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[QUOTE="REB1094, post: 5339843, member: 12147"]
For what it’s worth, the only players drafted in the first round last year who were under 6’5 (I incorrectly said before Hawkins was 6’6):

7. Jeremiah Fears (6’4 PG)
18. Walter Clayton (6’2 PG, F4 MOP)
19. Nolan Traore (6’4, 19 year old international but I think a PG or CG)
25. Jase Richardson (6’0 SG, or was he a CG with the other Fears brother?)

There were a lot the year before that - Reed Sheppard, Rob Dillingham, Devin Carter, Bub Carrington, Jared McCain, Isaiah Collier. But mostly freshman and mostly guys that played some PG/CG (exception being Devin Carter)

I’m sure there are a lot of really good scorers in college at 6’3 that can shoot and create off the dribble but NBA teams don’t seem to be taking them first round unless they also play some PG

We have 3 PGs (two being REALLY strong) so forcing Solo to play PG won’t maximize the team’s success. He’ll be in the same role + more scoring versatility. If he does really well expanding his game and the team is successful, he probably is on draft boards. But I don’t know many successful 6’3 NBA players who can’t play a little PG
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