#38 - Darrun Hilliard

[kellmellus50]

i wanted Rakeem Christmas

[Han Solo]

I had this guy around #70.. Wow

[Han Solo]

picked over Wood smh

[ComboGuardCity]

Who is this guy [UNAMUSED FACE]


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[Montanabadboy]

Me too, in fact this guy wasn't even on my radar. Sounds like a 3 and D guy, we shall see.

[kellmellus50]

he hit 70, 3pt out of 169 not bad that is SVG man.

[engelbert321]

Looks like a Kim English type of pick

[Notanoob]

Christmas was gone, Woods was too dumb and soft for Stan probably.

Hilliard is an excellent shooter, good passer. Defense should be good too, Villanova was a great defense team and his steal rate is very high, even better than Stanley Johnson's.

[bballnmike]

Yesssssss this is exactly who I wanted. Been saying it all along, check my post history.

Jk never heard of him. Only thing I've read about him, sounds alright
[tweet]https://twitter.com/dery1051/status/614274975017631744[/tweet]

[Liqourish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emVPfNGuWMY

[Rip'nTheCourt]

Really good pick. Great size for a SG with a ton of length, 6'9" wingspan. He's not an uber athlete but he's a perfect role player which, let's be honest, is what we were drafting for with that pick.

He can knock down the three...check
He can defend at a high level...check
He possesses a high basketball IQ...check
He shows great versatility...check
He plays with consistently high intensity...check

[pistontr]

Really good pick. Great size for a SG with a ton of length, 6'9" wingspan. He's not an uber athlete but he's a perfect role player which, let's be honest, is what we were drafting for with that pick.

He can knock down the three...check
He can defend at a high level...check
He possesses a high basketball IQ...check
He shows great versatility...check
He plays with consistently high intensity...check

sound like lottery pick

[MrBigShot]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3BmOIK0bOU[/youtube]

Not bad. Great form on his shot, quick release. Crafty around the rim and decent body control.

I've only seen a bit of footage from him thus far, but he reminds me of Arron Afflalo.

[Blkbrd671]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3BmOIK0bOU[/youtube]

Not bad. Great form on his shot, quick release. Crafty around the rim and decent body control.

I've only seen a bit of footage from him thus far, but he reminds me of Arron Afflalo.

nice jumpshot, good athleticism, and big for his position. good pick

[Notanoob]

Really good pick. Great size for a SG with a ton of length, 6'9" wingspan. He's not an uber athlete but he's a perfect role player which, let's be honest, is what we were drafting for with that pick.

He can knock down the three...check
He can defend at a high level...check
He possesses a high basketball IQ...check
He shows great versatility...check
He plays with consistently high intensity...check

sound like lottery pick

Yeah, lacks athleticism. Not a quick/fast guy, not great lateral movement. He won't be a lock-down defender but if his steal rate is any indication, he's a smart enough player to not get completely torched on defense. Doesn't have great hops and will struggle to get to the rim and finish too. Should be a capable role player though.

[DocRI]

A buddy of mind, who follows the Big East even closer than I do, told me he's "a solid role player."

So let's be honest — it's pick #38. Whomever we picked wasn't gonna move the needle one way or another, whether they be a backup-backup SG or a backup-backup C. Good 3&D guy who, at ABSOLUTE best, could replace Meeks as KCP's backup at a much lower price in a couple of years? Sure, why the hell not?

In any case, I'm not gonna shed any tears 'cuz we took a gamble on him as opposed to that French center whose name I can't even spell.

[MrBigShot]

Looked up their stats and in fact they are pretty similar:

Afflalo per 40 Junior year of college: 21/3/2 with 0.7 steals, 59 TS% and 38% from three
Hilliard per 40 Senior year of college: 20/3/3 with 2.5 steals, 58 TS% and 39% from three

Not saying he'll be as good as Afflalo because I don't think he's got much upside, but it's interesting. Wouldn't shock me if he maxes out at where Afflalo was his 1st year in Denver.

[A-Wins]

Wanted a backup C, but it's really not key to fill that role in the draft.


At 38, this is fine.

[DocRI]

Okay, now I gotta be completely honest and (potentially, I hope!) eat some crow — I wanted Robert Upshaw, Christian Wood, Cliff Alexander, or that French Kid whose name I can't remember or spell (just went to Google — Mohammadou Jaiteh) with pick #38. And NONE of them got drafted. So as humbling as this is, I guess I must admit that SVG & Gang actually know what they're doing better than I do. If we get ONE of those guys on our Summer League team, that's a huge win in my opinion; if we get a couple of them in for free looks, it's MASSIVE.

It's been a tough night to say this, but in SVG I trust; let's trust him to keep working from here!

[DeKroit]

SVG made the right pick at that spot. I was high on Hilliard. Dude plays good defense, and is a 3&D guy. Perfect player for SVG.