05-27-2023, 10:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2023, 11:30 PM by Jakeospikez.)
Yea Leonard Miller is getting a ton of attention right now. He seems to be moving up draft boards a lot. Might make the trade back plans a little difficult if he's the main target. He'd be the main target if it were up to me. If the plan is to keep a small ball 5 like Powell for the blitz switch scheme, is Leonard Miller not the obvious best fit for this role? Definitely not locked into this though cause he can play 4 in a standard lineup as well. Very mobile for a big-almost winglike, 6'10/7'2ws so has good height/length, 6th best rebounder in the GL at 19y/o (11 reb/g), good handles for a big as well. Imo his ceiling is higher than Hendricks and he still has a high floor, just the weird shot mechanics hold him back some. Will take some time to develop his shot but the GL is nba distance and he hit 32% of his 3s and also 79% ft is a great sign. I was thinking another option for a trade back if the John Collins contract is negative value right now could be to trade back for Brooklyn's 21 + 22, and then use 1 to trade back up with the Hawks for #15 with Bertans & Bullock expirings. Would need to have a good idea Miller will be there if he's the target though. OKC looks like a big risk to take him at 12, although they could use some of their 500 picks to move up for Walker/Hendricks if they wanted to also. Although now that I think of it, how different is he from Christian Wood right now? Similar build, better lateral movement, better handle, worse shot?