Following Potential *2020* Draftees

[Sactown ExPat]

No, I actually think the positional fit with Wiseman is great. He's a future stretch 5, which would be great next to Bagley. We just gave a huge contract to Dedmon to provide the same thing. My issue is that I don't like spending a top 3 pick on a stretch 5. Wiseman's jumping ability is just poor. He looks like a tremendous athlete, but he's not. Now, the great thing is that pure athleticism has a lot less to do with rim protection than people think, so he can still block and bother a lot of shots. He has good timing and moves his feet well. But, he is going to disappear a lot on the offensive end at the next level. If he slides to 6 or 7, then by all means. But a top 3 pick? No, thank you. I'll keep watching, of course, because Memphis will be on a lot. I just don't see it for Wiseman right now.

Whitney I like a lot, as well. I would be surprised if they took a pure PG, but not shocked at all if they took a combo guard. IOW, Cole Anthony would surprise me, but not Edwards. That's obviously the #1 or #2 pick, though,

 

[bajaden]

This is the guy I'm interested in seeing: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports...al-talent-who-makes-plays-all-over-the-court/

Has anyone seen McDaniels play?

Yep his brother played for San Diego St. last year. He looks just like his brother, tall and very thin. However, so far, he appears to be more talented. But still early. We'll see.

 

[bajaden]

I watched the Washington/Mt. St. Marys game the other night to get a look at their touted freshman Isiah Stewart. The 6' 9", 250 lb PF/C. He was pretty much as advertised. He's built like a linebacker with long arms which help him guard taller players. And he has serious hops along with very good shotblocking timing. He needs to work on his rebounding fundamentals. He constantly lost position to smaller, weaker players. It wasn't from lack of effort, but lack of fundamentals.

Right now I would comp him as a Holmes type of player. Very good athlete with a non stop motor. He's very good around the basket, currently shooting around 60% overall. However, he appears to have little to no game away from the basket. But, it's early, and he's young. So we'll see where he's at in 10 or so games.

I thought Jaden McDaniels, the brother of Jalen McDaniels, Gotta love how they play with first names just to confuse us, player well. He didn't shoot the three well on this given night, but he has nice form, and his shot looks relaxed and is always on line with the basket. Plus, he had a couple that were halfway down and popped out. Point being, I think he shows potential as a 3 pt shooter. Aside from that, he impressed me with his ball handling, rebounding, and defense, which belies his 6'10", 185 lb body. He also defended well on the perimeter against quicker smaller players and surprised me with his passing ability. There might be something there.

The surprise player was Nahziah Carter, a 6'6", 205 lb SG/SF. This is his junior year, and after being played sparingly his first two years, he suddenly averaging just under 36 minutes a game. He's also averaging 18.5 ppg while shooting 48% overall and 50% from the three. However lets remember that he's only played two games, so those stats are somewhat worthless at this point. That aside, he was very impressive. He's a terrific athlete with an explosive first step off the dribble.

Twice in the game with the ball on the perimeter, he exploded by his defender, and left the earth from about 10 or so feet from the basket which resulted in two of the most spectacular dunks I've seen so far this year. This kid has serious hops. On his first dunk, his head was almost above the basket. However, what really impressed me was his defense. Several times he became isolated on the perimeter against Mt. St. Marys quick little PG who couldn't get past him. He certainly earned his way onto my watch list.

 

[kb02]

Tyrese Halliburton of Iowa State and Myles Powell of Seton Hall were the two most impressive prospects that I watched over Thanksgiving break. Tyrese plays a bit like a UCLA version of Lonzo Ball while Myles Powell plays like Donovan Mitchell. Haliburton is currently slated as a top 10 pick, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him in the top 5. Powell would be a second round steal.

 

[bajaden]

Tyrese Halliburton of Iowa State and Myles Powell of Seton Hall were the two most impressive prospects that I watched over Thanksgiving break. Tyrese plays a bit like a UCLA version of Lonzo Ball while Myles Powell plays like Donovan Mitchell. Haliburton is currently slated as a top 10 pick, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him in the top 5. Powell would be a second round steal.

I don't disagree. Still early, so plenty of time to move up, or down. If your looking for a PG, then this is the draft for you. Right now, almost ten of the top twenty players are PG's. Not a lot of big men.