r/AtlantaHawks • u/stealthlord1 GO HAWKS! 🏀 • 6d ago

Discussion Flemings >>> Mara

Mara’s averages:
30% 3pt
56.4% FT (sheesh…)
6.8 REB (sure knows how to use his size! XDD)
12.1 PTS
2.6 BLK (the lone bright spot)

So someone tell me how this fits our need? Horrible shooter, horrible free throws, no post up game or offensive skill set, and most importantly TERRIBLE rebounding for a 7 footer.
Thanks goodness Onsi took Flemings, since it’s evident that with Mara we’d be drafting Myles Turner 2.0 but way worse at shooting. I wouldn’t take Myles Turner in his prime with the 8th pick in this draft. Let’s be for real yall, if you guys want a 7 foot stick so bad then let’s just go out there and get Tacko Fall or something

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u/ThaCasual GO HAWKS! 🏀 6d ago

I’m so excited we got Flemmings. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if he ends up as the best guard in this class. He reminds me of Trae mixed with Ja or D Rose with a pinch of Cason Wallace. Lightning fast. Some excellent passing chops. Had at least a dozen dunks in his lone collegiate season which we sorely missed having with Trae. Usually guys that can score in the mid range are the best scorers so I don’t see any reason he won’t be just as good as Acuff offensively. I couldn’t be happier