DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[JamesConway]

I haven’t seen any college games this season.
Can anyone that has watched Duke tell me what the issue is with Vernon  Carey?

Stats look pretty good for a player ranked 20-30 in the draft

I've read about him a bit, the consensus appears to be that he's basically a highly productive freshman with an outdated style of play. Carey is neither a great leaper nor a great shooter so it's tough to see him fit a role in the nba as a floor spacer or rim roller. He gets most of his production on offense through postups and floaters which are low efficiency shots in the NBA. There are also severe questionmarks about his ability to defend in space.

Expected outcome: Jahlil Okafor (who is also super talented albeit a terrible fit in the modern NBA)

Best outcome: Domantas Sabonis (even though Carey isn't nearly the passer)

At this point I have written him off as a candidate for our 1st round pick and tbh I also struggle to have him as a candidate for the GS pick.

Candidates I like for the DAL 1st:

Josh Green (very athletic 3D wing with a good looking shot)
Aaron Nesmith (incredible shooter for a 6'7 guy, moves a bit like Middleton)
Jah'mius Ramsey (3D SG, love him; elite defensive metrics AND 40+% from three already)
Patrick Williams (skilled combo forward)
Devin Vassel
Precious Achiuwa (PF/C type, a 5 on offense with great leaping and rim rolling, very switchy defender who is super physical; should complement KP really well on both ends tbh)

Candidates I like for the GS 2nd:

Pokusevski (skilled 7 footer with a beatiful shot, long-time project)
Jalen Smith (very good shooter and decent athlete for a PF/C type; not as switchy as Kleber but that's a good comparison upside-wise)
Jordan Nwora (upperclassman who is putting up numbers, I like him but he might just be overwhelmed physically at the NBA level)

Dream scenario:

#20 Josh Green
#31 Pokusevski

Guys who I would not touch:

Isaiah Stewart ==> reminds me so much of Motley here as he is neither a rim roller nor a floor spacer at PF/C, too bulky to defend in space, below the rim-athlete. Like Carey he's extremely productive yet I struggle to see the fit in the NBA.

Carey for the same reasons.