Basketball is a year to year game anymore. We need a scoring wing, not a point guard for this upcoming year. That is what we are missing. Nixon will cover us as that small guard. Tucker could be the difference next year between people calling for Prohm to be fired versus a deep NCAA run. I do not believe Bolton adds that to Iowa State.
A scoring wing would seem like a critical need for the 2019/20 team. The obvious approach is signing Tucker or emergence of Lewis or Griffin. However, I think we will have a strong 2019/20 team even if we miss out on Tucker and Lewis/Griffin don't develop.
The major need for a Tucker, Lewis or Griffin type player is having a defender to match up against opponent taller wings. That's why Halliburton is such a unique talent. With his wing span he could be our primary ball handler on offense, but guard taller wings on defense.
A guard/wing group of Halliburton, Nixon, Jackson, Grill, Leech, Lewis and Griffin could be very solid from a scoring standpoint.
Bolton would seem to be a natural 2020/21 roster replacement for Nixon.