I doubt that. For that to happen, Wilson has to jump in front of him. While you can argue Wilson has the higher ceiling, Boozer's floor is much higher. I think he might be better than his dad but still not a superstar.
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Have a hard time buying Boozer will be a superstar. Maybe it's my Dook hatred. Don't get me wrong. He will be a very good player, probably all star level. But superstar? I just don't see it.
i agree, and i really want the bulls to take wilson. i'll be bummed if it's boozer; however, i am very often wrong about who will be good in the nba.
No worries. Bulls will take whoever is left at 4. LoL! Glad I am only a MJ fan.
Don't think they'll be passing up anybody at #4.
I don't really see the criticism as "hate". In many recent years, teams would have run to the podium to take him 1st. There is just more competition this year, so they spend more time nitpicking to differentiate.
I'd argue Wiggins is his floor comp. AJ is bigger, sees the floor better, and has better handles.
A lot of guys would have loved to have had Andrew's career. Average 18, 4, & 2 over 12 seasons, win a championship, and sign about 250 million dollars worth of contracts...
great minds think alike and cover their balls around Jeremy fears!
There's no guard in this draft that has a better combination of size, ball skills, shooting, and shot creation.
Hall of Famer Andrew Wiggins?I don't really see the criticism as "hate". In many recent years, teams would have run to the podium to take him 1st. There is just more competition this year, so they spend more time nitpicking to differentiate.
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I'd argue Wiggins is his floor comp. AJ is bigger, sees the floor better, and has better handles.
A lot of guys would have loved to have had Andrew's career. Average 18, 4, & 2 over 12 seasons, win a championship, and sign about 250 million dollars worth of contracts...
“5. Los Angeles Clippers: Keaton Wagler, Illinois
The Clippers get their pick of a talented guard crop at No. 5 assuming the board plays out as expected. It will be interesting to see how much L.A. picking up Darius Garland at the trade deadline this past season impacts their decision-making here, potentially making a smaller, more ball-dominant guard less palatable. If that’s the case, Wagler becomes an even stronger factor at this spot as the tallest and most seamless off-ball player of the four top point guards on the board.”
He’s also a heck of a competitor, which was always the big knock on Wiggins, who tended to float in and out of games in the NBA. A will to compete is one of those attributes that is too often overlooked. Same thing can be said of Boozer: the kid competes and has a will to win.I don't really see the criticism as "hate". In many recent years, teams would have run to the podium to take him 1st. There is just more competition this year, so they spend more time nitpicking to differentiate.
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I'd argue Wiggins is his floor comp. AJ is bigger, sees the floor better, and has better handles.
A lot of guys would have loved to have had Andrew's career. Average 18, 4, & 2 over 12 seasons, win a championship, and sign about 250 million dollars worth of contracts...
Really interesting how landscape is evolving and how the incentives right now favor returning to school for any player projected to be outside the top 20 or so, which is making the second round pretty weak. Does the NBA attempt to sweeten the pot and start to offer more guaranteed money to entice those players into the draft? Or does the nba just not care enough about second round picks to make any changes?
Given that second rounders have a less than 50% chance of making I roster I tend to think it’ll be the latter, which I think is a win/win for both college and the nba and is looking more like a baseball model. The guys who can impact a team go pro, and those that need more development stick in college, which will continue to elevate the college game. Works for me.
That said, surprised there wasn’t more of a market for Momcilovic given he has positional size and he was the best shooter in the draft.
Given that second rounders have a less than 50% chance of making I roster I tend to think it’ll be the latter, which I think is a win/win for both college and the nba and is looking more like a baseball model. The guys who can impact a team go pro, and those that need more development stick in college, which will continue to elevate the college game. Works for me.
That said, surprised there wasn’t more of a market for Momcilovic given he has positional size and he was the best shooter in the draft.
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I mean it's a little bit of a misnomer to say that it makes the second round weaker since the league will have their chance at all of these players returning to school eventually.
The question from the league's perspective is whether they would rather have these players as 19 year old mystery boxes with promise who they could potentially mold at a higher level than the college game could, versus as 22 year olds who are bigger stars, more ready to contribute immediately, but who have had certain warts weaknesses exposed in their games.
For me that's a really, really easy decision.
The new reality is a win for the players, it's a win for college basketball and it's a win for the NBA.