DreamTeam09 wrote:If Jordan nwora is a black Duncan Robinson, pretty sure that would be considered a steal at 29. JN comes in with a better pedigree / accolades than Duncan as well
I laughed at this, but it is true he does a lot of what Robinson can do. Nwora's next step is shooting better off movement, but I think he is progressing.
I wrote this a while back, but Nwora is very underrated in the draft community despite having size and numbers that show his value:
I ran some numbers, and over the last 3 years out of the mock draft ranked forwards, only three made more than 150 threes:
Jordan Nwora (178 made 3s on 39.4%)
Elijah Hughes (165 - 34%)
Tres Tinkle (152 - 33%)
Now Saddiq Bey didn't make the cut because he only played two seasons, and he likely would be at the top of the list given his shooting. Aaron Nesmith had a great year, but his brilliant run was only 14 games and the year previous he shot 34%. Nwora has a better track record than both, yet he isn't mocked too high.
Depending on your perspective, he might grade out as a first round talent given he is 6'8 and shoots from deep range at 40%.
My preference would be to trade up by trading Norm for Saddiq Bey, and then drafting Tillman at 29. If that doesn't happen, a combo of Nwora and a big like Nathan Knight or Kaleb Wesson or Nick Richards looks good at 59.