Yesterday, 09:23 AM
(Yesterday, 08:48 AM)Smitty Wrote: Lendenborg has been the most difficult one for me this year. His age has to be a factor, but how much? I'm not a "timeline guy". Year 2 Flagg could have a similar jump as Year 2 Luka, and now your timeline is different than it was on draft night. Just pick the best player available. The thing that gives me pause with Lendenborg isn't that I don't think he's good, but rather did he look great because he was a grown man playing against teenagers and hit his peak in college, or does he have more growth and All-Star potential in the league?
He is 4 yours older than Flagg and most of the guys he is competing with. Given how good these guys were as Freshman, its hard to imagine how much they would dominate college ball as 5th year seniors. Ujiri just took a second year player with the 9th pick, but he wasn't much older than a freshman. I would be really surprised if he picks a guy about to turn 24 in the top 10.