re: Where does edey go in the draft?

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He’s nowhere near Wemby skillsket. A better comparison would be a better Tacko Fall

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Yep.

He's a throwback NBA center in a style of play that really doesn't exist anymore. If you are an NBA center you have to be able to handle the ball a bit, score in more ways that simply with your back to the basket, and shoot 3's reasonably well, along with blocking shots. Purdue hasn't asked Edey to do much of that.

You can't "coach" 7'4". So he's worth a draft pick. Maybe even a late first round pick for a team with multiple first rounders and no glaring need on the roster. But the days of Ralph Sampson and Patrick Ewing, where Edey would be the clear #1 pick, are long gone.

There may be no other major sport where the difference in skill level is so vast than the NBA vs college basketball.

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shoot 3's reasonably well,

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Ya’ll love to say shoot 3’s well and yes everyone in the NBA shoots better than years past, but there’s plenty of guys in the nba that don’t shoot well beyond the arc.

Edey may be a bench player or bust, idk. But he’s the most completely dominant center in college basketball in a long time.

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There is a spot for him and Klingan probably mid to late first round Wembayanna might actually change some of the perceptions on what you can do with bigs these days

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Zedey will be drafted before any LSU players for sure.

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Uh, yeah most likely? Edey is the two time national player of the year and LSU is rebuilding their program from the ground up.

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He's a throwback NBA center in a style of play that really doesn't exist anymore. If you are an NBA center you have to be able to handle the ball a bit, score in more ways that simply with your back to the basket, and shoot 3's reasonably well, along with blocking shots. Purdue hasn't asked Edey to do much of that.

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This isn't necessarily true. Guys like Jarret Allen show you can be a prominant big without an outside game, you just need to be able to rim run and protect the rim. Edey's problem is he's not nearly the athlete that Allen or even Capella are. But still, you have players like nurkic, Zubac, Gobert, and Mitchell Robinson who are good, effective centers that have little to no outside game. Gobert and Mitch Rob have played a combined 17 seasons in the NBA and have taken a combined 17 threes, having zero makes They are, however, elite rim protectors.

I think one thing about his game that gets overlooked is his ability to reset in the paint and not get three second calls. That will be hugely beneficial in the NBA. He's got a spot in the league, but as others have said, he's likely a late first/early second guy.

I wouldn't mind him on the pelicans. If Walker Kessler can average 23 minutes a game, I don't see why Edey can't be a space filling, rim protecting big who sets hard screens and rolls for 15 minutes a night. Especially against teams that love attacking the paint/don't have a 5 who can stretch the floor reliably.

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but there’s plenty of guys in the nba that don’t shoot well beyond the arc.

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Ben simmons has 5 career 3s in the NBA.

Edey has decent form on his free throws but that is only time I have seen him shoot a ball beyond 5 feet from the rim...has he ever squared up to shoot a jumper in a game?

Klingan has been impressive just with his intensity and bodying up on Edy.

Unfortunately for his bank account, he was born 20 years too late.

It appears he doesn't use his left hand either. Defender was sideways on him in the paint.

I had a kid do that to me once when he realized I couldn't go to my right with back to basket.

Edey was able to go right and do a head fake to get space but otherwise it seems he's gotta work on being able to go that way if he's not gonna move all game.

He's going 1st rd.