Dariq Whitehead vs Sidy Cissoko

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Ok… You are the GM of a team and you are in the war room… who do you pitch your support for Dariq Whitehead or Sidy Cissoko?

These 2 prospects I have ranked in the same rough range as each other… Dariq Whitehead like AJ Griffin the year before took a minute to get going in the season due to a foot injury. After warming up to the college atmosphere from that rough start, we got to see he has some nice shooting range. Then as the season went on he got better and better. He responded to his injury slow and steady and got results as a guy who got his burst back. He showed flashes of some great explosive athleticism. Overall his trajectory was in the right direction. His stock went up as a result of all of this. Now, however it looks like his stock took another slight hit due to his foot needing some minor work. It’s probably nothing serious, but nonetheless, still a red flag, as it’s a lingering injury.
Sidy Cissoko on the other hand came into the season ranked the 2nd best French prospect in the draft behind Wemby. He decided to join the Ignite for this season. With the rise of Bilal Coulibaly by second half of Metropolis 92′ season gave Coulibaly rise playing off of Wemby in a high profile team. Coulibaly got love. Rayan Rupert was ranked high the entire draft process. Sidy on the other hand just didn’t get much air time with the Ignite. He was very raw coming in, but arguably the most athletic French guy in this draft. Sidy improved his game immensely for the Ignite as the season went on. While the shot is a bit of a concern, if you take in context of how he shot the second half of the season only, well lets just say Cissoko’s shooting range was respectable by years end. He also became a better ball handler and passer. Sidy Cissoko I think is a bit hosed in the consensus rankings atm due to simply playing for the Ignite. (Not much media attention comparatively). In theory I believe Cissoko will be able to guard 1-4 at the next level and be a secondary ball handling super athletic connective tissue for a team. Very versatile.

I’ll take Cissoko as I think there’s less risk of injury and more defensive versatility there. I believe in his shot at least somewhat. I do like Whitehead, think he can succeed but the second look at his foot is a little concern imo.

Anyways, who you got?