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Message: [QUOTE="gwhuskyfan, post: 4699452, member: 791"] Not a great write up from Sam Vecenie The [URL='https://theathletic.com/nba/team/pelicans/']Pelicans[/URL] picked [B][URL='https://theathletic.com/nba/player/jordan-hawkins-1ttKB0x0ExR5ObPx/']Jordan Hawkins[/URL] [/B]at No. 14 hoping to add an elite-level floor spacer next to [URL='https://theathletic.com/nba/player/zion-williamson-l6xjgWmi8X4OMdjm/']Zion Williamson[/URL] and Brandon Ingram. My guess is that he’ll ultimately prove to be that, but his five games in Las Vegas were largely ineffective, as he made just 25 percent of his 7.2 3-point attempts per game. More than anything, what I took away from Hawkins was that he has to shoot it at an elite level to provide the commensurate value of a lottery pick. Even playing as largely an off-ball scorer, Hawkins turned it over 17 times in five games and struggled physically to match up on defense. The good news is that there is every reason to bet on him being a great shooter. The pathway, however, is quite narrow. Even if he’s more of a 37 percent 3-point shooter off high-level movement as opposed to a 41 percent guy, that probably makes him more of a backup than a starter. [/QUOTE]