05-04-2026, 04:32 PM
(05-04-2026, 04:18 PM)Winter Wrote: I'm not sure we should read too much into a draft thinking Ujiri prefers a mertics-specific "type" of player. Ujiri still went out and got a stocky, 6'0" Fred Van Fleet when other players were available after the 2016 draft.
That being said, I could see Ujiri taking Peterson over Boozer if Mavs landed at #3 or #4 ... but I could see that from any GM.
He definitely has a type. He likes athletic wings and he likes guys who can play defense. Even the small guards on those teams (Fred, Lowry) were strong defensive players.
My guess is that he takes any one of the other top 4 guys over Boozer.
The tweet Smitty posted suggest Brown was his kind of guy, but Brown is not known to be a good defender. I would argue Flemings is closer to an Ujiri kind of guy with his quickness and defense.
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