Why Did Orlando Select Aaron Gordon over Julius Randle?

[The Goodz]

im still trying to understand the high praise for Randle

 

[Justise M]

randle is a GREAT passer. here he is playing some point-power forward in summer league. check out the commentary from Grant Hill. very high praise.

he did good against a bunch of guys who will be working at Enterprise in a year or 2

 

[Dwight Howard]

he did good against a bunch of guys who will be working at Enterprise in a year or 2

he has done that on every level he's played in

 

[42 Monks]

he has done that on every level he's played in

You mean like the college level where he didn't hit a mid-range shot for months?

At least for a dude that plays. Yal some desperate heaux when it comes to Randle

 

[954UAlreadyknow]

I would've picked alot of people over Gordon


Dude got on offensive skill AT ALL

no way you pick him at 4. It's the annual athletic tweener that's gets overrated

 

[triplehate]

I would've picked alot of people over Gordon


Dude got on offensive skill AT ALL

no way you pick him at 4. It's the annual athletic tweener that's gets overrated

How many of them look like Blake Griffin tho

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Because he looks like Blake Griffin

i literally came here just to say this

 

[Reid2Achieve]

His versatility could be valuable for them in a few years down the road. He can guard many positions. He could be a good player as a 4th or 5th option utility guy.

Should model his game after a Marion or more athletic Draymond.

 

[MikelArteta]

aaron gordon looks to me a max 9 points 6 boards per game guy

 

[Full Measures]

You mean like the college level where he didn't hit a mid-range shot for months?

At least for a dude that plays. Yal some desperate heaux when it comes to Randle

Yeah we talking about the college level.

Where he had 24 double doubles on a stacked team of all-Americans

Second most for a freshman in NCAA history.

More than Kevin Love and Carmelo

Both perennial all stars

But of course Julius Randle is a bum with no talent and those double doubles were against poor competition and all 24 of them were flukes right?

 

[Lakerman0834]

he did good against a bunch of guys who will be working at Enterprise in a year or 2

U can ask draymond how he is had him on skates all game long

 

[Flight]

One thing I see is that they didn't think a Randle/Vucci would work and the Gordon could play the 3/4 and he killed it during workouts and moved up the board near the lead up to the draft. He is athletic, but he really doesn't have much skills yet and Arizona's defense still was great without him the season after, which was Gordon's calling card. Gordon got hurt and didn't get much PT, but I still don't know how Randle was able to slide to number 7, who as a freshmen carried Kentucky with nothing but freshmen's to the title game and considered the best player in all of college ball, especially with Exum & Smart going ahead of him.

Bolded isn't true at all. He was really damn good though. I just don't see what Gordon does better than him as a prospect except jump.

 

[scarlxrd]

almost no moves the magic have made in the last 3-4 years makes any sense.

I don't expect Orlando to make any sound decisions anymore.

 

[Rakim Allah]

Randle's stock dropped a little with his injury concerns and the fact that GMs were worried about his lack of length and the fear that he wouldn't be strong enough to bully NBA 4s consistently.

He's among the more skilled players in the draft though.

The Magic's GM sure wasn't worried about Gordon's "lack of length".

 

[42 Monks]

Yeah we talking about the college level.

Where he had 24 double doubles on a stacked team of all-Americans

Second most for a freshman in NCAA history.

More than Kevin Love and Carmelo

Both perennial all stars

But of course Julius Randle is a bum with no talent and those double doubles were against poor competition and all 24 of them were flukes right?

Damn that sounds like Shelden Williams shyt right there