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Thread Re: Devon Dotson, Tre Jones, Grant Riller and others thriving in the G-League
They are all great with the ball in their hands for varying reasons, but I have concerns about any of their games translating to the NBA to any role other than “12 MPG backup point guard”.
They are all great with the ball in their hands for varying reasons, but I have concerns about any of their games translating to the NBA to any role other than “12 MPG backup point guard”.
I know there is a great @JakeInThePaint piece ( http://jakeinthepaint.com/draft-journal-vi-the-value-of-second-side-creation/) on the value of second side creation, but I’m not sure I see these guys being played next to a typical starting point guard type at a similar size due to redundancy of skills and lack of lineup size.
This was part of the reason I was lowish on Dotson and Jones (and was probably too high on Riller) predraft. I think all three are excellent players, but I worry about their ceiling in the league unless they find a perfect situation.
And don’t get me wrong, a good backup point guard is important! But it’s a spot where the replacement level player is high and probably not worth a top 20-25 pick. This was played out in the Draft despite a lot of people on here (me included!) having one or more of them top 25.
