re: Is Trey a 6”9”(ish) JR Smith?

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The funny thing is the book on Trey was he’s a good shooter with good length but low ceiling due to lack of athleticism. Like who was doing the assessment and what were they drinking that day??

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I think Trey(and also guys like Cunningham or Ingram), demonstrate the fallacy of automatically thinking combine athleticism is transferable/limiting with regard to court success/player ceiling.

Sure there is a baseline of athleticism and lateral movement you need to just not get run off the court for your position, but once you have that, guys with high IQ’s, smart decision-making, high skills, and know how to play within themselves can find a ton more success than a Julian Wright or Jaxson Hayes that can jump out of the gym, but that’s really it.

Hell I wouldn’t be shocked if 35 year old Julian Wright could beat Murphy in a number of combine drills still, but put a ball in both’s hands and ask them to play in an offense and Murphy will run circles around Wright, literally.