05-12-2026, 04:23 PM
(05-12-2026, 04:19 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I saw this coming a mile away.
"Ray Allen" is not a current model being employed in the NBA, really. Hell, they even have Devin Booker playing on-ball now, for the most part.
What he MEANS is: I've got to have the ball in my hands to do what I do, and I think he's probably right to say so. I also think he's going to make one hell of a good pick and roll scorer, and have thought so all year. I got shut down when I suggested he'd be an on-ball guard at the next level, but that's how the NBA works these days. Nobody is going to draft him and have him stand in the corner, and the days of putting guys through 5-6 off-ball screens (Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Del Curry, Rip Hamilton, etc) seem to be over everywhere but GS, as near as I can tell. For the time being, anyway.
I still think Peterson goes either #1 or #2. Either one of those teams will take him or someone else will trade up to get him. And, as long as this weird cramping doesn't end up being what everyone fears is the worst case scenario, my bet is he ends up being the most impactful player in this draft. I'd KILL to put him next to Flagg, personally.
I thought that about him needing the ball in his hands, but how strange is that you get to pick the position you want, and not the position you're suited for and have played in college?
That's just silly drama for me. Teams may indeed get him at 1 or 2. I'm happy the Mavs don't have to consider it.