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.

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Posted by Fun Bunch

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Posted on 6/6/22 at 10:08 am to supe12sta12z

I know this could look super dumb in a couple of years if he turns into a superstar, but for us...I would pass. See if someone wants him enough to move up and gives great value, or just take someone else.

Honestly I just hope Portland decides to take him or moves that pick and someone does.

A team like us can take some risks, but I feel like that is way too big of a risk.

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Posted by Bronc

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Posted on 6/6/22 at 10:16 am to supe12sta12z

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

I would be as mad as when we traded out of Garland to take Hayes if he falls and we decide to trade back or skip over him.

I'm not as convinced he will translate like I was Garland, only becuase I havent seen any college level tape, but what is there is a guy with top 10 player in this league ceiling, at the most important position, and a position we will need as CJ ages. And you simply dont pass up someone with that type of upside when this may be the last time we ever pick this high(no guarantee Lakers or Bucks pick ever fall top 10, even if everyone is in the off-season optimism mode).

He would be our Jonathan Kuminga. Superstar upside but will need 2-3 seasons to develop...which we can offer.

Pels also have no real need to find an immediate contributor. Minutes would already be tough to come by even for the more "NBA ready" players expected to be at 8-14.

This post was edited on 6/6/22 at 10:17 am

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