Here’s the write up from sbnation on the prospects: https://www.sbnation.com/platform/a...cks-detroit-pistons?__twitter_impression=true
Lol the next BI? BI is 3 years younger than Wood and he has been a star level player for 4 years now, that is my point exactly. Wood will be 26 by next season and he's injury prone, and I do not think he has that much upside, this is not some 18 year old kid we found who could end up being a super star.
If we had the #1 pick, we wouldn't have this many threads and we were for sure going to get Cade. Now that we have the #2 pick, we are the team that everyone has no clue on who to take. We get to pick from some top notch players who can help this team out on Day 1. It's hard to make the decision between Mobley and Green. I would be fine with either as long as they can help move this team in the right direction with the strong young core we have now.
Trade Wall to the Mavs for KP Draft Green at #2 and trade up to say #15 for Murphy. Wood/KP/Tate/KPJ/Green Bench KMJ/Murphy/Augustin/Brooks/Drafted big/Thomas/Wilson
I'm just torn man. Leaning Mobley, but so many of ya'll for Green. I guess my question to the pro-Green folks is that, them NBA scouts are smart also, and they know about the state of big men in the NBA, injury prone (if that's a legit argument)...whatever other 'cons' against Mobley... etc Why do most (not all) of the scouts still have Mobley at #2 instead of Green?
Because so many are waiting for "the next KD" .. "the next Giannis" etc... Its fanaticism and if not properly navigated could be crippling to a rebuilding team - getting caught in the hype. Go with the knowns in this draft ... Cade and Green are the only known 'non project' players slated to succeed at the next level. Mobley MIGHT someday become a good offensive player, so how will he impact games until then? Like Rudy Gobert? How does that work out for Utah in crunch time? Defense is great and most certainly necessary to a certain degree, but the ROX were 24th in scoring last year, and in an offensive renaissance that the NBA is experiencing not nearly enough to compete with anyone. ROX will probably still struggle next year so get the guy with less question marks, who can generate hype, highlights and jersey sales. That type of player will draw others to the team.
Teams that are the opposite, going for the "sure thing" end up with players like Evan Turner as the number 1 option. You have to approach it on a case by case basis. Mobley clearly isn't a Bagley type.
Well maybe. On surface level, everyone can name the big men busts. But the scouts who do this for a living, they can clearly see their track record and that of their peers. How things panned out in past years. 1,2,5,10 years ago. How the NBA is evolves. They also watch college/international/g-league games as much as the NBA games. So I'm not sure where this bias stems from. (if there are biases) This line of work still feels more like a crap shoot. More art than science.
Just my opinion, it's just hard to pick in general. 1st and 2nd round, a pool of talent. Once in that pool, to basically 'rank' them is very difficult. (not just now, but their future potential). Is it a big man bias on that one, or just a regular misfire. I don't know.
i see a lot of "why draft a guard when we have KPJ" but did you guys watch the games at all last season? ( i mean probably not i guess this is why we are having this debate). scoot is a 100% pass first guard. yes he can score but his jumper is very inconsistent. if we can pair him with a Jalen Green then it would take a lot of pressure for KPJ to score which would help the team a lot.
