Aaron Gordon...sf or pf?

[ScottHow]

I like Gordon's game, but if he is a pf he doesn't make a ton of sense if we have Sully. I know he really struggles with his shooting but he has solid handles. What position do you think he can play and could he be in a lineup with Sullinger?

[Eddie20]

He reminds me a lot of AK47. Very versatile player, but lacks a true position.

[Sully7]

His speed, handle, and athleticism is going to allow him to play the 3 especially on the defensive side of the ball.

[Celtics4ever]

His speed, handle, and athleticism is going to allow him to play the 3 especially on the defensive side of the ball.

And teams will simply sag off him and dare him to shoot because he can't shoot a lick.

[Snakehead]

To me this dude is a lot like Shawn Marion.  He needs to keep working on his shot but I think he can be that kind of  player, playing SF mostly but able to slide to PF too.

[Eddie20]

His speed, handle, and athleticism is going to allow him to play the 3 especially on the defensive side of the ball.

And teams will simply sag off him and dare him to shoot because he can't shoot a lick.

Yeah, that's the problem. Plus, he really lacks a feel for the game offensively. He's the kind of guy that has excelled his entire life on athleticism and size, but that will change very soon.

I just can't help to think that his ceiling is Thaddeus Young.

[Tr1boy]

His speed, handle, and athleticism is going to allow him to play the 3 especially on the defensive side of the ball.

And teams will simply sag off him and dare him to shoot because he can't shoot a lick.

Yeah, that's the problem. Plus, he really lacks a feel for the game offensively. He's the kind of guy that has excelled his entire life on athleticism and size, but that will change very soon.

I just can't help to think that his ceiling is Thaddeus Young.

Gordon has a nice feel for the game offensively.  He knows where to be on the offensive end. He knows how to set picks, and especially has above avg passing skills. You can't have no or low feel and be also able to pass

Gordon has to develop a jump shot.  But even if he doesn't could be an effective player bc he does alot of the little things that can help a team win. 

[Tr1boy]

If Sullinger and KO can come in next season in much better shape, then drafting Gordon at 7 or 8 and have him play sf will workout.

Gordon is an excellent individual and team defender. He has enough quickness to even guard SG.

On top of this, why it could work is that, Gordon will take his man (sf) closer to the rim on the offensive end and have a size, above the rim play advantage vs most nba sf.  KO will be on top of the three pt line and sullinger also can play around the perimeter at times. KO and Sullinger are also able to hit the jump shot on the consistent basis which will hide Gordons issue (inconsistent jump shot).

on the defensive end, Gordon will be everywhere on the court and especially able to be that 3rd PF to help out Sully and KO under the rim. Finally some rim protection capability will be nice to have

It will be an unorthodox setup, but could work

[PhoSita]

I think Gordon is a guy who will play at both positions and basically just make a ton of hustle plays, at least until he develops more of an offensive repertoire.  He may make sense more as a 4 ultimately as a kind of Faried / Millsap combo.

[Tr1boy]

I think Gordon is a guy who will play at both positions and basically just make a ton of hustle plays, at least until he develops more of an offensive repertoire.  He may make sense more as a 4 ultimately as a kind of Faried / Millsap combo.

I like the Millsap/Faried comparison.  But he needs more strength to get there. But you know , these guys are also not considered your classic PFs and do run into issues. Gordon hopefully develops a post game of some kind in addition to a jump shot to make his life easier as a pf in the nba

Right now though his best position to play is SF (if drafted tomorrow). He can guard SF and on the offensive end could out muscle/out jump them under the rim.  It's a unique adv he can utilize

[clover]

His speed, handle, and athleticism is going to allow him to play the 3 especially on the defensive side of the ball.

And teams will simply sag off him and dare him to shoot because he can't shoot a lick.

41% FTs is brutal. 6'9" in shoes without Sully's caboose. I don't see why he's so high on draft boards.

[Eddie20]

His speed, handle, and athleticism is going to allow him to play the 3 especially on the defensive side of the ball.

And teams will simply sag off him and dare him to shoot because he can't shoot a lick.

Yeah, that's the problem. Plus, he really lacks a feel for the game offensively. He's the kind of guy that has excelled his entire life on athleticism and size, but that will change very soon.

I just can't help to think that his ceiling is Thaddeus Young.

Gordon has a nice feel for the game offensively.  He knows where to be on the offensive end. He knows how to set picks, and especially has above avg passing skills. You can't have no or low feel and be also able to pass

Gordon has to develop a jump shot.  But even if he doesn't could be an effective player bc he does alot of the little things that can help a team win.

He's averaging 1.7 apg in a little over 30 minutes.

What's scary are the shooting percentages. 41% from the line, 28% from the shorter college 3 line, and even the 47% from the field is pretty bad when you consider he basically plays off of teammates and has so many shots from close. So what is he exactly shooting when you remove the shots from say 8 feet and in?

[TBreezy]

So folks are projecting him to be like Gerald Wallace?

[Sully7]

hopefully this isn't an issue we need to deal with.  Randle should be as bad as it gets.  On the flip side we desperately need so many things…athletic bigs are certainly one of them.

[footey]

hopefully this isn't an issue we need to deal with.  Randle should be as bad as it gets.  On the flip side we desperately need so many things…athletic bigs are certainly one of them.

Hoping we don't get either Randle or Gordon.  I'd rather take Harris, he could step in and start at the 2 guard his rookie year. Solid two way player.