Noel is a beast. Sometimes ppl gotta realize the reason why Philly sucks is because they don't have a clear direction other then just drafting assets which don't fit with each other.
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Nah... That boy nice though. I wouldn't be mad at him or Murray
Naw, Redd and Redikk are not really alike. Redd was a very good slasher. Reddikk wasn't. He was a skilled, high BBIQ player who could score with very high efficiency and play very good team defense when he got in NBA shape. Redd was a slasher in college who developed into a shooter which made him a very good scorer in the NBA. Redd also wasn't a good team defender and his BBIQ was decent but it was no where near Redikk.
Because the NBA is a game based on anomalies. Length, quickness, agility, height, reach, hand size, then skill. Look at Giannis. As a rookie in the NBA. I had doubt he would be even a good mid major college player. Two years later and he's a top 25 NBA player. You can develop skills. Look at Westbrook. He was a role player at UCLA and Collison was the star. Now, Collison is a backup PG and Westbrook is a superstar.
If Hield were 6'6-6'8" with these exact skills he'd be going 1, people don't realize how much of a difference skillset in relation to height really is, if he had a much better handle at 6'4" he'd also probably be going first because he could play PG. Right now, he would be a SG on most NBA teams.
Like you said, he needs the right situation, and I think that would be the Bucks (maybe Jazz as well), where he can play with another creator that can take the heat off him and give him easier looks.
I don't think the Bucks are a good fit. They have Vaughn and their playmaking is extremely weak even with Giannis playing PG. They need a legit NBA PG. Those aren't commonplace.
I think a perfect fit would be Memphis but most of the good fits aren't in the lottery. Teams with PG's are drafting in the lottery these days in the NBA. Minnesota would be the best fit for him out of the lotto teams.
I don't think he goes top 5 just cause whoever wants him will probably take Jamal Murray before him and the top 6 has been Simmons, Bender, Ingram, Dunn, Brown and Murray for a while now.
I do want to see him end up with the Bucks though, perfect fit for both for everyone involved.
Redd was a 27ppg player at his peak. I think that would be a great place to aspire to.
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Height, in this case, is overrated..... I'm not saying Hield is Jordan.... but skipping on him in the draft would be Jordan/Sam Bowie-esque.... You take the best player with the highest b-ball IQ and the least amount of off-court issues.... That is Hield!
They don't need a legitimate PG, just more reps for Giannis in the halfcourt, and I think Buddy would get away with handling the ball with them because the pressure to create wouldn't be as high since Middleton is also a secondary creator.
They've tried the PG thing already, it just doesn't work because it moves Giannis off the ball.
I just the don't see the bolded as a good idea.
Height isn't overrated at all, if it turns out he's only 6'3" or some shyt then that limits the idea of using him at the 2 and you'd have to play him at the 1. If he plays at the 1, he needs to improve his handle, or end up in the right situation where the handle isn't as big of an issue because they have another creator to pair him with.
The Bucks are currently using Bayless and Mayo at the 1, it's safe to say Hield would be an improvement over either of them from a creating and shot making standpoint, right?