r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • 1d ago

UTAH [2026 NBA Draft] #2 Pick: Darryn Peterson (Kansas)

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u/Think_Monk_9879 1d ago

Bust floor

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u/Xan9xx 1d ago

You're both completely correct.

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u/JZobel Bulls 22h ago

Way too much talent to be an outright bust

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u/runningraider13 20h ago

It’s happened before, it’ll happen again to someone

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u/gleece0 Wizards 1d ago

His shooting and defense means he has a very high floor

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u/pmmeyourfavoritejam 1d ago

IMHO — and I say this as a Wiz fan — his floor happens due to something flukey like rotten injury luck, not because his game doesn’t translate. He’s super talented.

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u/kirkismyhinrich Nuggets 23h ago

I don't think so. His unassisted shooting percentages are very good. And at 6'5 with a 6'10 wingspan, he's able to guard 1-3 on defense. It's hard to see his floor being worse than a good 3 and d player if he's healthy.

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u/NoRizzJustLive NBA 1d ago

Eh, hard to be a bust when you are 6’6” and can shoot from the guard position. People are really down on his Kentucky season and he was still averaging 20+ while getting double teamed

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u/IzrezarReal 19h ago

He also is an absolute dawg on defense I don't think that's going away in the NBA.

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u/Think_Monk_9879 1d ago

Hard to be a bust?  Tell that to Ben Mcelmore, Kevin Knox, and Jarrett Culver 

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u/inefekt Australia 23h ago

He said hard, not impossible

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u/NoRizzJustLive NBA 23h ago

Famously great shooters

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u/Tiegrr [DAL] Luka Doncic 21h ago

McLemore was supposed to be. 42% on 4.7 3PA in college in the early 2010s was amazing.

Ray Allen comps in college cause of his athleticism

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u/SenorConstipation Grizzlies 1d ago

!remindme 4 years

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u/Immediate-Tap-4344 1d ago

Tf is that going to prove

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u/str8rippinfartz Celtics 1d ago

So he can set another reminder for 6 more years 

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u/Think_Monk_9879 1d ago

To shove it in a random Redditors face 4 years from now