30 CRITICAL Questions For 30 NBA Young Cores | Northwest and Southwest Divisions
Our own Nathan Grubel continues his 2025-26 NBA season preview series by evaluating critical questions surrounding each team's young core, ending with the Northwest and Southwest Divisions.
The 2025-26 NBA season is ALMOST HERE!
It’s felt like an eternity to get to this point, but NBA fans are almost back in front of their screens with live basketball to consume and enjoy.
With preseason games getting underway in short order, it’s a great time to evaluate each NBA team’s young core by asking and answering some critical questions that will impact both this season and beyond for each franchise.
I’ll be going through the remaining divisions two at a time to ask and answer a question involving one or multiple young players in the league, as there’s a reason to watch any team on any given night.
Let’s end the series in the Western Conference by hitting the Northwest and Southwest Divisions!
*All statistics referenced are as of 10/16/2025*
Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets
Question: Could Christian Braun Have An All-Star Caliber Season?
There’s a significant segment of NBA fans who probably think I’m nuts for posing this question, but the proof is in the pudding for Christian Braun.
I’ve covered Braun since he was an NBA Draft prospect up through this past season, which was his third in the league. Quietly, Braun has statistically been one of the best players in his class, which includes the likes of Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams.
There’s the elephant in the room that is Nikola Jokic when discussing any individual player’s success on the team. Jokic is, by many metrics, the best basketball player in the world, whose game is predicated on making everyone else around him better. Jokic lifts ceilings by himself, which applies to Braun, who thrives on off-ball cutting, movement, and transition play.
But Braun has taken steps forward each year as a playmaker and defender. Braun has covered some of the best wings in the league during his time with Denver. He’s operated as a secondary handler in different lineups, and he has found the open man in transition. As a half-court player, Braun got his most pick-and-roll volume last season, running 158 possessions including passes. Braun rated “Excellent” per Synergy Sports out of those looks, efficiently creating shots downhill for himself and his teammates.
Braun didn’t take a large sample size of jumpers out of those ball-screen possessions, but was 9-for-21 on those pull-up threes. As a spot-up shooter overall, Braun hit 36% of his catch-and-shoot threes last season, and his jumper has improved each year in Denver.
He hasn’t been a high-volume offensive player up to this point in his career, but Braun has checked every box a combo guard/wing can check offensively to earn more opportunities. Denver is deeper than ever, but that doesn’t mean Braun can’t get more looks running second units to figure out how much more there is to unlock with his game. As a dance partner, Braun can operate a two-man game with Jokic, and he can play off Aaron Gordon when he cuts to the rim.
There’s more than meets the eye with Braun, and if he sees an uptick in usage, there’s a real chance he puts up an All-Star caliber season should he maintain efficiency in similar ballparks where he is now.
I’m not PICKING Braun to be an All-Star in the Western Conference, let me be clear. But there are several players every year who either get outright snubbed, or at least push themselves onto lists when finalizing ballots. I’m in the camp of Braun having that level of talent, and putting together a season on paper that starts to make fans, scouts, and executives rethink what his ceiling might be in the NBA.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Question: Who is the most important young Timberwolves player?
Rob Dillingham’s preseason, even including the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League, has been encouraging from an offensive standpoint.
Dillingham has put together several performances now during this offseason period where he’s looked more like the guard that was projected out of Kentucky. Shifty, explosive scoring guard who can pull up from the parking lot.
When Dillingham is in full command of the offense and has it going, that ball is on a string. He can juke out defenders and create passing angles that aren’t always available to the average point guard. Some of the passing flashes Dillingham has shown this preseason are incredibly encouraging, especially given how much the Minnesota Timberwolves need him to step up into a bench role behind Mike Conley and Donte DiVincenzo.
At any given point, Conley’s play could fall off to the point where Dillingham’s offensive talent becomes even more critical (some would argue Conley already has taken a few steps back in performance from where he was a few seasons ago).
Should either Conley or DiVincenzo miss time, Dillingham is needed to keep the ship afloat and offset some of the "Point Ant” minutes from Anthony Edwards. Edwards is a very capable primary ball handler and offensive machine, but by his own words, he prefers to have stretches where he’s in command of hunting shots, not always playing the role of point guard.
