2025 draft thread: THE MAVS SELECT COOPER FLAGG

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I've also wondered about Clayton. His value would be in his shooting, at least on paper,, which is very good --- but lots of doubts about his athletic weaknesses (small, not much length, not a lot of lift, doesn't finish well at the rum)  which might negate his ability to get shots and provide any value. I think his upside comp player is JJB (which is certainly of value, if he can get there) not Brunson or Nash. But his downside comp is someone like Trey Burke, or Larkin.

In the best case, I would NOT expect him to be more useful than B Williams this season, and maybe season 2 as well, so does he have enough upside that he's worth the investment and payroll hit of a multi-year guarantee that starts at about double the normal minimums? I'm not sure. 

His shooting is intriguing. Then again, it takes way more than that as acclaimed shooters like Hield and Fredette, to name a couple, even THJ Jr, have shown us. 

I do wonder if there's a year 3 guy who has been developing in GL and Euro etc, who might have more usefulness now after having gone through some hard pro work, and could be put into a 2-way slot. Those guys are out there and get found every so often. Pat Bev comes to mind. JJB by about year 3 was another. There have been more. Thats who they really need, if they have the ability to find him.

I think Clayton is pretty athletic and has decent hops (37" vertical). He reminds me of JET in that regard because both have athleticism but don't flaunt it because their shooting ability is their obvious strengths. 
Clayton seems to have better handles and could become a good backup PG his rookie season imo.