SI’s latest mock, based on rumors and buzz, has Shaedon Sharpe falling to us at 8.

I can see him falling. His limited tapes, quality of opponents, haven’t played competitive basketball in over a year, and unimpressive pro day probably have teams nervous.

I’m not even sure the Pelicans would pull the trigger on him right now.

I like that he is falling---Don't want to start that trend of 1-3 HS ranked guys not even playing because they still will be drafted Top 3-5.

We've seen plenty of times that those HS rankings don't mean crap. Bol Bol would have been a top 5 pick straight out of HS.

Sharpe falling to us is HIS best care scenario.

We don't need anyone with pick #8 to come and contribute immediately. He will be able to slowly bring himself up to speed while learning to be a professional.

Im not a huge fan of Shapre but without a doubt this is his best landing spot.

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Thinks we are a good spot because he wouldn’t need to play at all for us next year, maybe even for two years, and he’s a guy that if he hits, it’s a big hit.

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when's the last time a draft pick didn't play for maybe two years and ended up being even a decent role player?

If he hits, the coaches will know it well before the season starts, just like with Herb. He might still take some time to develop into something special, but that doesn't mean it would be done from the bench or G-League for a year or more.

If you draft someone 8th and they can't get minutes and play in 60+ games this year, they probably suck.
People want to bring up Moses Moody with GSW and not getting minutes on a playoff team, like we expect to be next year. Klay played in 32 games. Damion Lee, Gary Payton and Juan Toscano Anderson all played significantly more than Moody.
Even Kuminga didn't play that much, but he still played in 70 games and got 17mpg. That's kind of the floor of what you'd expect from a top 10 pick, even on a good team, IF he's worth a shite.


Regardless of who we draft, if they hit, they'll be playing significant minutes off the bench this year and pushing to start in year 2.

I’m on the fence with this whole Sharpe deal. In a way, this reminds me of the Mitchell Robinson situation with less red flags.

Both Uber athletic freaky guys that didn’t play college ball. Both somewhat had character concerns, but at their core are probably actually good kids. (I can say this more about Mitch, than Sharpe). I have less insight on Sharpe personally. My bro played against Mitch in high school, so I know more about him.

Mitch was actually 1-2 years older than Sharpe when he got drafted. Mitch has panned as a quality nba role player despite the weirdness in college and playing a much different role in High School than he does in the NBA and he’s not quite in the same tier of Sharpe as a prospect.

Mitch got picked early round 2, so the risk reward aspect was different as well.

You really have to be sure about a kid to pick him top 10.

But what I am trying to outline here is this situation isn’t completely unprecendented and it’s worked out pretty well recently. The only thing preventing Mitch from being a surefire Top 10 in a redraft of his class, has been some unfortunate injuries.

The face to face interviews are what I would put the most Stock into in terms of making this decision if Sharpe is there at 8. Nothing else matters. He has the talent. Are you comfortable with the person? If you are, you take him. If not, you trade out of the pick.

I don't remember which coach said it (maybe more than one), but the quote was essentially..."it's not the guys you don't get that hurt you, it's the ones you do get that can't play".

One thing that I think is noteworthy re: Sharpe is he smoked at most of the EYBL and Peachjam stuff...scored efficiently and a bunch. So it's not like he is just a big frame, big vertical jump guy that needs to learn to play basketball.