Those reasons are why I would say Dillingham is the most important young player on the Timberwolves, although there’s more talent within this youthful core than meets the eye. Terrence Shannon Jr. played real playoff minutes last postseason and looked great in transition on both ends of the floor. Jaylen Clark is one of my favorite perimeter defenders to watch across the league, so much so that I would recommend any coach show their players Clark’s tape to illustrate what lockdown defense actually looks like from a young player on the wing.
Then there’s newcomer Joan Beringer, who rocked rims and looked like one of the best athletes in last year’s draft class during Summer League. Beringer is a pogo-stick athlete who rockets off the floor on first, second, and even third jumps to challenge shots at the rim and get up for easy lobs. His physicality when grabbing loose rebounds, especially on the offensive glass, was a small revelation to me during his stretch in Las Vegas. That type of big man could always find ways to sniff regular-season rotation minutes, but I’m not sure how much Minnesota expects from him so early in his career.
There are a lot of players to like in Minnesota, but the youth has me intrigued moving forward, to say the least. Dillingham HAS to take a meaningful step forward, given position scarcity and the capital the Timberwolves gave up to trade for him in the 2024 NBA Draft. Still, there are storylines with youth all over the roster, and I can’t wait to see how each player grows through the upcoming season.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Question: How many minutes will Ajay Mitchell get?
At the moment, Ajay Mitchell is dealing with a left ankle injury that’s kept him out of more preseason action. Before he sustained that injury, however, Mitchell was COOKING the Indiana Pacers to the tune of 16 points on 8 shot attempts.
Dating back to last year in the G League for the OKC Blue, even in minutes with the Thunder into this past Summer League, Mitchell has looked like a 10-year vet every time he’s stepped on the floor. Mitchell had some “rookie” moments during last year’s playoffs for sure, but more often than not, Mitchell has blown any expectations out of the water for a second-round guard drafted out of a mid-major program.
Mitchell is one of the better guards for his age at getting into the teeth of the defense and creating an EFFICIENT shot for himself, not just a contested look that has little to no chance of going in. Mitchell plays with pace, knows how to utilize counters going either direction, and is great at mixing in a step-back jumper to create space and get a nice look in the paint. Mitchell can finish at the rim, and he has accelerated his development as a jump shooter coming into his sophomore season, even as someone who can hit those looks off the bounce.
Overall, Mitchell has scoring craft at every single level of the floor, which isn’t something that’s generally said about any guards at his age. Usually, guards come into the league inefficient at one or all levels on the floor for a variety of reasons. Lack of explosiveness and strength can contribute to struggles around the rim, and the average three-point percentage for rookies across all positions over the last 15 years is roughly 31%.
But Mitchell came into the NBA ready to contribute. He’s confident and collected when playing the point guard position. Despite the Thunder having what seems to be a million point guards, Mitchell is so good that I doubt he rides the pine too much during his sophomore year.
On tape, Mitchell’s game has enough layers to where you can see him sharing the floor with any of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, and Cason Wallace. Nikola Topic, last year’s lottery pick who sat out the season, will have something to say about minutes played in the backcourt. But he’ll have a difficult time matching Mitchell’s level of productivity unless there’s a shooting leap that I and many others aren’t expecting.
Currently, Mitchell isn’t listed at major US sportsbooks as a Sixth Man of the Year candidate. I’d like to see those odds, as I’m not going to rule out a major breakout from the UC Santa Barbara product in his second season. Not even one that would land him smack dab in the middle of a defending champion’s rotation.
Portland Trail Blazers
Question: Can Scoot Henderson Emerge As A Most Improved Player Candidate?
At the time of coming up with these questions, Scoot Henderson hadn’t yet sustained an injury that’s projected to keep him sidelined until possibly December and into January.
And yet, I didn’t want to change the question at face value. No, he likely won’t qualify to win the award based on games played, or just the ground that another young player could cover while Henderson is missing time.
But that doesn’t mean his play can’t still put him in the general conversation of the most improved players across the league.
Last season, Henderson took a meaningful step forward as a spot-up shooter, particularly on catch-and-shoot looks. With more volume, Henderson had some stretches where he was in the mid-to-high 30s in terms of efficiency. That’s a major step up from where he was coming out of the G League Ignite program, and even from where he was during his rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers.
