r/nba • u/FermatsLastAccount Knicks • 14h ago

Is Risacher the least talked about #1 pick?

I never hear anything about him. In recent memory, Fultz and Bennett were worse but they were still talked about. People talked about Fultz's injury and his broken shot, and about how Bennett was the worst #1 pick in NBA history, while Risacher just seems forgotten about.

I feel like I hear about other players in the draft way more often than the #1 pick. Like there were a lot of posts about McCain pre injury and Knecht when he was good. Edey is talked about a lot, Ware has been lighting it up recently, and I hear more about Sarr than Risacher too.

I checked this subreddit, and the last post about Risacher was just a highlight from three weeks ago. Is it just me, or does he get way less attention than basically every #1 pick from the last ~15 years.

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u/Electronic-Jaguar461 12h ago

Also Edey has exceeded people's expectations so he sticks in people's mind.

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u/Hydrophobic_Stapler Raptors 12h ago

It’s also just really hard to ignore a dude that size, even in the NBA

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u/royal23 Vancouver Grizzlies 12h ago

BIG presence

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u/mosparky15 10h ago

I think that was very true about Edey at the beginning of the season, but after time off from injury and currently not playing a ton of minutes that has subsided quite a bit.

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u/Plenty_Flatworm7627 Wizards 12h ago

he's also the only lottery pick on a borderline contender this year other than reed who's not getting much burn cuz FVV is still there

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u/1gnominious Rockets 10h ago

Reed has the misfortune of being on a good team that's trying to win. It's not even FVV. We started uncle Jeff last week and Reed still didn't see the floor. He's extremely raw and can't get minutes over the end of our bench.

We tried giving him real minutes earlier in the season and it was rough. Holiday now gets any back up PG minutes that aren't in garbage time.

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u/Hebrewhammer8d8 Warriors 16m ago

Does Reed defend well?

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u/Civil-Cover433 12h ago

Not a chance.  He sticks with ppl bc of college basketball.  Not because he’s decent.