The case for Jordan Hawkins

[AdamTheGreek]

Houstan was a waste of a pick.

Based on what?

Way too early to come to that conclusion.

[jezzerinho]

Houstan was a waste of a pick.

Based on what?

Way too early to come to that conclusion.

Based on him not being very good.

[drsd]

Houstan was a waste of a pick.

Based on what?

Way too early to come to that conclusion.

Based on him not being very good.

Houstan was bad. His PER was 6. That's horrible. But in that he still shot 33% with the long ball and had an eFG% of 49%; he had a stellar FT shooting line at 83%. The kid can stroke it.
Houstan has an NBA skill, and if he can become not horrible at things like defense and off-ball movement, there is a place for him in the league.

Will he ever be a consistent rotational player? Probably not. But journeyman players that serve a 9-12 role are still valuable. He just "feels" like more than a G-Leaguer. I compare him to Jay Scrubb. There, I think I would say Houstan is the better player. If the final roster slot is between Houstan and Kevon Harris, I could go either way personally.

[Skin]

Based on what?

Way too early to come to that conclusion.

Based on him not being very good.

Houstan was bad. His PER was 6. That's horrible. But in that he still shot 33% with the long ball and had an eFG% of 49%; he had a stellar FT shooting line at 83%. The kid can stroke it.
Houstan has an NBA skill, and if he can become not horrible at things like defense and off-ball movement, there is a place for him in the league.

Will he ever be a consistent rotational player? Probably not. But journeyman players that serve a 9-12 role are still valuable. He just "feels" like more than a G-Leaguer. I compare him to Jay Scrubb. There, I think I would say Houstan is the better player. If the final roster slot is between Houstan and Kevon Harris, I could go either way personally.

As a second rounder, Houstan had 1 year to show that he could at least shoot effectively, being that he was drafted to be a "shooter". He has no other coveted skills in his draft profile. I think you get 1 year to show that you can shoot and then we move on. I'm in the group ready to move on. Especially if we keep all 3 picks.

[VFX]

I can't judge Houstan too harshly being that he was a rookie, in limited minutes, and didn't look terrible in those.

I think he picks up Okeke's minutes.

This is partially why I don't see Orlando drafting 2 wings with #6 and #11. Houstan can get some minutes on a rookie deal for another 3 years.

[RookieStar]

HOT TAKE : Houstan will get more leeway with our FO than with Wes Iwundu

[FFBlitzace]

Houstan shot about 38% from three all season until one cold stretch at the very end tanked his percentage. I think he's a smart player who plays team ball and doesn't turn it over. I don't know if he'll pan out long term but I'm not ready to cut him loose.


But anyway, I really like Jordan Hawkins and what he can bring to the team. He would step off the plane as our most dangerous shooter. He has that modern NBA skill of rising and firing with minimal space and time. If we keep our picks, I would not be unhappy with him.

[eyriq]

Houstan shot about 38% from three all season until one cold stretch at the very end tanked his percentage. I think he's a smart player who plays team ball and doesn't turn it over. I don't know if he'll pan out long term but I'm not ready to cut him loose.


But anyway, I really like Jordan Hawkins and what he can bring to the team. He would step off the plane as our most dangerous shooter. He has that modern NBA skill of rising and firing with minimal space and time. If we keep our picks, I would not be unhappy with him.

Anybody signature worthy at this point for you?

[FFBlitzace]

Houstan shot about 38% from three all season until one cold stretch at the very end tanked his percentage. I think he's a smart player who plays team ball and doesn't turn it over. I don't know if he'll pan out long term but I'm not ready to cut him loose.


But anyway, I really like Jordan Hawkins and what he can bring to the team. He would step off the plane as our most dangerous shooter. He has that modern NBA skill of rising and firing with minimal space and time. If we keep our picks, I would not be unhappy with him.

Anybody signature worthy at this point for you?

Nah, I'm not close to confidently making any kind of binding statement yet. I still need to research lots of guys. And by that I mean, watch ten minutes of their offensive highlights and ignore defense entirely. Scouting is easy.