Can any of Bill Walker, J.R. Giddens, Gabe Pruitt, or Semih Erden emerge as rotation players?
When it comes to assessing talent, Danny is as good as anyone, and these are four guys who Danny picked in the draft. If any of them are going to make it in the NBA, they ought to be able to force their way into rotation minutes by next season. The odds are longest for Pruitt, who has already had two years to demonstrate he can play. The upside with Pruitt is that he has the tools to be a very good defender, capable of guarding either 1s or 2s. The downside is that he cant shoot. Everyone calls him a shooter, and he has nice form, but his shots rarely go through the hoop. At some point style points have to be replaced with actual points, and there is no reason to think Pruitt is going to make that leap. Unless he does he has no shot at an NBA career, because he is never going to be a great playmaker. I do not like his chances at all. I am similarly pessimistic about Giddens, but his chances are better than Pruitts because he has only been in the league for one season. Giddens has all t
