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Responses in RED. Thanks for the feedback.
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Glad that you're revisiting Culver, he is my favourite player in this class. Also I know, Romeo is so frustrating with his shooting and defense
Regarding Zion: shot is one of those things that players don't develop so easily so it is a huge if. He also doesn't have the IQ and the skills of a Doncic or Simmons at this stage and this will be the biggest issue imo for him when entering the league. The fact that he doesn't have the IQ, post skills or ball handling of those two already makes me rate him below them. He also doesn't have the same passing abilities. I know it's kinda stupid to compare those prospects and Zion could well survive just with his athleticism but I don't ever see him being your first option on offense cause he doesn't have the skills. Can he develop them? Of course, but he needs to work on basically everything, as he doesn't have a strong enough offense despite finishing on the inside, which could be worrying with his wingspan and size given that he'll have to play the PF position.
On defense he will likely never be a plus despite his stats and hustle. Probably not bad either but he is not laterally fast enough to guards SF and G position and doesn't have the wingspan and size to be a plus against bigmans, which could be a problem.
Overall I think he will always be in the 82-90 (which is still worth the 1st pick overall in this class if you ask me) range but I don't ever see him being an MVP candidate despite the hype. If I were a GM willing to take a risk I'd draft Barrett, but the marketing outcome alone would be scary lol.
Regarding Little: I think scouts don't see the potential in him anymore. He used to be compared to Butler or OG Anunoby, now I see him compared to Stanley Johnson. He doesn't have any offensive ability and looked slow at times on the court both on offense and defense, which wasn't expected. His lack of effort had him dropping out of the top 20 on some mocks and I'm not surprised. Currently I think he could go somewhere in between the 10th and 15th pick. He doesn't look like a 3D type of player anymore. but more like an athletic guy who lacks focus and skills. I get it that his potential is interesting but at this point everything else his against him. Tbh I'm more surprised to see him at 75 overall than I would be if he was a 70 overall.
Other players:
1. I think Goga will be fine, his rim protection is where you want it to be at this stage and his passing is surprising. He could fit in the league well imo given how his 3pt shot has improved.
2. Agree on Porter (and I hope he won't be a bust) and Okpala in a Ingram role could be a option, never though about it but it could work despite his recent shooting slump.
3. I don't like King either but this class is really weak overall. PJ instead has been playing well and I've seen him ranked pretty high, higher than guys like Hachimura (who's also a tweener).
Thank you for your time, I like discussing draft related stuff.