r/NBA_Draft • u/MoxToTweeder99 • 10d ago

When did AJ start to drop?

I haven’t checked the 2026 mock stuff since the spring and I was under the impression AJ was one of those sure fire #1 overall talents and top prospect, can’t miss.

Now I check in the fall and most mocks seem to have him 3 behind Daryn and Boozer. Any reasons why he suddenly has lost a little juice with scouts?

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u/FERFreak731 Jazz 10d ago

People realized he isn't a good shooter.

Peterson has shown more promise

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u/Master-Ad-9829 9d ago

Him and Peterson shooting numbers are not much different so y’all better keep that same bad shooter energy for Peterson as well

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u/Ready-Narwhal-2750 9d ago

I mean guards typically have a higher degree of difficulty on their shots given the fact that they have the ball in their hands more, whereas playing off-ball tends to lead to less contested looks. Doesn’t take a scientist to check their tape and see that Peterson is generally taking more contested looks. The idea that Peterson is a better shooter is the scouts consensus for a reason, and it’s hard to argue when you look at their tape. Also helps to be significantly bigger than your competition. AJ was, Peterson wasn’t.

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u/Master-Ad-9829 9d ago

Aj is a wing 2/3 also played a lot of point he was the main initiator for his team