Why has draftexpress dropped Len from a top 3 pick to the tenth pick? Hmm...
Len was top 3 in january. was top 5 beginning of march, and is now 10th falling behind gobert on draftexpress.
Len is not going to have his size advantage he sported in college going into work outs. He's going to get dominated by gobert, dieng , and Adams.
There is a very likely chance that Len falls further as the competition rises. Most mocks have those three in the low 20's and project them as back ups. It will mean Len also projects as a back up center if he can't dominate his peers.
True.Porter doesn't face any competition at small forward. Len has a lot of players at center in this draft that will be gunning for him. I don't think any drafts have had porter falling. Porter was a late first and has moved into the top 10 on most mocks.
I haven't watched Tayshaun in a while but looking at him in this MEM-LAC game just reminds me of Porter's mannerisms from this season.
It's just wild. Tayshaun was much more of an athlete back in his UK days, perhaps Porter can showcase some of his athleticism in the combine since that is his only question mark right now.
People didn't really think Barnes was athletic as he is until the combine. Porter isn't a freak athlete, but he might surprise some.I think the combine is going to hurt Porter's stock if anything. He's just not that athletic..
That said, I do think he'd be a great fit for us. He does a lot of the little things well, and I love his motor and passing ability. Hopefully he proves me wrong at the combine.