Very good, from what I understand. There were a few highlights in that video of him blocking 3-pointers or reading the passing lanes for steals and dunks and I think I remember one of him picking a guy's pocket.
I wonder if our scouting department already had an eye on Essengue and that had anything to do with us scheduling them in the preseason. I think Knueppel is quicker than he gets credit for because people just see that body type and presume he's slow. I'd say he has average quicks and excellent instincts to aid him in that department.
I think we could have a worse record next year IF they clear Ant/Grant/Ayton and maybe Timelord and leave everything completely in the hands of Scoot/Sharpe/Deni/Tou/Clingan, because they aren't ready to win a lot yet. I have this gut feeling, though, that they might want to keep Simons. Nothing in particular makes me think that, it's just a suspicion.
He's got the arms of Bane and the body of Doncic. Either of the two makes it tough to see him succeeding, but looking at their successes, maybe that's the magic formula.
On the one hand his his 6'6" wingspan is not a plus.....but it could be the reason why he could drop to us. I would absolutely take him from 8 on
I know this was meant as a joke, but still something to think about https://athlonsports.com/college-ba...-flagg-mom-kelly-duke-ncaa-tournament-celtics
Joe Harris is probably the closest reasonable outcome comp for Kon Knueppel. Kon is quicker and stronger and showed more on the ball at same age so his ceiling is a bit higher on both ends imo. Although Joe did have the elevation and release point to be a really deadly off ball shooter which Kon doesn't quite have. As confident in him as anybody outside the top 6-7 to be a positive contributor in the NBA, but I understand wanting to chase more ceiling.
Crazy that he's only shot over 40% from the field once in his five year career. Catch him on the right night and you understand why he was a top 20 guy in HS class. But that efficiency, not being a true point guard and below average defense gives me little hope he's a real NBA guy.
I think our biggest need on the roster is an effective small ball 5 that does the things that Clingan can't. I like Rasheer Fleming for that. So if we're at 8 or 9 in the draft, I think we should trade back and get a couple of mid first rounders from Brooklyn, pick Fleming with one and then take the highest risk/reward guy left with the other.
