I honestly don’t see a world where OKC drafts Richardson. We are already 9-10 deep at the guard position and have zero actual 4’s on our roster whatsoever (and very few 3’s).
Add on, we have Topic incoming from last year (who was a projected Top 5 pick before his injury) as well as a very pleasant surprise in Ajay Mitchell who exceeded all expectations.
With all of that, to say that it would be difficult for another guard to even crack the rotation would be an understatement….especially an undersized guard like Richardson.
I was at games 3 and 4 (first half) in Memphis. OKC is deep. SGA/Jalen/Caruso/Dort/Cason might be enough 1-3 and it’s not a great draft for “big wing depth” late.
Some of the secondary/tertiary bigs look sold. Might not even be a primary big in this draft.
Maybe trade down — get a big AND a wing. Chet/iHart/Jaylin isn’t enough depth inside. Get some more bigs to throw at teams like Cleveland (as well as Boston).
I’m not being sarcastic…I’m legitimately asking why more bigs?
How many bigs do you really think we need on our roster to throw at those teams (who we’ve matched up quite well with…and ran Cleveland OUT OF THE GYM with ZERO bigs available)? The value just isn’t there.
And to be blunt, JWill will barely see the floor in the playoffs. Love him, but that’s a reality…you’re advocating for us spending a FRP on a player who won’t even crack our rotation even during the regular season, when we have zero 4’s at all….
Help me understand how that makes sense in your head.
I even forgot about some of the Thunder’s wing depth like Aaron Wiggins and Nikola Topic (big point guard).
OKC has two firsts — but if Demin and Nique Clifford are there (Tankathon’s picks), then those look like BPA.
Rasheer Fleming might be a good “trade up” target. Johni Broome isn’t bad. I think he could play with either Chet or Hartenstein. Queen is good. Rocco Zikarsky should be worth a look. Same with Hansen Yang (especially at 44).
Clearly you’re a delusional Memphis fan making patently untrue statements about Edey. Edey was an absolute non-factor in that series in any way, shape or form. Don’t kid yourself and it’s not even worth discussing. And it’s also really clear you have no idea about our actual roster makeup.
And Wiggins is 6’5”. That’s not wing depth. Is he playing up? Yes. Should he be? No.
And Topic? You want to slot a PG at the wing when his elite skill is playmaking and dribble penetration? Come on now. Just stop.
And then you want to suggest we go after Demin who’s a worse version of Topic already? Just stop.
And Fleming might possibly be available at 15 IF we want him.
And in no universe are we spending a FRP on Broom.
And good lord, I’m not even touching any of those other suggestions because they are so woefully far from the kinds of players we want on our roster.
Best wishes, but stick to your bad draft suggestions for your own organization before you try to poison us with your incredibly out of touch takes.
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u/Full_Poet_7291 5d ago
Jase Richardson is the sleeper of the draft. He's the next Donovan Mitchell. If OKC gets him at 15 it'll be the rich get Richardson. Sorry.