DeAndre Ayton should be the Bulls’ selection if they win the lottery, Mark Strotman of NBC Sports argues. The Arizona big man is unquestionably the best prospect in the draft and the top center available since Karl-Anthony Towns, Strotman continues. His offensive game is more developed than any big man over the last decade outside of Anthony Davis, Strotman adds.
Also around the Central Division:
- Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue showed a lack of trust in the newcomers acquired by GM Koby Altman at the trade deadline during Game 4 against the Pacers, Ken Berger of Bleacher Report points out. During the final six minutes, Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood and Larry Nance Jr. were mostly spectators as Lue went with holdovers from previous playoff runs. “It was a close game down the stretch,” he told the media afterward. “So I wanted my veterans, the guys that I know.”
- Pacers power forward Thaddeus Young has been quietly efficient in the series against the Cavs, as Mark Monteith of Pacers.com notes. He’s shooting 56% from the field and leads them in rebounding, blocked shots, steals and deflections through the first four games. Young has a $13.76MM option on the final year of his contract next season.
- It’s crucial that point guard Reggie Jackson stay healthy next season for the Pistons to get into the playoffs, according to Rod Beard of the Detroit News. Jackson battled a knee injury throughout the 2016/17 season after missing the first month, then suffered a severe ankle sprain this season that kept him out for nearly three months. “It’s about getting healthy once again in the offseason and getting back to training,” Jackson told Beard. “I just want to be healthy again.”
Everyone sleeping on Doncic because he’s euro, future top 20 player all time
Relax with that
That’s funny.
– Darko Milicic
He looks like a the guy that tries to hard at LA Fitness. Bust written all over him.
Nobody gets Lue’s rotations. It is assumed he is favoring Jeff Green now in looking forward to GSW (Durant assignment). But it will be hard to get there.
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There is no reason to believe Reggie Jackson wiil stay healthy. He never has, and his remarkable long take-off stride has to be hard on his connecting tissues, and he has an urgent style. I’m not a doctor but for a rival team I can be a realist!
Ayton should be at the top of any teams list.
Like Lauri Markkanen, Ayton will probably have equal or better numbers as an NBA rookie than he had at Arizona under his incompetent fool of a coach, Sean Miller.