Thomas Haugh

[ezhkw8u69e]

Hes a solid college player but theres no way he should be going in the 1st rd. Dude is 22 yr old as a junior.

That's the kind of reductive thinking that leads to poor draft decisions when it comes to older players.

Age should be a factor, but him not being a first round pick because "dude is a 22 year old as a junior" is just lazy reasoning. He reminds me a bit of Tristan da Silva, and I'm pretty sure Orlando is happy with taking the old dude in the first round a couple years ago.

Asking because I legitimately don't understand the hype this kid is getting. What specifically is it that you like about him in terms of NBA role?

[BigGargamel]

That's the kind of reductive thinking that leads to poor draft decisions when it comes to older players.

Age should be a factor, but him not being a first round pick because "dude is a 22 year old as a junior" is just lazy reasoning. He reminds me a bit of Tristan da Silva, and I'm pretty sure Orlando is happy with taking the old dude in the first round a couple years ago.

Asking because I legitimately don't understand the hype this kid is getting. What specifically is it that you like about him in terms of NBA role?

Like I said, I think he's a Tristan da Silva like. Decent combo forward scorer, can rebound, won't embarrass himself defensively. I don't think he'll be anything special, but you could do worse in the 20's if you want to draft someone with experience.

I'm just saying, his age alone shouldn't be why people are down on him. Anyone can bust, but once you hit the 20's, *shrug* I wouldn't take him higher than that.

[CP War Hawks]

I do like the Silva comps, however TH moves more fluidly to a sf as TAS looks like a pf to me. I think that is peaking the interest of scouts.

He's instant plug and play for me. He can play both forward spots, square him against a few pfs some game and sf for other ones.

[mccluskey]

That's the kind of reductive thinking that leads to poor draft decisions when it comes to older players.

Age should be a factor, but him not being a first round pick because "dude is a 22 year old as a junior" is just lazy reasoning. He reminds me a bit of Tristan da Silva, and I'm pretty sure Orlando is happy with taking the old dude in the first round a couple years ago.

Asking because I legitimately don't understand the hype this kid is getting. What specifically is it that you like about him in terms of NBA role?

as a Gator fan I can tell you what I've seen from him - Haugh's a really good athlete, very bouncy and fluid, and is an excellent defender at 6'9 with long arms who can guard multiple positions and plays with 110% effort at all times. He's a smart player who makes a lot of winning plays and doesn't try to do too much or get out of control often.

I think his size/athleticism and defensive ability are definitely NBA level. Offense has significantly improved from being awful as a freshman but is still a bit of a work in progress. Last year he improved his FT and 3pt shooting from 45%/25% as a FR to 79%/34% as a SO and became UF's best offensive big man by the end of the season.

in 24-25 he exclusively played PF, but this season he's playing mostly on the wing and has taken on a much bigger offensive role, doubling his PPG and shot attempts, and he's been UF's overall best player and scorer to date. He's only hitting 32% from deep so far on 5.6att/g this year, but his form looks good and he's obviously gotten way more comfortable as a shooter, so I think he'll continue to improve there.

his biggest issue, besides needing to continue to refine his shooting, is that he has to get better as a ballhandler to be a significant contributor in the league. His handle is not a strength right now.

I think there's plenty of potential there with his size/athleticism profile, defensive ability, toughness, competitive nature and the trend of continual offensive improvement that he's shown so far.

[Chi town]

Looks like a taller Heat Pelle Larson?

[CP War Hawks]

Looks like a taller Heat Pelle Larson?

I'd comp him as Dillon Brooks. He'll need to bring all the physicality on both ends and not be a douche but can't deny Brooks is a good two way player.

[ezhkw8u69e]

He's Chandler Parsons down to the school. I think honestly people are subconsciously just remembering peak Chandler Parsons.

[FrightCoward]

Averaged 23 PPG on strong efficiency against arguably three of the five best teams in the country in UCONN, Duke, and Arizona. Dude’s the best player in the SEC this season.

[FarBeyondDriven]

Similar prospect to Furphy who like so many players drafted the past few years, can't see the floor because there's just not enough minutes to go around. If Furphy stayed in school and was a 22 y/o junior this is about what I'd expect

[mattg]

He's Chandler Parsons down to the school. I think honestly people are subconsciously just remembering peak Chandler Parsons.

Chandler Parsons led the NCAA in getting head when he was at Florida, not sure Haugh has game like that.

[vincecarter4pres]

That's the kind of reductive thinking that leads to poor draft decisions when it comes to older players.

