The McGary punishment is crazy.
The smoking aside, i have no interest in McGary at 17. He doesn't do anything particularly well besides run the floor, and he doesn't have much upside.
Ever since his back surgery, does he still run the floor well? If not he isn't even worth drafting until the late second round.
I don't think McGary is a good choice at #17, but he had an elite steal rate for a big, and was the best outlet passer I've seen in college since Kevin Love. (He was still nowhere as good at that as Love, who might be the best outlet passer in history. But McGary is good). He's also a very good passer from the high post -- he eviscerated Syracuse's 2-3 zone in the tourney passing over it. His offensive rebound rate was tops in the big 10, despite being a freshman. He has a pretty diverse skillset, both offensively and defensively. Injuries are a major concern, as are the occasional head-scratching plays. But I think if he were healthy all year, he'd be a surefire top 10 pick.
But he's not healthy currently, and there is a very large risk this becomes chronic, so I agree he's second-round material. You're vastly understating his abilities if you think he's only a big who runs the floor, however.
True that he was a very good offensive rebounder and good passer. But i dont know if he will still be a dominant offensive rebounder when he is playing in the pros against bigger faster competition, and doing so after back surgery. He will be undersized as a center in the NBA.
In less than 20 minutes per game, over 1 season, his sample size is also very small in which to accurately extrapolate.
His man to man defense and lack of scoring ability even 5 feet from the hoop are also a problem.
To be more specific, if healthy, i think that running the floor is the one skill that would be guaranteed to translate to the pros.
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