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Pretty much what I was thinking. Guess there’s always a remote chance given Wagler is “qualified” and has Illini ties, but it does feel like the top 4 are locked in except for the specific order.
i am biased and want wagler but not at 4. trading up 15 and players, future picks would be best but i would also consider trade down to 5-7 if boozer is left at 4. good gms will downgrade picks and get treasure heist sort of like fultz for tatum. boozer was the best college player but wagler will be the better pro. boozer just had ridiculous combine so hes like easily worth number 1 in other draft sell him super high you could get something like wagler plus top 10 talent back.

the bulls had the worst gm bc they could have had ayo, wilson and wagler if they sold last yrs pick which was a disaster.
 
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A lot of this was already baked in with KW. The book on him already was lack of athleticism but superior decision making/feel for game, efficiency in the p-n-r etc (things the Combine doesn’t really measure). His projections already factored all that in.

IF his stock drops (big if) it's going to be on the below expected height/length (wingspan), along with other guys testing/measuring better than expected. There may be scouts for whom his assumed length advantage was a big selling point. I highly doubt there are scouts who though he was secretly a high flyer and speedster.
 
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The combine is solid for measurables, but otherwise is mostly performative. 30 shots is about 970 shots short of being useful to measure shooting ability.
Tidbit from a scout I know.

The shooting drills are less about makes and misses and whether you make 11/25 vs 13/25. The drills are meant to show your mental toughness, shooting form and cadence.

He said people that miss a ton in a row means they are succumbing to pressure. The guys that rush or slow down based on their shot falling, also an indicator to him and the club. And watching where the misses come in (left, right, long short) and the frequency of those tell them what the player is doing and thinking.

Found that to be super interesting.
 
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