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

[Kammrath]

Great breakdown of strenghts and weaknesses with Hayes. I would like to add for the highlights of him I watched, that he does not seem to be afraid of the moment. He comes up and is not afraid of the clutch moments. I think this is an underrated skill that might tell how competitive a player is, the desire and need to win. How afraid he is, or how less afraid he is to take responsibility. When you see a young player take the responsibility of the entire team whether you win or lose, playing with men far older than him, this is something special.

I love to see this, even if they dont make the clutch basket. If they show they can take the resposibility, and fail, and still not be afraid to do it once again next time, this shows courage. Also to see the older players give him the responsibility, is also special. They are around him every day, this again shows this is a special player.

You have to look for special things in the game. What I also like is how he adjusts to the moment. When he gets well defended, he finds a way to score, different ways. He has far more than a single trick.

In NBA, every player will need to adjust a lot, really a lot. There are very few exceptions, such as Lebron or Shaq, but pretty much 99% of all new players will need to adjust their game because the level they will meet, most of their current tricks and skills will not work as well, or perhaps not even work at all. This bending of ones game and how they adapt to different situations, is something critical to their success, and hard to judge. Hayes just comes across as someone to me, as someone highly competitive that will be able to adjust the game, learn, do what it takes to win. Multiple skills and as kammrath points weaknesses that can be improved upon. The key skill he has is the feel for the game. This can never be thought. You see this when he gets in the paint, he has the feel for how to take advantage of the defenders and their movements, he adapts his game and flow. He is definitely not a Luka type of talent, and not as much magic in his game, but he does have a special feeling for the game and I think he does warrant a high pick in the draft. I also think he is actually athletic in the way he plays, he gets separation well enough.