Oh his name definitely put him on the NBA radar nobody can deny that and his greatest benefit to his name is opportunity. I’m pretty sure he will be able to compete at this level in a couple years if his health is ok. I’m not worried at all about his shooting pct, he can shoot the ball.
I've got one for you.... JD Davison. Top 15ish HS prospect, was mediocre year 1 (better stats than Bronny for sure, but not good stats at all), was listed at 6'3" turned out to be 6' (1 inch shorter than Bronny)... 2nd rounder.
I’ll always go back Bill Simmons reporting that Bronny didn’t even make the LA Times All-City team as a senior, at the same time ESPN was saying he could be a lottery pick in a year. I’ll let the talent evaluators discuss his potential but on court he’s never been as good as his reputation built by his name.
So….you trust the LA Times talent evaluators more than Jonathan Givony? That’s certainly a take
Avery Bradley has been the comp in my mind. He is slightly taller and higher rated out of high school. I was going to say Avery Bradley was a best case scenario but didn’t want to use an absolute. Maybe a 90% tail end upside.
I had to laugh reading some draft analysis breaking down Bronny statistically. Yes, analytics are great..but sometimes a bit of context is important, too. He does have some skills that make him a marginal prospect and draft worthy late.
It's not a matter of trusting LA Times over Givnoy as much as the obvious incentive for ESPN to play nice with LeBron.
Avery Bradley as a freshman was second in scoring and minutes for a team that was an 8 seed in the NCAA tournament. He was 38% on 3PG. Bronny was 8th in scoring and 6th in minutes, 27% on 3PG for a team that didn't make the postseason.
"higher rated" is an understatement. Bronny grew up with all possible advantages in terms of coaching and opportunity, and he ended up being ranked 20th in his class. Avery Bradley was #1 in his class. Even if we want to cut Bronny a break for his ugly freshman year (because of fit or health reasons), his accomplishments through age 19 aren't remotely on par with Bradley.
Lots of guys like Collier, Ware, Dadiet, and T Smith who I'd love to drop but doubt any will be available at 30. Realistically...
Absolutely fair, which is why I was going with best case scenario. If you squint at his scouting report his upside seems to be an Avery Bradley type. There’s certainly a good chance he never earns rotation minutes.
Don't know how well folks have aged of course, but if Bender's reported vert of 27.5 is accurate, there's more than one poster here who has done more than that.
It's also being carried on ABC, hopefully with a different set of announcers.
All of the scouting services had him ranked pretty high and they have zero incentive to appease LeBron.
Steal for the Blazers. Avdija is a legit guy, fits their needs and is young enough to still have some upside.
No 30th pick Is the best pick you can have in the second apron from a salary space. You only trade back if you are getting multiple 2s.
My guess is he has a few guys who might be there for one reason or another and if none are, he'll trade back even if "bad value" in theory. I think the math is that a 1st still is beneficial if you believe in the player because the value is in years 2-6 or so (as you have advantages in resigning) but if you don't really beleive in someone, you might as well take a cheaper shot in second.
I'd be really surprised if he didn't fall back.
I'm watching the youtube ESPN stream, WIndhorst, Pelton, McClure, Smith.... it's only been 5 minutes but it's been about the top guys..... and as I typed this they brought up Bronny. Windhorst was very realistic, said he's going to go in the 2nd, and then they quickly moved on.
I’m watching game theory on YouTube with Venecia. Just talking about the picks.
Windy saying that they might look to move Sengun soon took me by surprise. I know they did well after he got hurt, but everything leading up to that point indicated he was turning into a really good player.
yeah Windhorst and the other 2 guys are how do you say, calmer? than the other options/.
I mean... it's the #1 overall pick, if you're picking for need you're already screwed. You take the guy you think is mostly likely to be a star. Jalen Johnson isn't blocking anybody (though also a bunch of 2-way guys between 6'6" and 6'10" is a great way to build a team)
