Your link doesn't work. Nogues doesn't play when the Blazers players (Sissoko, McGowens et al.) play, but they sat last game and he did this: So, he barely takes a shot, but I like the 10 rebounds. Expect more steals, though.
I would laugh my ass off if that happened. Of course, with our luck, we would beat the odds and win the lottery and then he would decide to withdraw his name.
I am becoming a big fan of Rasheer Fleming. Would love to get him in the draft. Dude is 6'9" and has a 7'5" wingspan. 30 dunks this year and 40 3 pointers made. Would be a great fit behind Clingan if he is in foud trouble or is plodding.
He can play the 4 as well. Nice 3 pt shot and his handles are not bad at all. Seems like there is a lot of upside.
Flagg would be taking a hell of a risk returning to Duke for a 2nd season if you assume he's a max-level player then his rookie scale deal starting in July would be around 4-year/63M. And with the escalating salary cap, his rookie extension could be in the 5-year/300M range. That's 40M/year for the next 9 years all of that would be in jeopardy if he suffered a torn Achilles or a severe ACL tear while at Duke
Exactly. No reason to miss out on that. I imagine he as preferred destinations and maybe that would give him pause???
Wish he moved less like a big. He really struggles flipping his hips and changing directions. Nas Little problems but in a bigger frame. Thiero in the 2nd and crossing your fingers on the shooting is a bet I'd rather make. But I have issues with him too
They could be drafting second and the players would still have some issues. Other than the generational talents they all have a weakness at that stage. i.e Amen Thompson's "outside shot".
rasheer fleming was unranked coming out of high school with offers from schools like siena. 6-8, 200. now he's listed at 6-9, 240.
That would be epic if players started tanking for the draft. A one-and-doner like Cooper Flagg dogs it throughout his Frosh season and individual workouts, but gives a wink wink to teams he's interested in playing for that he'll crank it back up. See who dares take him early after everyone writes him off as not living up to the hype.
More thoughts on Fleming (I've seen parts of 5-6 games of his) The track record for upperclassmen from mid majors is pretty rough. Especially when you consider he's still at only 21% usage as a junior. The ones that have hit have been high usage guards. Even guys like Ben Sheppard and Larry Nance Jr. had usage rates over 25% when they came out. Has nice stock numbers but I don't think he reads the game very well defensively. Seems very reactionary on the floor. He's very toolsy though and is a monster on the boards so he's likely still going to be at least average on that end. But the fact that he moves like a big more so than a wing and doesn't stand out from an IQ perspective keeps me from thinking he'll be like a major impact guy on D He may hang around in NBA rotations, but I think where we're sitting in the draft will have an opportunity to take a player that has both a higher floor and ceiling than Fleming. Tony Snell / Nassir Little vibes. Bigger than both but less of a wing.
Flagg's not going back to college. It'd be stupid. As good as he is, he has at least two guys in next year's draft already are just as good or better. Come back, play another year ... and get picked third? He's at Duke. He's not that dumb.
