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Joey wrote: View PostI was thinking ... might Rondo be an apt comparison for Wright? Or at least a "high water mark" for what he might be able to contribute. Especially considering where they were both drafted, and their reputations coming out of college."Both teams played hard my man" - Sheed
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MACK11 wrote: View PostHe's similar but it a better shooter than Rondo, Delon shot 84% from the line this past season. Rondo is an atrocious free throw shooter lol
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David Albridge Analysis
Utah's Delon Wright has good size (6-foot-5) for the position and has been a strong leader for the Utes during his two seasons there, after transferring from junior college. The first-team all-Pac 12 selection led the conference in PER (29.7) and Win Shares (8.4), according to Sports Reference.com/College Basketball. Pomeroy has him fifth in his Player of the Year standings, behind Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky, Arizona's Stanley Johnson, Kentucky's Towns and Northern Iowa's Seth Tuttle.
And like Russell, Wright -- the younger brother of Portland Trail Blazers forward Dorell Wright -- is a Wooden Award finalist. With 7-footer Jakob Poeltl, Wright has led the Utes to the Sweet 16, where they will face Duke.
"He really knows how to play," a Western Conference executive said of Wright. "He really passes the ball well. His shot has gotten better from last year -- still needs a lot of work. (Wright shot 52 percent from the floor this season, but raised his three -- point percentage significantly, from 22 percent last year to 36 percent.) And defensively he might be better than all of them. Utah wasn't much before he got there. He's got some winner in him. Of all the players, he's got a brother in the league and he's been able to learn stuff from him. And he's a great kid."Only one thing matters: We The Champs.
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He reminds me a lot of a less athletic shaun livingston. Tall point guard that is a stat stuffer and makes an impact defensively. I wasn't too fond of the pick originally, because I wanted RHJ or a big, but I'm warming up to him. He'll have a solid career and I don't see a way he could bust, unlike the guys I wanted( who have higher upside, but a lower floor). Anyways, the Wright ABSOLUTELY needs to get stronger and improve his jump shot. His jump shot is not broken, but you can see that he lacks confidence in his shot, that he is a very reluctant shooter, despite the numbers. Anyway, considering we already have projects in BEBE and bruno, he can come in and contribute right away defensively. Offensively is where the biggest question marks are for me with Wright.
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I was talking to some Utah Utes fans online and they posited Rondo with a shot as Wright's best case scenario, though with less creative passing.
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#Rapsarelegit wrote: View PostHe reminds me a lot of a less athletic shaun livingston. Tall point guard that is a stat stuffer and makes an impact defensively. I wasn't too fond of the pick originally, because I wanted RHJ or a big, but I'm warming up to him. He'll have a solid career and I don't see a way he could bust, unlike the guys I wanted( who have higher upside, but a lower floor). Anyways, the Wright ABSOLUTELY needs to get stronger and improve his jump shot. His jump shot is not broken, but you can see that he lacks confidence in his shot, that he is a very reluctant shooter, despite the numbers. Anyway, considering we already have projects in BEBE and bruno, he can come in and contribute right away defensively. Offensively is where the biggest question marks are for me with Wright.
Lastyl I think he is more athletic because of Shaun Livingston's nasty injury.
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