Par Guillaume Kagni | Journaliste sportif
Barring a huge turn of events, Dylan Harper should be the second name called by Adam Silver in the next draft. The point guard is already extremely talented, but in a recent interview he stole superstar quality that would make him unplayable.
Dylan Harper hasn’t even set foot on an NBA floor yet, and he’s already receiving some wonderful comparisons. Some experts don’t hesitate to put him in the same category as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cade Cunningham, the reigning MVP and one of the league’s best youngsters. If he lives up to expectations, he’s likely to make his future franchise very happy.
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Dylan Harper steals an NBA player’s quality
And there’s a good chance that this future franchise will be the Spurs. San Antonio inherited the second pick in the draft lottery, and behind Cooper Flagg, the former Rutgers point guard is establishing himself as the best player in the draft. In an interview with “The Deep 3” podcast, he revealed the one thing that would make him even stronger than he already is.
I can’t wait to play against my brother, that’s for sure. Of all the NBA players, I’d have to say LeBron James, James Harden and Cade Cunningham, who’s my favorite player right now. Being on the same court as them is going to be a dream. If I had to steal one quality from any player in history, it would surely be Stephen Curry’s shooting. That, or Kyrie Irving’s dribbling, or even Kawhi Leonard’s defense.
Dylan Harper is tall for his position, efficient near the basket and capable of creating differences on his own. Imagine him with the outside shooting ability of Stephen Curry? He could punish defenses at every level, which would make him a superstar pretty quickly. If the Spurs want to build with him, it’s in this area that he’ll have to make rapid progress, just like Stephon Castle. In the same interview, Harper also talked about his father, a former team-mate of Michael Jordan:
I played a lot of 1-on-1 with my dad. You can train, but it’s different from 1-on-1s or 3-on-3s. In fact, my mother was in charge of the most difficult training sessions. We could work out for hours. I started beating my father when I was 13 or 14, and he was getting old.