In Episode 1418, Sean Woodley goes solo to dig into the game of 6’7 Arkansas guard Anthony Black, who brings one of most cool and interesting play styles in the entire draft — but is it too tricky a fit with the shooting-starved, passing-rich Toronto Raptors if he’s available with the 13th pick? Off the top, Sean digs into why Black checks all the boxes he typically looks for in a basketball player, from his deep understanding of the beats and rhythms of the game, to his terrific passing chops and his dispruptiveness as an oversized point of attack defender. But are those skills things the Raptors actually need? Black’s branded as a connector, something the Raptors have plenty of. Next, Sean digs further into the strengths in Black’s game as well as the shooting issues and self creation troubles that keep him from hitting his higher end outcomes as a player. Lastly, Sean examines the possibility of Black dropping to the Raptors at 13 after being mocked as a top 5-10 guy for most of the season. Would the Raptors be overthinking it if a guy with such pedigree falls to them and they choose not to select him for fit reasons? And where does Black rank on Sean’s growing personal big board? All that and more on today’s show!
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Rafael Barlowe’s NBA Big Board: https://www.nbabigboard.com/p/new-nba-mock-draft-lottery-results-8c2
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2 Comments
If Anthony Black falls to 13, should the Raptors select him?
Yeah! If Black drops, we need to pick him. This draft is probably gonna be a crapshoot. Lots of unlikely picks