Jonathan Isaac... as a Center?

[No-Man]

I'm sorry but I understood he is a 3 with potential as a 4 in a small lineup if he bulls up?

If he plays the 3 for you your offense is gonna suck big time

[No-Man]

This is where I find peoples small trends going too far.

May be situationally in an ultra small-ball lineup, but in terms of what he predominantly is and projects to be, it's PF, and I think he leans closer to SF than C. Very versatile though.

There is 0 chance you are gonna be good on O with him at the 3 unless you basically have GOAT offensive level players like LeBron, Steph, prime Dirk/Nash, etc...

He is 6'11 with a +9'0 standing reach and has the frame to get to 240lbs in time (he got measured at 205 a year ago, I am sure he is at around 220 or so by now).

Can easily play the 5 in time, and he is clearly much closer to that than to a 3.

[reanimator]

He has a lot of development left, more so than many of the other prospects in this draft. Outside of Fultz, he has had probably the most rapid growth of all of the lottery prospects. Anyone saying what he will or won't be is doing pure guess work, especially since FSU did not use him in ways to really evaluate imo.

[SHAQ32]

He doesnt have the perimeter skills to play the 3 in the NBA.

He's got the shot and the athleticism to play SF

Terrible take

Ya he can be a stretch 4. He doesn't have the ball skills to create his own shot out on the perimeter.

Peja Stojakovic was a mediocre ballhandler so I guess he wasn't a SF either

[SHAQ32]

He doesnt have the perimeter skills to play the 3 in the NBA.

He's got the shot and the athleticism to play SF

Terrible take

He's as much a SF as Aminu. Which is to say, not really.

So you're comparing Isaac to Aminu as a basketball player

Nice

[sixerswillrule]

Some SFs aren't needed to create their own shot.

Crowder: Assisted on 84% of FGs. 2.4 assists per 36

Ariza: Assisted on 81% of FGs. 2.3 assists per 36

Porter: Assisted on 77% of FGs. 1.7 assists per 36

They don't spend much time on the ball.

Isaac's ability to play SF will depend on his defense there and how well he can hit threes.

[No-Man]

He's got the shot and the athleticism to play SF

Terrible take

Ya he can be a stretch 4. He doesn't have the ball skills to create his own shot out on the perimeter.

Peja Stojakovic was a mediocre ballhandler so I guess he wasn't a SF either

ROFL

Isaac is an okay shooter, Peja was elite, there is a main difference there, that also opens up your handles, Peja might not have had elite handles but was a much more advanced offensive palyer that Isaac, more fluid for sure and didn't shy from scoring loads

[Braggins]

Your position basically just means who you can guard. Isaac can guard 3s, therefore you can play him at the 3 if you have complementary offensive skills at other positions. He should be able to guard 4's eventually and small ball 5s. He is a very good rebounder. He'll likely never start as a center, but he will likely see minutes there eventually throughout games and depending on matchups. There are 6'7"/6'8" SF's who get minutes at the 5 already. I don't see why anyone would think that a 6'11" forward with a standing reach over 9' and above average athleticism wouldn't see some time at the 5.

[Duke4life831]

He's got the shot and the athleticism to play SF

Terrible take

He's as much a SF as Aminu. Which is to say, not really.

So you're comparing Isaac to Aminu as a basketball player

Nice

Coming out of college I think they're actually pretty similar players. You have to remember that Aminu got drafted before Paul George and Gordon Hayward. I think Isaac can be Aminu with a more consistent jumper. That doesn't scream a 3 to me in todays NBA, that sounds like a stretch 4.

[Worm Guts]

I would assume at some point he'll be able to guard centers, I'm sure it will be a few years down the road. His positional evolution could look a lot like KG's. Plays SF for 3 years, then spends most of his career as a PF and finishes as a C.
That's if he's able to sustain a long career.

[brannigan73]

I think its far morely likely Isaac ends up a center then as a small forward. That being said I believe he is probably a stretch 4. Small Forward is a pipe dream at 6'11. Sorry but Isaac is not Kevin Durant. Teams are always going to try to play you where you can cause the biggest mismatch possible and to me the ultimately will be at the 4 and 5 position in the NBA. Its much more advantageous to be 6'11 and and an NBA average 3 point shooter as a 4 or 5 then as a three. Also, one of his best attributes is as a shot blocker. Sure he is slim but look at a guy like Nerlens Noel who is a pretty good NBA center. He probably only about 10-15 lbs heavier then Isaac right now. Survey says yes.

[EvanZ]

He's got the shot and the athleticism to play SF

Terrible take

He's as much a SF as Aminu. Which is to say, not really.

So you're comparing Isaac to Aminu as a basketball player

Nice

Yeah, that's exactly who I compare him to. Tell me how I'm wrong?

[EvanZ]

He's got the shot and the athleticism to play SF

Terrible take

Ya he can be a stretch 4. He doesn't have the ball skills to create his own shot out on the perimeter.

Peja Stojakovic was a mediocre ballhandler so I guess he wasn't a SF either

Why are you talking about a guy who was in his prime 10 years ago? It's not the same game today. Peja wouldn't be a SF in today's NBA.

[Duke4life831]

Ya he can be a stretch 4. He doesn't have the ball skills to create his own shot out on the perimeter.

Peja Stojakovic was a mediocre ballhandler so I guess he wasn't a SF either

Why are you talking about a guy who was in his prime 10 years ago? It's not the same game today. Peja wouldn't be a SF in today's NBA.

Ya Peja is a stretch 4 in todays game. Ryan Anderson is the closest thing we have to Peja and Anderson plays the 4.

[No-Man]

Peja Stojakovic was a mediocre ballhandler so I guess he wasn't a SF either

Why are you talking about a guy who was in his prime 10 years ago? It's not the same game today. Peja wouldn't be a SF in today's NBA.

Ya Peja is a stretch 4 in todays game. Ryan Anderson is the closest thing we have to Peja and Anderson plays the 4.

Peja was on another level compared to Ryno, at least early Peja, Anderson is like New Orleans' Stojakovic

[Rockmaninoff]

I've got Isaac in the 68 percentile of cumulative size measurements of NBA players over over the past 17 years. I think he's around average 4 size based upon that.

He could play some minutes at 3 or 5, but he's probably primarily a 4.

[Swish4]

Poor man's Kevin Garnett

[Rockmaninoff]

Maybe a young Kirilenko with a better jumper?

[BdeRegt]

I think he is used very similar to Draymond Green where he is PF most of the time but plays C some. I think he goes so high because of Draymond actually because the appeal of someone like him is he has the potential to be able to guard 1-5. I don't know if he will get there but the hope when drafting him is that he can. I personally hope he ends up on the Wolves. The front court for future is Wiggins/Isaac/KAT. You can decide who is C between Isaac and KAT in that lineup. I don't think it really matters as they will switch a lot.

[PickMeUpASixer]

Matchup dependent Against bigger, traditional rebounding 5s I feel he wouldn't be able to boxout/clear the glass, but when teams go small against you, you can take it to the next level and play him at center.