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Ace comes off as having near Kuminga level personal stupidity and I think he would immediately drive the entire team batty.

If Embiid comes back from injury, we're going to have moments when Ace waives off Maxey, McCain, and Embiid to take the worst shot you've ever seen in your life.

Followed by Embiid choking him while Nick Nurse cheers it on.

The Hornets and Jazz also seem like they would be incensed by Ace as

1. The Hornets already have a billion of these guys
2. Will Hardy already hates every player on his team other than Walker and Lauri and Ace is basically everything he hates about basketball put together.

I don't think Ainge or the rest of ownership or the FO care much about Hardy's preferences though.
 
YoungJefe said:
Tre reminds me of a mix of Tyler Herro and Jordan Clarkson
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What's interesting is Herro has an awful wingspan (6'3") and Tre has a 6'10" wingspan (which is the same as Clarkson - but Tre is 3" taller than JC). I would bet Tre will be there at 5 though and I'm not complaining. I like how Tre can shoot from anywhere:



If you like numbers here's a really, really good article on Tre that makes me hope he's there at 5: https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/tre-johnson-shooting-up-draft-boards
 
Filipowski is a much better athlete than Queen while Queen is a much better scorer, they're a little different though both guys need to become way better at shooting to play in the NBA.

Queen I have around 15th and he would be a pretty miserable fit with the Jazz as the Jazz already have three pure big man prospects on their roster in Hendricks (PF only after weight gain and injury), Filipowski (Trapped between 4 and 5), and Kessler (5 only) and with Lauri being exclusively a 4 as well as he ages.

The Jazz have too many guys everywhere, but Kessler, Filipowski, and Hendricks are their clear three best prospects and they all play the only spots where Queen can play.
 
Been watching more Saraf. I don't think he's the next Manu like some are saying, but he does deserved to talked about more at 21. Think his first step is....ok. Good passer and plays really hard/smart. Another good "if he can shoot" kind of prospect.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
That’s not my point. Tre has defensive and playmaking chops. He was actually a good defender the first half of the season and it trailed off for whatever reason in the second half be it injuries which he mentioned in an interview or just fatigue, I don’t think he had the best team around him in a very good conference. He was his teams offense. He had to be stellar every game to win some of those games.

Here’s a video that talks about how good Tre could be if he improves his defense and playmaking. It references the fact that he can be a good defender and is a good playmaker but shoots too many contested, maybe not the greatest shots causing him to not utilize his playmaking skills enough which would help his efficiency go up and make him an even more dangerous offensive player than he already is.


View: https://youtu.be/L160BvUXZMs?si=ChI0puVu85C3Bbpp


The only similarities in their games is athleticism Ant has the ability to create space with his handles and run the offense. VJ needs to be set up and takes only set shots and wide open lanes. Hes not going to use sophisticated crossovers to get his defender, turned around to get to the hoop. The only similarities between the two is athleticism that’s as far as our games go that are similar.
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I specifically mentioned their similarities. VJ has the highest two-way potential of all the top prospects simply because he has high BBIQ, is a willing defender and possesses said athleticism. He is far from a lockdown defender but the only one of all top 5 guys I could see becoming one.

I think you undersell him a bit. He did play quite a lot of half court screen plays as the handler and even if he aint an iso guy like Ant he can beat defenders clean if they turn their hips the slightest.

Tre is my top guy of the trio but VJ and Ace are both right there with him.
 
Ok my top 15 picks are as follows (minus Flagg and Harper of course)

Tre Johnson
VJ Edgecombe
Egor Demin
Kon Knueppel
CMB
Ace Bailey
Carter Bryant
Kasparas Jakucionis
Rasheer Fleming
Noa Essengue
Jeremiah Fears
Noah Penda
Nolan Traore
Kaman Malauch
Joan Beringer

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Cedric Coward
Thomas Sober
Drake Powell
Hugo Gonzales
Adou Thiero
 
HermanG said:
I specifically mentioned their similarities. VJ has the highest two-way potential of all the top prospects simply because he has high BBIQ, is a willing defender and possesses said athleticism. He is far from a lockdown defender but the only one of all top 5 guys I could see becoming one.

I think you undersell him a bit. He did play quite a lot of half court screen plays as the handler and even if he aint an iso guy like Ant he can beat defenders clean if they turn their hips the slightest.

Tre is my top guy of the trio but VJ and Ace are both right there with him.
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I just don’t see him as a potential allstar.
 
Chargers Jazz Angels said:
Ok my top 15 picks are as follows (minus Flagg and Harper of course)

Tre Johnson
VJ Edgecombe
Egor Demin
Kon Knueppel
CMB
Ace Bailey
Carter Bryant
Kasparas Jakucionis
Rasheer Fleming
Noa Essengue
Jeremiah Fears
Noah Penda
Nolan Traore
Kaman Malauch
Joan Beringer

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Cedric Coward
Thomas Sober
Drake Powell
Hugo Gonzales
Adou Thiero
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The fact that you have Ace 6th minus the top two picks is insane to me.
 
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