Why did Jalen Brunson slip to the 2nd round?

[Rekkapryde]

It also helped that he grew up a Knicks fan.

when your pops played for them and is on the staff don't hurt either

 

[FTBS]

You can stash in the g league as long as they have under 3 years of service

Yea but nowhere near the number you can in other sports.

 

[nieman]

The NBA doesn't like smaller, slow, unathletic combo guards. If he couldn't be a PG, and not tall or athletic enough for a SG, they're not gonna give him much leeway. But Brunson also worked his behind off...a staple of the Villanova players. He's shifty and creative. He's also given way more room to operate than he would with any other situation at that time.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Only been one, yes 1, small guard who has led their team to an NBA title. ONE.

 

[tremonthustler1]

I get what yall saying about scouts focusing on potential and all that (I basically asked the same thing in my original post). How come Jevon Carter was taken before him? He’s shorter, older and he wasn’t no damn college player of the year.

Carter was an elite defensive player in college.

 

[BlackMajik]

He was short and fat and slow.

 

[In The Zone '98]

Because he's 5'11 and left handed

Put the work in so he beat the odds

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Cuz he ugly

 

[Po pimp]

Carter was an elite defensive player in college.

He still wasn’t valued enough to be taken in the first round. I would’ve taken my chances with the champion NPOY over a defensive guy.

 

[NotAHotep]

Only been one, yes 1, small guard who has led their team to an NBA title. ONE.

Steph Curry doesn’t exist?

 

[tremonthustler1]

He still wasn’t valued enough to be taken in the first round. I would’ve taken my chances with the champion NPOY over a defensive guy.

Every team has different needs and wants. In round 2 im either seeking a specific skill or a specific build in a developmental prospect. I’ll go back to what I said earlier. That draft was also deep at guard

 

[Rekkapryde]

Steph Curry doesn’t exist?

Curry ain't that "short" to me (6'3" in shoes). Not as short as Zeke, but no issues adding Curry.

But 2 nikkaz pretty much in the history of the league just shows how much of an outlier that shyt is. top 3 pgs of all time with Earv.

 

[mbewane]

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 didn't go to college.

 

[Wargames]

Manu didn't go to college.

Also back then the league did not respect international players like they do now.

 

[Goat poster]

NBA scouts value potential too much. They also fall in love with player comps based on measurables/flashes more than actual results

EXACTLY

NBA scouting puts WAY to much on potential and way to little on results...