OldGouldandBlack
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But I don't want Laravia to leave yet. Has he considered that?
I mean, he could solidify his status as a first rounder but he seemingly is doing that as we speak?
I do not, but I am watching a little of the playoffs because my son has some interest. Which guys should I keep an eye on who are like Jake?
On the negative side for Jake, he's not real strong, he's an okay rebounder for his position, a below average ball handler with average quickness for his position, and an average passer. He also fouls a lot.
Will any of these things improve with another year at Wake ? He could definitely benefit from some strength training, but he's already 22.5 years old.
I really don't see him as a guy likely to stick on a 15-man NBA roster, but someone who can certainly make some dough somewhere overseas if he wants to.
These are my OPINIONS.
Yeah I'm a Hawks fan but don't watch a ton of regular season games. Watch plenty of playoff basketball. But the Hawks feature a rim protector at the 5, a dunker/post guy at the 4, a shooter with length in Huerter and an elite athletic defender at SF in Hunter. 6th man Bogdon.
I guess I see Jake as a tweener for the Hunter/Bogdon roles. I don't think he quite has NBA shooting guard handles or range like Bogdon, and I don't think he's quite quick/athletic enough to hang with guys like Hunter. Don't get me wrong, in a couple years I'd expect him to develop enough game to be an effective SF. It just has seemed like traditionally those guys don't get drafted as early as he's going to be. Sadly I think he should jump at the chance and he likely will.
Curious to those who think he's no-brainer NBA ready and the kind of guy every team has - do you expect him to start next year if he gets drafted? Be a 6th man? Niang took like 5 years to get any real playing time. I don't think of that as a "leave early" profile.
Two years off.
Jake was born November 2001.
The article was from a Spurs fan site. The Spurs regularly played and started Keldon Johnson, a 6-5 SG in college, along with one C, one PG, and two wings. They’re looking for someone with LaRavia’s skill set.
If LaRavia measures out at 6-9/235 or so, teams may even think of him as a small ball stretch 4.
Biff, there’s a whole age controversy that’s been mentioned on the boards.
Laravia has a lot of work to do to credibly guard bigs in the NBA.
Well that's good. He should stay. Google says 1999 so fuck Google.