05-30-2026, 04:41 PM
(05-30-2026, 03:49 PM)Winter Wrote: I don't think the NBA sees many 6'10" wings with a solid face-to-the-basket game to go along with decent rebounding and passing. It's a little bit unique. His defense is better than adequate. I mean if he more more explosive and better at the rim, he'd be Caleb Wilson and be talked about in the top 5 instead of the top 4.
But when you watch games, it always feels like he should stand out more or be a little more dominant. That may be something GMs feel like they can bring out of him. It's hard to know even when I listen to podcasts about his projected profile.
He does shoot over 5 3-pointers a game, so you'd have to think he would open up the floor a bit for this Mavs offense.
Actually he shot less than 4 three pointers a game. Folks keep telling me he played good defense in college, but I have not seen any evidence of that. As for the Wilson comp, Wilson is wildly more athletic, had double the stocks, almost 10% better TS%, more points, rebounds and assists with less turnovers. I think there is a much bigger difference between the two than you are suggesting.