Desertfox wrote:I didn't think he was the right pick then, and I don't think he is the right pic now. The reason is simple, 3-point shooting specialist SFs are a dime a dozen in the NBA and SF was not a position of need for the Suns. What we needed was a future starter-quality PF or PG, of which there were plenty available (Clarke, Washington, NAW). Guess what are our positions of need going into next year's draft? PF and PG...
Can Cam turn into a starter-quality player? Sure he can, except he is in the same position as both Oubre and Bridges. He looks like he will be a good player going forward but he was not what the Suns needed and the Suns didn't have the luxury of picking up backup SFs. How useful would Clarke or Washington have been against the Lakers, where the Suns were clearly lacking size?
Not that useful. Clarke and Washington are both small Pf’s. I don’t think they would have had much more success guarding AD, Dwight and javale
On the point of not picking 3pt specialists so high, I get it. But it’s a valuable skill, and with the amounts of busts year on year in a draft, if you knew you’d be getting Kyle korver (not saying cam will necessarily be korver) I think you’d take that at pick #11 every time!?