I think his makeup translates to guard pretty well, actually. I didn’t love the pick, but if I’m playing devils advocate:
1. he had a second round grade but that’s because only like 15-20 guys have a first round grade. This happens every year, and more so this year than just about any other year
2. Tennessee literally called Dallas to try and trade up for Tyler smith. There were plenty of other teams that had him graded as a top 30 player.
My only real beef was they should’ve made a stronger attempt to trade up, or they should’ve taken the best available defensive player. They put themselves in this position where they couldn’t take best player available. They absolutely needed a guard that could play tomorrow, so that’s what they were forced to take. They banked on Zion Johnson or Kenyon green falling to their pick, and broke their own rule of filling a need with a mediocre veteran that could start right away so they can take BPA