re: Tell me why not Marquese Chriss at 6?

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One area teams will want to see Chriss develop to be a full-time perimeter oriented forward is with his passing ability. His assist percentage and pure point rating both rank fourth worst among the 22 collegiate power forwards in our Top-100 rankings. His lack of experience comes into play here, having only a couple of years of experience playing competitive basketball under his belt, but so does his feel for the game, which appears to be average at best right no

Where that tends to show up the most vividly right now is as on the defensive glass. At 4.1 rebounds per-40, Chriss ranks among the least prolific power forwards in NBA Draft history according to our database. Among first round picks, only Thaddeus Young (who played mostly SF in college) had a worse defensive rebounding rate in the draft's last 30 years. Chriss almost never puts a body on opposing big men in an attempt to box out and prepare for loose balls coming off the glass, and his relatively small standing reach (measured at 8'9, comparable with most small forwards) didn't help matters much. In addition to his instincts, his motor here leaves a lot to be desired as well, as if at times appears he's operating at half speed, and far more focused on his work on the offensive end.

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I don't know much about him but this DraftExpress breakdown makes him sound like a Ryan Anderson style stretch 4 which seems a bit odd considering the multiple times they also said he was an athletic freak. So he's going to be like Ryno but maybe shift some skill points from his scoring ability into his defensive ability? I wouldn't be upset if that's the way they went, because a Ryno that was at least passable on defense would be great next to AD. But I doubt this team waits for a kid to maybe develop into a Ryan Anderson level player when you can draft an instant Gordon replacement in Heild.