I think if you're drafting, you wouldn't want to take Knox and Barrett in B2B years. Both are quite young, somewhat raw, and not sure things. I would have preferred getting a more solid plug'n'play 3&D wing in one of the drafts.
Picked after Knox were Bridges, a quality PG in Shai, Bridges and the enigmatic talented gimpy Porter Jr.
The Knix have drafted well the last decade or so, and I was fine with them going with the raw upside of very Knox, if that's who they thought was best. But it was a very deep draft. And I didn't know how bad Knox's defense level was.
In hindsight I would have taken Shai, who was moving up draft boards and getting buzz late.
And now we drafted another very young guy with noticeable flaws -- outside shooting and again defense. Seems we went high-risk/high-reward again, with both players seemingly poor defenders.
Picked after Barrett -- 3&D wings Hunter and Culver; a pair of Points Garland and Coby White; while Jaxson Hayes and Reddish are getting some hype.
Not sure what the trade-down options were. ATL nabbed Hayes & Reddish at 8 & 10. If we could have somehow gotten one of those two plus a PG such as Garland or White . . .
Hunter is almost 22, 2.5 years older than Barrett. But fits very well the 3&D, switchable, multi-position wing that is vital these days.
Again, as always, I'm no draftnik. Just wasn't impressed by Barrett's college highlight reel. Which is all the sleuthing I did. A lot of awkward odd-angle drives that he gets in, and not much passing or shooting. He's super-young and has a good support network (including Steve Nash). But I would have been looking elsewhere.
Two lotto drafts, and we didn't get a reliable defender or a 3 point shooter (ideally one 3&D wing) or a PG. Shai & Hunter would be a better tandem than Barrett & Knox. I don't know enough about Garland & White to know if I'd prefer one of them and a Bridges to what we got.
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