8p9s Mock Draft 3.0: Trying to keep up with rumors

I’m not sure anymore if the Spurs just know which foreign guys are going to become really good or if those foreign guys become good as soon as the plane touches down in San Antonio. Either way, Isaiah Hartenstein has some serious stretch-five potential. He’s 7-foot-1, but he’s got the skill set of a perimeter player. He moves like someone six inches shorter, and he can really handle the ball.

His 3-point range is still forming, but there’s plenty of reason to believe that it will get there. Despite his height, his explosiveness is a bit lacking, so don’t expect him to be throwing down a whole lot of violent dunks. That’s what Jonathan Simmons is for, though. Hartenstein could be a great stretch-five if all goes right.

The Jazz will need 3-point shooting if Gordon Hayward heads elsewhere, and that’s exactly what Tyler Lydon brings. Lydon has a quick release for 6-foot-10 guy and can score from all over the court. He’s got elite instincts playing off the ball and could become one of the premier cutters in the league if he reaches his ceiling.

Lydon is a bad defender and that will realistically never change. He’s kind of slow, and he’s caught in limbo, lacking the strength to guard bigs and the quickness to guard wings.

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Still, his offensive upside is enough to give him a chance, and a 6-foot-10 offensive spark off the bench is a pretty great return at No. 24.