Some interesting facts on Primo
Seems like this sub is still reeling from the pick. I was shocked at first but it's just basketball and by all account, this kid seems like a great upside swing for us. People always moan that we lack stars, so I can't get mad if PATFO thinks that there's a star in the making there. A few observations I thought are worth noting:
\- Pressure's on for Lonnie: if this pick is any indication, it's that we're drafting BPA and not for fit. It may also mean that the front office is giving Lonnie especially one more year to prove himself as he seems to be the odd man out right now from our wings (DJ and Derrick so far are our best players, Keldon is on its way to stardom -don't @ me, and Devin showed great bball brain and skill). Let's hope that this pressured environment yields one or two diamonds for us. I don't think we'll see Primo in San Antonio this year, but he'll be knocking on the door next season I'm confident
\- Hands ? One of the interesting thing with Josh is that he's like 18.5 years old. So we can all dream that he has another few inches of growth ahead. Not sure if that's any indication, but he has massive hands. If you check [the combine](https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-anthro/?sort=HAND_LENGTH&dir=1), his hands are larger than a bunch of 4s and 5s of the draft. Anyone up for a 6'9 with 7'0 wingspan Josh Primo ?
\- Identify: we're clearly heading to a run and gun, fast pace, floor spreading core. We have bunch of long wings, all young, all with upside. I loved the idea of Kai (although he seemed raw af) and loved me some Sengun, but I really find it hard to hate Josh Primo right now. Defense, shooting, scoring upside and a great teammate, you can't complain too much about that.
\- Trade down ? Lot of us I think are more mad that we didn't trade down than they're mad we picked Josh. I partially get it, although it says something that we didn't play the asset game. Call me crazy, but in my mind it means that they saw something there that wasn't worth taking a gamble and missing on. Pacers pick 39 year old guard Duarte right behind us, and I'm quite convinced that someone would have also made that reach by pick 19 or 20, we'll just never know. If PATFO was high enough on a kid to put their balls on the table and take the risk, then I'm fine with that. They've mostly hit in the draft recently (Luka still not a bust in my book). Not sure it's worth having 25 players to develop at once in the roster (ask OKC in 3 years or Houston soon as well, there's only so many minutes).
All in all it's just basketball folks, those asking to fire a GM or ranking this choice before we even got to see Primo reach 21 years old may be missing the point of what a rebuild is. GSG, excited for next year already