2022 NBA Draft: #37 Jaden Hardy (6' 3", 6' 9" WS) to DAL | two 2nds to SAC

[Kammrath]

Noooooooooooo!!!! Indeed!!!

Shot absolutely TERRIBLY....and cannot defend.

[dirkfansince1998]

Hot take time. New regime. Same old draft BS.

[ItsGoTime]

Shot absolutely TERRIBLY....and cannot defend.

Well, cannot defend is a Mavs specialty in acquisitions!

[Kammrath]

RE: Jaden Hardy

So I looked at him again since the Mavs worked him out....ugh, I just do not like what I see. 

1) TERRIBLE defender, both on-ball and off-ball.

2) Not a good athlete overall and poor lateral quickness.

3) Cannot finish at the rim. 

4) Can generate jump shots for himself but makes a poor percentage.

5) His one strength is catch and shoot (40% from three) and free throws (88%).


He might find a niche in the NBA as a shooter, but I don't really like any other part of his game.

Yeah.....

[omahen]

Wait. Lakers can get a 2nd for one pick and cash. Mavs have to pay two. And part two. Why Hardy. FFS.

I guess Mavs didn't pay cash

[Kammrath]

Drugs? Domestic Violence? It got out that he's a fan of Machine Gun Kelly?

Must be some red flags somewhere, serious ones.

[MaxiThreeba]

This is a Jordan Poole swing. 

I definitely wanted Liddell more but also wanted to take a swing at Hardy.  It’s cheap and if some of the upside hits then it’s a great pickup for a team that needs some young upside pieces.  

Liddell, to me, is a guy that you hope can replace Maxi within the next few years which is I think I great end of roster piece.  

Mavs went upside.

[dirkfansince1998]

Yeah.....

Bigger DSJ with even worse decision making.

[MrGoat]

Well, this should destroy anyone who still didn't want to keep Josh Green

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Liddell is really slipping, wonder why? Cavs are up next.

[Dirknows]

I like the pick. Will slot into the Dinwiddie 6th man role in the future.

[Smitty]

Yeah.....

Good thing you have so much faith in Nico.

[Chicagojk]

I like the Hardy gamble.  A few weeks ago he was my listed # 1 choice for 26.  Now obviously teams had him rated lower than I did, but it is a solid gamble.  He very well could be our Hardaway replacement in a year or so.   Low cost, young player.  We really need a few guys like this.

Hardy has some Jason Terry in him.  Big balls .  He won't shy away in tough situations.   It may be ugly for a while and you will need to coach him hard to get him in the right role.  I think the G-league helped.   Gave him much better experience over going to college.  He got humbled a bit.

[Kammrath]

Bigger DSJ with even worse decision making.

Really, really hope I am wrong on this. He should be a shooter immediately....but what else?

[omahen]

How many players will Memphis collect?

Shams Charania on Twitter: "Sources: San Antonio will pick Kennedy Chandler at No. 38 and trade him to Memphis." / Twitter

[KillerLeft]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-Uezq1a6A

Only had time to watch the "1v1 scoring" part of this video, but so far, I really like his creation. CRAZY good hezzi, and his handles overall seem uncommonly polished and smooth.

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/IsaacLHarris/status/...6403422209

[Arioch]

Because Cuban wants NOT to give up cash.

Because if you want to buy back into the 2nd round in the future you can always spend the cash then.

I know we don't care about Mark's money (I certainly don't), but 2 future seconds is simply a smarter use of resources than 1 future second plus actual cash now.

[loki]

I don't love it, but it's better than what they did last year. They also successfully got rid of two future 2nds which seems to be an important side quest.

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1540176824491282433