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Great piece, really enjoyed the side-by-side visuals w/ Black and TH. I’m finding Black is a tough scout.. he’s arguably got one elite skill w/ plus-size, but it’s not clear to me how he’ll take advantage of it. Haliburton could space the floor well, and even Lonzo was a threat from 30ft at UCLA. Being a threat from deep means defenders have to play closer up on them, which also means it can be a little easier to create separation. Black falls down there (right now). I also do think Lonzo and Haliburton had more wiggle off the bounce and were better able to get into the paint w/o needing screeners to help. Black may fall down here, too. And if he’s unable to space the floor and unable to consistently get by his man, how is he to take advantage of his sublime vision / passing abilities? I’m stumped!

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