11-17-2020, 01:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-17-2020, 01:40 PM by KillerLeft.)
(11-17-2020, 01:09 PM)Davevoid Wrote: FWIW, the Ringer's Kevin O'Connor - who's quite connected around the league - has Hayes rated as the top prospect. So he'll be the fifth pick at least, propably even higher.
I mean, the T'Wolves and Hornets are pretty bad at this whole draft thing, but I can see the Warriors taking him at #2.
Yeah, we're all up on that. We've talked about all of this for weeks and weeks. @"Kammrath" does a great job of keeping this thread packed with all the info you could ever want on most of the prospects, not just his favorites. We've had access to hours of film on the guys, too.
I like him a lot, but not many people have Hayes as high as O'Conner. And, he's just not athletically gifted. Skills-wise, he can't use his right hand at all (yet) which could be a bigger deal for a left-handed ball-handler than it would be for a right-handed guy who wasn't great with his left at that age. And, in a post-Luka world, I find it hard to believe that the Mavs have a huge advantage over other teams when scouting European players who play in the GOOD leagues. The smaller, more obscure leagues, maybe. And, they're probably still among the best when it comes to discovering the prospects EARLY. But I'd be that every team is focusing a little harder on those good European leagues these days, specifically because of Luka.
(11-17-2020, 12:54 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: He´s also developing a reptuation and making $4 f´n million. His trade value is at least a lottery protected 1st imho. It´s definitely higher than trading up eight spots in the middle of the first round of a flat draft.
This is interesting. The takes on DFS's value are so far apart, and with smart people on both sides, that I feel like I'm getting farther away from understanding what's real on the topic.