In todays league you can mold a sg into a pg. In our case, KPJ is actually a sg/sf filling the pg void.
From my point of view, we need young players with talent and height. I am going to pick #2 MOBLEY,, #23 MANN, # 24 MAKER
Only if that player has an affinity for playmaking, e.g. Harden or Porter. Even MJ was an underrated playmaker. But Green will never be a PG, nor should he. Like asking a thoroughbred to pull a plow, wasteful and inefficient.
He is a playmaking guard. I don't know his percentages. I'm sure you're right. He can rebound and block shots. Thor is an excellent shot blocker and he is faster. He is a better scorer.
3 FRPs and 2 SRPs? That is a whole lot of roster turnover and a whole lot of development time needed for 5 rookies. I would not be surprised if the Rockets trade Pick 24 and draft no SRPs.
It’s a good point, but perhaps you keep the pick and take someone like Kispert who is a little older and more of a specialist that won’t need as much developing.
RGV has plenty of roster spots and at some point the Rockets are likely going to have to package picks and young players for veteran talent. I'd like to have a stable of role players to bring up when that time comes.
Agreed, how many of the guys you listed are going to be on the team in 3 yrs? Believe it or not I would be ok with the Illini guard or Mitchell from Baylor. I really want a 6'7-6'9 3 and D guy. But at 23-24 I'm just looking for a Cassel type of contributor. I'm not so much worried about position. Cassel came in behind Smith/Brooks. Do you think Khyri is better than the guys I've listed? I do agree with the need of if 2 players have close evals go with the guy who plays the best defense.
You will end drafting so many guys that dont get enough playing time and not able to properly evaluate and then proceed to go have good careers on other teams.
I'm really disappointed with how Juzang did at the combine, Still think he can be a contributor on a good team.
That's what I personally prefer. I'm curious if it makes sense when you do that to target someone safer with less upside. The Rockets have that before with Eddie Griffin. Draft Jaylen Green (Kobe) and Corey Kispert (Derek Fisher) or something like that.
Nope. He was playing little kids younger than him that made him look good in HS. He never played any real comp or serious ball after that, he spent like 6 years in HS. He just wanted to be league without going against real comp and wasted his time on IG like he was hollywood. Jalen Lecque did the same thing. Stayed in high school till his 20 then went to a prep school and somebody got fooled by his vertical leap and he's nowhere to be found now. You can't hide from the comp.
Alperen Sengun had a decent Olympic Qualifier vs Uruguay. 15 pts, 7 rebs on good efficiency. He's fun to watch. Reminds me of a dunking Luis Scola. Even has the funky mid range set shot. Not exactly the type of big I'd want on the Rockets, but I could see him feasting on second units his first few years in the league.
Right now I am hoping for a Mobley - Murphy - Primo first round. Definitely wouldn't hate Springer in the first either though. I am a hard lean toward Mobley but Murphy might be the guy Im most willing to pound the table for if I were the Rockets. And Primo is a 2022 lottery pick that the Rockets would be getting a year early to season with RGV until EG is moved.
