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Originally Posted by NotReddBoiler
The tall ball handler in these clips just measured 6'11.75 in shoes at the combine with a 7'2 wingspan. Lead the SEC in blocks last year.
Love Claxton. He has a floor of a solid 7th/8th man imo. On an awful UGA team, he was a solid player on the court in games against NBA-caliber competition (Okeke, PJ/Travis, Gafford, Naz). He'll eventually be able to handle the ball, plays D, shooting has really improved (52% -> 64% FT in one offseason) and he has fine form imo. He shot was 8-22 from 3 his FR year and 18-64 his SO year, but I can see his shot rounding out to being a 34-36% 3P shooter in 3 years.
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Originally Posted by Clayton
2) Naz Reid. This guy has the potential to be a really good smallball 5, imo. 33% from 3, 72% from the line, 6'10 w 7'1 wingspan and 250 lbs. He moves around the court kinda like Montrezl Harrel imo, just flying around everywhere and putting in a lot of effort. also his jumpshot looks really smooth albeit flatfooted. his minuses seem to be that he could get overpowered in the post by bigger and more athletic big men, but he seems like the kind of guy who could outwork them and make them run around a lot on the perimeter. Projecting Montrezl with a 3 pointer seems pretty freaking valuable in todays NBA.
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Originally Posted by charder30
I sort of like Naz Reid but don't think he has nearly the motor of Montrezz. Hes an ok athlete but I worry about how hes going to fill out, Hes going to need to hit the gym hard to be a good nba player.
No one has the motor of Montrezl haha. Love Naz and if he gets bigger, I can def see him being great. Love Bruno too. Sorry for the reminder of the game charder, but those bigs vs bigs matchups with Bruno/Smith vs Naz/Bigby-Williams in the tourney was nice.
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Originally Posted by Clayton
re: Naz, what other guys do you like as smallball 5s? considering that some guys being mocked as 3-and-D guys could very well be smallball 5's in a few years.
Chuma Okeke could be a very smallball 5 (6'8") if he returns fine from the injury. Great defender, could defend 1-4 very well and with a little more strength he'd be passable against 5s. I want the Hawks to draft him as a stash for next year. He left the combine and announced he was staying in, so he may have gotten promised in the 1st, though. He's more likely a 3-and-D guy who could be a smallball in a pinch. Nassir Little was sick before the UNC/AU game, but Okeke just absolutely dominated him.