05-31-2026, 04:57 PM
(05-31-2026, 04:32 PM)mvossman Wrote: I'm not sure he is top 4 with the shot making. He does not have the offensive creation upside as the top 3 guys, and he does not have the defensive upside of Wilson. He has the potential to be a really good player, but I don't see superstar upside with him. I think guys like Acuff and Brown have as much upside as him and he has a lot farther to get there.
Hard disagree. a 6'10" wing (not someone people wish was a wing, but an actual wing) who can handle the ball, create for others and get shots off from all three levels (and hit them)...I'd have him #3 in this draft, personally. But, it's not a big deal because he isn't that guy. Not yet, at least.
On a separate note, I personally think the "defensive upside of Wilson" is almost as big of a gamble as Ament's scoring becoming consistent. I'm encountering more and more smart people who say he was straight up "bad," defensively thins year. Obviously he has the tools (so does Ament) but I think there's a world in which he's a Patrick Williams level bust, and I'm pretty relieved he won't be there for the Mavs.
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