How’s he been doing so far?

Nah we have all 2 ways filled. Rocco, Enrique and Zyon

I think it’s illegal to sign a player less than 1 year after you trade them away. But would be hilarious nonetheless

Minnesota is a way more serious franchise than the Hornets dawg

Shit, sounds like I’m probably not going to last in the NBA.

Shit, even if you tall that’s a one way ticket gone.

Wait so what can he do

What era can you actually play without those skills

Sounds like shit in 1975 as well tbf

Feels like all of that was known when he was drafted 8th overall

uh, what year would that have been an acceptable skill set?

Makes Jalen Brunson that much more insane if you think about it.

Im not tapped in, what is he good at

Just described most of the people in this sub unironically

How did he get to 8th?

As a big allen iverson fan he was lucky was born earlier or he would’ve been playing for the shanghai sharks

I’m short but I play my D every night, do I have a chance?

Hilarious and on brand, cause he actually isn’t the absolute cone you’d assume he’d be on defense. But he’s still bad lol. Actually his perceived lack of size hasn’t been the problem with him. It’s just the fact that his offensive bag just did not come as advertised. I’d say he’s been about as effective on offense as a guy like Jaylen Clark, which is saying a lot because Jaylen Clark has the size, athleticism and defensive chops of a starter, he just also sucks on offense. And Clark has been a borderline rotation guy because of his offensive shortcomings.

He was drafted by the wolves when they already had a preference for Conley and DiVincenzo behind him not to mention the 3+ guys at shooting guard who some of which could take ball duties.

For an 8th overall pick he just never really got to play. He has the 2nd least minutes of top 20 picks and that’s only because Nikola Topic has been injured or assuredly the thunder would have tried him out.

He only got to play 20+ minutes 6 times total his rookie season. Chicago gave him a little more burn and he looked like he was figuring out how to attack better by the last 10 games of the season or so.

You can’t really say it’s the wolves fault but they picked him when they didn’t really need his archetype and then they wanted to win so they didn’t have room to let him figure out how to play. If he fell one spot and the Wolves took Edey instead and let Memphis have him I think he’d be a much better player now especially given basically no Ja Morant last season.

His inability to finish consistently in traffic is currently the death knell for him getting nba minutes. Everyone his size only lasts as long as they can put pressure on the d by always breaking down the perimeter d and either forcing multiple guys to close in at the rim or being able to pull up in that mid space and dominate like Brunson.

There is just no way to play him if he continues to miss.

Kanye didnt fix Wolves :(

Lmfao

Parents set him up for failure smh

Were there any questions at the time for why he didn’t start, but so many people thought he was a top pick?

That never made sense to me

He would have a good career in China. I think Europe and Australia is still too physical for him.

He and Cam Thomas are gonna form a monster backcourt in Shanghai

Saying Trae Young type of player to a guy who couldn’t even crack a rotation is crazy work. Trae has his flaws, but he’s an actual NBA player.

Donda Academy produced Dillingham and AJ Johnson despite the fact that I can only find confirmation of one game ever being played.

Had those boys hooping in yeezys 😂😭

Let’s not pretend it’s functionally any worse than the “education” that 95% of these NBA players have

I get what they’re doing. It’s his initials and numbers and it’s like reverse, drive, 4th gear but it looks stupid. They try way to hard with logos for plays these days

🫣 I kinda like it

Biggest difference in Celtics roster construction from Danny to Brad. They had about as good a run of small scorers as you can with IT > Kyrie > Kemba but defending is so much better without one

Cam Spencer is an absolute dog though don’t lump him in with the cam thomas archetype

Wait but Cam Spencer is actually good

And Kobe

I will never, ever, forget about GOATLYFE💖🐐🌈🎉🏆🤣

And Tony Parker

I hope he is getting the help he desperately needs 🙏🏽

Of course. One of the picks they got was part of the Fox trade.

Wasn’t even about wanting him as much as needing anything at PG because Conley’s time was running out and that was a living breathing PG they could get.

He WAS.

