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[QUOTE="NYCorange, post: 1728043, member: 4918"]
I agree that Grayson is ahead of Mal on draftboards, but it's NOT because of his defense. Grayson Allen has TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE lateral movement, which is key for playing defense. That, coupled with his short arms, make him a liability at the next level (and even this level) on D.

The more I think about Mal, the more I think that the advice he'll get, unless he absolutely DESTROYS in the workouts (as in, he wrecks Buddy Hield in a game of one on one or something and shoots 90% from NBA 3 in warmups) is that he needs at least another year. It's hard to make a case to be an NBA SG without either elite athleticism or a ready-made offensive game. Shooting 37% from the field and 34% from 3 means he doesn't have either--yet. Mal has the body (long arms, tall, strong) and the shooting to compensate for his lack of explosiveness, but he needs to show he can be a good defender and a great offensive player at the college level. The more I think about it, I think Mals game ideally should pattern his game after Klay Thompson.
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