecting these guys and without college highlights or stats its an impossible task.
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Well, I wouldn't call him a position of scarcity. He's a mid-sized combo guard, which might be the least scarce thing in the NBA.

He's got a decent amount of NBL games, so he's not really that hard to scout. We know what he currently about as well as we know what any guy who just played one year in the NCAA.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Well, I wouldn't call him a position of scarcity. He's a mid-sized combo guard, which might be the least scarce thing in the NBA.

He's got a decent amount of NBL games, so he's not really that hard to scout. We know what he currently about as well as we know what any guy who just played one year in the NCAA.
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I was thinking of him more as a wing, which maybe its better to call them high-demand than scarce.

I just don't know how to compare a 18 year playing in a pro league against grown men against other guys playing in college basketball. We know more than we did about Dante but as a casual observer I'm not sure how to translate what he did over there.

I would likely have other guys in front of him but I'd understand the pick I guess.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I was thinking of him more as a wing, which maybe its better to call them high-demand than scarce.

I just don't know how to compare a 18 year playing in a pro league against grown men against other guys playing in college basketball. We know more than we did about Dante but as a casual observer I'm not sure how to translate what he did over there.

I would likely have other guys in front of him but I'd understand the pick I guess.
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He's basically the same size as Grayson Allen, so I would call him a guard.

6'4 in shoes with a 6'7 wingspan and a 8'4 standing reach w/ a sleight frame.

Allen had the exact same measurements with a 8'1 standing reach instead and more bulk (though he was older, I would expect Hampton to reach the 200'ish pound range eventually and maybe he has put on a inch here or there).
 
Lord Bullingdon said:
You're a damn fool if you think Dante Exum was a better prospect than RJ Hampton... It's not even remotely close..
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Hmmmm Exum went 5th in a loaded draft. Hampton is going to go 20ish in an average draft.
I guess none of the professionals who do it for a living are seeing the light then.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Hmmmm Exum went 5th in a loaded draft. Hampton is going to go 20ish in an average draft.
I guess none of the professionals who do it for a living are seeing the light then.
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In retrospect, that 2014 draft wasn't as loaded as it was touted to be. You could argue that Wiggins, Parker and Exum were all busts in the top 5. Aaron Gordon is a decent starter and not much more. Exum had a lot of potential, but he was raw and he just kept getting derailed by season-ending injuries.

Hampton could bust, but his upside is very high.
 
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