Age should be a factor, but him not being a first round pick because "dude is a 22 year old as a junior" is just lazy reasoning. He reminds me a bit of Tristan da Silva, and I'm pretty sure Orlando is happy with taking the old dude in the first round a couple years ago.

Asking because I legitimately don't understand the hype this kid is getting. What specifically is it that you like about him in terms of NBA role?

I don’t know how you watch this kid play this year and don’t see as close to a guarantee as you can to big minutes plug and play rotation player by year 2.

Like do I see a high ceiling? Nah.

But I’d be surprised if he isn’t someone’s starter at 2-4 next to a high usage on ball guard or wing.

He’s lengthy and athletic as hell, with great burst, explosion and verticality. He defends, he has a good lateral quicks and instincts. His shot is improving. Good finisher. Gets out in the open court and off cuts. Has a mean first step and a usable if not completely mundane handle for quick decisive moves with one change of direction. Doesn’t seem to play outside himself and makes most of the smart basic plays.

Like by year three he should easily be the quintessential 3&D wing/forward who averages like 14/6/2/1/1 in low 30 something mpg while shooting high-mid 30’s from deep for 6-8 years running as a positive value uber low usage starter.

Everything about his game should nearly directly translate as long as he doesn’t try to start doing all kinds of things he shouldn’t.

Idk how people watch him and don’t think this.

He isn’t a sexy pick, an exciting pick, etc., but he should absolutely be getting top 20 hype, nothing wrong taking him late lotto imho either.

[BlazersBroncos]

Age should be a factor, but him not being a first round pick because "dude is a 22 year old as a junior" is just lazy reasoning. He reminds me a bit of Tristan da Silva, and I'm pretty sure Orlando is happy with taking the old dude in the first round a couple years ago.

Asking because I legitimately don't understand the hype this kid is getting. What specifically is it that you like about him in terms of NBA role?

I don’t know how you watch this kid play this year and don’t see as close to a guarantee as you can to big minutes plug and play rotation player by year 2.

Like do I see a high ceiling? Nah.

But I’d be surprised if he isn’t someone’s starter at 2-4 next to a high usage on ball guard or wing.

He’s lengthy and athletic as hell, with great burst, explosion and verticality. He defends, he has a good lateral quicks and instincts. His shot is improving. Good finisher. Gets out in the open court and off cuts. Has a mean first step and a usable if not completely mundane handle for quick decisive moves with one change of direction. Doesn’t seem to play outside himself and makes most of the smart basic plays.

Like by year three he should easily be the quintessential 3&D wing/forward who averages like 14/6/2/1/1 in low 30 something mpg while shooting high-mid 30’s from deep for 6-8 years running as a positive value uber low usage starter.

Everything about his game should nearly directly translate as long as he doesn’t try to start doing all kinds of things he shouldn’t.

Idk how people watch him and don’t think this.

He isn’t a sexy pick, an exciting pick, etc., but he should absolutely be getting top 20 hype, nothing wrong taking him late lotto imho either.

Ya, he is a plug and play role player IMO. I actually like him more than Yaxel.

Think OKC could snag him with the LAC FRP and immediatley get quality run from him as a 9th or so man.

[JMAC3]

More Dunks this year than Steinbach, Cenac Jr, Morez Johnson, Ngonga and Krivas.

[WargamesX]

I wonder if he goes higher next year. He’ll be 23 by then, but it’s suppose to be a weaker draft.

[Chuck Everett]

I wonder if he goes higher next year. He’ll be 23 by then, but it’s suppose to be a weaker draft.

He turns 23 in July this year. I mean, 24 before you play your first summer league game? I don't get what he's thinking.

[GSWFan1994]

Man, the NIL money must have been sweeeeeeeeeeeet.

[baldur]

I wonder if he goes higher next year. He’ll be 23 by then, but it’s suppose to be a weaker draft.

Everybody returns, maybe it's not weak anymore.

[tmorgan]

Man, the NIL money must have been sweeeeeeeeeeeet.

That and he’s already old. Another year and he’s still old. No one really cares if you are old if you produce like Yaxel or Cam Johnson in the league.

He’s probably not a lottery pick next year either, so if the Gators found 5-6m to give him, why not?

[Cammo101]

Not to same jersey scout, but he has a bit of David Lee lite to his game.

[BigGargamel]

I get most guys returning, but he was a clear first rounder. I guess he just wants to get paid to go to college for one more year. Can't hate that, but I would remember it next year if I think about drafting him. I would want to draft a player who wants to be an NBA player.

These guys being almost 25 and still wanting to hang around in college is silly to me, but that's the new landscape. It's just another professional league now.