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Jamaaliver wrote:He's not worth a top-10 pick, but I like the potential fit for a guy like Keldon Johnson as a 3 & D wing next to Trae.
Jonathan Wasserman wrote:2019 NBA Draft Big Board: Top 50 Players Post-Combine
4. Jarrett Culver (Texas Tech, SG, Sophomore)
An evolved offensive player and creator, Jarrett Culver took a notable step forward this season as a scorer (18.5 points per game) and playmaker (3.7 assists).
He also just measured 6'6¾" with a 6'9½" wingspan, encouraging numbers that confirm Culver has textbook tools for an NBA shooting guard.
He struggled to separate from Hunter in the national title game, raising some questions about his ability to execute against length. That raised the importance for Culver to improve his shooting, which went backward last season.
But at 20 years old, he still checks boxes across the board with enough competence in terms of ball-handling, shot-making, passing and defending. Being well-rounded is arguably Culver's most attractive characteristic.
5. Cam Reddish (Duke, SF, Freshman)
Measuring 6'8" with a 7'0½" wingspan, Reddish's physical profile mirrors Paul George. Combine it with an easy shooting stroke, and teams should still be drawn to his three-and-D potential.
Fit will play a key role in his development. An [ill-fitting] one worked against him at Duke, where he did too much standing around and never gained any rhythm. Reddish will need an equal balance next year of opportunity (to build confidence) and supporting talent to take off pressure.
Determining his pre-draft ranking means assessing his floor plus the likelihood of him improving his off-the-dribble game and decision-making.
25. Nassir Little (North Carolina, SF/PF, Freshman)
Little should help himself during workouts and interviews, and he'll need to after an unproductive freshman season in which he played only 18.2 minutes per game. He's bound to show teams he's a better shooter than his 26.9 percent three-point mark suggests, and they should be enamored by his 224-pound frame, 7'1¼" wingspan and 5.9 percent body fat. Diminishing concerns over his shot-creating ability and passing (6.4 assist percentage) will be tougher to vanquish over the next month.Spoiler:
Jamaaliver wrote:From Bleacher Report -- wing options in the lottery.
(I'm including Culver because I think there's a scenario we trade up for him should he get past the Lakers.)Jonathan Wasserman wrote:2019 NBA Draft Big Board: Top 50 Players Post-Combine
4. Jarrett Culver (Texas Tech, SG, Sophomore)
An evolved offensive player and creator, Jarrett Culver took a notable step forward this season as a scorer (18.5 points per game) and playmaker (3.7 assists).
He also just measured 6'6¾" with a 6'9½" wingspan, encouraging numbers that confirm Culver has textbook tools for an NBA shooting guard.
He struggled to separate from Hunter in the national title game, raising some questions about his ability to execute against length. That raised the importance for Culver to improve his shooting, which went backward last season.
But at 20 years old, he still checks boxes across the board with enough competence in terms of ball-handling, shot-making, passing and defending. Being well-rounded is arguably Culver's most attractive characteristic.
5. Cam Reddish (Duke, SF, Freshman)
Measuring 6'8" with a 7'0½" wingspan, Reddish's physical profile mirrors Paul George. Combine it with an easy shooting stroke, and teams should still be drawn to his three-and-D potential.
Fit will play a key role in his development. An [ill-fitting] one worked against him at Duke, where he did too much standing around and never gained any rhythm. Reddish will need an equal balance next year of opportunity (to build confidence) and supporting talent to take off pressure.
Determining his pre-draft ranking means assessing his floor plus the likelihood of him improving his off-the-dribble game and decision-making.
25. Nassir Little (North Carolina, SF/PF, Freshman)
Little should help himself during workouts and interviews, and he'll need to after an unproductive freshman season in which he played only 18.2 minutes per game. He's bound to show teams he's a better shooter than his 26.9 percent three-point mark suggests, and they should be enamored by his 224-pound frame, 7'1¼" wingspan and 5.9 percent body fat. Diminishing concerns over his shot-creating ability and passing (6.4 assist percentage) will be tougher to vanquish over the next month.Spoiler:
Spud2nique wrote:I was a bigger fan of Culver early on. Then I saw the combine draft interview and I wasn’t as impressed when they likened his game to Derozan. That’s scares me off a bit. Derozen is a scorer but I want guys that move the ball when it’s not in Trae’s hands. We can’t have a ball stopper imo.
Plus the Lakers always demand crazy returns in trades because..well they are the Lakers.
Jamaaliver wrote:Spud2nique wrote:I was a bigger fan of Culver early on. Then I saw the combine draft interview and I wasn’t as impressed when they likened his game to Derozan. That’s scares me off a bit. Derozen is a scorer but I want guys that move the ball when it’s not in Trae’s hands. We can’t have a ball stopper imo.
Plus the Lakers always demand crazy returns in trades because..well they are the Lakers.
Yeah, that DeRozan comp threw me for a loop as well. Culver's definitely a better play maker than DeRozan, though the mid-range game is indeed similar.