And to Portland’s credit, this organization has built a real infrastructure to support a young point guard like Scoot: multiple bruising forwards who can defend across the floor, and a towering center in the middle that swallows up opposing drivers and cleans the glass like few others. And several scoring guards in the backcourt who can hit catch-and-shoot jumpers as well as create for themselves. Oh, and one heck of a ball-handling four-man in Deni Avdija.
On top of all of those great things, the Trail Blazers took a swing on center Yang Hansen in the 2025 draft, and he could play the largest part in unlocking Henderson’s potential as a playmaker in ball-screen actions. Hansen is a gifted passer for his size and age. He’s more than comfortable operating in handoff actions, meaning Scoot will have his chances to work a two-man game with Hansen. Henderson can get the ball on the handoff and explode downhill, he can relocate for an outside jumper, or play a little give-and-go action with Hansen, as the big man can find cutters with clever bounce passes through tight windows.
The more I study this Trail Blazers team, the more optimistic I am that this team can make noise even in a loaded Western Conference. The pieces are in place, between talent, leadership, and coaching. Henderson has all of the talent and tools to take that step forward and become the point guard everyone thought he could be coming out of the 2023 draft. Recovery is key, but once this recent injury is past Henderson, keep an eye on how he’s integrated back in and how he flourishes with new puzzle pieces in place around him.
Utah Jazz
Question: How good can Ace Bailey Be Right Out Of The Gate?
Have you seen Ace Bailey tearing up the preseason for the Utah Jazz?
My guy Corey (video linked above) did a tremendous video on how Bailey has gotten efficient looks on offense while not having to put the ball on the floor. Coach Will Hardy has schemed Bailey open off movement and cuts, meaning all Bailey has to do is catch, turn, and fire. It was one of his best skill sets at the college and grassroots levels, and the Jazz are already tapping into his ability as a shooter early in his career.
That’s the key for Bailey’s success early in his career. His handle isn’t the strongest at the wing position, so asking him to create at a high volume isn’t a path to success right out of the gate. What’s important is to get Bailey involved, and get him thinking about what’s happening on the floor. Where can he impact the game? How can his movements dictate what defenses do against him and the other players on the floor? And most importantly, when he does make good plays happen, how can he store those things away for when he does have the ball in his hands? Having a great understanding of what quality looks like is what can help Bailey when he has to direct traffic inevitably and make some of those decisions for his teammates.
We may be a bit away from those possessions coming at Bailey in waves (or maybe not, depending on how the Jazz want to approach this season), but Bailey’s primary tasks in the short term are hitting good looks and defending his position to the best of his ability. There have been positives and negatives on both sides of the ball for Bailey early on, but I’ve taken more away from the positives. He’s more athletic than given credit for, and uses his length on defense and on the boards.
If Bailey can end up as some sort of combination of Michael Porter Jr. as a shot-maker and Jaden McDaniels as a defender, that would be a massive win in my book, regardless of where his ball-handling and passing creativity land throughout his career. I’m not using both of them as hard comparisons for Bailey, but frameworks as to what his impact can look like. McDaniels is one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA on the ball, but his off-ball instincts are something I’d want Ace to study. And Porter hasn’t been successful at putting the ball on the deck and creating for others, but he’s been such an effective play finisher on a title team.
Bailey finding some blend of those characteristics could justify his draft selection despite all of the noise and concerns before the draft. And if he does improve his ball handling and become a snappier decision maker? The sky could very well be the limit for the young wing.
As it stands today, I’d pick Ace as an All-Rookie First Team performer and real contender along with Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper for Rookie of the Year. The talent is there for Ace, and he’s landed in an excellent situation with a coaching staff that knows who he is and how to get him involved.
Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks
Question: How Early In The NBA’s Regular Season Will We See “Point” Cooper Flagg?
The cat may already be out of the bag with this question, as we’ve already seen Point Cooper Flagg in the preseason!
Flagg has taken on lead reps through multiple preseason contests. While he’s had his fair share of looks handling off of secondary actions rather than purely bringing the ball up the floor, it’s clear how ready Flagg is to take on a role as a playmaker for others, not just himself.
In the preseason, even dating back to his freshman year at Duke, Flagg has shown some awesome passing touch on the move. Flagg loves getting downhill, keeping the defender on his hip, and looking towards the rim for a lob or baseline cutter. It’s going to take him some time to properly make some of the more advanced reads out of pick-and-roll at the NBA level, but Flagg knew how to play that type of role in college and excelled at hitting the corners and spraying the ball out to shooters when necessary.
