thelead wrote:Can he handle the rock as a wing though? I feel like that is almost a prerequisite if you're going to be anything more than 'a guy' on offense. I just don't love his ceiling for the 8th pick. I hope you're right about his condition because the lack of quickness is my first concern from what we saw.
Not really, but he does some other things which can mitigate some of that.
I think Wagner’s most realistic outcome is a 3&D wing who provides more value compared to your typical 3&D wing in three ways.
1. By being much bigger than most 3&D guys. This theoretically will allow him to defend more players.
2. By being a plus passer who will always keep the ball moving offensively. A lot of 3&D guys are pretty much camp in the corner and wait for a catch and shoot and that’s it. Wagner can pass on the move off a close out (he did it tonight and found an open teammate for a made 3) and potentially do some positive things as a passer from from the elbows as well.
3. By being a great cutter. Wagner got himself an uncontested dunk tonight on a perfectly timed cut. That’s not something a lot of 3&D guys do.
He’s *probably* a role player offensively, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be a one-trick pony offensively either. In theory he’ll be able to do 4-5 things at an acceptable to very good level offensively.