Cartman718 wrote:

Thanks, liked thr blocks, and going coast to coast. Can see why theyre intruiged.

Sleeper or future disappointment? Seems like a kid who needs to get his head on straight. Seems to have some talent.

Interesting kid to follow and see if he develops.

- Physical specimen. Measured 7-foot tall without shoes with a long wingspan and gigantic standing reach. Huge hands. Wide shoulders. Decent legs. Fluid, mobile, explosive athlete. Quick off his feet. Bouncy.
- Has a degree of natural skill and talent that is difficult to teach. Soft hands. Great touch around the basket and even stretching it out past the 3-point line. Long strides in the open court. Covers a huge amount of ground with a single dribble. Plays a coveted role as a rim-running, pick and roll finisher.
- Possesses significant upside. One of the best shot-blockers and offensive rebounders in Nike EYBL history, a traditionally strong level of competition. Highest PER in event history. Has significant potential defensively with his physical tools, ability to cover ground and solid timing.

Improvement areas
- Has made a series of bad decisions that give NBA teams reason for pause. Twice committed and abandoned Western Kentucky, the college he surprisingly elected to attend. Didn't attend the NBA combine. Already on his second agent. Background intel is concerning. Has barely been seen by NBA teams outside of workouts.
- Still a project. Hasn't received much coaching and has poor fundamentals outside of his natural talent. Has a great frame but needs to get much stronger to handle the rigors of the NBA, especially in the lower body. Has high hips that cause him to play the game very upright and get knocked off balance too easily. Can he develop his ability to switch ball-screens and be a factor stepping outside the paint defensively?
- Doesn't really know what he is at this stage. Wants to step outside and shoot 3s. Fancies himself a power forward. Motor, confidence and approach to the game fluctuate. Feel on both ends leaves something to be desired. Lacks any type of real experience playing against high-level competition.

Projected role: Vertical spacing, rim-running shot-blocker

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meloshouldgo wrote:Another dimwit

My thoughts exactly. Never though I'd say this but maybe Phil Jackson was the one actually making our draft picks. There is definitely a different feel to what we're doing this year and I do not mean in a good way.

CrushAlot wrote:Love this draft. Porter being available terrified me. Mitchell's Robinson was a lottery talent. Time for Fiz and the developers to get this kid right.

You know much about him?

meloshouldgo wrote:So much for "smart two way" players.

Depends on what they ask him to do.

He seems to have some talent...maybe he just needs a simple and defined role. One video compared him to Tyson Chandler, who, if you really think about it, has had a successful NBA career with a minimal skill set.

Play D...block shots...finish on the pick and roll, at first, and see if he can do more than this down the line.

WaltLongmire wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:So much for "smart two way" players.

Depends on what they ask him to do.

He seems to have some talent...maybe he just needs a simple and defined role. One video compared him to Tyson Chandler, who, if you really think about it, has had a successful NBA career with a minimal skill set.

Play D...block shots...finish on the pick and roll, at first, and see if he can do more than this down the line.

I really don't care what they ask him to do. Sometimes it's about the opportunity cost of what you could have gotten instead of drafting the second coming of Anthony Randolph with less skills and even less brains if that's even possible.

meloshouldgo wrote:

Uptown wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:Another dimwit

My thoughts exactly. Never though I'd say this but maybe Phil Jackson was the one actually making our draft picks. There is definitely a different feel to what we're doing this year and I do not mean in a good way.

It was the 36th pick in the draft. The second round is all a crap shoot as most of these players wont be in the league in 3 years....Did you want the Knicks to make a safe pick at 36?

There were plenty of players who would make solid bench players available. Kyrie Thomas, Bates-Diop, and on. Why exactly did we need high risk low reward player? Y'all wanted Hernangomez gone and you like this pick? A twenty year old who had never even played college ball? Has a learning curve the size of Texas?

With KOQ opting out and Kanter with one year left on his deal, we needed a big that we can develop. Frank, Knox, Dotson, and now Robinson can learn and grow together....We aint competing for playoff spot for a while so the learning curve shouldnt be an issue...

WaltLongmire wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Love this draft. Porter being available terrified me. Mitchell's Robinson was a lottery talent. Time for Fiz and the developers to get this kid right.

He was linked to the Lakers at 25 by some.

You know much about him?

NardDogNation wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:Another dimwit

My thoughts exactly. Never though I'd say this but maybe Phil Jackson was the one actually making our draft picks. There is definitely a different feel to what we're doing this year and I do not mean in a good way.