(05-10-2026, 06:13 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: CBS went Burries then Ament. They touted Burries NBA ready body (something Devin Harris also talked about today). CBS talked about HIGH character guy with Ament (something I've heard is a priority for Masai). I'm not sure what I'd do at this point. I've been higher than most (and earlier) on Burries and Ament, so neither would hurt my feelings.
It is important for us to remember that this pick isn't about what it can do in 2026/2027 or even the season after that. The Flagg era won't get started in earnest until he's 23-24 at the earliest. I think Ament has greater upside and greater risk than Burries. The good news is I have absolute trust in the decision makers (what a week its been).
Well said. I think Burries fits in really well with the current team. Maybe come off the bench but he could be a real nice addition pretty quickly. A big bodied athletic guy who just fills in a lot of areas. Whereas Ament fit is much more questionable immediately. He joins an already crowded position group with very little guard creation. Although, I agree that 2-3 years could paint a much different picture. Also remember Burries will be 21 when the season starts. Ament will still be 19.
I have a lot of questions about Ament though. Is he really a good shooter or will he be a guy in the 33-35% three pint percentage? Also, how tough is he? He is going to be taken advantage early. Can he withstand and grow or does it break him down?
I just think while he may not be my preferred direction of guys I hope we end up with, I think way too many fans are bypassing his upside due to an up and down freshman season.
As far as Masai, who knows how much influence he had in the draft last year. I know he was let go after the draft, but that may have been just semantics. But lets say a lot of the work was done in conjunction. I think the safe pick was Maluach. Toronto has a lot of wings. Maybe Maluach becomes the best player, but they went with CMB. CMB was a young soph who played for a bad team and can't really shoot. He was fantastic this year and got better as the year went on. There is still a position crunch in Toronto, but he may be the #2 guy as far as assets behind Barnes for the Raptors.