And as a scorer, Flagg has really started to come alive as much more than an electrifying dunker. The pull-up jumpers or shots as the “trailer” in the offense have me very intrigued for his shooting outlook during his rookie season. He looks comfortable bombing away from deep, more so than he did during Summer League, where he struggled from beyond the arc.
Flagg shot a high percentage in college on a healthy number of threes, so I wasn’t concerned about how hard he would work to make the jumper a weapon in his arsenal. But for him to show such comfort so quickly out of the gate makes it all the more enticing for Jason Kidd to keep entrusting Flagg with the offense. If he can make those shots off the bounce when working off screens, there’s almost nothing defenders can do against Flagg other than hope to blitz him before he gets downhill to where he coughs up the ball. If you let Flagg turn the corner, he’s stronger than he looks and can throw down over defenders as much as through them.
I said it during his first preseason minutes, but if Flagg can hit pull-up threes, it raises the ceiling of the Dallas Mavericks as a contender in the Western Conference. Rarely in history has a franchise been able to ride into the playoffs with a rookie as one of the team’s best players and expect to make some noise. But Flagg isn’t your average rookie.
He’s not just a favorite to win Rookie of the Year. Flagg has the two-way goods to become an All-Star in his first NBA season. Even if he doesn’t get voted onto the team, the talent will push him into the conversation sooner than people think.
So bring on the point guard reps for Cooper, as I think I speak for everyone when we say we want to see him with the ball in his hands as much as possible.
Houston Rockets
Question: Is Reed Sheppard the Best Answer for the Houston Rockets at Point Guard?
Recently, Maxwell Baumbach and I did a podcast discussing the NBA’s top sophomores heading into the 2025-26 NBA season. There was no doubt in my mind that the first topic of conversation had to be where we’re at on Reed Sheppard as the potential starting point guard for the Houston Rockets.
Fred Van Vleet is out for the year, meaning there is a gaping hole at the position. There are plenty of arguments to be had about which direction the team goes to start the year. Is there a jumbo lineup to be had with Amen Thompson taking the reins at lead guard as a 6’7” primary ball-handler? Aaron Holiday is likely to remain a backup, but what minutes are available for him? Former G League Player of the Year JD Davison is also on the roster, another player who could get some real looks at primary point guard.
However, the Rockets selected Sheppard third overall in the 2024 NBA Draft for a reason. His blend of shooting, playmaking, and defensive event creation was enticing for several front offices near the top of the draft, not just Houston’s.
And even though his rookie season wasn’t what many thought it could be, Sheppard had some standout performances during his three starts with the team and in the minutes he played in the G League.
Sheppard can create his own shot off the bounce, can operate and find kick-out opportunities in the pick-and-roll, and he plays TOUGH on defense with quick hands to force turnovers and create deflections.
What is most paramount for Sheppard to show early this year is how he fares at getting into the paint. Sheppard finished at a respectable clip at the rim during his college days at Kentucky, but didn’t pressure the rim at a high rate. The same can be said for what he’s done so far in the league. When he’s gotten the step on his man and gone at the rim, he’s been able to finish against guard defenders. But the second a big has stepped up to wall him off, or a wing or forward switches onto him in ball-screen actions, he looks a bit small out there, admittedly. The size and length really affect how he approaches taking some of those shots, and if he gets caught in traffic, he’s been prone to turning the ball over.
As a positive, Reed’s turnovers in the preseason have more so been a product of miscommunication. He didn’t spend much time at all playing with the Houston starters last season, so those things are bound to happen with a young guard taking the reins. Only on one pass that I’ve seen so far have I said to myself I bet he wishes he had that one back.
Also, Sheppard’s shot has looked cleaner in the preseason already. He’s taking better looks, and he hasn’t forced too many contested shots outside the arc.
But in order for him to embrace the role of point guard, Sheppard has to have confidence getting downhill and utilizing different fakes to draw defenders out so he can create efficient offense inside the arc. Without that aspect of his game coming together in the paint, he’s much less of a threat to where defenses can key in on his propensity to shoot and lock him down in a way that they couldn’t if he were more dynamic off the bounce.
