[2022 NBA Draft/1-29] TyTy Washington Jr., PG, Kentucky

Looks like he's tight with Jabari Smith

 

This is the one pick that I'm kind of "meh" on.....but he's a late first rounder, you shouldn't really expect much from them. Hopefully one day he can develop into a bench quality guard.

 

No idea who he is but I'm sure he can run a team and offense better than porter.

 

SEC! SEC! SEC!

 

Stop doing drugs and seek help.

 

Porter isn't a PG. Dude is way to selfish.

 

You could call him a center and your statement wouldn't be any less ridiculous.

 

That Athletic article makes it clear that Washington was having an amazing season until he rolled his ankle for the 1st time. We're getting one hell of a point guard. We've lucked out, in my opinion.

An excerpt:

When healthy, Washington gave us glimpses of his best self. He stepped in for injured point guard Sahvir Wheeler against Georgia and casually dropped 17 points and 17 assists, breaking John Wall’s single-game UK record without really breaking a sweat. A week later, he torched Tennessee at Rupp Arena with 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting against the top-rated defensive team in the country. A week after that, the first ankle roll.

“If people stopped buying his stock after the injury stuff, they’re going to be really pleasantly surprised,” Antigua said. “You’re getting a really good guard who can play on the ball or off, has a great IQ, great feel for the game and has the ability to go get his shot off. One of the things people are going to see is how good he can shoot the 3. He can space the court, he can deliver the ball, he can run your team and he’ll defend, but people in his workouts have been blown away by how well he shot it. That was the comment we got back from everyone who brought him in.”

 

KPJ is a shooting guard, his game is more of a shooter than a point guard.

 

Seriously!! Dude is delusional

 

I'm gonna blow your mind.

Combo guards exist.

Boom.

Players can be SG's and still have PG skills....and they can be even better at running the point than late first round PG's.

For example, James Harden has more PG skills than Malachi Flynn or Aaron Holiday.

Take time to recover from that stunning development.

 

Great value at 29. He was a lot more effective before his injury, and his stock dropped after returning.

He's smooth, poised, and more of a natural PG than his 3.9apg might indicate (was forced to play off ball next to a 5'7" Sahvir Wheeler). He doesn't turn it over (1.6 topg), and has an advanced intermediate game (runners/floaters/mid-range J). 3-ball is good and form is strong, but he preferred to step inside the line at UK over settling for 3s.

On the downside, he's not a freak athlete (he's solid), and he doesn't always force the issue, which may not be a bad thing on a team with a bunch of young guys who'll be looking for their shots. He's got solid size for a PG (6'3" 196, 6'8" wingspan), but will still be smaller than our other Gs.

 

Love the value of TyTy at 29. He’s a better shooter and PNR player than he’s let on. He played injured for most of the season too, so we haven’t seen him at his best.

the only thing I have issues with is a philosophical outlook. IMO Jalen is so quick laterally and skinny (on PnR and in weight) that he looks to best be paired as a POA lead guard defender. We’ve seen him wall off a decent amount of lead guards. Then we have Jaygup who can also handle quick guards and guard up a spot on defense. I wish we opted for a bigger guard or wing who can guard more positions than just a 1. Was honestly hoping for stashing Procida or ideally Max Christie.

 

To posters that know his game: is Jrue Holiday a viable comparison?

 

Ty Ty (that name will take some getting used to) isn't small. He's 6'4" and reportedly a good defender, among his other attributes. Yes, we have a lot of guards now, and several can defend more that one position. We just added another, one who's a pure point for a change, who'll compete with the rest for minutes. Should be fun to watch, in my opinion.

 

Hi hi, Ty Ty.

 

Pretty sure we only picked this scrub because he's Jabari's friend.