Post by 00hmh on Jul 4, 2017 16:28:05 GMT -6
The pacers draft is heavily dependent on 2 of those 3 choices recovering from injury.
Sumner was very highly thought of before the season, and might have been a first round choice or high second round without the injury. That he is the biggest gamble is more a matter of that injury and uncertainty than his T/O to Assist ratio.
Those second round choices are both a bit of a gamble, but I'd rather have the upside than get a player who was likely to be a bench player with little chance to ever start or play starters minutes. Easy to dump the player if he doesn't live up to first round form.
Out of Leaf, Anigbogu, Sumner and Sabonis any of them might become very good starters down the road. Dipo is already a pretty solid NBA player, but I was surprised how high he was picked and doubt he will be an all-star performer. Long term the pacers pick up 3 players this year who will be rotation players.
I suppose all of them could have good careers, but given all are gambles of one kind or other, perhaps 2 or 3 will make it long term in the league, perhaps one or two will live up to first round hype.
Sumner was very highly thought of before the season, and might have been a first round choice or high second round without the injury. That he is the biggest gamble is more a matter of that injury and uncertainty than his T/O to Assist ratio.
Those second round choices are both a bit of a gamble, but I'd rather have the upside than get a player who was likely to be a bench player with little chance to ever start or play starters minutes. Easy to dump the player if he doesn't live up to first round form.
Out of Leaf, Anigbogu, Sumner and Sabonis any of them might become very good starters down the road. Dipo is already a pretty solid NBA player, but I was surprised how high he was picked and doubt he will be an all-star performer. Long term the pacers pick up 3 players this year who will be rotation players.
I suppose all of them could have good careers, but given all are gambles of one kind or other, perhaps 2 or 3 will make it long term in the league, perhaps one or two will live up to first round hype.