High school teammates Cade Cunningham (right) and Moses Moody, the No. 1 and 14 picks, respectively, pose at the 2021 NBA Draft (Adam Silver/Instagram).
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A couple days after the 2021 NBA Draft, independent draft analyst Brian Schroeder brought his insight and expertise as he ran through the most notable storylines surrounding this year’s class. Among a slew of other topics, he addressed why Sharife Cooper fell precipitously, what makes the Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley so adaptable defensively and why Brian’s the “only person on the internet who likes and defends” a particular pick.
4:30-5:44: “It’s been 10, 15 years since [the Pistons] have had that kind of player. … I really don’t see how [Cade Cunningham] is not gonna be at least very good. It seems almost impossible to me because he’s an excellent shooter. He’s very, very good at defense; that’s not talked about enough. I don’t really care how bad his burst is at 6-foot-8. He’s 6-foot-8. He’s gonna be the guy you build around, and that’s gonna help him. That’s gonna help everyone else on that team, really.”
7:25-8:18: “[Scottie Barnes is] just cool. He’s a really, really likable person. That’s not to say that Jalen Suggs is not likable or somehow teams don’t like him. I think [the Raptors] just fell in love with Scottie as the ‘guy.’ I understand the rationale. The Raptors, maybe arrogantly, really believe in their ability to develop people. They developed [Pascal] Siakam, they’ve developed OG Anunoby. Continue reading