Knicks · Jalen Smith. Perhaps best defensive player in draft (page 1)

To me picks 27 and 38 have as much viable value as our top pick

My personal 3 picks for the spots are
#1 Payton Pritchard Pg
#2 Saddiq Bey F
#3 Jalen Smith F/C

I did two posts on Pritchard and Bey— this is one on Smith who has lottery type potential and is a top 3 defensive player in this draft.
He plays very long with the ability to guard in and out. He gets up and down the floor incredibly well for 6-11 and he’s a wiry strong 225 with potential to put on 10-15 more without losing speed.
The differentiator with this player is that he has a developed 3 point shot AND also has the ability to take you off the dribble. He’s also an elite rebounder — perhaps a modern day Robert Horry?

Reminds me of Clint Capela

martin wrote:Reminds me of Clint Capela

Yeah but has mint 3 point shot!

Thanks for the footage BRIGGS - yeah I have a thing for two way players that are a perimeter threat. Going to be interesting see where this guy gets picked. Feels like Sadiq Bey has been relatively under the radar for some time, agree I think he could be a decent addition but I would rather Pat Williams from FSU and Aron Nesmith from Van.

Knickfury11 wrote:Thanks for the footage BRIGGS - yeah I have a thing for two way players that are a perimeter threat. Going to be interesting see where this guy gets picked. Feels like Sadiq Bey has been relatively under the radar for some time, agree I think he could be a decent addition but I would rather Pat Williams from FSU and Aron Nesmith from Van.

I am hoping for Nesmith as well. But he will probably go in the teens. We do have the assets to possibly move up for him though.

I see Nesmith as a pure movement shooter, the Tyler Herro of this draft. Slept on and will outperform typical projections. If we could develop him defensively he could be the prototypical 3&D type.

BRIGGS wrote:

martin wrote:Reminds me of Clint Capela

Yeah but has mint 3 point shot!

I love a big man who goes to the rim with authority! And a3 pt shot? Sign him up!

all right Briggs, this is getting irritating... please stop creating threads about every prospect to say things like 'this player *might* be the best player in the draft'. I know, I know. You do that with everyone eventually one of the predictions will be right