Is Dally/Cousins the future at the 5 position?

Valanciunas: I really like his length, energy, and athleticism. I think it will take some time for him to develop, but with Dalembert on board I don’t think time is really an issue. Once he puts it all together, I think he’ll be a perfect compliment to Cousins as an energetic, athletic, rebounding machine with a competent offensive game who can gurad 4’s or 5’s, essentially an upgraded Sammy. Not a perfect fit, but in a weak draft I’ll take it.

Irving: I think the guy is the second coming of Chris Paul. Love his game.

Kanter: Having only watched his game on youtube clips, my scouting is relatively limited on him, but so is everybody’s. Watching him, he reminds me a lot of our very own Demarcus Cousins. I think he’ll be a better rebounder with inferior passing skills, but more of an inside post game focus than Cousins. Might be a bit redundant at times, but I really wouldn’t mind having a Cousins with his head on straight and the regular Demarcus playing side-by-side.

Barnes: He’s my personal preference because I think he really put it together by the end of the season. He has always been a good defender and rebounder for his position, and he plays very well off the ball. He’s a good spot-up shooter with the ability to make plays on offense, and he’s very clutch. Throw in his maturity and very good intangibles, and I think he makes for a perfect fit with this team, and this team is a perfect fit for him. He won’t be required to carry the load in the way that he would with other lottery teams, and with Tyreke and Demarcus blossoming into stars we don’t need Barnes to step right in and be “The Man”. He can develop at his own pace, which I believe will eventually make him an all-star anyways, and just be relied upon to be a very good role player.

Perry Jones: I go back and forth with him because he is oozing with talent, but I struggle to like players that don’t have an elite NBA skill, and Jones does not. He never dominated at the college level, and while he has size, he doesn’t really use it. Good rebounder, but zero post game and average defender. He has good handles, excellent considering his size, but they’re still not NBA caliber handles and in the NBA people don’t give you a pass just because you’re a decent dribbler and you’re big. Having watched quite a bit of him, I think he’s a hard worker, but he doesn’t know how to put his imprint on the game. Because he’s not great at anything, he tends to just be ok at everything and be satisfied with that. He reminds me a lot of a better version of Anthony Randolf or Donte Greene, blessed with incredible size and athleticism and a desire to use it, but no real clue how. I think he’ll be ok in the NBA, and he certainly has the raw talent to be great, but he reeks of mediocre role player. If there is no one else, I don’t mind if we take the gamble, but the guys above are higher on my preference list.