Carlton Carrington

[Mr. Body]

Considering the lack of talent and upside in this draft it‘s a bit surprising that he isn‘t higher on most boards. He will still only be 18 on draft night. he is 3 and a half years younger than Carter. He was much better than Carter was in his freshman year and he was as well better than Carter in his 2nd year. Do we really think Carter will be picked top 10 and Carrington end of 1st round?
i think his shot looks good and he shot 41% over the last third of his season. He will add strenghts, as they all do at 18.
I think he will be picked in the lottery and ahead of Carter. Why not the Jazz? George was a good pick, they might look for a similar risk/reward pick.

Everything I've seen lately says he'll go late lottery or early 20s at the latest. I think he goes in the teens. I'll reiterate that he's very similar to those two guys we got a couple years ago in that he has good base material but is a project.

Carter isn't a project. Unless his shooting falls apart, he's a savvy, grizzled vet who understands the game at a level Carrington and others may never get to.

[Ignazzz]

Great to player. Top 15.

[PhantomDashCam]

Bub just got a Green Room invite.

[DAF86]

Any chance Blazers bite on #4 (maybe add a couple of 2nd rounders) for #7 and #14?

[PhantomDashCam]

[rankingtear]

This is their PG. Kid shot a ridiculous 50% on OTD jumpers from 2. Automatic mid range god.

[SpursBills]

If we're talking about long, tall freshman point guards with a smooth mid range game who have talented scoring instincts but seem to have limited athleticism and can't really put pressure on the rim, I like him a lot more than Jalen Hood-Schifino (undraftable) and a lot less than D'Angelo Russell (high lottery), so mid-late first rounder seems about right for him.

His shot profile worries me - relatively bad at the rim, elite from mid-range, ok from 3. I'm very wary of guys with a high diet of self-created midrange jumpers and whose efficiency is buoyed by those numbers - you're probably not shooting an elite percentage from mid-range in the NBA and it speaks to an inability to generate easy baskets at the rim. However, I do think that based on his combination of midrange %, 3 point volume, and FT%, that his 3 pointer will eventually translate quite well.

His defensive event generation also worries me - low steal and block rates in spite of his size suggests poor awareness although his relatively young age can somewhat excuse this. Mid-late first is about right for a flyer like this, certainly a much better bet to succeed than Josh Primo.

After watching him in summer league, definitely think i underestimated him - looks way more D-Lo than JHS at this point, and honestly looked better overall than Dillingham by a good margin. Has potential to be a starting lead guard with excellent size