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- Hunter and Reddish is a slam dunk top ten for the Hawks. - I reeeeeeally like Cam Johnson, more than most, because he's maybe the best spot-up shooter in the draft, but 11 is def a reach and the Suns could've gotten him at least 5-7 spots later. - Romeo Langford is a pick that initially made me recoil, because the last thing the Celtics need is another wing who can't make 3s, but I confess there's upside there-- just definitely not short-term upside. - Hayes was a weird pick for the Pels, a team that really needs shooting. Alexander-Walker, however, is very good value there. - Thybulle is good, but trading up for Thybulle, especially when you have Zhaire Smith already, is... strange. - Brandon Clarke and Grant Williams: great fucking value. I had Clarke in my Top 10 and Williams near my Top 15. - Ty Jerome is a sneaky good pick for the Suns as a backup who can make 3s, play D, and actually facilitate. - people were confused why Little kept falling, but... he can't shoot, he can't play defense. What's hard to understand about that? - Jordan Poole is a guy I liked at Michigan, and he's an absolute headscratcher at 28, largely because he would've 100% been available in the 40s-- many places expected him to go undrafted. STILL, they got Eric Paschall at 41, whom I would've taken at 28! So all is right with the world. - Kevin Porter has HUGE red flags (see my Justivity post), but John Beilein is as good a coach as you can give him. Seriously. He'll either shape up or he just won't fucking play. Interested to see how he comes along. - Claxton at 31: stone cold steal. Fringe Top 20 talent. - Carsen Edwards is like a Coke Zero Kyrie, so he's actually a really good fit the Celtics. Can help right away off the bench bare minimum-- and he's better than Rozier. - Cody Martin should've gone undrafted. - Bol Bol is sorry. My movies: http://russellhainline.com My movie reviews: https://letterboxd.com/RussellHFilm/ My beer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebeertravelguide
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