The thing you might be missing about Okorie is that he is elite at drawing free throws for a college player. 7.3 attempts per game (12.2 per 100 possessions) as a college freshman is absolutely ridiculous. He is right there with Dybantsa and Boozer in drawing fouls and actually better than Peterson. He is also a high-volume 3P shooter (9.6 attempts per 100 possessions). So, even though he's just been average at his three point percentage, I think he's a better jump shooter than he looks on the surface. Great at generating advantages with his handles + elite at drawing FTs + high-level 3P volume and "good enough" percentages + two-way player who isn't a bad defender despite his size + doing all of this as a true freshman. It's an overall equation that I think is very unlikely to miss. Whether it will translate to being a star player, I don't know, but I think this guy is going to be good in the NBA.
i can agree with that... thing is, given our dismal track record of developing draftees... shouldnt that make drafting players (as opposed to trading the picks) an even less enticing option? Same for pouring additional assets into draft capital that we then utilize...
If the coach won’t play a young guy, why do people care what happens in the draft? I think if the Rockets somehow landed Dybantsa he would be nailed to the bench for the majority of his early career.
OKC at 17 should be the aim, because they have so much immediate financial roster responsibility, I doubt they ask for a player or a pick within the next three years in return. The player target should be Christian Anderson. There are a lot of good depth players in the second round so hopefully moving into the first round doesn't cost the second round picks this year
