Terrico White

Terrico White

White will play point guard for the team, something he's had some experience of doing at Ole Miss. But if any team should understand that trying to make a natural shooting guard into a point guard is an idea that has its flaws, you'd think it'd be the team that's spent years trying (and failing) to have Rodney Stuckey make a similar conversion. Why not just get an actual point guard?

Pick 36: Stu Scott congratulates Sexyback on his pronounciation of Bjelica's name, even though it was terrible, and Fran Frascilla does his usual act of simultanously heaping praise on the drafted player and the hierarchy that drafted him. Detroit then takes Terrico White with the 36th pick, which is a bizarre choice for them.

White made my steals list for a reason; he's a good player. He's a big two guard with NBA athleticism, and the ability to masquerade as an occasional point guard. White can shoot, create his own shot, and even post slightly, with the size and athleticism to defend his position. He is not exceptional at any facet of the game, but nor does he have any gaping flaws. A player like that was born to be drafted 36th.

But......why Detroit? The same team that really could use Solomon Alabi there. The same team that already has so much invested in Ben Gordon and Rip Hamilton at two guard. The same team that is already struggling to cope with the fact that Rodney Stuckey isn't a point guard, and who also have Will Bynum, albeit as an unrestricted free agent. Detroit did not bring in White to play backup point guard, and as such, it is not immediately obvious why they brought him in. Especially since they need so much up front. Replacing Chucky Atkins should have been a ways down the priority list.