I think if they’re going to be on our team, my order of realistic wants goes:
Da Silva (this year’s Jaquez)
Holmes (Swiss army hybrid big/wing, can shoot a little)
Scheierman (3 and D with more emphasis on the 3)
George (knockdown shooter with some ball skills)
Tyler Smith (also a hybrid potential that can shoot but is probably too raw for our rotation)
I don’t like the guy this has the Cavs drafting. I also highly doubt that many traditional point guards go where this mock has them going given the league’s (valid) obsession with wings.
by Extension-Attitude84
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Holmes is intriguing to me, if he is still available. Who knows, maybe the Cavs are the team that gave him a promise?
At that draft spot, I’m not sure there are any better fits when you consider both the position of need and the possibility to contribute in the near-term.
I think the big thing for him is how much more can he improve his outside shot, and if he has/can develop NBA range. His shooting improvements have been pretty dramatic in his 3 years in Dayton (FT: 58-71%, 3pt: 14-38%), so my question is how much further can he push those numbers with better training?
He isn’t turning 22 until August either, so he’s still decently young for a 3rd-year guy.
Holmes will be a smallball center in the NBA and isn’t skilled enough to play next to Mobley or Allen. If we are able to trade Allen for Ingram/good wing, I would like him as a backup to Mobley, but otherwise I wouldn’t use the pick on a non-rotation player. Tyler Smith, Jalen Bridges, Tristan Da Silva, Cam Christie, Jaylen Wells and Antonio Reeves are my favorite players at 20, with Jaylen Wells being my main target. I would use the pick on a perimeter player/wing and sign Jalen Smith or Precious Achiuwa in FA.
Jaylon Tyson, Tyler Smith, or a trade up for Clingan. Potentially Edey if he is still on the board.