No one knows how either Flynn or Rubio are going to fare in their rookie seasons. I heard an analogy that Div 1 NCAA is like baseball AA and that Europe is like AAA (and NBA of course is the big leagues). Ricky Rubio averaged 8.6 pts and shot 38% in 27 AAA games. How does that project to the big leagues next year? I'd say 4 pts and around 30%. He may be a star when he is 22 but at 18, he is not likely going to make any difference even to a team as weak as Minni.
As far as Flynn, he scored 17.4 pts and shot 46% in AA. How does that project in the big leagues? Better I think especially when you look at the players' physical strength. Flynn is not likely a game changer either but he is much more likely to be able to at least bang with the bigger boys.
Minni may well trade either or both of these picks. I think Rubio was a smart pick for value, even if he takes his ball and goes back to Europe for a year or two. Curry may have been a more tradeable asset at number 6, I don't know, it just seems as though a lot more teams are hot on Curry than on Flynn.
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