Event 2017 Draft: pick #26 - Harry Giles or pass

[PDXFonz]

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Harry-Giles-7236/

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Lol at first glance I read it backwards and thought this guy was Benjamin Button or something

 

[stampedehero]

There are very few players that have the array of skills that Giles has. Sadly, his body is likely to betray him again as he plays more games against stronger, heavier competition. That said, I think he is worth a shot at #26 if somehow he is still there. Do your due diligence of course and draft accordingly at #15 and #20. Maybe you get a shooting star like Roy for a few years with a short career but I'll take that over a long NBA career of a pedestrian nature.

Can you see him posting up against Dwight Howard or Jusef Nurkic

 

[Chris Craig]

That's a hard one. Giles is a talented player with great potential. Such a High reward guy. But those damned knees and his skinny frame give me great pause. The probability that he can stay healthy is low. But, watching highlights of this guy, holy hell. He swats basketballs like flies. And dunks with such dominance. But, can he do those things as effectively against NBA caliber bigs, I'm not so sure. It's a high, very high risk.

I think it will come down to who is left by the time it gets to the 26th pick, whether the Blazers are trading their earlier ones or not, and on whether Olshey is willing to take the risk. Maybe it's worth taking

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Thec way you describe him makes him sound like a 6'11" Elliott Williams.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

ESPN has Giles going #14.

 

[lawai'a]

ESPN has Giles going #14.

sounds like the drama has ended and we will see another talent drop to offer us another opportunity. another dilemma and for another thread!

 

[Pinwheel1]

ESPN has Giles going #14.

yeah i just saw that on their scroll. That would push one more player on all the other mocks down to to us!