Does Bagley remind you of Siakam?
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I know, there's also plenty of guys like Draymond Green who are overlooked till the 2nd. It's just an observation about how that draft played out and IMO it was not a shining moment in Kings draft history. Granted not a strong draft later in the first round, outside of trading the 8th for Bogdan the other three 1st rounders were poor choices.
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Adam Fromal who wrote that piece should have to print it out and eat those word
I quote:
Kawhi Leonard, Small Forward, San Diego State Aztecs
With huge hands, athleticism and versatility, Kawhi Leonard made an impressive climb up draft boards after the NBA draft combine. If he falls past Washington at No. 6, which is a big if, there is no way he'll be skipped by the Kings as well.
Leonard is a do-everything forward from San Diego State who will have to improve his shooting to be anything other than a role player in the NBA. His legitimate inclusion in the top 10 is a true testament to just how weak this draft class is, though.
I quote:
Kawhi Leonard, Small Forward, San Diego State Aztecs
With huge hands, athleticism and versatility, Kawhi Leonard made an impressive climb up draft boards after the NBA draft combine. If he falls past Washington at No. 6, which is a big if, there is no way he'll be skipped by the Kings as well.
Leonard is a do-everything forward from San Diego State who will have to improve his shooting to be anything other than a role player in the NBA. His legitimate inclusion in the top 10 is a true testament to just how weak this draft class is, though.
I disagree with almost all of this. Below average handles? For a power forward? He is one of the best ball handling power forwards in the league. He's also shot 37% from deep this year and has elite lateral quickness for a power forward. Look at how well he defended GIannis? About the only thing he doesn't do at an above average rate is rebound and block shots.
He would produce in any lineup because he can fit next to any center and doesn't need a point guard to set him up for all his points. He defends the perimeter, spreads the floor, scores inside, can dribble past guys and has one of the quickest spin moves in the game for a big man. Obviously he's not a "give him the ball and let him win the game" type of player but he would be nearly a perfect fit for any roster in the NBA and would be the 2nd or 3rd best player on most teams. I don't think anyone is hyping him up as the next Kawhi, Durant or Curry. He's just a great player who is improving leaps and bounds.
He would produce in any lineup because he can fit next to any center and doesn't need a point guard to set him up for all his points. He defends the perimeter, spreads the floor, scores inside, can dribble past guys and has one of the quickest spin moves in the game for a big man. Obviously he's not a "give him the ball and let him win the game" type of player but he would be nearly a perfect fit for any roster in the NBA and would be the 2nd or 3rd best player on most teams. I don't think anyone is hyping him up as the next Kawhi, Durant or Curry. He's just a great player who is improving leaps and bounds.
I wouldn't say he is overrated. The dude burst onto the NBA scene this season for the first time and not many fans knew of his existence prior. That said, I don't think he's this star player that he's touted by some but he is definitely an all-star caliber player if he can string together multiple seasons like he has this season.
Can’t believe what I’m reading in this thread. While Siakam is a damn good player, Bagley, who is 5 years younger, has close to Siakam’s numbers in his breakout year. Is Siakam better than Bagley right now? Maybe but he’s completely benefitting from being surrounded by a veteran team that has a chance to be champs. Bagley surrounded by a young up and coming team doesn’t have the same luxury. Give GM’s a choice of Siakam or Bagley, and a majority of them are going to take Bagley.
Kingsfans.com, where you have to trash on a fantastic player to convince yourself that our stud is better. BTW I'm not saying Bagley won't be better, but he has a ways to go to be the kind of impact player Siakam is right now. To act like it's blasphemy towards Bagley to compare him to Siakam(who is a top 20 player right now) is absurd. I would be super satisfied if Bagley is a top 20 type player in 4-5 years.
Top 20 for his position sure, top 20 in the league? You must be watching something else or really like to embellish. I can list the top of my head 20 who is clearly better let alone players that are arguably same or same tier as him. Clearly better: Greek Freak, Steph, Durant, Kawhi, Jokic, Harden, George, Westbrook, James, Embiid, Butler, Oladipo, KAT, Gorbert, Lilliard, Davis, Russell, Simmons, Derozan, Walker. That's not even including up and coming guys like Doncic and Donovan Mitchell
I'd rather have Siakam than Simmons, DeRozan(Masai Ujiri thought that too), Walker(although Walker had a great season), even Russel would be a close call. Point is FOR ME he is well within that group for his overall value on both ends and the fact that he can fit with just about any other pieces around him.