Demin needs to show he can shoot in order to be considered upper-echelon, imo. His shooting signals across the past several games and his FT% for the season are questionable at best. His handle can also be a bit loose. The length, athleticism, passing, rim finishes and defensive plays are enticing though. He can still be an NBA player even if he's not your lead initiator, but his main appeal would be as a big point guard.
If you believe in Fears, it's because he looks a bit like a young Damian Lillard with his smoothness off the dribble and his ability to create and score at three levels, including some deep range. Measurables may become a factor with him, but he's probably around 6'3" and maybe 6'4" in shoes.
The debate between Fears and Kasparas may be mostly stylistic, but it's easy to imagine Kasparas flourishing in an open-court game, while maintaining size and athleticism on the perimeter defensively. Kasparas has some plays that remind me of (the positive aspects of) Lamelo Ball.
Both Fears and Kasparas are likely to go in the top half of the lottery, imo. Demin may be slipping. Fland and Traore are more likely late-lottery or mid-1st. Being smaller, they'll need to make difficult plays routinely, and then there are questions about how they'll hold up defensively.
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