The Chosen one wrote:MrFortune3 wrote:The Chosen one wrote:Toppin has game! He can honestly go top 3. There’s mention of Charlotte being interested. I know Toppin plays Lauri position but who knows if Lauri is going to be here long term? All the top prospects play a position that the bulls have young talent at. Wiseman plays Carter position, Edwards plays Lavine position, Ball,Haliburton and Hayes play Coby position. Deni plays Porter position. I don’t really see any rookie drafted this year starting over any of the bulls projected starters of Coby Lavine Porter Lauri Carter.
Rumors of Toppin's draft value fluctuates. First the Warriors were a lock to take him early in the process, now it's the Hornets.
Toppin does not fit the needs of the Hornets. They already have a glut of 6-6 to 6-7 PF's in Bridges(granted Bridges plays SF too) and Washington.
They need rim protection and size. Wiseman is the perfect fit for what they need.
I’m hearing anywhere from 2-8. Toppin is a legit 6’9 though and would be better than anybody they have. Pj Washington does have game though. I agree with you. Wiseman or Okongwu would fit better. They might even take Ball if he falls to them.
But again, roster construction has always been an issue for Charlotte. They almost always take a PF or C and it bites them in the ass later one.
They lack balance and then end up taking a partially better player than they already had which creates a glut and you still end up with holes that you can't fix because your player development isn't great and you keep taking bigs.
At some point, BPA has to fit the positional need.
Toppin does them 0 good with Rozier and Graham. That mean you stick start Zeller and place Bridges on the bench or you trot out a Toppin, Washington, Bridges, Graham, Rozier lineup and that will be a nightmarish hell defensively speaking.
If Charlotte is trying to build a legit team that will eventually contend, they have to start constructing their roster better and unless they're trading Bridges...Toppin is not an option.
Wiseman gives you a defensive anchor with size and the potential to give you 20-10 in the future. That would off-set any potential size issues with Washington and Bridges in the starting line up and help improve the team defense so that Graham and Rozier paired up won't hurt as much size wise either.
Toppin doesn't fit in with any of the top 4 teams in the draft positionally speaking since he doesn't play enough defense to impact that side and you are what you can defend in the NBA right now.
Cleveland you can make a case for since Love is getting older. Atlanta you can make a case for if they stupidly don't re-sign Collins, but they already have Capela so that fit isn't great.
Detroit, maybe, but you already have Griffin and Wood.
New York...they need everything. They were known to be interested in moving Randle during the trade deadline so nothing would stop them from taking Toppin. Though they need a PG more in theory.
