05-17-2021, 10:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-17-2021, 10:33 AM by KillerLeft.)
(05-17-2021, 10:02 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Long term, I know it is easy to compare him to Bane, who I really like, and Bey, who will be on the all rookie team, but there may be two other guys who may be compared to Green such as RJ Hampton and Tyrese Maxey. I liked what I have seen from both. Both are much more advanced scorers and have similar athleticism to Green. Those are the guys who we should watch the next few years and compare Green's growth.
I think both are more advanced, like you say, but I'll push back on the "similar athleticism" part.
SBey, who would've been MY pick at #18, is going to be mostly a 4 when the dust clears, and that's specifically because he can't hang athletically. Here, he would have had DFS and Kleber ahead of him, and I think he would've been groomed to play a role similar to theirs.
Bane is awesome, and man can he shoot. In hindsight, I'd rather have him than Richardson, but he wouldn't have gotten Richardson's minutes THIS season, as it's pretty clear the Mavs had high hopes for JRich and knew they were targeting him going into the draft. HE was supposed to be the smaller-guard defender on this team. I also think Brunson would have been in Bane's way here, a little.
Green, alternatively, fits into a role as a 2-3 combo, right where the roster needs him, imho. He can literally replace Richardson next year (as could Bane), AND he can spell DFS some (which Bane could never, ever do).
I like the other players mentioned, and both might ultimately be better than Green, but I don't think it's certain at this point. And, I feel like I get what the Mavs seem to have been thinking when they made the pick.