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

[ItsGoTime]

After watching Chet vs. Duren, who has one of the most NBA ready body in college, I'm even further doubtful about the guy. 

Just can't think he'd survive.




If Duren were to fall in the mid 20's then that means something went horribly wrong in interviews or physicals. But I agree he looks quite skilled. 

But do we care about skill at the 5? Ideally Luka just needs a guy to set very good screens and roll hard for lobs. That's all they have to do. That's why a guy like Mark Williams intrigues me so much. Even Walker Kessler.

This is the mentality I just don’t get. Because Powell does this well, that’s all we need. Why is it a bad thing to have a higher skilled player in the big role? In all honesty, Powell looks to me like a track star turned basketball player. That is another issue I have with him that I’ve realized recently. His motion and movement is not basketball fluid. Reminds me of that high jumper we had here a while ago…can’t remember his name, but Powell’s motion is a more developed “that guy”.


Get Kidd more of a basketball player, that he wants, and we start seeing why it is so important, IMO.