I’m as curious as anyone else to see what happens with Sheppard moving forward, but I’m not convinced he’s Houston’s best answer to start out of the gate at the position. I’d let Thompson take control of the offense and utilize Alperen Sengun as an offensive hub, letting others work off him to create looks in the halfcourt.
Memphis Grizzlies
Question: Could Cedric Coward Earn All-Rookie First Team Honors?
While Cedric Coward hasn’t been lighting it up from distance during the preseason for the Memphis Grizzlies, I can’t help but want even more minutes from the rookie wing.
Coward has looked so good defensively, using his massive 7’2” wingspan to challenge opposing shooters and drivers in the lane. His massive hands and arms swallow up anyone who tries to challenge him. I can’t believe how good Coward has looked on that end of the floor already, as defense was an area of improvement I had for Coward, given all of the tape I watched on him in college.
But measurables don’t lie, and Coward is built to come in and defend multiple positions for the Grizzlies. In multiple fourth quarters in the preseason, Coward has taken his man off the bounce and gotten to the charity stripe to add to his scoring totals. Again, his overall shot diet hasn’t been the most efficient, but it’s been nice to see some of his ball-handling piecing together to create some opportunities getting to the basket.
Honestly, I’m not sure the Grizzlies can afford to keep Coward on the bench for too long, given what he could become defensively next to Jaylen Wells on the wing. With so many bigs injured on the roster already, Ja Morant needs as many guys around him who can help cover up any other holes that emerge at the point of attack without those security blankets behind him at the center position. Being able to run more switching schemes with both Wells AND Coward on the floor could alleviate some of that pain initially, though Memphis still is cheering for Jaren Jackson Jr. to come back as quickly as possible.
Still, Coward’s path to minutes is clear with what he could provide on defense. His shooting priors dating back to high school, along with his free-throw numbers, suggest his perimeter offense will find itself as the year goes on. I’m not worried about Coward as a spot-up player. If he can GET to the rim, draw contact, and amass points off free throws, too? There’s a recipe for Coward as an off-ball player to cut and run the floor in order to get more chances to draw contact and get those looks. Not all of his drives have to come from self-creation.
And if Coward gets enough minutes and passes the sniff tests as far as production is concerned? I could see an All-Rookie case emerge rather rapidly in favor of Coward. Make no mistake, this is a LOADED rookie class with plenty of guys who will fight for those spots. But Coward is in Memphis, and the Grizzlies know how to play hard and win games, no matter how many people are out of the rotation due to injury. Coward could end up being one of the best stories of the season, similar in some ways to Wells’s last year, should everything come together for the rookie wing out of Washington State.
New Orleans Pelicans
Question: What Will Jeremiah Fears’s Rookie Season Look Like?
Jeremiah Fears’s preseason has gone about as well as anyone could’ve expected, given his scouting report coming into the 2025 NBA Draft.
The strengths for Fears were clear: an athletic scoring guard who could get to the rim at will, would fight through defenders, and had the improving pick-and-roll chops to find teammates working off ball screens.
Fears’s improvement areas? Perimeter shooting, defense in all aspects, and managing how to impact the game when the ball wasn’t in his hands.
Well, we’ve seen all of those things, good and bad, come to light in the preseason for the New Orleans Pelicans.
When Fears has been on, it’s actually looked exciting. Touch around the basket, mid-range pull-ups, ball-screen offense working well with Fears probing and taking what the defense gives him. Fears has been aggressive hunting shots once he gets that step on a defender, and that’s just baked into his DNA. I will say, the mid-range game in particular wasn’t something he always went to in college at Oklahoma. There were plenty of drives where he chose to crash into the defense, looking like he had no plan whatsoever for when he actually got downhill. Seeing him change speeds MORE already here in the preseason is some awesome stuff for his long-term development.
Fears as a shooter, however, is a different story. He’s 4-of-18 from three, so that area of his game is still very much a work in progress. It won’t take long for the opposing scouting reports to strictly order defenders to go under all screens, and play them with a hedge to take as many driving angles away from Fears as possible, daring him to shoot.
If Fears can’t knock down a respectable clip from three, it makes his job inside the arc that much more difficult, especially as a rookie guard. That, and some of his turnovers will have to get cleaned up as they’ve been sloppy more so than the natural miscommunication that comes with playing with new teammates.
