Interesting pick by Sam Presti. He traded down to the 23rd pick with Memphis and earned a future 2nd round pick to go along with high school standout Darius Bazley who didn’t play for either Ohio St. or Syracuse this past season, but instead chose to train for the NBA.
So…in reality—he’s a one and done who didn’t participate in March Madness this past spring.
I have no idea how long it will take for his game to adjust to the NBA level as far as physicality, but it’s an interesting pick.
The Thunder need offense. They need shooting. They need a Sixth Man who can come on the floor and not be a total defensive liability as in Dennis Schroder. Too bad Sam Presti couldn’t have retained Domas Sabonis for that role.
But in looking at Bazley on film he is interesting on film.
Why not?