11sanchez11 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Jalen Smith is looking like such a meh pick so far. ? He hasn't played lol They have the best bench in the NBA, no need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, 11sanchez11 said: ? He hasn't played lol They have the best bench in the NBA, no need The Suns have almost no size/rim protection behind Ayton. Smith as a top 10 pick has only played in 11 games and in those games is averaging 1.5 ppg and 1.0 rpg. Plus he has spent a bunch of time in the G-League, IIRC. How has that not a meh pick at #10 overall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, 11sanchez11 said: ? He hasn't played lol They have the best bench in the NBA, no need He's sucked in the G League too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, NYRaider said: The Suns have almost no size/rim protection behind Ayton. Smith as a top 10 pick has only played in 11 games and in those games is averaging 1.5 ppg and 1.0 rpg. Plus he has spent a bunch of time in the G-League, IIRC. How has that not a meh pick at #10 overall? Saric literally leads the entire NBA in net rating, by an enormous amount... Conley was #2 at like +14, Saric was at +23 lmao. Cam, who plays backup PF, was also in the top 10. Crowder also comes off the bench sometimes and plays PF sometimes. So yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, 11sanchez11 said: Saric literally leads the entire NBA in net rating, by an enormous amount... Conley was #2 at like +14, Saric was at +23 lmao. Cam, who plays backup PF, was also in the top 10. Crowder also comes off the bench sometimes and plays PF sometimes. So yeah Saric averages 0.2 blocks per game and isn't a 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Apparently Minnesota is all in on trying to land John Collins. And the Celtics have offered multiple 1st round picks for Jerami Grant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, seminoles1 said: He's sucked in the G League too. He played like 3 gms worth of minutes... Jalen is prob the only big last year who Tillman got outplayed by. He's gonna be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, NYRaider said: Saric averages 0.2 blocks per game and isn't a 5. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, 11sanchez11 said: He played like 3 gms worth of minutes... Jalen is prob the only big last year who Tillman got outplayed by. He's gonna be fine. But that doesn't change the fact that it looks like a meh pick. Especially for a team that's looking to make a push for a championship now after the Chris Paul trade. They drafted him so he could be a stretch big that could protect the rim when Ayton was off the floor and play the 4 next to Ayton when they wanted to go big. He's unplayable at this point of his career. The pick looks even worse when Haliburton went immediately after and would've given the Suns a really good backup PG to lead the second unit and an heir apparent to pair with Booker whenever Paul retires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, NYRaider said: But that doesn't change the fact that it looks like a meh pick. Especially for a team that's looking to make a push for a championship now after the Chris Paul trade. They drafted him so he could be a stretch big that could protect the rim when Ayton was off the floor and play the 4 next to Ayton when they wanted to go big. He's unplayable at this point of his career. The pick looks even worse when Haliburton went immediately after and would've given the Suns a really good backup PG to lead the second unit and an heir apparent to pair with Booker whenever Paul retires. He's played like 3 gms worth of minutes in the NBA & GL combined... in his rookie year... on a team who has one of the best records in the NBA because their bench is so good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, 11sanchez11 said: He's played like 3 gms worth of minutes in the NBA & GL combined... in his rookie year... on a team who has one of the best records in the NBA because their bench is so good... And that bench would be much better if they took Haliburton instead. He was the 10th pick and is literally unplayable during a year where the Suns have championship aspirations, how is that not a meh pick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Brown Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 30 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Apparently Minnesota is all in on trying to land John Collins. And the Celtics have offered multiple 1st round picks for Jerami Grant. p sure the Celtics offer is speculation from what i've seen although i'd be all for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Brown Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 guys it is ok for young players to need more than half a season with no summer training to develop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Troy Brown said: guys it is ok for young players to need more than half a season with no summer training to develop 100% but CP3 is 35 and the Suns championship contending window with him is pretty small. Smith may go on to become a good player but it looks like a meh pick when they could've taken Haliburton who would've contributed a lot for them and been the perfect running mate for Booker when Paul retires. Edited March 16, 2021 by NYRaider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winitall Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Troy Brown said: p sure the Celtics offer is speculation from what i've seen although i'd be all for it If the Pistons can get multiple 1sts for Grant, they would be insane not to take it. They would finally be in a position to actually rebuild like fans have been wanting for a decade now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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