League-wide, there are but thirty players that are listed as sub-6’3”.2 Just eighteen of the players in that pool of thirty average over twenty minutes played per game.
This league-wide awakening has led to a shift in general draft philosophy from front offices in recent years, as teams have more frequently avoided spending draft capital on sub-6’3” guards. Over the last five drafts, there have been ~118 guards drafted, only twenty-six of which have been listed at sub-6'3". Fifteen of them are still on active NBA rosters.
These league-wide trends present us with a particularly troubling issue within the draft space for the 2024 cycle because, um, there are a f***-load of small guards.

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