Darius Acuff Jr.

[King Ken]

Haliburton no dilemma.

Darius Acuff as Darius Garland 2.0? 6-9 pick

He's a lot better than rookie Garland right now mainly due to his quality as a floor general and his size. Upside wise, he should be a tier or two better as well even if he doesn’t feel like a future MVP candidate due to his athleticism but I wouldn't count him out. He's going to impact winning as a rookie. Hard to find floor generals in any era. Especially NBA ready ones who can score. We had some come into the NBA but they couldn't score. CP3, Nash, Hali, and Mike Bibby would be proud.

What makes him so special is he's the best floor general as a freshman since CP3.

so that will be 2.0 version of garland as i said? darius should be one of best offensive players in league, looking like that in moment, MM determines a lot

I don't really see Darius as a top end floor general. I like his scoring and shooting package as he's developed

[tontoz]

I don't really see Darius as a top end floor general. I like his scoring and shooting package as he's developed

Acuff has an assist to turnover ratio of over 3 to 1.

[eminence]

Big fan. Scoring punch, shooting, efficiency, good playmaker, probably the most balanced guard in the class. Really an absurdly good guard class overall.

[BAMAFREAK]

Really liking Acuff. He looks like a sawed off Anthony Edwards on offense

[King Ken]

I don't really see Darius as a top end floor general. I like his scoring and shooting package as he's developed

Acuff has an assist to turnover ratio of over 3 to 1.

I was talking about Garland. Not Acuff

[King Ken]

He's basically a super charged Rashad Phillips. Iverson like offensive skill with speed and power. Not the athlete of course, no one but MJ is for Basketball.

His PG skills is Mike Bibby like. Best floor general since Chris Paul from Wake. I would strongly consider him at 4 if I need a PG. Him and Flemings are tier 2 guys and I can't pick between the two honestly.

Flemings has more upside to me but both are going to be elite.

[JMAC3]

The offense is soo good that I think drafting him knowing he won't be a great defender is still fine in that 5-8 range. This isn't Rob Dillingham averaging 15 ppg and 4 assists. Acuff is much better prospect and has had way more flashes of being an elite offensive player.

Combine measurements will still be important, but the fact he shots 49% on catch and shoot threes I think will be a factor for teams drafting him high because that shows he can play off the ball as a #2 option to a Flagg or Jalen Johnson type of heavy usage wing.

[Bad Bart]

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Literally one of the worst defenders I've ever seen.

[ROballer]

The defense part can be attributed somewhat to the insane load this guy is carrying on the offensive side. He played one time under 30 minutes all year long in a 50 point blowout.

Played 35 minutes or more in 20 games this year and just played 40/40/37 in a back to back to back. While scoring 37/24/30 in those games.

He's a competitor and plays through injuries. He only missed one game. I think on a team in which he's not gonna do all of the carrying on the offensive side, he can be asked to show more effort and thus be a passable defender at least, on top of what he gives you on O which is elite.

[King Ken]

The offense is soo good that I think drafting him knowing he won't be a great defender is still fine in that 5-8 range. This isn't Rob Dillingham averaging 15 ppg and 4 assists. Acuff is much better prospect and has had way more flashes of being an elite offensive player.

Combine measurements will still be important, but the fact he shots 49% on catch and shoot threes I think will be a factor for teams drafting him high because that shows he can play off the ball as a #2 option to a Flagg or Jalen Johnson type of heavy usage wing.

His best factor is when he hits his prime, he will be a master of running sets and getting the offense into the best looks. His teams won't wall off in the playoffs. They will be elevated like Bibby and Kidd used to do for their teams.

[JMAC3]

I get there is some weird debate going on draft twitter right now with Darius Acuff... but wtf do people want him to do that he isn't already doing.

Are we sure this kid isn't the next Chris Paul? I just don't know how much better he can be than he is and still get this amount of hate.

[Chuck Everett]

I get there is some weird debate going on draft twitter right now with Darius Acuff... but wtf do people want him to do that he isn't already doing.

Are we sure this kid isn't the next Chris Paul? I just don't know how much better he can be than he is and still get this amount of hate.

Do you believe he is a similar type of floor general as Chris Paul? Where do you believe he should be picked, or what team makes the most sense in the lottery?

[JMAC3]

I get there is some weird debate going on draft twitter right now with Darius Acuff... but wtf do people want him to do that he isn't already doing.

Are we sure this kid isn't the next Chris Paul? I just don't know how much better he can be than he is and still get this amount of hate.

