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WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:29 am
by RexBoyWonder
We got an elite athlete, I can't find the video but there's evidence out there he can shoot the 3 too.


Watch on YouTube


Has all the tools, let's see what we can shape him into.

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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:36 am
by goodboy
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Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:38 am
by IggieCC
SMH

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:42 am
by IggieCC
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Very good looking player. flashy. hope we'll keep him around

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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:50 am
by HeatIn5
The "My Precious" jokes will NEVER get old

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:54 am
by goodboy
looks like winslow and gabriel union had a baby

nice

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:02 am
by RexBoyWonder
goodboy wrote:looks like winslow and gabriel union had a baby

nice


pls don't mention winny in this thread tnks

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:03 am
by radikalBaller
Needs to improve ft, odlycan shoot the 3 a little.

Decent passer, run the floor, rebound decent, defends, quick feet to switch and stay with guards, should fit well to give bam a breather

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:08 am
by RexBoyWonder
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Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:21 am
by RexBoyWonder
Ok big news to me -

Apparently Precious only started playing basketball 6 years ago

That is INSANE.

It means his improvement curve can spike a lot higher then a "normal" player his age. also means we should expect some rawness.

Sky's the limit.

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:43 am
by HeatIn5
Cannot stress enough how perfect of a fit he is.

This is an awesome day for the culture

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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:01 am
by RexBoyWonder
Spoiler:
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:07 am
by KingDavid
Need a full draft profile please.

Only started playing ball 6 years ago gives me a lot of hope.

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:23 am
by iamoti
He plays like this after 6 years? Damn. Sky is the limit for the kid. Love the pick

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Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:42 am
by SA37
RexBoyWonder wrote:We got an elite athlete, I can't find the video but there's evidence out there he can shoot the 3 too.



Has all the tools, let's see what we can shape him into.


Based on that video, which is all I have seen of him, it makes me want Miami to sign Ibaka even more -- between Ibaka and Bam, Precious would have two guys with similiar skillsets to his that could be mentors for him. Hearing he has only played for 6 years doesn't seem shocking after watching the video -- just about everything seemed to be dunks on p&r or just being near the rim and basically nothing came out of the post.

He hit a few outside shots without hesitating, which was good to see. He seems to have decent hands and he can dribble well enough to get to the rim from 18-20ft and had some very nice, creative finishes around the rim. He seems to lack strength, but nothing surprising when you're talking about a 19 year old. I went back and watched a video of Bam in college and Bam was definitely more NBA-ready (much stronger, more court awareness, bette feel for the game, some post moves) coming out of college. Precious definitely has upside, but is probably 2-3 years from contributing. Maybe best-case scenario is he ends up being Josh Smith, Jerami Grant; worst-case maybe Stacey Augmon or Dwight Powell.

Seems like as good of a pick as you could ask for at 20.

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:23 pm
by carnageta
Honestly he looks like he may have more raw athleticism than Bam.

Another thing to note, he’s 21 years old (just turned 21 in September), so he’s a slightly older rookie.

I don’t want to hype him up too much just yet, but he could develop into a Siakam type talent next to Bam.

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:33 pm
by RexBoyWonder
carnageta wrote:Honestly he looks like he may have more raw athleticism than Bam.

Another thing to note, he’s 21 years old (just turned 21 in September), so he’s a slightly older rookie.

I don’t want to hype him up too much just yet, but he could develop into a Siakam type talent next to Bam.



Siakam is the best comp I could think of too, If he really develops. A more defensive version of Siakam I would say.

I think people underrate his handle, at times he looks more like a big wing then a PF/C. He can really drive and penetrate, he can pull up too and he feels comfortable being aggressive with the ball.

Needs a lot of work but you already see the signs. I think his offense can be a lot more then being a roll man.

On defense, he's got very high steals + blocks rates - which are good indicators of a good defender. Also very high rebounding rate. Those metrics translate really well into the NBA.

Re: WELLCOME MY PRECIOUS....I HEAR YOU LIKE RINGS?!

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:28 pm
by DayofMourning

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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:50 pm
by DayofMourning

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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:19 pm
by DayofMourning
Watching some video. Despite the percentages, PA has nice form on his shot. I could easily see that turning around for him. He also has large hands. He had a few plays I saw where he saved a bad pass or one handed a pass due to those massive mitts.