Presti always had some iffy draft picks (Hamidou Diallo, Terrance Ferguson, Poku, Giddey, …) i never would have put him amongst the best drafters of recent years
With or without hindsight Giddey was a decent pick; he’s clearly an NBA player, albeit an idiosyncratic one. There are maybe five players drafted after him that you’d take over him, and only two I think are definitely better.
I never liked Giddey’s fit and projected outlook as a prospect tbh.
I’m not a good or consistent talent evaluator at all but just imo i never liked the pick and fit and haven’t been proven wrong so far.
And just because there are a lot of bad players drafted in the rest of the draft doesn’t negate that OKC missed out on 3 later lottery picks that all would have been a better fit and better player no doubt.
Giddey at least isn’t a athletic wing non shooter like other Presti Busts - but he still is a non shooter & non defender at a premium perimeter position
But he’s a bad scorer and shooter with slow footwork and below par finishing, some of the worst defense in the association and was drafted directly ahead of better fits and players for okc
you’re mostly right but i’d say giddey is actually a decent scorer. he’s crafty and uses his body well enough to create space. he’s just pretty inefficient and a giddey iso play shouldn’t be your first or second option
Presti always had some iffy draft picks (Hamidou Diallo, Terrance Ferguson, Poku, Giddey, …) i never would have put him amongst the best drafters of recent years
With or without hindsight Giddey was a decent pick; he’s clearly an NBA player, albeit an idiosyncratic one. There are maybe five players drafted after him that you’d take over him, and only two I think are definitely better.
I never liked Giddey’s fit and projected outlook as a prospect tbh.
I’m not a good or consistent talent evaluator at all but just imo i never liked the pick and fit and haven’t been proven wrong so far.
And just because there are a lot of bad players drafted in the rest of the draft doesn’t negate that OKC missed out on 3 later lottery picks that all would have been a better fit and better player no doubt.
Giddey at least isn’t a athletic wing non shooter like other Presti Busts - but he still is a non shooter & non defender at a premium perimeter position
Wouldn’t call Giddey a bad pick. He’s a solid NBA starter with potential.
He’s a bad starter with “potential”
But he’s a bad scorer and shooter with slow footwork and below par finishing, some of the worst defense in the association and was drafted directly ahead of better fits and players for okc
you’re mostly right but i’d say giddey is actually a decent scorer. he’s crafty and uses his body well enough to create space. he’s just pretty inefficient and a giddey iso play shouldn’t be your first or second option
He’s got a type - he looks for either really smart do-it-all players or big wings.
A lot (too many) non shooters aswell