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Originally Posted by Wooders0n
15th a brutal spot but thibk you have to gamble on upside there. Dipo ceiling just nowhere near high enough.
Agree its a tough spot. I think you either want one of the top 7 guys or a late 1st round pick. I considered a few others, but I like Oladipo best(I thought it went 8. Towns, 9. Embiid, 10. Oladipo). I think you may be letting his outlier year in OKC cloud your view of his celing. Look at how linear his growth would appear otherwise:
age 21: 13.6
age 22: 15.9
age 23: 16.7
age 24: ------
age 25: 23.1
If that read "age 24: 20.0" then it'd be very reasonable to extrapolate a prime of 25+ PER(which combined with his D is more than enough upside from the #15 pick). Hes a former #2 overall pick who has great athleticism and no huge flaws.
Other than have size to guard the elite SFs, Oladipo does everything you want from a team building perspective. He can guard multiple positions, his off ball D is elite, he can create offense or space the floor, good locker room guy, etc.
Last edited by Assani Fisher; 06-22-2018 at 08:23 PM.