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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh4cMkKiAus

This is the Kings workout: Orton, Aldrich, Whiteside, Udoh, the Brit.

Wow - Aldrich's shot is crazy. It goes in though.

I don't know -- Whiteside upside is so tempting even if he is a year or two away. I love how long his arms are.

Those are the two that I'm getting sweetest on.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh4cMkKiAus

This is the Kings workout: Orton, Aldrich, Whiteside, Udoh, the Brit.

Wow - Aldrich's shot is crazy. It goes in though.

I don't know -- Whiteside upside is so tempting even if he is a year or two away. I love how long his arms are.

Those are the two that I'm getting sweetest on.

Wasn't Ibaka considered a long term project as well? Yet, he seemed to contribute pretty well for the Thunder. His wingspan, jumping ability, and shotblocking ability is going to annoy us for years to come. The OKC Thunder are going to be really good in these next few years.
 
I'm warming on Ed Davis. Sure, he's a bit undersized for a C, but he's got loads of athleticism, and certainly projects as a good defender and rebounder.

For those interested in Aminu (ick), how is he any better than Ed Davis?
 
The question is not how much better Aminu is than Davis (because he's not), it's how much better he could be (much higher ceiling).

That said, neither of them look particularly good right now.
 
That said, neither of them look particularly good right now.
Honest question (I'm a bit out of the loop), but what about Davis doesn't look particularly good right now?

I get that he doesn't have perfect size for the 5 (he's a 4), but his leaping ability and BBall IQ (his dad was an NBA player and he's close friends with Ben Wallace) seem to make up for it. He looks like a bigger, more athletic Paul Millsap to me.

With Aminu, it's obvious. He can't shoot well enough to play the 3 and he isn't nearly strong enough to play the 4. The guy is ALL athleticism and seemingly not much else.
 
Not that this a reason alone to draft Aminu but he is supposed to be a good defender and he is long enough to bother Durant, also I could imagine AK at the 4 and Aminu at the 3 being a very good combo defensively.
Also I always thought Aminu was a 3 that could play the 4 if a team went small whereas Davis is a 4 that is long/athletic enough to play the 5.

Also I'll be honest I know nothing of these 2 players other then measurements, highlights and their projected draft spots. So after seeing Aminu's measurements it made me think if none of the bigs appeal to the Jazz and Aminu falls I would be happy with that. Also looking at the draft history the #9's that most projected to be picked earlier and fell to the 9 have a good track record (not that really accounts for much).
 
Ed Davis looked invisible whenever I got a chance to watch. At least relative to the hype. Unlike Favors who plays on a team with a horrendous head coach playing with horrendous guards while playing next to a black hole big (Lawal), UNC is and always has been a well-coached team that finds a way to get looks for its bigs. Despite all of the UNC framework for success and a tanker of hype, UNC was a pretty massive failure this year with Davis only showing flashes.

Besides that, Aminu looks to me to have a much stronger frame than Davis and could likely be heavier, stronger, and quicker than Davis to me. Again, we're talking about ceiling here, and I feel like Aminu developing better shooting is definitely within the realm of possibility as well.

Davis only intrigues me as a defensive 4, and if that's all we're getting out of this much-heralded pick, the Jazz might as well draft Larry Sanders and trade down.
 
On Aminu's shooting look at this-

Sounds like his continuing to improve quickly.

https://www.draftexpress.com/articl...g-Part-2-Al-Farouq-Aminu-in-Los-Angeles-3466/

An inconsistent shooter in college (18/66 beyond the arc on the season and 0.610 points per jump shot according to Synergy Sports Technology), Aminu always showed flashes of ability with his shot, but definitely lacked some polish, which showed in the results. Here, Aminu has tweaked a few things with his shot, focusing on getting more consistent mechanics, the biggest emphasis being the balance he gets his base for his shooting motion, something he did a great job displaying here. Keeping his elbow in and maintaining full extension have also been points of emphasis, both of which he also did well here. Time was spent working on both mid-range jumpers from the 15-20 foot range and from behind the arc, with pull-up and spot-up jumpers both being used from the mid-range.

For the shots we tracked, Aminu shot a solid 16-for-31 from NBA three-point range, and 69-for-99 on spot-up jumpers from 15-20 feet, showing impressive mechanics and touch throughout, having a high and consistent release with a good base and excellent elevation. It was easy to notice how well Aminu responds to coaching, with his eyes always dead set on Hopla and Leitao when they spoke, absorbing everything while giving 100% for the entire three hours.
 
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