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Bryce Simon

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The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

So you talk about like improvement throughout the year. Yeah. Like that is something that is true with him. The shooting was bad, bad earlier in the year. But it's come around recently. Very much come around. He's up to 37% on the season in conference play. And again, I don't want to overstate this, but I do think it matters.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

So you talk about like improvement throughout the year. Yeah. Like that is something that is true with him. The shooting was bad, bad earlier in the year. But it's come around recently. Very much come around. He's up to 37% on the season in conference play. And again, I don't want to overstate this, but I do think it matters.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

He's at 17 points on 48, 42 from three and 88 from the free throw line. Um, I think he's a guy that people would like to see him do a little bit more with the ball in his hands, right? Like some of that stuff. But the fact he's knocking down shots along with the defensive potential and all of that has definitely put him back.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

He's at 17 points on 48, 42 from three and 88 from the free throw line. Um, I think he's a guy that people would like to see him do a little bit more with the ball in his hands, right? Like some of that stuff. But the fact he's knocking down shots along with the defensive potential and all of that has definitely put him back.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

He's at 17 points on 48, 42 from three and 88 from the free throw line. Um, I think he's a guy that people would like to see him do a little bit more with the ball in his hands, right? Like some of that stuff. But the fact he's knocking down shots along with the defensive potential and all of that has definitely put him back.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Yeah, I mean, I think if he showed some more on-ball stuff, some creation, whatever, I could see a team falling in love with Vijay over Ace and or Dylan. Like, I think... Right now, I would have Dylan 2, Ace 3, Kasperis 4, Vijay 5. But if you told me by the time we got to the draft that Vijay ends up the number two pick with the right team, I wouldn't be shocked. It wouldn't be crazy to me.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Yeah, I mean, I think if he showed some more on-ball stuff, some creation, whatever, I could see a team falling in love with Vijay over Ace and or Dylan. Like, I think... Right now, I would have Dylan 2, Ace 3, Kasperis 4, Vijay 5. But if you told me by the time we got to the draft that Vijay ends up the number two pick with the right team, I wouldn't be shocked. It wouldn't be crazy to me.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Yeah, I mean, I think if he showed some more on-ball stuff, some creation, whatever, I could see a team falling in love with Vijay over Ace and or Dylan. Like, I think... Right now, I would have Dylan 2, Ace 3, Kasperis 4, Vijay 5. But if you told me by the time we got to the draft that Vijay ends up the number two pick with the right team, I wouldn't be shocked. It wouldn't be crazy to me.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

So, so there's some interesting names. What I will say is I think this draft has gotten a little bit overstated because here's what I've learned the last two years. We only talk about drafts in terms of if it's a good draft or a bad draft or whatever, based on the top. That's the only that like, that's how it ends up getting, you know, labeled.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

So, so there's some interesting names. What I will say is I think this draft has gotten a little bit overstated because here's what I've learned the last two years. We only talk about drafts in terms of if it's a good draft or a bad draft or whatever, based on the top. That's the only that like, that's how it ends up getting, you know, labeled.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

So, so there's some interesting names. What I will say is I think this draft has gotten a little bit overstated because here's what I've learned the last two years. We only talk about drafts in terms of if it's a good draft or a bad draft or whatever, based on the top. That's the only that like, that's how it ends up getting, you know, labeled.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

My least confident tier is the tier we're about to talk about in this range, where if I was drafting a lot of these guys, you know, maybe some of these guys would end up in the back end of the lottery, but like whoever I'm taking six through 10 in the next mock draft. I'm a little nervous about throwing out those names six through 10. Does that, does that make sense? Yeah. Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

My least confident tier is the tier we're about to talk about in this range, where if I was drafting a lot of these guys, you know, maybe some of these guys would end up in the back end of the lottery, but like whoever I'm taking six through 10 in the next mock draft. I'm a little nervous about throwing out those names six through 10. Does that, does that make sense? Yeah. Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

My least confident tier is the tier we're about to talk about in this range, where if I was drafting a lot of these guys, you know, maybe some of these guys would end up in the back end of the lottery, but like whoever I'm taking six through 10 in the next mock draft. I'm a little nervous about throwing out those names six through 10. Does that, does that make sense? Yeah. Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Um, some of those guys, we still got a month to evaluate them, all of that, where you get to the end of the first round and I'm like, okay, I really liked this guy into the first round, top of the second, stuff like that. So the rest of the lottery is, is a little all over the place for me. I will throw out a name.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Um, some of those guys, we still got a month to evaluate them, all of that, where you get to the end of the first round and I'm like, okay, I really liked this guy into the first round, top of the second, stuff like that. So the rest of the lottery is, is a little all over the place for me. I will throw out a name.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Um, some of those guys, we still got a month to evaluate them, all of that, where you get to the end of the first round and I'm like, okay, I really liked this guy into the first round, top of the second, stuff like that. So the rest of the lottery is, is a little all over the place for me. I will throw out a name.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

I'm not saying he's my favorite guy, but if you want like star potential, there's two names. I think that you take swings on. One is Trey Johnson at Texas who had a huge game last night in an upset win. The dude can get buckets and you talk about like a, he has a very difficult shot diet at six, six. And again, it's like, okay, is that a positive S or is that a negative?

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

I'm not saying he's my favorite guy, but if you want like star potential, there's two names. I think that you take swings on. One is Trey Johnson at Texas who had a huge game last night in an upset win. The dude can get buckets and you talk about like a, he has a very difficult shot diet at six, six. And again, it's like, okay, is that a positive S or is that a negative?

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

I'm not saying he's my favorite guy, but if you want like star potential, there's two names. I think that you take swings on. One is Trey Johnson at Texas who had a huge game last night in an upset win. The dude can get buckets and you talk about like a, he has a very difficult shot diet at six, six. And again, it's like, okay, is that a positive S or is that a negative?