FNQ wrote:watch1958 wrote:Lots of decent point guard candidates. Maybe one will get frozen out and need a one year deal.
I'd rather pull one from the 2nd round (draft is deep with them) and then take either a veteran flier again, or give the reins to Poole.. or some 2-part combination of the above 3.
I'm definitely against drafting one in the 1st, because we'd be drafting a projected long-term backup with a lottery pick, and aside from the top 4, its pretty thin at the top. Mitchell and Giddey are the names most commonly thrown around. Mitchell's real small, kinda old for a prospect, and doesnt have a long-term body of work. Giddey has great vision, but as guys like Rubio have shown, great vision isn't enough for a PG in today's game. And he's even a borderline elite defender.. simply put, you have to be able to credibly shoot as a PG, otherwise the odds are long that you're an NBA starter
I hope our FA focus is on a C honestly.. we used to make due with guys that were nearly out of the league, like Zaza and McGee. Find a big that can board/dunk/set screens, and we should be fine. We're only looking to fill a 15mpg slot there.
Ideally Id love to bring in Nerlens Noel. Huge defensive impact last year, but his offensive impact was nil. I think that was more a product of his team's offensive style than anything. If you can even make that a net neutral, he's a find
I like Noel but his game really stagnated. Not sure he's a major upgrade on Looney. And he certainly doesn't fit the "shooting" part of what the Warriors said they were looking for there.
I like Mitchell, I think his lack of size is being over-blown ... that game is more about effort and IQ than size. That said I'm not sold on him at 7.
Giddey's shot is funky but it's not bad and there is some sign of ongoing improvement, and he is very young still. Taking him is a risk, but I don't think you can assume he will never develop a reliable outside shot like some past "non-shooting PGs"
