“Criticism over last year’s guard-heavy draft class — some of which came from me! — appears mostly overblown at this point,” Quinn wrote. “There were a lot of difference-makers in last year’s draft, but most of them were gone by the time Brooklyn made its second-pick. Its first one, Egor Dëmin, has exceeded expectations as a big playmaker who’s making his shots after missing all of his jumpers last year at BYU. The other four first-round picks are like most rookies: showing promise in small roles, but still far away from their theoretical peaks.”
