pcbothwel wrote:NatP4 wrote:Man, I’m late to the party but Garuba has legit star potential. Hard to believe he just turned 19. The most intriguing part of his game is the off the dribble stuff and the quick twitch athleticism. A lot of his upside is minimized in a slow boring euroleague setting where everything is halfcourt grind it out possessions, he’s basically reduced to a spot up corner shooter.
In the NBA, his ability to play with the ball in the open court with a much faster pace and more spacing is going to be a thrill to watch. There’s some impressive coordination and finishing ability with either hand. He’s fantastic on the short roll in the PNR, finding open shooters. He has smooth touch and the form on the jumper looks good. You simply cannot teach that effort/physicality and activity level in a big.
It seems like Wagner and Garuba are the easy picks for us as day 1 wing defenders that we try to grow offensively.
I love Garuba and people really dont understand how hard it is for a 19 y/o to get the type of minutes he is getting in that league.
He oozes Draymond Green. Elite defender and underrated passer/IQ. I'd snag him at 15 without blinking and know I got a guy that can play immediately defensively. He's got Bonga's instincts in Faried's body... He's one of the few picks that provides upside along with filling an immediate.
You’ve been all over this draft from the very beginning of the cycle. I’m gonna have to do some research on Sengun and Bouknight because of it.
) I kind of lost my focus on him. But since we ended up where we did, he definitely should be worth considering, although the acquisition of Gafford does lessen the need a bit....
