27th And 28th Picks

Not a bad comparison. I think Rabb is more skilled, but people were really expecting more evident growth from Rabb. He was a highly touted high school prospect and was slotted to go in the late-teens or twenties in the last draft. Instead he stayed in school to try to prove he was capable of being "the man" and... it failed miserably. He really struggled to handle the load without Jaylen Brown to help him.

 

Evans and Morris and Hart are interesting.

 

Digging a little more:
- Tyler Roberson is represented by CAA. Four year college player. He's fairly athletic, but a non-shooter. Probably a D-Leaguer at best.
- TJ Cline is a shooting big man even though he struggled last year. Not terribly athletic. Seems like a gamer. A-10 POY. Has an epic highlight video.
- Roger Moute A Bidias is... nothing really. He is a four year Cal Forward. Never played more than 12 minutes a game. Career FG% is 32%.
- Jawun Evans has slid around end of 1st early 2nd in most mocks. If he were 6'3", he'd go in the 1st round, but he's just under 6' even with his shoes on. Evans looks a little like Kyle Lowry on the floor in college: stocky guy able to use his strength to be effective. I don't hate him, but I don't love him for our team at #28. Real gamer type of kid though. Should show well in a workout setting. Here's some highlights.
- Monte Morris is another gamer at the college level. He's a four year guy, been around the block, lead his team well. He's just really small and I'm not sold on his jumper. To me he's a 2nd round pick and a guy you put on your D-League team hoping his jumper translates. Could be a bench guy in the NBA.
- Josh Hart most of you guys know about. He's a winner. I'm not positive he's an NBA starter, but he's an NBA player in my opinion. Could definitely be there at #28 if the team is sold on him. Is he better than Ennis? I don't know. Same goes for all the guards we're looking at today. Could be.

 

Based on the way Nick acted in his exit interviews it seemed pretty clear he was leaving and that Magic and Rob were very okay with that... I think he'll find some team willing to give him at least 3/15 which is 5 times what he'd make here.

 

Hart has heart in spades. That's basically his ticket to the NBA. He reminds me a little of Danny Green actually just the way he moves around out on the floor. Danny is and was a better shooter, but if Hart can get his shot down I think he could be a similar player. He just has one too many holes in his game for my liking.

 

I'd laugh quite a bit.

It's not though. They say this is just a thing they do at the very end of their workouts in order to see how competitive these guys are and how much they're willing to work through to the end. Generally I don't learn much from the clips, but you do get a chance to see their shooting form and sometimes you get a real loaf out there.

By the way, Josh Hart says he tweaked his shooting form and I think it shows a bit. Hart has a hitchy looking shot in his college film, but it looks better in the video. Sort of Clarkson-esque albeit slower. Still, good to see he's working on a known potential weakness.