Mavs Select Jaden Hardy with the 37th Pick

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Originally Posted by Dallas41

I never bought into the hype over this guy.

Saw him SL play and wasn't impressed with his basketball IQ and defense

He just comes off to me as volume shot chucker who will never be efficient.

I'm guessing in 2 or 3 years he won't even be on this roster

Dude is a fresh 20 years having missed his senior season of high school thanks to Covid and made the decision to jump straight into playing against adults. I think the two negatives you mentioned are greatly impacted by his timeline and at the same time are two very coachable traits. I would disagree on basketball IQ, especially from an offensive viewpoint. He's obviously advanced enough in scoring but has to continue to learn playing within a system and team offense.

Don't get me wrong, I think he's got a tough hill to climb and I think he finds himself at least in a rotation in the NBA.