Who are the guys in the 4-8 range?
Culver had a huge game in an upset loss to West Va: 26 points, 10 boards, 4 dimes and 5 steals. He's a very popular pick to go in the 4-8 range. I don't think anyone else can really be considered a lock to go top-10 at this point (other than Zion/RJ/Morant obviously).
I know you guys touched on it prior but RJ Barrett's efficiency, or lackthereof, is particularly concerning..
His age (19 at draft time), rebounding (7+ for a wing) and ability to be secondary facilitator, all drag you back in...
He's barely shooting +30% from 3, on nearly six attempts per game, and is only shooting 66% from the line, which makes me concerned how good of a shooter he truly is..
May be a weird question, but is his skillset just not prone to being a good shooter?
Look back at wings to average 7+ rebs and 4+ asts per game and it's an interesting result.
You get guys like--Luke Jackson, Ben Simmons, Andre Iguodala, Terrance Williams, Kyle Anderson, Penny Hardaway, Bonzi Wells, Bob Sura, Evan Turner and Deandre Bembry; none of them really went on to be highly efficient shooters, in general or from deep...
Are we hoping RJ Barrett becomes a better shooter but % wise and history wise might suggest otherwise?
I don't have any correlation to back up my claim but just some interesting data to consider...
Interesting thing for RJ that sets him apart from most of those guys is his 3-point volume is enormous. Culver's in a similar boat...he shoots plenty of 3's, but he was off target again today in spite of having a good all-around game. He's down to 32.3% on the season now, and his free throw percentage is hovering just above 70. Projections for both of those guys hinge largely on whether or not you think they'll develop accurate NBA-range jumpshots.