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Thought I'd get a jump start on these. At first glance the whole class looks pretty decent.
Quick peek into the upcoming Free Agency class.
Point Guards
Dylan Andrews
C- A A- B C-
33 yo
Career Stats:
31.4MPG 14.5PPG 4.4RPG 7.3APG 1.5SPG 0.4BPG 1.5TOPG
44% FG, 73% FT, 39% 3PT
Current Season Stats:
31.3MPG 18.9PPG 3.9RPG 8.7APG 2.1SPG 0.4BPG 1.4TOPG
53% FG, 88% FT, 53% 3PT
C- inside is not going to stop Dylan Andrews from scoring the basketball. The "A" outside shooter has had some odd drops in his offensive oefficiency in recent years but he looks to have gotten off to a hot start in his contract year. Andrews defense ("B") is better than that of many starting point guards around the league (Sloukas, Ivanovic, TMG, Cole..., Micic, Uto) so I expect him to receive a number of competitive offers. He'll be 33 next season, does he have 4 more left?
Tommy Mason-Griffin
C A- B+ C+ C-
28 yo
Career Stats:
33.3MPG 18.6PPG 4.1RPG 8.6APG 1.1SPG 0.2BPG 2.3TOPG
45% FG, 86% FT, 39% 3PT
Current Season Stats:
23.4MPG 10.4PPG 2.9RPG 3.0APG 0.5SPG 0.0BPG 1.8TOPG
38% FG, 95% FT, 42% 3PT
Anybody that has been paying attention in Minnesota has watched Tommy Mason-Griffin go underrated, undervalued, and underappreciated since he joined this team 8 seasons ago. You would think that after a stretch of ECF - 2nd round - ECF - 2nd round showings, TMG's value would've become apparent. Perhaps it has (very recently), but now Minnesota may be finding it hard to move on from the lifelong Timberwolf. They attempted to bring him off the bench for Sim 1 with a rather poor outcome, so expect him to return to the starting line-up and start dropping his usual 18/9 soon enough. Unfortunately for the rest of us, now that TMG has Cole Anthony at his side, we might see him re-up in Minny on another team-friendly deal.
Tyrese Maxey
C A- A- B C-
36 yo
Career Stats:
38.0MPG 26.5PPG 9.5RPG 5.7APG 2.4SPG 0.3BPG 2.6TOPG
47% FG, 81% FT, 41% 3PT
Last Season Stats:
38.7MPG 29.3PPG 5.9RPG 10.1APG 2.0SPG 0.2BPG 2.2TOPG
48% FG, 84% FT, 42% 3PT
Due to a Sim 1 depth chart mix-up we have yet to see Tyrese Maxey play significant minutes this season, so we'll have to take a look back at last season's MVP, Playoff MVP, and Championship winning statistics. Just last year Tyrese was still averaging 30/6/10 with 2 steals on impressive splits. His 39 minutes per game of B+ defense played a key part in the Pacer's incredible odds to win a Championship (which they did). Maxey was recently dealt to the Phoenix Suns and shockingly had his contract cutback -- causing a media frenzy around the potential retirement of Maxey. Not many competing teams will be able to open up cap and provide Tyrese another opportunity to win a chip. Does he really want to come back and play for ... Houston?
Jaedo Lee
C B A+ B+ C-
27 yo
Career Stats:
22.6MPG 9.0PPG 2.6RPG 5.8APG 1.1SPG 0.1BPG 1.7TOPG
44% FG, 75% FT, 37% 3PT
Current Season Stats:
33.8MPG 14.0PPG 3.9RPG 10.6APG 1.5SPG 0.1BPG 2.4TOPG
46% FG, 77% FT, 34% 3PT
Jaodo who? This guy kind of randomly burst onto the scene this year. A few years ago Lee was playing significant minutes on a tanking Brooklyn team with C B- A B- ratings and averaging a mere 7.3 assists to 2.5 turnovers. A few impactful training camps later and now we watch as the 26 year old point guard is only half an assist behind Jason Kidd for the league lead in APG through 20 days. His B+ defense without a definitive ability to steal the ball hints at above average perimeter defense - a useful tool against the Dell Curry, Manu Ginobli, Allen Iverson, and Mark Price's of the league. We'll see if the Nets can make full use of his passing, handling, and defensive skillsets come playoffs.
Eric Flor
B- B+ B- B+ C B
23 yo
Career Stats:
26.5MPG 11.2PPG 4.3RPG 2.8APG 1.0SPG 0.2BPG 1.2TOPG
42% FG, 73% FT, 39% 3PT
Current Season Stats:
34.4MPG 19.2PPG 6.4RPG 4.0APG 1.8SPG 0.3BPG 1.4TOPG
41% FG, 66% FT, 35% 3PT
I would be willing to bet that more than half the league is itching to get their hands on Argentinian hottie, Eric Flor. Flor recently had impressive increases to his inside scoring, handling, and defense at training camp. Not to mention... he might still have pot... He entered the league at 19 with top 20 pot on draft night and honestly already looks better than the former Wizards developmental guard, Tyler Lamb. Flor has been playing significant and meaningful starting minutes at the 2 for the Wizards after the departure of Dell Curry and boy oh boy is he killing it. Someone will certainly lock this guy up over 4 or 5 years on maximum money as B A- B- A- C ratings are not out of the picture.
See Also:
Coby White
Bobby Fields
Jaden Hardy
Jalen Suggs
Bruce Jenner
Jelan Kendrick
Shannon Scott
Tony Delk
Mike Gesell
Josh Adams
Jalen Lecque
Kevin Ware
B.J. Young
Mark Price**
Myles Mack
Zion Harmon
Dave Wohl
Marcus Denmon
Dick Nemelka
Aaron Craft**
Marquis Rankin
Andre Hollins
Jabarie Hinds
Tyrone Johnson
Kevin Dillard
Steve Chubin
Leo Vendrame
Johnny Berhanemeskel
Martin Cuello**
Hristo Zahariev**
Axel Julien
Si Rae Kim
Tatsuya Suzuki
Evaldas Zabas
Killian Hayes
