Other than Caleb Wilson ... who I would take at #1 overall ... and AJ Dybantsa who is an elite scorer and athlete with a fantastic feel for creating scoring chances out of nothing ... Philon has been my guy since about mid-January. He's more realistically in our range unless we move up and I really like the mix of production and potential we'd be getting with him.
@Turgenev was asking about a floor general at the PG position in the mold of a Jason Williams. Obviously players who play with that kind of flash are few and far between but I do think, of the guards in the lottery this year, he has the best
handle and that counts for a lot as far as getting into position to make those flashy passes. As a bonus, he's also developed into a solid outside shooter and he does occasionally make some fantastic bounce passes through traffic which tells me the muscle is there to become an even better playmaker if he can develop it further.
There is a certain "you either have it or you don't" type of talent when it comes to top level court-vision and I don't think Philon is in that top tier so I'm not expecting him to come in and transform an offense single-handily like J-Will did. However, I think there's an argument to be made for Philon over the other guards if you value ball-handling skills, shiftiness, and "bend the defense until it breaks" mobility as a key component to running an offense in the NBA. Worst-case I think Philon would still have value as a dynamic sixth man providing instant offense off the bench if he doesn't stick as a true #1 PG. I think he'll be better than that, but with PGs some of the equation is the right fit of coach, offensive system, and teammates to allow them to flourish. Remember that J-Will stepped into the league with Chris Webber and Vlade Divac as his teammates so right from the jump he had bigs with great hands to pass to.
Here's another video that will give you a general idea of his strengths and weaknesses:
