Have you watched him? He’s extremely mobile. There’s some NBA analysts out there who think in today’s game he might even become a taller wing.
high hips is like 9 inch hands.
I’ll bet dollars to donuts that if Love is bought out he will sign with a new team within 48 hours…..three teams that will be on the phone to him with a quickness will be Portland, Dallas, Indiana and Phillly. Book it!
So? Who cares?
People criticized that he couldn’t create his own shot or he took many ill advised mid range shots and got contested easily. Like you, I believe he has serious upside and can become like a Kyle Lowry player. He does have good vision and looks for his teammates under transition, his limited 3s but able to make a good amount (still lots of potential), love his defensive playmaking and has great hands to knock the ball loose, and his work ethic is great. I would select him if we can get an additional pick to be our big backup PG but definitely has potential.
If you were Koby what would it take to move down from #3 to #5? I personally don't want it to happen but we are naturally hearing rumors now that the draft is nearly here.
Getting Okeke and Barnes is interesting to me because it basically completes the vision of surrounding Sexton and Garland with long, athletic, high-IQ players. You'd be looking at a rotation of Garland/Sexton and Okoro/Barnes/Okeke/Nance/Allen with occasional spot minutes for Cedi or a backup center depending on matchups. If you wanted to build around Sexland, that's exactly how you'd do it.
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately I'm guessing Nance will get traded regardless but this makes alot of sense.
Since you said your son played against the Mobley’s in AAU and HS, what insight can you give about Mobley’s demeanor and competitive spirit. Saw the little interview he did on lottery night and his tone and body language was very quiet. I don’t need rah rah but need to know this is a kid who will dig deep when he faces adversity that comes from the massive leap to the NBA and the type of competition you face their every night. Not doubting he has it, just wanted to see if you had any personal observations or second hand info from the Southern California basketball scene?
As long as Mobley is available at #3, I don't think there's an offer that ORL would ever consider making that would put me over the edge. I'm not really familiar with their roster so I can't name any specific players on their team that I'd want in a trade, but in terms of draft picks, I'd need at least #5, #8, and their 2022 1st. If they insist on protecting their 2022 1st, then I'd ask for the better of their own 2023 1st unprotected or the CHI 2023 1st that they own.
I'm spending a top 3 pick on Malik Monk
His brother Isaiah was the big deal on the SoCal AAU since middle school along with a few other players at the time. The Compton Magic were hyping Isaiah long before Even showed up on the scene. I don't know what age Evan started playing AAU (maybe middle school?) but Isaiah was already long established by the Compton Magic hype machine by that time. Isaiah too was more of the leader type where Evan was more in the background. By the time Isaiah was a senior at Rancho Christian it became clear Evan had skills and was the better long term prospect. He was the one getting invites to Team USA U17 world cup tournaments. I remember Evan didn't play in at least one of the summer league tournaments since he was playing on the national team. His Dad was also very involved too, not on the Lavar Ball level, and I'm pretty sure Evan's dad is somehow tied into the USC program (maybe as an assistant coach?) which maybe also explains why Isaiah is staying in college for another season.