The next great guard is on his way

[LoneyROY7]

All the talk about next year's draft has surrounded Wiggins/Parker/Randle, and reasonably so, but after seeing his last 3 performances, Marcus Smart deserves his own share of the hype.

Here are two of them for those haven't seen him play yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXictCDDqA (career high 39 against Memphis)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mVq1nTahjM (25 against South Florida)

He's averaging 31 ppg over his last three games. Dude can jump out of the gym, he's very explosive and has a quick first step, has good court-vision, shows great defensive potential, and his jumper has looked absolutely wet so far this season. He is very much in the Rose/Westbrook type mold.

This draft is going to be absurd.

With Wiggins, Parker, Randle, Smart, and Exum...you're looking at potential SUPERSTARS, not just all-stars with the first five picks. Crazy.

[qrich]

Smart was just insane out there today against Purdue. Dude straight balled.

[The JKidd Kid]

All the talk about next year's draft has surrounded Wiggins/Parker/Randle, and reasonably so, but after seeing his last 3 performances, Marcus Smart deserves his own share of the hype.

Here are two of them for those haven't seen him play yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXictCDDqA (career high 39 against Memphis)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mVq1nTahjM (25 against South Florida)

He's averaging 31 ppg over his last three games. Dude can jump out of the gym, he's very explosive and has a quick first step, has good court-vision, shows great defensive potential, and his jumper has looked absolutely wet so far this season. He is very much in the Rose/Westbrook type mold.

This draft is going to be absurd.

With Wiggins, Parker, Randle, Smart, and Exum...you're looking potential SUPERSTARS, not just all-stars with the first five picks. Crazy.

Also Gordon and Embiid both have the potential to be legitimate stars. I know it's been said a million times but this draft is absolutely stacked.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

His jumper looks much improved this year. Still a very good playmaker and an ELITE defender. He has every intangible you want.

I would take him over any player not named Wiggins or Parker. Still think he's a SG, tho.

[russwest0]

Dante Exum will be here shortly, calm down....

Dude is a 6'6 Tony Parker

[The JKidd Kid]

His jumper looks much improved this year. Still a very good playmaker and an ELITE defender. He has every intangible you want.

I would take him over any player not named Wiggins or Parker. Still think he's a SG, tho.

I agree he's a shooting guard but he's a Dwayne Wade or Kobe Bryant mold where they're the main ball handler and initiate the offense.

[LoneyROY7]

Dante Exum will be here shortly, calm down....

Dude is a 6'6 Tony Parker

I think Exum is going to be a beast as well...I just wish we could have seen him play at the college level.

[Tking714]

Gordon has upss.
http://youtu.be/ShGvY_ZAiKw

Definite star potential as well but he needs polish

[LoneyROY7]

Gordon has upss.
http://youtu.be/ShGvY_ZAiKw

Definite star potential as well but he needs polish

I think there's a chance Gordon could stay an extra year to polish his game a la Blake Griffin...he could put himself in position to be a top 3 pick in 2015.

[Tking714]

I think there's a chance Gordon could stay an extra year to polish his game a la Blake Griffin...he could put himself in position to be a top 3 pick in 2015.

He should. He's stuck between 3 and 4 right now and his handle is sloppy af. He can wait til next year, go top 3, and take the pay raise that comes with it.

He's a lock for top 10 anyway if he chooses to go this year. He's a pure potential pick due to his length, semi-SF skills, and ups.

Smart can do the same thing. The improvement he's had from last year to the few games this year is amazing. He could go #1 next year if he waits.

[Sarcastic]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=317373

[poido123]

Really like his game.

It would be a big call to say he will turn out the best player in next year's draft, but I'd give him a good chance of being the best player right there with Jabari and Wiggins.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

So many great prospects in this draft...

[moe94]

Don't get the Wade comparisons, honestly. Wade seemed way more explosive. Like not even comparable.

[Aussie Dunker]

For some reason I see some young Baron Davis in him, with his strength, jumping and shooting abilities...