He's not just undersized, he's a 6'8" center, he's already a junior and he is "not a whizz on the offensive end."
It's not up to me though and I know Danny is enamored with guys like this. He would be ok coming off the bench I guess but ugh please no I'm so sick of mini-big men because they hustle. We are overflowing with hustle right now, what we need is size and talent.
I agree with some of your points. Though Harrell is 6'8 , he has a generous 7'4-7'5 wingspan, 35 vertical leap and is 240-250 pounds. His standing reach is like 8'11 or 9'0 which is longer than Zellers.
Ainge could do worse
Harrell, Zeller, KO, Sullinger (both with better bodies) could be a good 4 man frontcourt unit. Harrell replaces Bass but is a more explosive version. Lots of options if CBS decides to go small late in the game
I would be okay with him with the Clippers pick if Danny thinks he will be good, but I mean I'd rather have a lottery ticket like George Lucas (aka the Brazilian with the freaky hands)
http://www.draftexpress.com/article/NBA-Draft-Prospect-of-the-Week-George-Lucas-4814/
good call on lucas. i think he can be very good nba player, and he is only 18 i think.
shifting the topic a bit, the celtics have at least 2 second round picks (and philly has so many the celtics could buy one if needed.) i hope the celtics pick any two players from among this group:
- george lucas
- robert upshaw
- guillermo hernangomez
- moussa diagne
from that group, i expect at least one to become a credible nba player.