Realistically, he should go in the 7-10 range. He might slip a bit due to not participating in pre-draft workouts. His measurables are somewhat comparable to Nerlens Noel, except with narrower shoulders and less wingspan.
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Realistically, he should go in the 7-10 range. He might slip a bit due to not participating in pre-draft workouts. His measurables are somewhat comparable to Nerlens Noel, except with narrower shoulders and less wingspan.
I agree. Jazz should just sit tight and let Tre or Ace fall into their lap.
K, just know he’s way more a really skinny big than he is a giant wing when doing your evaluation.
I wanna say something about Jeremy Evans when we talk about Essengue.
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The Human pogo stick part 2?
I’m well aware.
Rail thin, athletic energy bigs have a poor track record if they don’t become fundamentally different players. I’m actually quite confident they have reliably one of the worst hit rates if you were to do a comprehensive comparative analysis.
The part that the tweet left out is that Essengue is 204 pounds, which is 6 pounds lighter than Collier was a year ago. He also has a surprisingly pedestrian wingspan despite having a great standing reach and appearing to have freakishly long arms. The way all of these things are simultaneously true is he has freakishly narrow chest and shoulders.
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I agree, buuut I’m pretty sure every other front office realizes that (whether all owners get it or care is a different story).
The counterpoint would be that value is almost always considered higher in the present than in the future (which is basically why loans and interest exist and are major economic drivers). I’d definitely be trying what you’re suggesting, but I also don’t think there’s going to be people knocking down our door for our 2nd rounders in this draft.
Nic Claxton is pretty good (his closest physical comp)
Is the possibility of Nic Claxton what has people losing their minds? Cuz I’m good.
He has enough size to be really good even if he's just energy, so I think he has a safe floor.
