DG88 wrote:Sports Illustrated posted their Mock Draft 5.0 yesterday
https://www.si.com/nba/2020/06/03/nba-mock-draft-latest-projections28. Raptors - Leandro Bolmaro, G, Barcelona
Height: 6’6” | Weight: 180 | Age: 19
Feasibly, Bolmaro could be drafted as high as the teens, or he could slip to the end of the first round. There are teams who love his innate creativity, and others who have expressed concern over his lack of high-level seasoning and shooting struggles. But if he’s willing to stay overseas another year, it’s easy to see more teams warming to him as an upside play. It’s simply hard to find legit combo guards with his size and natural playmaking chops. Until the draft order is set in stone, it’s tough to sus out landing spots. But Toronto is one of the better development situations any rookie can land in, and they can go in a lot of directions with this pick, which will be their first first-round pick since 2020, assuming they keep it.
58. Raptors - Jalen Harris, SG, Nevada
I'm pretty intrigued by Bolmaro as a playmaking wing off the bench would can guard multiple positions. Needs to work on his shooting consistency, team D and decision making. But those are all workable for a 19 year old prospect. He plays with flare and toughness, which I like and is active in passing lanes. Nurse loves players who use their hands to play effective defense and he fits the bill.
Don't have too much information on Jalen Harris but he looks like a guard that can do a bit of everything for you.
I'd be fine with both picks, though I would like to get another C if possible.
Wow those are two guys I have been reviewing heavily lately so it is interesting. Bolmaro is hard to ignore for his size and creativity, but he struggled to score getting to the basket and his strength and lack of burst are concerns. But, if you talk about feel for running PG, I put him right up there for guys you want to take a chance on. He played on a team with Mirotic, and other seriously decent players, and he played well in his role. In a lot of ways he could be like a Pat McCaw with a bit more offense.
Harris has been right up there for me even at 28. I mean you compare him to guys like Riller, Jones, Pritchard etc., he is has a lot of advantages over them. I think most people think that at 6-5 he is a SG, but he ran a lot of point and knows how to play pick and roll really well having a nearly a 4-2 assist-to-turnover ratio, and can score on three levels.
His size, skill and demeanor remind me of Norman Powell. Why I really like him is that despite being their team leading scorer, he wasn't shying away from taking on other roles. He played as an off-ball scorer and was pretty decent at spot up shooting. He also was a decent defender chasing guys around screens despite a killer workload. Not sure of the fit with Toronto's roster considering Powell and Davis being combo guards, but he is a good athlete and natural scorer.
