J. Kyle Mann

Yeah, it's a pleasure to be here. It's a little weird for me. I've had the privilege in my basketball career coming to this later in life of just meeting a lot of people that I enjoyed over the years, like Bill. And this one is, yeah, just getting to talk to you is a little surreal. I'm not trying to weird you out, but I was like, oh, Zach Lowe's in my life now. This is awesome.

Yeah, it's a pleasure to be here. It's a little weird for me. I've had the privilege in my basketball career coming to this later in life of just meeting a lot of people that I enjoyed over the years, like Bill. And this one is, yeah, just getting to talk to you is a little surreal. I'm not trying to weird you out, but I was like, oh, Zach Lowe's in my life now. This is awesome.

And we start talking about the Simpsons immediately, of all things, right? Yeah.

And we start talking about the Simpsons immediately, of all things, right? Yeah.

And we start talking about the Simpsons immediately, of all things, right? Yeah.

uh i think the top four guys on the board i mean cooper obviously has distinguished himself and he is you know over way over here and i've talked about him ad nauseum all over the place people probably sick of it by now but i i think you're right and i agree with i agree with these nba execs and i'll validate their opinions uh i mean harper over the course of the year um

uh i think the top four guys on the board i mean cooper obviously has distinguished himself and he is you know over way over here and i've talked about him ad nauseum all over the place people probably sick of it by now but i i think you're right and i agree with i agree with these nba execs and i'll validate their opinions uh i mean harper over the course of the year um

uh i think the top four guys on the board i mean cooper obviously has distinguished himself and he is you know over way over here and i've talked about him ad nauseum all over the place people probably sick of it by now but i i think you're right and i agree with i agree with these nba execs and i'll validate their opinions uh i mean harper over the course of the year um

You did feel some resistance to people boxing out any kind of discussion about like, is he sort of unassailably there at that number two spot? Because he does a lot of obvious things that translate to the way we watch the playoffs, which I always still Russillo's thing about painting a masterpiece.

You did feel some resistance to people boxing out any kind of discussion about like, is he sort of unassailably there at that number two spot? Because he does a lot of obvious things that translate to the way we watch the playoffs, which I always still Russillo's thing about painting a masterpiece.

You did feel some resistance to people boxing out any kind of discussion about like, is he sort of unassailably there at that number two spot? Because he does a lot of obvious things that translate to the way we watch the playoffs, which I always still Russillo's thing about painting a masterpiece.

It's like you can you can watch these guys and get excited about all these little quirky things they do. At the end of the day, it comes down to, will they be a liability that can be ignored on offense? Are they going to be picked on on switches? Those are the two things. If you check those two boxes, that's just how we have to look at it. Harper is a big guard at 6'6".

It's like you can you can watch these guys and get excited about all these little quirky things they do. At the end of the day, it comes down to, will they be a liability that can be ignored on offense? Are they going to be picked on on switches? Those are the two things. If you check those two boxes, that's just how we have to look at it. Harper is a big guard at 6'6".

It's like you can you can watch these guys and get excited about all these little quirky things they do. At the end of the day, it comes down to, will they be a liability that can be ignored on offense? Are they going to be picked on on switches? Those are the two things. If you check those two boxes, that's just how we have to look at it. Harper is a big guard at 6'6".

I made this argument in the mock draft that we're getting ready to put out to plug that. He, in the half court, he's a guard that doesn't depend on the momentum of transition or just the momentum of... game flow to get in the paint. If the game slows down, he has incredible feet around the basket in the half court and he can score and continue to do the things that he does.

I made this argument in the mock draft that we're getting ready to put out to plug that. He, in the half court, he's a guard that doesn't depend on the momentum of transition or just the momentum of... game flow to get in the paint. If the game slows down, he has incredible feet around the basket in the half court and he can score and continue to do the things that he does.

I made this argument in the mock draft that we're getting ready to put out to plug that. He, in the half court, he's a guard that doesn't depend on the momentum of transition or just the momentum of... game flow to get in the paint. If the game slows down, he has incredible feet around the basket in the half court and he can score and continue to do the things that he does.

But if you look at these guys, Ace Bailey profiles as a big shot maker, you know, VJ Edgecombe, these are high level athletes. Overall, there are some guys that there are to speak to what you're talking about. There are a few guys that have the talent to really, really jump up higher. You know, one here is Trey Johnson. I don't know if you've gotten to look into him at all.

But if you look at these guys, Ace Bailey profiles as a big shot maker, you know, VJ Edgecombe, these are high level athletes. Overall, there are some guys that there are to speak to what you're talking about. There are a few guys that have the talent to really, really jump up higher. You know, one here is Trey Johnson. I don't know if you've gotten to look into him at all.

But if you look at these guys, Ace Bailey profiles as a big shot maker, you know, VJ Edgecombe, these are high level athletes. Overall, there are some guys that there are to speak to what you're talking about. There are a few guys that have the talent to really, really jump up higher. You know, one here is Trey Johnson. I don't know if you've gotten to look into him at all.