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Can you name 2 who are 6’11+ legit, consistent shot makers? People had dreams of Ace being KD II. The numbers weren’t there, but if he had been 6’10”-6’11”, they could have squinted and seen it. Not so much at 6’7.5” barefoot.
I know, but that needs to be the next move for any GM who takes Bailey over Harper.
Can you name 2 who are 6’11+ legit, consistent shot makers? People had dreams of Ace being KD II. The numbers weren’t there, but if he had been 6’10”-6’11”, they could have squinted and seen it. Not so much at 6’7.5” barefoot.
out of 450 players…6’9+ with shot making and elite athleticism is rare is all i’m saying. Hence you can’t name 10 out 450 players or I can’t name 2 besides KD that 6’11 or abovd. So again, it’s not like 6’9 players with Ace type is growing on trees, is all i’m saying. His potential is crazy but I don’t think he will get to his potential at all and he may have the highest ceiling. Again with that being said, he could be a bust and I’d take Harper any day over him.
The next guy I think of after KD is Lauri... and then I draw blanks? It's definitely a rare archetype, even throughout history. Rashard Lewis? I bet KG and DRob would have been good 3pt shooters if that had been the style of play back in their day.
Chet and KP to some degree
MPJ comes close to the height. Peja was about 6'10 as well
I am a University of Alabama alum and we had the privilege of playing Rutgers last year. I was excited for my team, which was a potential national championship team, play a team with two top 4 NBA picks the following year. Alabama won, barely and I left the game heart racing because of Harper, with an extreme appreciation of Harper's skill. I remember thinking if this guy is the #2 prospect Cooper Flagg must be unreal. However Ace Bailey was barely noticeable, he played I don't know if he was coming off of an injury or anything but what I saw on the court was far from impressive. Side note even though we beat Rutgers and lost to Duke in the tournament I felt Harper was the better prospect than Flagg. Alabama took the court against the consensus top 3 draft prospects last year and neither of the other two impressed me as much as Harper. We also played Castle the year before and he was good, but he wasn't as impressive as Harper, however that might be because his team was deeper, so he didn't need to shine as much.
Last edited by $pursDynasty; 06-05-2025 at 05:55 PM.
I was really high on Bailey before I found out his measurements. I’m not saying 6’7 is short or doesn’t have good height. But a legit 6’10 guy with shot making ability and a good form is very rare. I really can only think of KD that has that size and shot making ability. But at 6’7 I’m not taking him with the second pick. You take the guard with playmaking ability to pair with Wemby
Yeah I was thinking about Chet and KP, but at that point I think you start to get a drop off of athleticism that takes you more into the Wemby-sphere of things and there isn't the same level of fluidity of movement. Wemby is a freak, but he (nor Chet or KP) were the kind of athletic freak that DRob, KG, KD, etc. Even Lauri I think I'm kind of stretching a little bit... Lauri is a different type of athlete. The is fun to think about... MPJ's back kind of robbed him of the ability to fall into that "6'10"+, athletic sniper" category though.
Man, Peja was a bad mofo. I was hoping his son Andrej would become an elite prospect in the mold of his dad. He put up some nice scoring numbers in his sop re season at Cal, but only shooting 31% from 3. 82% FT shooter though (although he was only 53% his Freshman year) so using's exstatic's favorite shooting signal, there might be some hope for him as an older prospect next year... though hopefully we'll be picking too high with that ATL swap to even consider him. The idea of a modern Peja is exciting though... do we think McNeeley could be that guy?
Good report, thanks for sharing! Can't wait for the draft to get here so we can pick Dylan and put talk of anything else to rest
I thought Bailey was 6'8" two inches short of the 6'10" he was said to be before measurements? So is really 6'7" without shoes?
Bailey measured as 6’7.5 at the combine without shoes. So on the court he will be a shade under 6’9. Still pretty good height but most thought he would be 6’9 without shoes since Rutgers had him listed at 6’10. In theory he could still grow an inch but that extra 2-3 inches makes a difference. That’s what she said anyway
6'7.5 without shoes, and with a 7 foot wingspan
its still legitimately very good size for a 3
Last edited by spurraider21; 06-04-2025 at 06:03 PM.
The 7 inch wingspan concerns me. I think there may be health issues down the road.
I asked ChatGPT to draw me a 6'7.5" player with a 7" wingspan but it doesn't understand and just gives me Pokusevski instead
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