Blonde wrote:I look at Reddish vs Barrett the same way I looked at Jackson vs Tatum in the draft. I wouldn’t be surprised if Reddish ends up a better pro than Barrett, but the diversity of skillset and mentality makes me value Barrett more. That’s why I preferred Jackson two years ago, even though he had more questions around his game. That being said, I think Barrett is easily the best wing prospect out of those 4, and outside of Doncic he’s my favorite wing prospect in the last 5 years. He blows out Wiggins/Jabari/Ingram who were heavily praised coming out.
I’m not sure Reddish can ever be a primary option, dynamic ball handler/distributer, or lockdown defender. And if he can never achieve those then where is the value in him being a top 5 pick? Can his reported lack of passion be trusted on this team? Barrett looks way more comfortable and fluid bringing the ball up court and initiating offense when you watch Duke games. He’s the main initiator and scorer as a freshman on the best team in the country, and seems to be stepping up without Zion.
There is real talent in this draft. Reddish is a legit prospect too. Morant has his fans, and I’m teetering on how I feel about him. Though I can guarantee you that if Barrett was playing for Murray State without any other 5 star recruits he’d be averaging a crazier statline than Morant. There will always be late risers too. I’m not even mentioning Garland who looked special in the games he played, nor Hunter who I would have taken in the lottery last year and has improved every facet of his game.
Point being we should be very careful about trading our pick. It’s not even about falling in love with a prospect, it’s about not making a rash decision at the expense a sustainable future. Yes - we made a mistake bringing on 5 rookies last year. But I think it’s wisest to move some of the current guys for established talent, then supplement that with another top pick.
Blonde wrote:I look at Reddish vs Barrett the same way I looked at Jackson vs Tatum in the draft. I wouldn’t be surprised if Reddish ends up a better pro than Barrett, but the diversity of skillset and mentality makes me value Barrett more. That’s why I preferred Jackson two years ago, even though he had more questions around his game. That being said, I think Barrett is easily the best wing prospect out of those 4, and outside of Doncic he’s my favorite wing prospect in the last 5 years. He blows out Wiggins/Jabari/Ingram who were heavily praised coming out.
I’m not sure Reddish can ever be a primary option, dynamic ball handler/distributer, or lockdown defender. And if he can never achieve those then where is the value in him being a top 5 pick? Can his reported lack of passion be trusted on this team? Barrett looks way more comfortable and fluid bringing the ball up court and initiating offense when you watch Duke games. He’s the main initiator and scorer as a freshman on the best team in the country, and seems to be stepping up without Zion.
There is real talent in this draft. Reddish is a legit prospect too. Morant has his fans, and I’m teetering on how I feel about him. Though I can guarantee you that if Barrett was playing for Murray State without any other 5 star recruits he’d be averaging a crazier statline than Morant. There will always be late risers too. I’m not even mentioning Garland who looked special in the games he played, nor Hunter who I would have taken in the lottery last year and has improved every facet of his game.
Point being we should be very careful about trading our pick. It’s not even about falling in love with a prospect, it’s about not making a rash decision at the expense a sustainable future. Yes - we made a mistake bringing on 5 rookies last year. But I think it’s wisest to move some of the current guys for established talent, then supplement that with another top pick.
Very good post. Interesting you bring up Tatum and Reddish because I was thinking a lot what I read about him reminds me of what was being said about Tatum pre draft.
You're a little higher on Barrett than I am but he did dominate some of the pre college all star games and I do wonder of we'd be looking at him differently had he not had to share the court with a monster like Zion.
While I'm ok trading the pick in the right deal I do agree they need to be careful trading the pick. If they think this guy can be better than some of the other young guys you make the pick and move on from some of the other guys.
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