(07-30-2021, 06:56 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: A tad disappointing with the UDFA brought in so far. I wasn't expecting much but there were several guys who went in the last 10 of the draft who were intriguing to me and a few others who went undrafted.
I mentioned both Hunt and Onu yesterday as guys I would love to see on our summer league team to get a closer look at, but I don't think either are guaranteed as a two-way. I am interested in seeing them both this summer.
Both Jones and Omoruyi were both good college players (and a little older) but I would be surprised if either are strong two way candidates.
I was hoping for one clear two way guy. I read last night twitter speculation that the Mavs may want both Hinton and Bey on their two way. My hope is Hinton makes the team and we will see about Bey. I can understand if the team had a different viewpoint on that.
I thought both the Knicks and Philly had real nice second rounds with getting solid quantity.
Here are Sam Vecenie Rankings on our four guys we are bringing in. He rated his top 100.
Hunt- Not rated
EJ Onu- 73- Good write up on him. Mentions that if a team is patient could have a similar path as Chris Boucher who took 3 years of slow development.
Carlik Jones 74- Mentions his toughness and would be a lower 2 way target. Says the key for him is becoming an elite shooter and says right now he is not even a good shooter.
Eugene Omoruyi- 80- compares him to Eric Paschall but not as athletic or used to switching defensively.
I guess the one name I was really hoping to see was Moses Wright-Georgia. When it was announced he worked out with us, I watched his highlights and wasn't blown away. He is a very good athlete but thought he was similar former mav second round pick Ray Spalding. It is just so tough to make it in the NBA. Spalding was athletic, good size and pretty good skills. But those guys are a dime a dozen, so I sort of had Wright pegged there. Although I read more on Wright and he got a late start with basketball and was a former swimmer and tennis player. He got better each year at Tech and this past year was the ACC player of the year.
He is probably holding out for a guaranteed two way deal, but I would have liked to see him join the rest of the guys.