He played with Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart and Donte DiVicenzo at Villanova, and he’s clearly the best out of those four, yet he’s the only one who was a 2nd round pick. He was the National Player of the Year as well. Even Jevon Carter was picked right before him in the second round. Was this a case of NBA scouts valuing “potential” over results?
Why did Jalen Brunson slip to the 2nd round?
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DoubleClutch
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He’s short and not athletic 
He was short and fat and slow.
staticshock
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NBA has to have the worst scouts out of all major pro sports
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He was a smaller, older guard who developed like he was a younger player. If he was 6’4 or either came out at 20 years old I think he would have been lottery.
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A lot of scouting is subjective and through that lens of subjectivity a person like Jalen Brunson falls through the cracks and a scout will look at his height and immediately cross him out as a fit to their team. This is totally disregarding the fact that Jalen has played winning basketball his whole life, second generation NBA player so is somewhat accustomed to the grind of being a player.
I used to look at Khalid El-Amin the same way because that chubby nikka just balled and won everywhere he was, till he got to the pros and had to sit on the bench.
The prototype is Tracy McGrady or Jayson Tatum. Damn near seven feet tall, can handle like a guard and can defend 1-5.
Jalen does not fit that mold.
I used to look at Khalid El-Amin the same way because that chubby nikka just balled and won everywhere he was, till he got to the pros and had to sit on the bench.
The prototype is Tracy McGrady or Jayson Tatum. Damn near seven feet tall, can handle like a guard and can defend 1-5.
Jalen does not fit that mold.
size, athleticism and age
same reason why a guy like walter clayton jr is going to be a steal for someone
same reason why a guy like walter clayton jr is going to be a steal for someone
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Age, height and athleticism
I think baseball has the worst
You never know with college players who wasn’t broadcast all over how they might panned out
Manu 2nd round pick, Gilbert was a second round pick, Ben Wallace and some others
Manu 2nd round pick, Gilbert was a second round pick, Ben Wallace and some others
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They told him exactly what he needed to hear
They told him exactly what he needed to hear
NBA scouts value potential too much. They also fall in love with player comps based on measurables/flashes more than actual results
If you look at the players that became college player of the year and subsequently a higher ranking star in the NBA. They were usually freshmen, sometimes sophomores. While the juniors and seniors not so much, more like solid role players.
So I wouldn’t put too much weight on that, probably size”discrimination”.
As we’ve seen it’s kinda hard to draft players when everyone has different number of years in college, international experience etc.
So I wouldn’t put too much weight on that, probably size”discrimination”.
As we’ve seen it’s kinda hard to draft players when everyone has different number of years in college, international experience etc.