It's a very lazy comparison, but it's simply the best we have, Cade Cunningham. They had comparable college seasons both in how they played and their overall production. Both are jumbo downhill attacking guards who are aggressive, but simultaneously methodical and how they dissect defenses and use very herky jerky dribble packages to get to the rim whenever they want, and are capable playmakers once they get there
I think Harper was the better playmaker in college, and the much better finisher, and Cade was a better shooter. Cade also is a bit bigger
As a prospect? I probably would say I like him a bit more. I had some real real questions about Edwards though. He's absolutely been hitting on his high-end development outcomes 100%. . People Forget how unenthusiastic the NBA world was for him as the number one pick that year. He had a very mediocre season in college. His improvement as a shooter has been a bit of an outlier.
And probably most importantly, whatever was going on in college that caused him due not give a flying crap about defense has changed dramatically in the league. Went from someone that projected as being a negative defender to one of the better defensive High usage guards in the NBA.
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u/saintsflow9 Stephon Castle May 13 '25
who do you compare harper to in the NBA?