Crives wrote:Ghost of Kleine wrote:Crives wrote:
Yves is only 15lbs heavier than Dunn! He’s going to get destroyed by most centers.
I get that he's lanky and with a thin frame, But it's important to consider a couple of things here man:
1- Missi at 235 lbs is the same weight as similar successful NBA defensive centers such as Daniel Gafford, Derek Lively, Jarrett Allen, Nik Claxton, and Richuan Holmes. All of those centers have been successful in their NBA roles. Players like Gafford and Lively have shown also that being at that weight range doesn't necessarily mean you'll get destroyed by bigger centers as obviously, they're having quite a bit of success against larger centers like Gobert, and KAT both bigger and heavier 7' footers.
2- Missis' role wouldn't be as a banger against bigger, girthier centers. But his ultimate value to us will be in what we lack currently with Nurkic as with Missi, you have a much quicker, more athletic very switchable option with much better defensive recovery ability and weakside rim protection than what Nurkic could provide against quicker and more athletic centers.
3- He's young, but can obviously still bulk up a bit as well as get stronger in a professional NBA training program. He has the tools, length, quick twitch athleticism, and relentless motor to be an elite switchable defensive 5 option.
*** I do love Dunn though as he's an absolute game-changer defensively with 1st team all defensive ability/potential and a generational defender ceiling outcome! I'd be super happy IF our front office was smart enough to take him at 22. Rally, I'd be cool with either Missi or Dunn at 22, But if I had to choose between the two somehow, I'd probably choose Dunn!!!
From what I have read the interesting part of yves is the athleticism and switchability.. nothing else seems special (passing, shooting, defensive instincts).. makes me worry that once he adds weight for nba body we are basically looking at another Eubanks.
On bronny front…. We should definitely be sending all the smoke signals that we taking him at 22…. Try and push lakers to draft him at 17 to increase odds someone falls to us.
That's fair about Missi, he's still young and fairly raw. But in our situation we don't really need as much of a dynamic high end two way player for his specific role. Missi because of his length, athleticism, quickness and vertical burst will be a high end potentially elite defensive rim protector. And that's also what we need around the rim as well as what Dunn brings all over the court.
And as for bronny, I completely agree!