JC's biggest question mark is that jump shot out to 3-pt range. He shot well as a freshman, and got worse throughout his sophomore year.
If he can consistently be a 38% shooter from deep, he's gonna be a great complementary player.
If he ends up in New Orleans with Zion...that could be really special.
His style of play (on ball defense, secondary play-maker) reminds me of S Pippen. He isn't nearly that caliber of player, but stylistically, he falls somewhere around there.
King Ken wrote:Mike Schmitz was at Octagon today and boy did Cam Reddish look amazing.
Jamaaliver wrote:Spud2nique wrote:I was a bigger fan of Culver early on. Then I saw the combine draft interview and I wasn’t as impressed when they likened his game to Derozan. That’s scares me off a bit. Derozen is a scorer but I want guys that move the ball when it’s not in Trae’s hands. We can’t have a ball stopper imo.
Plus the Lakers always demand crazy returns in trades because..well they are the Lakers.
Yeah, that DeRozan comp threw me for a loop as well. Culver's definitely a better play maker than DeRozan, though the mid-range game is indeed similar.
JC's biggest question mark is that jump shot out to 3-pt range. He shot well as a freshman, and got worse throughout his sophomore year.
If he can consistently be a 38% shooter from deep, he's gonna be a great complementary player.
If he ends up in New Orleans with Zion...that could be really special.
His style of play (on ball defense, secondary play-maker) reminds me of S Pippen. He isn't nearly that caliber of player, but stylistically, he falls somewhere around there.
King Ken wrote:Jamaaliver wrote:Spud2nique wrote:I was a bigger fan of Culver early on. Then I saw the combine draft interview and I wasn’t as impressed when they likened his game to Derozan. That’s scares me off a bit. Derozen is a scorer but I want guys that move the ball when it’s not in Trae’s hands. We can’t have a ball stopper imo.
Plus the Lakers always demand crazy returns in trades because..well they are the Lakers.
Yeah, that DeRozan comp threw me for a loop as well. Culver's definitely a better play maker than DeRozan, though the mid-range game is indeed similar.
JC's biggest question mark is that jump shot out to 3-pt range. He shot well as a freshman, and got worse throughout his sophomore year.
If he can consistently be a 38% shooter from deep, he's gonna be a great complementary player.
If he ends up in New Orleans with Zion...that could be really special.
His style of play (on ball defense, secondary play-maker) reminds me of S Pippen. He isn't nearly that caliber of player, but stylistically, he falls somewhere around there.
Culver is clearly a better prospect than DeRozan but he doesn't have the same upsides as DeMar.
Culver comps should be Jalen Rose, Steve Smith, and maybe some shades of Rip Hamilton
Spud2nique wrote:King Ken wrote:Jamaaliver wrote:
Yeah, that DeRozan comp threw me for a loop as well. Culver's definitely a better play maker than DeRozan, though the mid-range game is indeed similar.
JC's biggest question mark is that jump shot out to 3-pt range. He shot well as a freshman, and got worse throughout his sophomore year.
If he can consistently be a 38% shooter from deep, he's gonna be a great complementary player.
If he ends up in New Orleans with Zion...that could be really special.
His style of play (on ball defense, secondary play-maker) reminds me of S Pippen. He isn't nearly that caliber of player, but stylistically, he falls somewhere around there.
Culver is clearly a better prospect than DeRozan but he doesn't have the same upsides as DeMar.
Culver comps should be Jalen Rose, Steve Smith, and maybe some shades of Rip Hamilton
The latter two I love. Smitty obviously and Rip was a monster with the midrange aka the lost art.
King Ken wrote:
Spud2nique wrote:King Ken wrote:
That release is as natural as they come. Reminds me of Ray Allen, not the actual release of the shot but the ability to have such great rhythm, arc and flow.
I said a long time ago that he was a top 5 guy after workouts. We might get screwed here. He might go Lakers or Cavs. Sucks.
King Ken wrote:Spud2nique wrote:King Ken wrote:
That release is as natural as they come. Reminds me of Ray Allen, not the actual release of the shot but the ability to have such great rhythm, arc and flow.
I said a long time ago that he was a top 5 guy after workouts. We might get screwed here. He might go Lakers or Cavs. Sucks.
It will be tough but i think Cavs and Lakers will pass up on him. Cavs probably would have easily picked him but Beliein system has a lot of actions and well, Cam sucks at actions. He could barely play in Duke system. Culver will be their pick. Lakers just aren't taking Reddish. Too raw, much to raw and limited. They need polished players with Bron. Hunter or Garland at 4.
Bulls is possible. They will likely go upside if the PGs are off the board or trade down. Maybe 10 is in play. Maybe not.
Ice Trae wrote:Culver’s jumper looked good in that video. I’ve watched highlights of him throughout the year and the one thing that always scared me about him was his form. It looked like he had a slight hitch at the end of his shot.
Wait..that kinda sounded dirty my bad.