OrangeDW
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He asks for names from last ten years then dislikes getting plenty of names .Think I gave him two #13 picks but perhaps should have extended to #14 since that is lthe "lottery". Malachi can handle ball well enough and also defend . For those who dont know, there is a trend towards small ball and 'wings' are in.. Could have expanded list to include some small forwards just based on that
Let me use Mikail Bridges to drive home the point. U
Malachi is 6'6" and has put on weight, Sacramento was looking at him as small forward after acquiring him given their team and trend towards teams going small. You take a player like Mikail Bridges who is 6' 7" and frailer. He was not close to ready even after helping Villy to 16" chip, he stayed and continued to work and develop on his game and now is not expected to drop pass Knicks at 9. He'll not only get a much better deal in top ten then in twenties but he'll stick in NBA whereas Malachi is questionable. If you come out as a frosh, you better have the talent to be at least in the lottery if not in top ten otherwise best to stay until you are prepared as time goes by quickly. H We can ponder all we want but he would have improved his game and his draft standing instead he decide to grab the quick cash imo and that did not benefit him beyond the shortest timeframe imaginable
You really think Steph Curry going 7th in 2009 is relevant to Malachi Richardson’s situation? Seriously?
Practically half the guys you named were PG’s!
And no, Malachi is not a ballhandler. Not at Syracuse even in a year where we had no PG, and has done none of it in the NBA so far. He’s a wing that plays off the ball basically 100% of the time and you’re in here naming Curry, Westbrook, Lillard...guys who run the show for their teams and play with the ball in their hands.
I agree with the point about being more prepared to play in the league. But based on the recent evidence, not sure his draft stock would’ve improved much if at all.
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