I know we all have dreams of him being Russian Magic Johnson at this size but the way he is playing, makes me think he is more suited playing the small forward spot as a point forward than a lock at the 1. If he moves over to that spot, assuming MPJ gets moved (#sellhigh), Egor could start at the forward position and maybe Nolan can start at point? I don’t know just something I’ve been thinking about and considering off of the flashes of Egor we’ve gotten. Really would like to know what this community thinks/feels at this point in time.

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  1. He’s a point guard. That’s what he plays. He’s a very unique point guard tho. 6 ft 9. Very comfortable being off ball. 3-point specialist. But on the downside, he doesn’t like driving to the hoop, he’s not good at reading alley-oops, and he’s just kinda slow.

    I said this on the NBA Draft sub, but I genuinely think Egor is the first archetype of his kind. I can’t give him an NBA comparison. Closest is Hedo Turkoglu, but even that one doesn’t feel quite right.

  2. As a 19 year old rookie who has yet to fully grow into his body, I don’t think the Nets are in any rush to label him. His size and skill set brings flexibility, which is obviously something Jordi and Marks look for in their players.

    In an ideal world, Traore becomes Tony Parker and Demin becomes Ginobili.

  3. You are what you can guard in today’s league and he is not yet strong enough to guard anyone but PG’s

  5. He’s three years at least from growing into his body. As Steve Hetzel said after they blew out the Bucks, [Egor needs to get stronger, then he’ll be able to run the PnR, which is his real superpower.] He’ll be a point guard, but that distinction in the NBA of the future is nonsense– we should move to classifying players based on skills and he’ll be a jumbo advantage creating floor-spacer.

  7. Hedo Turkoglu mold. He’s not great at it but he is the lead ball handler as a 6’9 19 year old. It’s possible he becomes a good one

  8. Anyone trying to put Egor/Drake/Nolan/Wolf into 1/2/3/4 boxes are being foolish. All of those players were drafted due to their positional versatility. Leaving out Saraf bc I hated the pick and don’t think he’ll amount to much, hope I’m wrong lol

  9. I mean I thought he might be a Giddey type PG, but yeah he may become more of that Deni Avdija/Jalen Johnson Point Forward mold.

  10. I’ve always thought he would slot as a playmaking 3. That the idea was they could on occasion run lineups with passers/quick-decision-makers everywhere. A lineup with Nolan at the 1, Drake at the 2, Egor at the 3, MPJ at the 4, and Danny at the 5, for instance. Or that same lineup with Clax at the 5. Or with Danny at the 4 and Day’Ron at the 5. You get the idea. Lots of flexibility and variations, with the choices expanding each season as new personnel arrives via trades, free agency, and the draft.

  11. I believe so, yes. He doesn’t have the wiggle/ability to get by his man to be a lead guard. And that’s not really a learned skill, you either have it or you don’t

    My player comp for him is Nicolas Batum. So many similarities

  12. Positionless basketball. Egor is whatever he says he is and if he wasn’t than why would he say he is

  13. The closest comparison has been Joe Ingles for a long time now and it feels cemented every passing game until we see something new

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