I will give credit where credit is due defensively. He’s actually done a much better job at staying home on shooters and keeping a good distance between helping down and coming back out to the opposing shooters. His contests are more active, and he’s also done a better job at paying attention to when/how he needs to play certain ball-screen actions.
I’m still concerned about what happens if the Pelicans can’t hide him on a corner/wing shooter and he has to go up against either someone bigger than him, or someone who is much more prone to moving without the ball or handling it at the top of the floor. But so far, he’s played the role the Pelicans have asked of him on defense.
All of that being said, IF Fears can find a better shot from the outside, even by a few percentage points, to make defenders think a smidge more about how to play him in ball-screen offense, and if Fears can keep progressing as a defender, there’s real upside for him as a rookie that I wasn’t fully sure would be on the table.
Admittedly, I fell somewhere in the middle in terms of his draft stock. I saw the high-end outcomes, but I’m usually not a fan of guards who can’t shoot or make quick decisions after getting downhill. Throw in the negative defense at Oklahoma, and it was enough for me to be wary about ranking him too high. But man, we’ve seen some of the goods here in both Summer League and preseason.
If New Orleans gives him a REAL opportunity to prove himself, I could see Fears standing out in a way few may have expected, with plenty to build on next year and beyond.
San Antonio Spurs
Question: Is Dylan Harper A Dark Horse Sixth Man Of The Year Candidate?
The San Antonio Spurs have a crowded guard room, but sometimes talent is talent and it doesn’t matter.
That’s how I feel about Dylan Harper’s spot in the rotation. Harper was the second overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft for a reason. He was the second-most complete prospect in the draft, and already looks polished and poised for a strong rookie season.
I can’t envision San Antonio starting all three of Harper, Stephon Castle, and De’Aaron Fox around Victor Wembanyama, given the wings/forwards they have on the roster, but I suppose crazier things have happened before. And quite frankly, it’s a look I want to see for stretches in games where they’re all healthy because Castle and Harper can both guard up and cover the most important matchups between positions one through three. The fact that Castle is as strong as he is (along with Harper) offers some more versatility in covering for Fox as a weak spot, while also getting the offensive creativity from all three playing off each other and Wembanyama.
Living in reality, however, it’s most likely that Fox and Castle are the starters alongside Wemby, Devin Vassell, and one of Jeremy Sochan or Harrison Barnes. This would leave Harper as the first guard (and likely first player) off the bench for the Spurs.
We’ve seen Harper put together some awesome stretches in both Summer League and preseason already. He’s a natural at splitting pick-and-rolls, creating paint touches at will, and scoring inside the arc. Harper is a better passer than given credit for working off screens, as he has the vision to make the easy read or the more complex one. Harper was one of the best pick-and-roll guards in college basketball last year, both on volume and efficiency, and I don’t see that play type diet changing in the NBA given the dance partners he’ll have as bigs between Wembanyama and Luke Kornet.
Harper, much like Castle, can also set screens in inverted actions, which San Antonio has been much more aggressive in trying with Victor as the ball handler. Versatility is the name of the game in today’s NBA, and Harper can slot into different roles/positions on both ends of the floor.
So if Harper is able to stand out as a starting-caliber guard off the bench right away, who’s to say he can’t enter himself into the Sixth Man of the Year race if he’s THAT good?
Generally, those award winners are putting up close to or above 20 PPG, and I’m not ruling that out for Harper. There’s a real world where he gets to the line at an absurd rate for a rookie, and hits enough open looks in transition and pulling up off screens to bump that average way up. Throw in his impact as a passer, rebounder, and defender for his position, and it wouldn’t shock me to see him with one of the highest net ratings in this rookie class, if not the highest.
If all of those things happen, and San Antonio is firmly in the playoff mix in the Western Conference, it will be difficult not to look the way of Harper if his role is to first come off the bench. Wembanyama will have to carry a supreme workload to get the team in position to make that kind of noise, but there’s so much backcourt talent that can eat usage alongside Wemby because the other wings/forwards are all play finishers and spot-up shooters.
I’m excited for this rookie class, but especially guys like Harper and Cooper Flagg, who are in win-now situations out of the gate. It’s one thing to find your footing in your first season, but another to do it when the lights are brightest. Harper has a chance to do something special in his debut season.
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