04-07-2021, 09:32 AM
(04-07-2021, 08:45 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I watched the Grizzles last night beat Miami and this isn't a ground breaking comment, but boy did they hit on their last two drafts. Obviously Morant is a potential franchise player and Brandon Clarke is really good.
This year without a first round pick to wind up with Bane, Tillman, and UDFA Tillie is a home run. Bane would have been perfect in Dallas. I really wonder if he was Dallas' pick if Memphis didn't jump in front of Dallas. Bane is just such a smart, solid player. Hits open shots at a high percentage, knows when to cut, and is smart on defense. He does not have a lot of wiggle on ball creation, but has a quick first step and uses it to get to the rim, shoot a floater or pull up. Just a really good player.
Tillman has also been really good for them.
When you are a small market team, you need to draft well and they certainly have.
As far as Miami goes, nothing really stuck out for me with Oladipo. He has had a quiet 3 games since joining the heat. His progress will be interesting to watch. Someone mentioned in another post about starting Jalen next year. It is an interesting thought. If so, I wonder what the market for Dragic will be. Could he be had for the MLE. It may not be the best pairing, but you could certainly have two really good ball creators on the court at all times.
I like the idea of Dragic on the MLE, depending on what else we address . Even putting aside the Slovenia connection, he's just a really good basketball player and person to have in your lockerroom and fills a needed skillset as a 2nd shot creator and ball handler.
Memphis is getting to the point where they might need to trade off some of their rotational players for some higher end talent. It's like they've got 11 guys who could be 8 man rotation players.