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Bryce Simon

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

Yeah. And that's what I had somebody reach out to me with Queen was when his measurements came in, they were like, Bryce, I just want you to understand that this is below average for well below average for a five and like neutral at best for a four. And so there was some concerns whenever the measurements came in, in terms of the wingspan and the standing reach and and some of that stuff. So.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

I did early in the cycle. I was super high. Like Common was a guy I thought. So for people who like track this or I guess for people who don't early on, this was a considered a top five draft. That's why when people talked about how good this draft was and they hung on to that notion for too long, it was Cooper, Ace, Dylan, Vijay and Nolan Traore.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

I did early in the cycle. I was super high. Like Common was a guy I thought. So for people who like track this or I guess for people who don't early on, this was a considered a top five draft. That's why when people talked about how good this draft was and they hung on to that notion for too long, it was Cooper, Ace, Dylan, Vijay and Nolan Traore.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

I did early in the cycle. I was super high. Like Common was a guy I thought. So for people who like track this or I guess for people who don't early on, this was a considered a top five draft. That's why when people talked about how good this draft was and they hung on to that notion for too long, it was Cooper, Ace, Dylan, Vijay and Nolan Traore.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

I thought common was the guy that was going to break into that for me. Like when I first turned on the film, you know, right after last year's draft started looking at the 2025. I'm like, I love this dude. This is my archetype of player. And it just, he didn't show that upside. He hasn't shown the floor spacing and some of those skills, but, The defense is really interesting.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

I thought common was the guy that was going to break into that for me. Like when I first turned on the film, you know, right after last year's draft started looking at the 2025. I'm like, I love this dude. This is my archetype of player. And it just, he didn't show that upside. He hasn't shown the floor spacing and some of those skills, but, The defense is really interesting.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

I thought common was the guy that was going to break into that for me. Like when I first turned on the film, you know, right after last year's draft started looking at the 2025. I'm like, I love this dude. This is my archetype of player. And it just, he didn't show that upside. He hasn't shown the floor spacing and some of those skills, but, The defense is really interesting.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

He showed some movement on the defensive end, obviously the size. I would say the biggest difference is like Klingon is just so strong, guys. Like you just trust his base and the way he sets screens and holding up. Common, I'm worried he gets rooted out and moved because he's so long. Sam's favorite thing to say is the high hips. Common has those high hips.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

He showed some movement on the defensive end, obviously the size. I would say the biggest difference is like Klingon is just so strong, guys. Like you just trust his base and the way he sets screens and holding up. Common, I'm worried he gets rooted out and moved because he's so long. Sam's favorite thing to say is the high hips. Common has those high hips.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

He showed some movement on the defensive end, obviously the size. I would say the biggest difference is like Klingon is just so strong, guys. Like you just trust his base and the way he sets screens and holding up. Common, I'm worried he gets rooted out and moved because he's so long. Sam's favorite thing to say is the high hips. Common has those high hips.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

And then the other thing is Common struggles to catch the ball at times. Like It's a little Rudy go bearish, which like watching Rudy in these playoffs have really like, man, like he's not getting played off the court defensively. He can't do anything on the offensive end. Like he never makes the other team pay because he doesn't catch the ball or doesn't finish or whatever.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

And then the other thing is Common struggles to catch the ball at times. Like It's a little Rudy go bearish, which like watching Rudy in these playoffs have really like, man, like he's not getting played off the court defensively. He can't do anything on the offensive end. Like he never makes the other team pay because he doesn't catch the ball or doesn't finish or whatever.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

And then the other thing is Common struggles to catch the ball at times. Like It's a little Rudy go bearish, which like watching Rudy in these playoffs have really like, man, like he's not getting played off the court defensively. He can't do anything on the offensive end. Like he never makes the other team pay because he doesn't catch the ball or doesn't finish or whatever.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

Common has some of that, whether it's rebounds or, you know, he'll, he'll have the highlight lob dunks, but I'm a little bit lower on common because he's, I think there's some of those worries and I'm a little less excited about the upside, even though it sounds like he's gaining steam in general.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

Common has some of that, whether it's rebounds or, you know, he'll, he'll have the highlight lob dunks, but I'm a little bit lower on common because he's, I think there's some of those worries and I'm a little less excited about the upside, even though it sounds like he's gaining steam in general.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

Common has some of that, whether it's rebounds or, you know, he'll, he'll have the highlight lob dunks, but I'm a little bit lower on common because he's, I think there's some of those worries and I'm a little less excited about the upside, even though it sounds like he's gaining steam in general.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

Yeah. So Jeremiah Fears is going to be one of the funnest names I think to watch. And what we've talked about over there. So if you go to the draft order, right, and you go through, OK, who were teams that could really use a point guard, like especially a guy like Kasperis Yakishonis is a guy that I think you can play on or off the ball. So there's a little bit more positional versatility there.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

Yeah. So Jeremiah Fears is going to be one of the funnest names I think to watch. And what we've talked about over there. So if you go to the draft order, right, and you go through, OK, who were teams that could really use a point guard, like especially a guy like Kasperis Yakishonis is a guy that I think you can play on or off the ball. So there's a little bit more positional versatility there.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

Yeah. So Jeremiah Fears is going to be one of the funnest names I think to watch. And what we've talked about over there. So if you go to the draft order, right, and you go through, OK, who were teams that could really use a point guard, like especially a guy like Kasperis Yakishonis is a guy that I think you can play on or off the ball. So there's a little bit more positional versatility there.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Who should the Sixers take in the NBA Draft? + Thunder Rolling | Slam N Jam

You don't have to draft him as only an on ball guy. It seems like there could be a breaking point for primary creators, true primary creators after number eight with the Brooklyn Nets. Obviously, they could use one right as we sit here today. But like to use one of everything, let's be honest, that that's fair. That's fair. Toronto at nine.