The entire team did

Wemby made some stupid ass decisions

Harper had more turnovers than fox did

Castle made the stupid ass pass that sealed the loss

Its just that fox is the low hanging fruit

There is no one who the Spurs could have drafted in 2024 at #8 that could have gotten them to the Finals in Wemby’s third season. You ask me, that is a great trade.

Did you see how they were turning it over when Fox was out the previous series? They don’t get to the finals without him in the first place

No, they wouldn’t. xD

The dumbest comments on this app always start with “Eh,”

Threw him in with 5 2nds to dump the contract and get Ayo**

Ftfy

Still a decent deal

A future first and 5 seconds too

This is some crazy delusion lol. Dillingham had zero value at the time of trade.

Ayo is worth 3 1sts (what Dillingham cost) and 5 2nds?

Im happy he gets to play for a functioning organization

more like Wolves trying to find a magical replacement for Conley worked against them. there was a lot of talent on the board when Rob got drafted, with Matas Buzelis being the obvious pick. Then you got Edey, Kelel Ware, Kyshawn George and Isaiah Collier. OKC cooked with Ajay Mitchell in the 2nd round

It was like Sarr and Castle and that’s it

Edit: Clingan and Edey are good. That was just top of memory, i don’t remember the whole draft. Ajay was a nice later steal

Right. That’s why it’s important not to give up too much value even if you really, really like the player you’re drafting (see Derik Queen)

Wolves used THREE 1sts on draft night in 2024 - the #8 pick on Dillingham and the 2030, 2031 1sts - to acquire a player that’s out of the league two years later.

That’s not a common draft night “miss”, that’s an all time fuck up.

It’s one thing to draft poorly, it’s another to give up a FRP and a swap for them lmao.

Not a bad example cause OKC moved up in the draft for Poku only to get nothing out of him. And they traded with the Wolves and Knicks who got great picks in Jaden McDaniels and Quickley out of it.

He meant two years from that draft

you thought you had a massive hole at PG and then you remembered donte could dribble the ball too i guess

You can be very talented at basketball and not have a role in the NBA.

The things he excels at just aren’t what the NBA wants from him. He’s not good enough at it to justify building your team around his play, and he’s not good enough at the rest of the stuff to fit in around his limitations.

He got plenty of opportunity on a non-playoff Bulls team that wasn’t playing for anything.

He just isn’t good and doesn’t have the right tools to succeed at an NBA level outside of tanking teams.

If you’re going to be significantly undersized you need to contribute with elite scoring/shooting or passing and Dilly doesn’t do any of these anywhere near an elite level.

Hmmmm… so the new Jimmer?

He quite literally has no NBA level skill. I’m not speaking hyperbolically either. He can’t shoot, he dribbles vertically so that negates his quickness on the ball, he has poor awareness both on offense and defense, he’s a terrible defender, he can’t take a layup without it getting swatted into the stands.

i mean ig but those were still valuable picks to give up for what turned out to be nothing

Specially when most likely than not we both will be in playoffs so the difference will be 6~ spots in a part of the draft that doesnt matter anyway

I still think this will Be Dante Exum’s big breakout year.

I just wanna know what the wolves even thought he was gonna be. He never he showed the passing skill of someone like garland or Trae young. And was a worse shooter than both coming out

I feel like you’re specifically talking about the Knicks fandom with Frank.

Collin Gillispie is doing just fine hehe

Dillingham was an elite shot maker in college but could not shoot and finish at the NBA level. He is still very explosive and a very good playmaker, and way better at team defense and rebounding than I expected at his size. Offensively though, teams started to sag off daring him to shoot, and he could not punish them. Small PG that is not an elite shot maker cannot play at this level.

There is still a significant amount of people out there who think he would be amazing if he got 30+ minutes a night

Ohhhh. So he was just an inconsequential detail of some money moves. Brutal.

How does an extremely undersized guard who is also unathletic, can’t shoot, can’t score inside, can’t pass, and can barely dribble help?  Also… one of the worst defenders in the NBA (but his defense might actually be less worse than his offense).