If you didn’t know who it was that sounds like Draymond coming out of Michigan St.
This doesn't read like a writeup of a guy who's eight picks deep in the second round. Feels like quite a Danny pick in terms of highly touted recruit with meh production.
It's pick 38, and some reports say he is an NBA caliber defender already. If he had an offnesive game he'd have been a mid first rounder.
Semi also shot like 40 pct from 3 in college on volume.
According to this article - https://the-cauldron.com/the-2nd-round-and-misuse-of-probability-402639df1038 - which looked at 10 drafts from 2003-2013, approximately 74% of 2nd round picks make it to the NBA but only about 26% make it over 3 years.
2-way contracts and a currently full roster make this type of pick a lot more doable.
These numbers have skyrocketed since 2013 with expanded rosters. The majority of those drafted in the top half of he second round usually get the same amount of rope that first-rounders used to receive.
He's an elite athlete in a way Semi never was, he's 19 and was a McDonald's All American. His ceiling is very high, it's just unlikely he develops in all the ways he could offensively (which might make him... Mikal Bridges maybe?) but his reasonable ceiling is he develops his 3pt shot, the defense translates, he's a slimmer more athletic Grant who can run the break, maybe you get Desmond Bane type performance.
That’s an interesting debate.
Semi Ojeleye was Parade Magazine’s National Player of the Year in high school and tested freakishly at the combine.
For combine, Walsh had significant edges in reach and wingspan, Jackson had a good edge in max vert, but Walsh had a clear edge in standing vert.
Yeah, Semi's problem was never physical/athletic...it was on the skills side. He couldn't turn those things into (say) blocked shots/deflections or turn the size/speed into offensive moves.
You wrote that "about 26% make it over 3 years." But I could only find 19.1% based on the pie chart provided.
The guys who played 1 or 2 years. "Over three years" is not the same as "at least 3 years."
If you count 2-way contracts as being in the NBA I'm right with you.
It's not clear but I think author intended to add "One Season over .130 WS" to the players who made it over 3 years. If you read the article, the author says:
I'm on a plane w spotty WiFI. BB-Ref should have something.
Rodman averaged 25 and 15 over three years in college (granted at a small school). Reading more of the reports, I do wonder why this guy didn't stay in school for another year to work on his offensive game and declare in a weak draft.
Yeah, I read he had a good combine. So he had good pedigree coming out of high school, was initially expected to go first round, then slipped after an unimpressive freshman season. Which could have been due to age or maybe he was playing in the wrong system for his skillset? I think there's a lot to like here -- with the understanding that we're a long way from him being a contributor. Plus, he's a young 19. Looking forward to Summer League!
Interesting video but looks like he only goes right.
Rodman was famously unknown, not an athletic standout and literally homeless for a time until he grew 8 inches or whatever at age 19. Then he basically dominated in (a tiny) college. If he had his growth spurt earlier and had been recruited by big schools he probably would have been a top ten pick (if he didn't flunk out). I'm not sure I see the comparison.
I have no real clue what the backup guard plan is...
This is the correct take.
Danny had the same type (we've talked about this before).
I think Walsh's athleticism is more than explosiveness. On defense, his feet move really well and it looks like he has super quick hands. That combined with his wingspan and his motor should make him into a great defender (if he ever sees the floor).
