Grades: Spurs at Knicks - Jan. 4, 2023

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I don’t disagree with any of this. Obviously when you’re this bad you want the best available over the best fit. We clearly lack a number 1 scorer.

Looking at the other potential players that have the potential top 5 relevance. We have Amen, Nick Smith, Miller and I guess that Jackson kid.

Wouldn’t any of those require us to move Keldon or Vassell either to the bench or trade. We’re definitely not putting Keldon back at the 4 with Sochan.

Might be one of the rare situations where fit would carry more value to us than a redundant talent that may or may not be better than what we have.

Amen is very interesting to me though. He might be the only one I’d take over Black.

But like you guys said. It’s early.

We drafted a G, a SF, and a PF last summer, and no one got traded. Granted, the PF slot was open, but still.

I have a real problem with Overtime Elite. They play a trash schedule, so it’s hard to tell how good any of them really are. If you’re confident in your ability, and don’t want to go to college, play for the Ignite. At least there, you’ll play against NBA assigned players and 2 ways.

[BacktoBasics]

We drafted a G, a SF, and a PF last summer, and no one got traded. Granted, the PF slot was open, but still.

I have a real problem with Overtime Elite. They play a trash schedule, so it’s hard to tell how good any of them really are. If you’re confident in your ability, and don’t want to go to college, play for the Ignite. At least there, you’ll play against NBA assigned players and 2 ways.

I was never under the impression that the players we drafted were taken as cornerstone pieces. Sochan allowed Keldon to move to the 4 so it made sense.

[BacktoBasics]

I like Amen alot (I like his brother too). I see him as a PG and think he'd be a great pick here. I have him 3 overall right now. I had Nick Smith at 3 and Amen at 4 initially but, the knee issue with Smith has me cautious.

As for the topic of redundancy, I just think we have to take the best player with the highest upside with our pick. If its redundant then we look to trade somebody already on the roster. If it's KJ or Devin then so be it. I'm not looking to trade those guys but where we sit we just have to take the best and figure the rest out. Also, even if we did have to trade say Keldon for example, it doesn't necessarily mean trade him right away...that could be a year or two down the road depending on how mature or raw our draft pick is.

Is was under the impression that Amen was a 3 with good court vision not a floor general especially when compared to Black in that regard. Amen certainly looks to have the athleticism which this team needs.

[mo7888]

Is was under the impression that Amen was a 3 with good court vision not a floor general especially when compared to Black in that regard. Amen certainly looks to have the athleticism which this team needs.

There's some differing opinions on that...several evaluators think he can play the 1 and see Ausar as a 3.