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

[Kammrath]

I just don't know how you can be so sure that Hayes is a 'STAR'...he's not Pokusevski or Giannis, who only certiain teams knew enough about to like. He's not even Luka, who some teams were stereotypically skeptical of. In fact, I think the Luka-effect MIGHT be (might) that guys like Hayes and Avdija are getting boosted, slightly. I just feel like if teams thought he'd be a star, more of them would be onto it.  

I like Hayes, don't get me wrong, but it's weird that you like him THIS much, especially since you seem to weight athletic ability and measurables so much more with every other player comp.  Help me understand.

For starters I am CONFIDENT, but definitely not "sure" (nothing is a sure thing in the draft). My confidence comes from just watching his film. 


His weaknesses:
1) He fouls like crazy (a youth thing that with experience will lessen)
2) He turns it over like crazy (a youth thing, coupled with being given the keys to the car before he was truly ready...in DAL he would have the luxury of being brought along slowly as a playmaker)
3) He sucks at spot up shooting (but he shot 88% on free throws this past year which tells me very confidently, he WILL figure it out)
4) He can't use his right hand (a youth thing that with somebody like Shammgod will be remedied over the course of time)


I do not think his athleticism is a weakness. Similar to Luka he has plenty, he just doesn't use it like a lot of American players. But you see it "pop" every once in awhile. 


What I love:
1) There is just something about him that screams "baller" with incredible instincts and feel for the game. A very intuitive playmaker (though he often tries to do too much right now).
2) He shot 86% and 88% in the last two years from the free throw line...the kid can shoot.
3) He has the length to play 1-3.
4) He shows the promise of being a plus defender and legit two way player in the NBA.
5) He will be a three level scorer (threes, midrange, and at the rim).
6) Youth, he just turned 19 and has SO much growth ahead of him. Nothing close to a finished product.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFHKfoiZbcA&

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P.S. Everyone will remember me pumping Hayes like this....and when he busts in the NBA I am going to get hell for it and no one will trust my evaluations again. I'll have to just convince them it was @"Scott41theMavs" that was pushing him so hard.

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#18
Everyone around the league believes Oklahoma City will trade up to select “Poku” due to his agent’s connections with Thunder general manager Sam Presti, and the Mavs’ pick has been involved in countless trade discussions, so he’s getting placed here. Pokusevski is young, raw, and lanky but his talent is undeniable. Few players his size bring as much perimeter skill to the court; with the league going in the direction that it is, he could end up being the steal of the draft. Dallas might find good reason to keep Poku, though from a roster standpoint, it probably makes more sense to find serviceable wings.