04-12-2019, 06:07 AM
I will say this about Okpala.
A couple years ago when Jalen Brown declared for the draft after his frosh year, having seen him play at Cal, I thought it nuts that he could be a lottery pick. I don't know if you can now say Brown is good enough to justify his selection, based on other players and how they have developed, who could have been taken at #3 overall like Brown was, but he's certainly better than I thought he was going to be.
Brown has developed into a better than average 3pt shooter, is great in transition on O and D, and is a very good wing defender with superior athleticism. He's not a very good FT shooter and is a pretty suspect ball handler. Brown also had an NBA body coming out of Cal, which Okpala may not have.
Maybe I'm wrong about Okpala too, though I don't think he has the ability to be as good as Jaylen Brown.
A couple years ago when Jalen Brown declared for the draft after his frosh year, having seen him play at Cal, I thought it nuts that he could be a lottery pick. I don't know if you can now say Brown is good enough to justify his selection, based on other players and how they have developed, who could have been taken at #3 overall like Brown was, but he's certainly better than I thought he was going to be.
Brown has developed into a better than average 3pt shooter, is great in transition on O and D, and is a very good wing defender with superior athleticism. He's not a very good FT shooter and is a pretty suspect ball handler. Brown also had an NBA body coming out of Cal, which Okpala may not have.
Maybe I'm wrong about Okpala too, though I don't think he has the ability to be as good as Jaylen Brown.