Draft Night Thread - Second Round

[Lipoli390]

Tyler Metcalf
@tmetcalf11
Timberwolves just grabbed one of the best shooters in this draft in Isaiah Evans. Love how much his game has grown the last couple years and how he comes into the league with an elite skill.

Chris Hine
@ChristopherHine
A couple notes on what the Timberwolves really like with Isaiah Evans:

Movement shooting, improved on closeouts. They think he can develop into a plus defender as his body fills out given his activity level. Also big fans of his personality.

"as his body fills out"

he's literally the same size and frame as Corey Brewer.

Honestly if Corey Brewer was even an average 3 point shooter he would have been a pretty good player.

Absolutely, Monster. If Evans is a Corey Brewer with a good 3-point shot, then TC has done very well.

[Coolbreeze44]

Tyler Metcalf
@tmetcalf11
Timberwolves just grabbed one of the best shooters in this draft in Isaiah Evans. Love how much his game has grown the last couple years and how he comes into the league with an elite skill.

Chris Hine
@ChristopherHine
A couple notes on what the Timberwolves really like with Isaiah Evans:

Movement shooting, improved on closeouts. They think he can develop into a plus defender as his body fills out given his activity level. Also big fans of his personality.

"as his body fills out"

he's literally the same size and frame as Corey Brewer.

Honestly if Corey Brewer was even an average 3 point shooter he would have been a pretty good player.

CoBrew was a pretty good player.

[Q-is-here]

I’d feel better if Evans was a 40+% 3-point shooter in college. But his 36% is a bit underwhelming. And I just read a draft analysis that said Evans needs to work on his shooting mechanics.

That's surprising cause my spark notes research suggest he was one of the best shooters in the class period. Multiple draft analyst are in love with the pick with the thought that he can help right away due to his shooting

I hope those draft analysts turn out to be right. But it’s hard to dismiss that 36% number. And it’s disturbing that there’s at least one draft analyst who thinks Evans has flawed shooting mechanics.

Lip, you have to look at the volume he took. He took a TON of 3's and is a movement shooter, which means a lot were a high degree of difficulty. He shot them at a 40%+ clip as a Freshman when he was coming off the bench and probably scouted less.

I'm neutral on the pick, but it is kind of nice that we finally drafted a shooter. We almost NEVER do that with the plethora of 2nd rounders we've had over the years.

[60WinTim]

What's the story with Vesaar?

Brett Siegel
@BrettSiegelNBA
SOURCE: Henri Veesaar's agency is guiding him to a certain team, and teams before them are willing to pass on him.

He has a promise later in the draft.

hmmm maybe us at 59?

TC playing the 2nd round agent game?!?

[Lipoli390]

That's surprising cause my spark notes research suggest he was one of the best shooters in the class period. Multiple draft analyst are in love with the pick with the thought that he can help right away due to his shooting

I hope those draft analysts turn out to be right. But it’s hard to dismiss that 36% number. And it’s disturbing that there’s at least one draft analyst who thinks Evans has flawed shooting mechanics.

Lip, you have to look at the volume he took. He took a TON of 3's and is a movement shooter, which means a lot were a high degree of difficulty. He shot them at a 40%+ clip as a Freshman when he was coming off the bench and probably scouted less.

I'm neutral on the pick, but it is kind of nice that we finally drafted a shooter. We almost NEVER do that with the plethora of 2nd rounders we've had over the years.

Good points, Q. That perspective gives me some comfort at this very difficult time. Now if we end up with the Russian at 59 I’ll be able to sleep well tonight.

[WildWolf2813]

at 59,

some guys might fall

let's see (and before I write anything else, can this team PLEASE be active in the UDFA market? We have the space for another guy if need be)


in no order:

Aaron Nkrumah
Jaden Bradley
Henri Veesaar (I mean if he's there at 59, throw all logic out the window)
Vsevolod Ishchenko
Kylan Boswell
Donovan Atwell
Quadir Copeland

[WildWolf2813]

I don't care what Veesaar's agent wants.

If he's there at 59, Connelly takes him, calls his agent and says "HI BESTIE"

[Lipoli390]

at 59,

some guys might fall

let's see (and before I write anything else, can this team PLEASE be active in the UDFA market? We have the space for another guy if need be)


in no order:

Aaron Nkrumah
Jaden Bradley
Henri Veesaar (I mean if he's there at 59, throw all logic out the window)
Vsevolod Ishchenko
Kylan Boswell
Donovan Atwell
Quadir Copeland

If Jaden Bradley is still available at 59, I don’t think I’d pass on him.

[Coolbreeze44]

I hope those draft analysts turn out to be right. But it’s hard to dismiss that 36% number. And it’s disturbing that there’s at least one draft analyst who thinks Evans has flawed shooting mechanics.

Lip, you have to look at the volume he took. He took a TON of 3's and is a movement shooter, which means a lot were a high degree of difficulty. He shot them at a 40%+ clip as a Freshman when he was coming off the bench and probably scouted less.

I'm neutral on the pick, but it is kind of nice that we finally drafted a shooter. We almost NEVER do that with the plethora of 2nd rounders we've had over the years.

Good points, Q. That perspective gives me some comfort at this very difficult time. Now if we end up with the Russian at 59 I’ll be able to sleep well tonight.

Lip, I can offer you therapy services if things go too far South tonight. Don't suffer in silence.

[Monster]

"as his body fills out"

he's literally the same size and frame as Corey Brewer.

Honestly if Corey Brewer was even an average 3 point shooter he would have been a pretty good player.

CoBrew was a pretty good player.

I don't disagree.