Xatticus wrote:If I know this front office, the target is Patrick Williams. I just don't see anything up there that is worth giving up assets to move up for. I'd guess it's Haliburton or Vassell. They should be able to give you solid minutes from the start. The playmakers at the top of this draft are severely flawed. There will be a steep learning curve for Ball or Hayes. Ball can't shoot, create his own shots, or defend anything at all. Hayes looks like a wing that someone is trying hard to turn into an engine PG, but he just doesn't have it in him. I think legit guards will eat him alive.
I feel like Hayes or Haliburton would be the targets. Hayes has been a name attached to us for a while due to his hometown connections, plus he's coming in much more professionally groomed with 3 years of pro-ball under his belt already. His deficiencies at PG are fine if he's playing alongside Fultz. Then he's free to be a pure shot creator with the capacity to pass if a better look is generated - a role which he could thrive in. Haliburton is someone I think WeHam could value as a rookie who won't hold us back. Not a super high ceiling, but he could be the vocal leader and glue guy who does everything well, like Kris Middleton.
Patrick Williams... looks raw AF. Gotta love his LeBron-ish body and that he can handle well enough, but he looks more likely to become Jonathon Simmons than LeBron. I don't think this FO puts themselves deeper in the hole by doubling up on prospects again.
With the 7-8 play in, WeHam are absolutely shooting for that. I expect any moves to be more re-tooling than rebuilding. Swapping Gordon/Fournier/Ross for one of those young guards who will hopefully hit the ground running and keep us contending for the playoffs.
