[Mick]

I liked PBJ, although I thought he'd have a difficult time competing as a small forward, both on defense and around the boards. He's a pure shooter, and a good one. I worry about the injuries on his account. Is he tough enough for the NBA?

I definitely don't worry about toughness with respect to Trayce Jackson-Davis, the son of former NBA stud and Pacers power forward Dale Davis. TDP is 6'8", 240 pounds and the first NCAA player in 25 years to average 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 4+ assists and 2.5+ blocks per game. He'll be 24 years old during the season. There were rumors he would declare for the draft after his sophomore and junior seasons, but wanted to return to Indiana to try to win an NCAA championship. I'm shocked, and Dunleavy must have been amazed that he fell to #57. And based upon TJD's tweets, he's got a chip on his shoulder for all those teams that bypassed him in the draft. The Athletic posited him as one of the players that the Warriors might take at #19.

I think Poole ended up where he belongs, where he can score 25-30 ppg, play defense when he feels like it, and be the big dog on a second division team. He'll never be on a championship team again, that's for sure.

Chris Paul? If he's bought in as a second unit point guard, and can live with seeing his minutes drop to 20-25 per game -- while hopefully being healthy enough to play in 70+ games (versus 59, like last year), then that will be optimal. His game is very different from the Warriors, so we'll see how he integrates into their offense.

Podziemski? We'll see. He's going to get a lot of playing time, based upon DiVincenzo's likely opting for free agency, Paul's and Curry's need for time off (hopefully not too much injury time) and the Warriors inability to offer anything more than the league minimum to other players. Other teams will pick on him, defensively speaking.

Green and Thompson? Change their brutal contracts into more realistic three-year deals to coincide with Curry's three year deal. I'm somewhat optimistic about Green, less so about Thompson. Based upon Thompson's public comments, I'm worried that he doesn't have a realistic view of his value. We'll see.

[Mick]

I liked PBJ, although I thought he'd have a difficult time competing as a small forward, both on defense and around the boards. He's a pure shooter, and a good one. I worry about the injuries on his account. Is he tough enough for the NBA?

I definitely don't worry about toughness with respect to Trayce Jackson-Davis, the son of former NBA stud and Pacers power forward Dale Davis. TDP is 6'8", 240 pounds and the first NCAA player in 25 years to average 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 4+ assists and 2.5+ blocks per game. He'll be 24 years old during the season. There were rumors he would declare for the draft after his sophomore and junior seasons, but wanted to return to Indiana to try to win an NCAA championship. I'm shocked, and Dunleavy must have been amazed that he fell to #57. And based upon TJD's tweets, he's got a chip on his shoulder for all those teams that bypassed him in the draft. The Athletic posited him as one of the players that the Warriors might take at #19.

I think Poole ended up where he belongs, where he can score 25-30 ppg, play defense when he feels like it, and be the big dog on a second division team. He'll never be on a championship team again, that's for sure.

Chris Paul? If he's bought in as a second unit point guard, and can live with seeing his minutes drop to 20-25 per game -- while hopefully being healthy enough to play in 70+ games (versus 59, like last year), then that will be optimal. His game is very different from the Warriors, so we'll see how he integrates into their offense.

Podziemski? We'll see. He's going to get a lot of playing time, based upon DiVincenzo's likely opting for free agency, Paul's and Curry's need for time off (hopefully not too much injury time) and the Warriors inability to offer anything more than the league minimum to other players. Other teams will pick on him, defensively speaking.

Green and Thompson? Change their brutal contracts into more realistic three-year deals to coincide with Curry's three year deal. I'm somewhat optimistic about Green, less so about Thompson. Based upon Thompson's public comments, I'm worried that he doesn't have a realistic view of his value. We'll see.