I’m gonna be surprised if Barnes and kuminga don’t go 5-6. Especially considering how both teams have track records for liking guys like them
I’m curious why you think that?
Their front office is a circus with no plan or direction.
I really like the talent they have as well. I’m just not sure how everything fits. They have 2 very good young centers they have to figure out who they want to build around for the future and a log jam of guards that, like you said, should be looking to sell. It’s Anthony, Harris, Hampton, and don’t forget Fultz. It’s weird too because most of them are combo guards. For Bouks sake I hope he ends up somewhere else.
GWS with Steph mentoring him is my wish
Same. For decent seats, I'll have to bite the bullet and come off $7700 for 44 games or the nosebleed package for $3300.
No, but safe to say it’s at 44
Fify
Think Andre Jackson could beat it?
I believe the Orlando metro is, or at least was, the second fastest growing major metro in the country. It’s become a rather large market.
#5 is great and I understand he was building a false narrative to argue against in Bouk's favor, but Bouknight was not inefficient last year. He had a 106 ORTG on 30+ usage. People need to realize that raw shooting %'s are not the only thing that go into efficiency.Moving up.
James Bouknight
CBS Sports Big Board rank: No. 5
Being high on Jalen Green means, by default, I am high on James Bouknight. The two are similar in several ways with Bouknight's leaping ability jumping off the page similar toGreen's. Bouknight's feel and finesse as a pure bucket-getter also helps separate him as one of the best scorers in this draft. The knock here with him is that his efficiency isn't quite up to snuff: he hit 29.3% from 3 last season, 44.7% from the field and has, for two seasons, had a higher turnover rate than assist rate. How much of a creator will he be in the NBA? And if his best trait as a prospect is scoring, why are we buying someone who was so inefficient?
There's layers to that onion. Most importantly, we have to keep in mind that those numbers aren't totally representative of his impact on UConn overall. He had an in-season elbow injury that ultimately required surgery. Then, when he came back, he really wasn't quite 100%. There's also the context to his own situation worth considering; he was UConn's leading scorer and the way in which he scored -- taking tough shots, serving as Chief of Late-Shot-Clock Bail Outs -- was a huge reason why, statistically, his shooting stats aren't quite what you'd want to see from a top-five prospect.
Taking all those factors into account, I think there is so much to like about his game, his skill and his long-term projection that I've moved him to No. 5 on my board. He turned real heads at his recent pro day in Chicago, particularly with his shot-making. He'll be a sparkplug offensive weapon in the NBA and a really, really good one for a long time.
2021 NBA Draft Big Board: Updated top 100 prospect rankings risers and fallers
The Jalens trade places while James Bouknight makes his final push toward the top five of the classwww.cbssports.com
