insfo wrote:In all the confusion over Santi freaking Aldama, we never got the draft grades
Following grades are given with the benefit of 4 weeks of games.
eyeatoma - Victor Wembanyama #1, Kobe Bufkin #13, Gradey Dick #17, Ziaire Williams #25
Grade C- : Wemby was a good but obvious pick; Bufkin and Dick have already been dropped.
Williams doesn't move the needle.
insfo - Scoot Henderson #2,
Grade C- : Way too early to call Scoot a bust, and I don't think he will be by he doesn't look like a world beater, yet.
dynamoose - Amen Thompson #3, Brandin Podziemski #18
Grade C : Amen isn't getting the same oppertunity as his brother. With Miller still on the board this looks like it could have been a missed pick At the time of the draft I would have give Podziemski a D but he has been playing well as late and even out performing Thompson.
Frostbite - Brandon Miller #4, Christian Braun #22
Grade B+ : At this point Miller should be considered an obvious pick. There seems to have been hate sent his way because he was selected over Scoot Henderson. Christian Braun the vunderkid of the playoffs has been solid.
Stick - Ausar Thompson #5, Dillon Brooks #20
Grade A : Ausar has been balling getting 30+ minutes a night and grabbing 10+ rebounds a game.
Brooks has been a welcome addition to the Rockets and has been playing very well, despite getting hate over the summer.
Lemansky - Jarace Walker #6, Cam Whitmore #15
Grade D : neither Walker or Whitmore is getting much run. Both should turn out to be nice players but at this point of the season they have not impressed.
The Man - Bilal Coulibaly #7, Keyonte George #10
Grade A- : Had Lively not been still on the board this would be an A. But Bilal and Keyonte (surprisingly) are looking good.
Skai - Dereck Lively II #8, Dennis Schroder #21
Grade A : Lively is looking like the steal of the draft. Schroder seems to have revitalized his career in Toronto.
Grape's Apes - Taylor Hendricks #9,
Grade F : At the time of the draft I would have given this a good grade. As it is Hendricks is balling out, in the D-League.
Ham n Cheese - Josh Richardson #11, Caris LeVert #23
Grade B+ : Richardson has already been dropped but LeVert is balling out.
Sly - Paul Reed #12, Kyle Lowry #24
Grade F : Reed has not doing much. Lowry is providing top 100 value but closer to 40 than 30. For a contending team that may have been an okay pick.
Sabonis - Kevon Looney #14, Santi Aldama #28
Grade F+ : Looney has been okay, but he is what he is. Aldama has been dropped.
AlciG Stallions - Kris Murray #27
Grade D : Been dropped but was worth a shot at #27.
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