DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[KillerLeft]

1) So DFS was a 4/5 in college with FL, just like TBey. TBey was actually listed as a GUARD last year (believe it or not) but had only two guys bigger than him that played significant minutes on the CO roster (Battey 6'8" and Siewert 6"10). 

2) TBey is a better defender in college than DFS was at the same time, IMO (and the numbers back that up). One could make a very strong case that from almost day one TBey would be a better defender than DFS (once he knows the scheme). TBey was the defensive player of the year in the PAC16.

3) DFS shot LOTS more threes in college and has that going for him. But DFS has struggled in the NBA shooting the three until this year. TBey's shooting form in my opinion is significantly better than DFS who doesn't have the cleanest form.

4) I am not sure what dribbling you want from TBey if he is in the Mavs offense....?

I agree with some of this, but not all of it.

I agree that DFS is a successful example of an NBA player who has had to transform his game to make it as a pro. Most players can't, in the time given to them to accomplish this. 

Took DFS a WHILE to accomplish this, and I don't think any player will get that much developmental rope here for a while, now that the goal is the 2nd round or better, and not just winning more than 30 games. 

I DON'T think Bey would have to do this, because I think he looks (in those videos) like a GREAT modern NBA big, which DFS wouldn't have been (probs why he wasn't drafted, given your note about how he played in college). 

You COULD try to put him through the changes DFS had to go through, but instead, I bet he'll be drafted by a team who wants to play him as a big. Seems like a less risky path to me. 

We'll see!