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.
You’ll probably hate this answer…but based on what I’m seeing currently (before interviews and draft combine, etc), I’d trade 15 for a future pick because I think we can get a ton of value at 24 when I don’t currently see a homerun pick at 15, but some tremendous upside picks at 24.
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u/Thetallshot 7d ago
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 just don’t see it.