Do you believe he is a similar type of floor general as Chris Paul? Where do you believe he should be picked, or what team makes the most sense in the lottery?

I had him 7th on my last board, but the guy has just been going insane since then.

Hard to make a strong case that Peterson, Wagler, Fleming deserve to be over him right now.

I could see myself moving him up to 3rd behind AJ and Boozer.

[ReggiesKnicks]

I get there is some weird debate going on draft twitter right now with Darius Acuff... but wtf do people want him to do that he isn't already doing.

Are we sure this kid isn't the next Chris Paul? I just don't know how much better he can be than he is and still get this amount of hate.

Young CP3 lived at the free throw line with the combination of athleticism and otherworldly BBIQ.

Does Acuff have Top 10 All-Time BBIQ? I'd assume not, but I haven't watched enough to say he is a dumb player.

Acuff doesn't live at the free throw line the same way young CP3 did, and CP3 did it with a lot less spacing.

CP3 is also one of the best passers of all-time.

Acuff could exceed whatever theoretical ceiling we could put on him and he would still be worse than Chris Paul.

[tontoz]

I had Acuff at 7 prior to the Alabama game. I have him at 5 now. He's been my favorite player to watch.

[ROballer]

I get there is some weird debate going on draft twitter right now with Darius Acuff... but wtf do people want him to do that he isn't already doing.

Are we sure this kid isn't the next Chris Paul? I just don't know how much better he can be than he is and still get this amount of hate.

Young CP3 lived at the free throw line with the combination of athleticism and otherworldly BBIQ.

Does Acuff have Top 10 All-Time BBIQ? I'd assume not, but I haven't watched enough to say he is a dumb player.

Acuff doesn't live at the free throw line the same way young CP3 did, and CP3 did it with a lot less spacing.

CP3 is also one of the best passers of all-time.

Acuff could exceed whatever theoretical ceiling we could put on him and he would still be worse than Chris Paul.

His FT rate has improved a lot lately. Last 9 games he's at 9.3 attempts per.

Still a lot of things don't make him close to prime CP3 but he's absolutely killing it lately and like tontoz said, I don't see how you can have Wagler or Flemings(and I like both of them a lot as well) over him right now.

I mean last 9 he played Auburn, Alabama, Missouri, Texas AM, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Vandy and he's averagin 29/7 with only 2.3 turnovers, 52% from 3 on 7 attempts and 9.3 FT attempts on top.

The defense doesn't make him a top 4 guy IMO but I don't have any problem someone taking him at #5. I'd have to have more compelling arguments FOR Wagler(slowing down lately) and Flemings for either one to be over Acuff at this point than the other way around.

[JMAC3]

I wasn't even attempting to do a 1 for 1 comp of him to Chris Paul, but more so saying a small guard that could be dominant college and pro guard. However, outside of CP3 having better steal numbers Acuff is pretty on par if not better in some categories than CP3. Also, Acuff has had the same levels of team success playing in the best conference in college basketball-- seems like a pretty good indicator of BBIQ.

Chris Paul as a freshman
14.8 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.7 spg, 2.6 TOV and 57% EFG
5.7 FTA per game +1.3 Threes made per game on 46.5%-- 4.8 Win Shares
WF went 21-10 Earned 4 seed in March Madness lost in sweet 16.

Chris Paul as a sophomore
15.3 ppg, 6.6 apg, 2.4 spg, 2.8 TOV and 52.4% EFG
5.8 FTA per game +1.4 Threes made per game on 47.4%-- 4.6 Win Shares
WF went 27-6 Earned a 2 seed in March Madness lost 2nd round.

Darius Acuff as a freshman
22.7 ppg, 6.4 apg, 0.8 spg, 2.1 TOV and 56.5% EFG
5.7 FTA per game + 2.5 Threes made per game on 43.7%--5.5 Win Shares
Ark went 25-8 Earned a 4 seed in March Madness

Acuff better scorer, better ATO ratio, more win shares and has a conference championship under his belt something CP3 never did.

[tontoz]

Considering the amount of points he generates, through his scoring or playmaking, his turnover rate is very low. Very polished player for a freshman.

[SNPA]

Grade his defense. Combine it with his height. Does he get constantly hunted?

[ReggiesKnicks]

Grade his defense. Combine it with his height. Does he get constantly hunted?

He does, but that's how the modern NBA is with the sheer amount of skill possessed by larger guards and small forwards these days. The reality is if his offense is good enough, he will find the court and be a net-positive.