He accomplishes a lot of the same things VT wanted out of Tyler Nickel. 6'8, can play wing or 4 depending on opponent lineups as well as who is with him on the floor.

Right now I hesitate to say he can guard on the wing, but being 6'8 helps. He will also not be at his potential to guard 4s until he gets a little stronger in the shoulders, but I imagine he will spend a lot of time there to begin

I would bet Memphis envisioned a role for him similar to Nolley, and Id also bet that his role at VT will be closer to Nolley than to Mutts or PJ Horne. It allows VT to draw up designed plays to get him the ball on the perimeter rather than simply being a threat should he be left open.

I know Tyrell Ward checks a lot of boxes for people with his ranking and ties to MJ, but he simply wasnt going to be a great fit within the offense at VT. He needs to go somewhere that will allow him to play in space in transition and use his length and athleticism to be a matchup problem rather than just the piece of a puzzle. Camden is a better piece to that puzzle.

Camden can play with either Reid or Basile. Basile and Camden gives VT a helluva spread option much like what VT wanted to do this season, but better. Reid would cover up some defensive shortcomings of Camden (and others) by being a true rim protector on that end of the floor. Basile and Camden would leave open some matchup issues defensively that VT would need to (and could) gameplan for

Long story short...I think he and Ward were an either/or situation and I like Camden better for the system than Ward