Rob Dillingham has already made a believer out of NBA star Draymond Green. (Minnesota Timberwolves Photo)
Guard Rob Dillingham has yet to play his first NBA game but he already has one former NBA star sold on what he can add for the Minnesota Timberwolves next season.
Golden State forward Draymond Green has won championships with the Warriors thanks in large part to the play of dynamic scoring guard Stephen Curry.
Green believes Minnesota “won the draft” by trading for Dillingham after he was picked No. 8 by San Antonio.
“The reason the Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft is because they drafted their point guard of the future in Rob Dillingham, who I think is a very special player,” Green said on his podcast, The Draymond Green Show, about the former Kentucky guard.
Green says despite Dillingham’s creativity and scoring ability that some teams were afraid to draft him.
“Some of those teams at the top of the draft were afraid because he got swag and he got game and they don’t know if his game is going to fit into their systems that don’t work and get them fired when you can just get a really good player who can score the basketball — Steph Curry — and figure out how the system works for him and then all of a sudden the franchise is in territory it’s never been in before,” Green said.
“At times, we run into these guards with swag that – they just don’t fit in the system and so teams run away from them. There’s going to be some teams that are going to regret passing on Rob Dillingham.
Dillingham will likely play behind Minnesota veteran point guard Mike Conley and with all-star Anthony Edwards, one of the NBA’s best young stars who helped Minnesota reach the Western Conference Finals last season.
Dillingham averaged 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steals while shooting 47.5 percent overall and 44.4 percent from 3 last season despite not being a starter for UK.
The former UK star believes more open floor space in the NBA will only elevate his play.
“I feel like I’m quick so I can get past dudes. It’s really the fact of me getting past dudes and making decisions. You’re playing with a bunch of NBA players, so players can’t really help off super a lot because these are NBA players and they knock down shots,” Dillingham said. “I feel like, for me, getting past my defender and making plays for my teammates will be way easier, and then if they don’t help, then it’s just a bucket.”
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When Dillingham was on fire I’ve never seen a player score so rapidly. He was wild at times and turned the ball over alot but he was fun to watch when he was on. I still say if we would have played Reeves Sheppard and Dillingham at the same time we would have mowed over teams. I’m obviously very wrong on some observations but to me the problem with Dillingham is were does he fit into a offense. He plays better when he’s mad and that’s something he needs too work on and hes an elite scorer but lacks a team concept at times.
Dillingham and Sheppard may very well become starters for Minnesota and Houston, yet they were not good enough to be starters for Calipari. That is why the FRAUD is in Fayetteville and Mark Pope is in Lexington!
I could give a RAT’s ASS about both of them. Both will be forgotten in a year or two especially if You Larry will start writing about them. No one cares about the Chinese League with LeBone Head and his Baby Boy! STOP writing about the NOW HOG ASS KiSSER TOO!!
Dillingham played at UK Cowboy Rick. I hope he does well. Wish you did as well
Count me in the group of readers that enjoy reading about these former players. Dillingham was an exciting player and fun to watch. Sheppard was a once in a lifetime player. Few people have his basketball IQ. A good person from a wonderful family. What an example for young people. Please continue to write about these former players!
Thanks CU@Final4
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