Depends on how MPJ looks at the combine if you ask me, he is a wild card. Him or either of the Bridges.
I think Wendell Carter Jr. can be a better all around pro than Badgley.
I used to see that offensive skill set in a post player and think NBA success, but what happens to a guy like Okafor that can't even start in the league?
Badgley can stretch the floor a little bit, but Carter just has an impressive all around game and will to rebound. Carter would push Lauri to alot of 5, but I think that is where he belongs in the new post-Curry league.
Porter, Bridges, Bridges, Carter all make me happy and bring nice qualities to the team, or the wildcard of a scoring point guard, from Oklahoma. A 3 point shooter to stretch with Lauri. We are actually a fit because we have Dunn to defend and could use that kid as a 6th man to score for the bench in key stretches of game.
We definetly lost out on players Ayton, Badgley, and Miocic without a trade-up but, I don't want those guys anyway. We **** those 3 as problematic in new league potentially and Miocic being too similar to Niko for my liking.
Without being closer to the process and knowing the plan, etc...Porter, Bridges, Bridges, Carter are all the same to me. I just have a feeling about Carter being an NBA hit and better than Winslow out of Duke who had a similar season overshadowed. Carter is bigger and tougher than Winslow, has a nice mid range jumper, competes, loves the competition, and is going to rebound better than the 3 wing players for us, compliment Lauri in that way. Carter doesn't need the ball in his hand, he is a nice glue guy that plays basketball, sets screens, posts up or spots up. Does it all. Can't go wrong with a versatile hog inside like that.
Or you take Bamba not relying on Robinson sliding, and add that tower to the defense to take a bunch off Lauri's plate for a few years while he gets stronger.
Even sitting where we are in the draft, we have a nice selection of any direction you want to build the team from here. That speaks to the versatility of the players they have.
Do we want to go big like Utah? Give all the small ball teams issues that way? Or try to match the trend while having the best stretch-4/5 in the game to do it? (I think Lauri has that potential, they missed on Niko but goddamn if Pax didn't find the next Nowitski afterall)
whatever they want to do its there, including high quality wing depth that will reach 7. Other than Porter Jr. who may require trade up to 4 or 5 I'm not sure a Tatum quality guy exists at SF though.
