Already Regretting Trading Down?
Indiana made a trade with the #23 pick they moved down 6 spots and also got the 41st pick. The trade has been a talked about a lot and some are saying Indiana will regret the move. Our source says they already thinking they may have botched this trading away the better player.
The Warriors were the team that traded up since they had the 29th pick plus two 2nd rounders. They didn't have playing time for everyone considering they still have the previous 3 lottery picks on the roster. They are in win now mode with Curry and the others in the last years of their prime.
Golden State ended up selecting one the players we have talked about in PG Sebastian Tatum. His name came in both the rookie summit games and the combine. He can shoot the 3 and has B+ athleticism that's a combo you don't see much in the 20's. He is also 6'4 so he can play the 2. Its easy to see why Golden State traded up for him he plays a different position then any of the rookies of the previous years and should be able to help the 2nd unit right away getting minutes behind Curry. The downside with Tatum is he has limited upside
From Indiana's side we are told they Pacers scouts just got wrong his defense ability. Despite they having him 100% scouted they had his perimeter defense being in the D's when in reality its in the C's. For a guy projected to be a microwave scoring off the bench that's a big gap and being in the C's should be good enough when you factor in improvement.
We will have a article up soon on the players they took with the 29th and 41st pick.
