2026 NBA draft thread

[KillerLeft]

That's a little tricky I think to presume a player has lead guard skills when that's not usually the position he's played. I mean that's just something no one really knows at present. Guys are usually groomed as PGs much earlier.

You're right though. If you could play him as lead guard next to another SG that seems like a better outcome.

Well, but that's my point. To be clear, this isn't an opinion of mine, really. I didn't know Burries was alive until about a month ago, but according to some people who've followed him for years, he has ALWAYS been a lead guard, had several offers to be a lead guard in college and would, in fact have even been a lead guard at the school he chose, had they not already had one in place. They say he maturely chose the PROGRAM he liked, rather than chasing a better role at a lesser school. 

Point being: according to THEM, lead guard IS "usually the position he's played." The tricky thing, I think, is that most of US, even those who are super into college basketball (certainly not me) have to base our opinions off of ONE SEASON, the way the system is set up. What if this year was the weird one for Burries, NOT the projection that he'll be an off-guard in the NBA?