For some reason Giannis is slipping from many draft boards. All of these workouts Danny is doing could be just to prepare or find a gem in the rough. But i think he has other bigger ambitions, and Giannis if still avail will be picked by Danny.
6'10 guy who has 7'3 wingspan, dribbles like a pg, pretty athletic and quick. Has all the dream measures danny is looking for. Plus he is the only one calling him similiar to pippen. Main thing he has to work on is to shoot with more consistency
1. Giannis (i don't think he will be chosen within the lotto bc of the talent available and moving in the lotto, and the uncertainty of how Giannis will do in the nba)
2. If Giannis is gone, Glen Rice Jr. , outside of Character, should be a lotto pick. Should of been mvp of d league playoffs. Could be a better defender and tighten handles to help with ability to create his own shot
3. Shane Larkin - Just too much of everything and just his size as a weakness. Plus we already do have Rondo as a starting pg.
4. Other possibilities, Mason Plumlee (a top overall pf in the draft), Dennis Schroeder (has a promise already apparently, maybe its Danny?), Len or Cj Mccollum if they somehow magically drop due to their injury scare
Bottom line is, Danny is preparing post PP/KG era in Boston. He wants to grab the best franchise calibre player with 16, even though its going to be very hard to find one. Still we are picking very close to the lottery and its possible. Unlike a player who can do well in one or two aspects of the game, i see Danny wanting a guy that can do it all. This is from able to handle the ball, rebounding, passing, 2 way basketball, providing "impact".
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