Imo he's an integral part of the pg or ball movement though, he's handling the ball and being the primary playmaker depending on the rotation/in-game situation at both a club and national team level. Green isn't remotely close to Franz' level of playmaking and versatility. Does Green have the higher upside due to his athleticism and shooting strides? Definitely, but he's very far from improving on the rest in a way that makes him as valuable as Franz atm, especially when it comes to consistency.
Yea it's why I mentioned fit, with Sengun there are a lot more question marks a coach has to work around.
If we were to get Zion, I would also suspect we're in on Harden. I have no verification... just a thought
Imagine trading up to get a generational point guard on a young team full of rookie contracts that badly needs a point guard... ...and throwing him away for a guy who averages 28 games played a year and has never once been healthy for the playoffs. Galaxy brain move right there.
Nothing is perfect. The Rockets need a lot of things...... better shooting, better defense.... a point guard that distributes... a big point guard that can guard 1-3 so Green can cover 1's. Amen Thompson meets most of those criteria. You are right, Thompson is a poor shooter ........ but really, if Smith, Green and Sengun don't shoot well, it won't matter because we will never win anyway.
Having a tall, athletic point guard that plays D is also a great facilitator is a luxury. Rockets can find shooters via free agency and/or trading up using pick 20 and a player (KPJ, KMJ, Tate) and some future picks if needed.
I really thought they were going to use this pick to grab a vet, but the fan base seems resigned to this being more of a salary dump. I’d rather take Bullock over Bertāns, but I’ll live with either. Buying a top 10 pick with cap space works for me.
not that I disagree , but how come we didn’t see green guarding more 1’s last year . kpj / whoever we had was big enough to guard 2’s. im not even agaisnt Thompson that much , just very scared of the risk . Of course, anyone we take could bust . at 4 amen , black are 1’s .. both could bust Cam is a 2 Ausar and maybe Hendricks are wing And Walker is a 4/5 I think with green and the other athletes we have ,we are going to try to make playing in transition a priority . Amen and black are both good there I think . Amen obviously has higher finishing potential. sengun is really underrated in transition offense . But he’s prolly mucho terrible on D . I have no clue what’s stones vision is , but I’m not very confident in it because the only thing he’s proved is he can put together 20 wins .
I think a lot of teams may view the draft as having a pretty even dispersal of talent between picks 10 and 20. I also think that the looming spector of the second apron in the new CBA makes getting a lot of bargain-ish wing players like Tate and Martin appealing, as well. I wonder if obtaining the #10 pick is meant as a sweetner for a move up in the draft, or a Zion trade? Thanks for the information, Nook.
Why didn't we see Green cover more 1's last year? Who was the Rockets head coach...... Green played his best defensively against ones because he is quick enough to stick with them, his relative lack of size is less of an issue. Agreed that KPJ is big enough to guard 2's, but often times he did not. I also don't think KPJ will be a long term PG, he is more of a 2-3. There is real risk with Amen Thompson because of his poor shooting - but look at the history of the #4 pick, there are a lot of duds. Cam has his own issues with how slowly he processes the game.
