One thing I'm adding, I'm so glad we got Kyrie Irving this year because the PG's next year, Teague and Kabongo aren't even in the same stratosphere as Irving. The PG crop is very weak next year.
Thank you, you always kinda have to look ahead and project for the years to come. Assess where your team is at this year and the following years and see what the future crops of players by position look like. There isn't one player in this class that could take a team from high lottery into the playoffs, even with Irving and Thompson.
Obviously next year is another lottery year, and I hope a high lottery year at that. People debating Irving vs Williams to me was a terrible argument. Irving plays arguably the most crucial position in the game as well as being regarded by many as the BPA. He fits his position whereas you don't know if Williams will be a PF or a SF, so you don't have the security in knowing where he needs to play. Irving blows away Kabongo, Teague, and Wayns next year. While Anthony Davis is going to rank much higher than Williams this year. Plus you have Jones, Sullinger, and McAdoo that are also arguably going to rank higher after this season than Williams as well.
People saying you don't draft on need are delusional. I'm a firm believer on drafting the BPA but I also believe you need to find the best combination of Need vs Talent. To me finding a true PG like Irving is much more difficult than a tweener in Williams.
I'd really love Gilchrist next year, he's been very impressive in the times I've seen him and looks like he has that "Star" potential.
Anthony Davis to me is a mystery right now, is he done growing at 6'10" or is he going to hit 7 feet? Is he going to fill out and muscle up a bit or is he going to have the KG type build? I do like that he was a PG/SG before he grew 7 inches, he has great handles and a his passing was great, but now that he's 7 inches taller his passing is ELITE for a big man. My only worry is that with growing so much at one time his body may not be completely used to itself yet and there's a possibility for injury. He has very soft hands, and a great mix of power and finesse around the rim. I think he's going to be a LaMarcus Aldridge type, but his ceiling is much higher. He has some KG attributes as well but I'm not familiar enough with him to know his mentality. KG is a fucking lunatic. I'd like to see KG and MJ in a staring contest with the prize being a flaming bag of shit to see who blinks first. My guess is they would die with their eyes open. But anyway...can't wait to see how Davis does this year. That Kentucky team is loaded...nasty.
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^ Pretty nasty...looked like Dikembe Mutumbo meets T-Mac in that highlight :chuckles:
