Kid is 7’1, athletic, can play defense and shoot.
Chet, Wemby, Flagg next year, Banchero, etc.
BIG athletic forward/centers are the future. This man can guard them and ideally score on them.
Hawks also get desperately needed size.
I would be shocked if this pick was traded. This man is top 3 in at least the past 5 drafts
by BopperUchiha
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*would be picked top 3.
Draft is weak. Period. Before and after Sarr
Sarr is getting 17 minutes a game in Australia so he’s not exactly lighting it up. Usually when you get the number one pick you want a real game changer.
I think the real question is whether you should start a rebuild or keep your players and try to contend
Having 3 good ball handlers/passers around Sarr will be huge for his development. Shit, even if we trade Dejounte he will be spoon fed buckets from Trae and Jalen. Jalen 20 ppg incoming from a pseudo-stretch bug
The other top pick from France not named Wemby is Dominique Wilkins so it’s too perfect
Lmao Schlenk would trade back for Buzelis
Fun fact Alex Sarr was born in Toulouse, France which is the sister city of Atlanta.
Thats why i keep saying we should trade Murray, it did not work fine whatever but we can still get a good pick this year or next and keep building around Trae.
There is really no concrete rush and we need our picks back from the Spurs.
He is a 7’1 foot who is not capable of grabbing rebounds, his numbers in the Australian league are very poor. It is true that he is the best fit and may have the highest ceiling, but I have many doubts.
Sarr not being a good rebounder at 7’1 is big a red flag for me. Guys that usually have to have other facets of their game top notch like JJJ or Brook Lopez.
Draft is weak before Sarr*
Big Al 2.0!
I’m from Perth where he last played. He’s a monster for sure! Congratulations!
For those worried about his rebounding, No Ceilings addresses the impact of defensive scheme a bit here:
[https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/alex-sarr-the-undisputed-number-one](https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/alex-sarr-the-undisputed-number-one)
>It was a matter of scheme for Perth: with most teams in the NBL having the spacing to play five-out, it’s understandable that Perth’s strategy centered around contesting the three-point shot. It was, however, also a matter of necessity, as Perth didn’t have other playable bigs on roster. Sarr had to play most of his minutes alongside former Arizona forward Keanu Pinder, who is decidedly a four and does very little in terms of helpside rim protection.
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>The scheme proved to be somewhat successful for Perth, as they held opponents to 32.3% from three-point range. In turn, they provided zero help from the strong side corner on drives, and roll men were rarely tagged. That left Sarr to his own devices cleaning up whatever he could once opponents got to the paint.
I agree. I think Sarr is what the hawks need right now. Athletic 7’1 center who specializes in defense, something the hawks very obviously lacked this season. Also gives another opportunity to see what a new Trae Young pairing would look like. No brainer.
Like what I hear about Sarr. Happy to take him. Think any two of he, OO, and JJ can play at any given time, so that’s a nice 3 headed monster on D.
There are some trades that would be worth it, Sarr would be nice w/ Zion, so I’d do Dre and the pick for Herb and Trey Murph 3, but I doubt the Pels would (and obviously not trading it for BI). If the Sixers wanna blow it up, I could see DJ, OO, and the pick for Embiid… but I doubt that happens either.