Bryce Simon
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 22 Jul
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It was middle world peace.
What's up, guys? Thanks for having me back. I appreciate you having me back. Remember the first time you asked me on, I was like, man, this is kind of surreal, you know, being able to come on a podcast I've listened to for however long. And yeah, I used to be like, I don't know how people do this. Like, how do you know the draft and the NBA and all of this?
And now I'm like right in the middle of it, trying to do the best I can. So I'm excited to talk about this. And then, I mean, honestly, I'm just going to sleepwalk until the end where I'm super excited about trivia and making a fool of myself.
Yeah, so Ace Bailey is still third on my big board. I think he's probably the consent... I don't know if consensus might not be the right word. Yeah, in general, I think that's still the guy you're going to find at three. I think you will find a mixture of opinions in terms of some people will say Ace is definitely number three for...
We don't have to say it this way anymore, but if 30 different teams, any team that landed number three would draft Ace Bailey. I don't know that that is the case for everybody, though. I think some people would have Vijay. Some people, you know who I think is a good riser in this range is Trey Johnson. I think he's done really well for himself late in the cycle here, getting later in the cycle.
You know, my guy, Sam, he likes con can nipple a lot. He's a little higher on him than I am. I just see Ace Bailey and still like this is what the NBA is looking for in terms of a wing with shot making some potential defense, all of that. So I'm still there at three. There's not many teams. I probably wouldn't take Ace Bailey at three. Obviously, it's Phillies. We know that now.
And just to answer that question, I think. I think Philly should make this pick, whether it's ace or like trust your scouts, but make this pick. Do you want to go make a move for an established vet not having? And I'd be pissed if I did that. And then Joel and PG come back and they're injured again. And I missed out on getting a little bit younger with Tyrese and McCain and those guys.
So I'm making this pick. If I'm Daryl Morey, I don't know what they'll do.
Yeah, I actually think a team... There's some things with Philly that I've had people tell me, like, Bryce, I think you're missing some stuff here in terms of, you know, how processing and stuff like that and putting him in with that team. And that's a great point with the way they've drafted.
Philly actually had a really nice draft last year between getting Jared McCain where they got him and even Justin Edwards is a guy they ended up getting and looks like maybe a rotation player. I think a... I would love to see Ace go somewhere where you said initially, where, hey, go play this Michael Porter Jr.-ish, this Jabari Smith Jr.-ish type of role where other people create shots for you.
You just work on knocking down shots. Do that work. Work on your defense, your all-around game, because that's the ceiling to me, guys, is this two-way wing. Not 3 and D wing, a two-way wing.
A guy that really guards, that makes defensive plays, that can rebound, and then develop his strength in his lower body and all of that, where then he can do a little bit more two, three years down the road and maybe ends up being your second option. But I think if you thrust him in the second option...
first option early on in his career, that's where I'd be a little bit nervous about his progression and how successful he is.
And real quick, like with Philly, let's play Philly out. You're telling me there's not chances for him to be the number one option on a team where they're two of their three best players are going to miss how many games next year. And Tyrese Maxey isn't playing 48 minutes a night.
I mean, how many teams in the league don't have times where, hey, we could really use a guy to run the show when our best players off the floor. What do we talk about with the Nuggets? How are they going to win the non-yoke? How are they going to be neutral in the non-yoke? Heck, the Oklahoma City Thunder is... When your SGA is on the floor, you feel really good about the offense.
Is J-Dub going to do what he needs to do in the non-SGA minutes? A name I'll throw out to you. Look at Trey Murphy III, who I thought had a big breakout season this year in terms of like... hey, is this guy actually maybe a potential all-star eventually, potential number two, high-level number three option? Here's his usage percentage. 15-6, 16-6, 18-7, 23-7.
Points per game, 5.4, 14-5, 14-8, 21-2. What's wrong with progression that way? Why do guys have to come in and do it right away, especially, in my opinion, where I'm not sure Ace is ready for that, right? Like, LeBron came in and he was ready, right? Victor came in and he was ready. Aces team just went under 500 with the number two pick on it. Like, obviously, he's not quite ready for that load.
So why thrust him into that in the NBA? That's that's how I feel about it.
Okay, so one, I think Trey Johnson is a great fit in Utah because of how they run their offense. I don't know that Trey is the answer to your question necessarily what you're asking. I do just want to say, like, I think Trey could be a high level secondary guy, like a second. I don't know how many primary guys are in this class outside of the top two. Right. Like we all know Cooper.
I think Dylan Harper is a run your team bucket getter, like primary option guy. In his ceiling, right? There are no sure things. Trey is really, really interesting as an off-ball score, big-time bucket getter if he accepts that role. If he wants to play on the ball, I'm a little more nervous because the athleticism isn't there. Here's the fun name, guys, is Derrick Queen.
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