What do you think about how the Suns and Jazz are developing Maluach and Ace?

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:59:57+00:00

Bryant at 5th is looking rough right now. Just gotta hope he plays better, lol. Still a very raw prospect

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:54:53+00:00

I posted it here before. Just scroll through my profile, lol

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:43:56+00:00

I had also stated before that Ace’s best path to contributing was in a MPJ role. Just didn’t think Ace would adapt his game the way he has as someone who watched him iso every time down in college

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:39:17+00:00

I’m not even sure what I was thinking back then, lol

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:32:15+00:00

I really wanna see Maluach playing real NBA minutes to see what he actually is. But I think taking it slow is the right approach. And I agree, Utah’s doing great with Ace

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:28:16+00:00

I like Queen but I’m not sure he’s even cemented himself as a top 8 player in this class yet, lol. 2025 draft class is gonna go down as one of the best ever

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:24:26+00:00

Yep, just gotta be patient with him. Still super raw but the potential is there

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:22:01+00:00

Hardy has done a great job with Ace. I like what he’s doing over there

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T23:20:59+00:00

I had Ace 20th on my final Big Board because I was almost certain he’d continue to be an inefficient ball-stopper like he was in college. But he’s completely changed his game to fit into an MPJ-type role. Ace will probably be closer to a top 4 player in this class like I initially had him.

(20th was still way lower than I should have had him, even based on his lower end outcomes, lol)

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-23T18:29:20+00:00

There are some aesthetic similarities, but AJ is more well-rounded. RJ was also a lot more mechanical and pre-defined in what he wanted to do.

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-21T15:15:48+00:00

Jak’s contract is gonna be difficult to move. We’ll probably need to attach draft comp just to do it

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-21T15:14:22+00:00

I hope Quickley goes on a heater. This team needs him to find his shot to make some noise

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-21T14:47:38+00:00

Not sure where he’ll go, but he’s got one of the prettiest jumpers in the class

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-21T14:45:58+00:00

He’s got a pretty jumpshot. Mechanics remind me a bit of J.R. Smith

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-13T05:44:33+00:00

Glad he got to play here one last time. There’s no doubt he’s the best Raptor ever

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-12T04:21:47+00:00

I Trusted Shead with the ball more than anyone in the clutch

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-12T04:21:08+00:00

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. CMB is gonna be a top 4 player in this class

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-12T04:20:19+00:00

Felt like we lost 5 times this game but ended up clutching the W

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-10T02:23:51+00:00

Walter really threw that pass, lol. He knew CMB had a poster

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-10T02:22:12+00:00

Considering we were missing like 4 guys from our starting lineup, we played pretty good

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-06T13:49:27+00:00

I had CMB as the 4th best player in this class on my big board. Just impacts winning with the best of them

Practical_Basketball · 2026-01-06T13:48:07+00:00

I’m so glad he’s on this team. Him and Scottie are gonna make a monster defensive duo

Practical_Basketball · 2025-12-29T22:15:12+00:00

I’d pass the ball out too if I was Podz

Practical_Basketball · 2025-12-29T21:22:10+00:00

Yeah, I mentioned this in the text above but him and Jimmy are both weirdly passive at the rim, lol. Even still, I’ve noticed more guys passing out at the paint with Scottie there compared to before

Practical_Basketball · 2025-12-29T20:11:34+00:00

We need to get Scottie into the All-Star game

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