Post#1868 » by Nuntius » Sat Mar 19, 2022 7:52 pm
LukaTheGOAT wrote:Nuntius wrote:SeattleJazzFan wrote:What’s the highest any of you would take Duren? I’m thinking he could get to as high as 5. Looks like he’s figuring it out and has an extremely high floor in the league.
Top 10. Definitely a lotto pick, imo. I just wouldn't want to be the one drafting him.
SeattleJazzFan wrote:Put him with an elite playmaker and give him 30 minutes, he’s a 12 and 10 guy from day one.
He is 100% capable of being a double-double machine from the get go but how useful is that nowadays? He is going to be a good starter and a very solid contributor, yes, but will he be a star or a max contract player? His player type works against him, imo.
Even someone like Bam who brings more to the table than that isn't quite a bonafide star. Not yet, at least. The only real star of that type is Gobert and that's because he is a historically dominant defender. Duren definitely has elite defensive tools and great potential on that end but he doesn't quite project to be Gobert level. He doesn't have that insane length that Gobert does. No one does. It's just Gobert and Wembanyama, the projected #1 pick in next year's draft.
That's why I wouldn't want to be the one drafting him. He will 100% be great at what he does, imo, but that's not enough to make him a star which means that I'd rather roll the dice on someone who could be a star instead.
In terms of rim-running bigs...
I guess Jarrett Allen can classify as a star. He was an all-star this year, and should've been voted in the first time without filling in someone's spot. Clint Capela last year was like a weak DPOY candidate guy maybe, so if you think Duren had more offensive ability with stuff like passing, he could also be in the star category.
Jarrett Allen was an All-Star but he was not a star. He was not a top 25 guy and he probably won't be a top 25 guy because he doesn't have the shot-creation ability that most top 25 guys do.
That's what I see for Duren as well. But I could be wrong.
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