NBA fans likely asked themselves the same question during the 2019 draft last night, as ESPN analyst Chauncey Billups offered his fair share of head-scratching player comparisons throughout the night.
By far the most outrageous? His comparison of Gonzaga big man Rui Hachimura to NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. Sure, Hachimura and Leonard are similar in that they both play basketball, but that’s about as far as the easy comparisons go.
Wizards interim GM Tommy Sheppard on Chauncey Billups comparing No. 9 pick Rui Hachimura to Kawhi: “Chauncey’s my guy, too. He didn’t have to do that to the kid.