NBA Summer League | Mavs end off 4-1

[SleepingHero]

Anyone that wants Lively to play 20 minutes per game this year has probably never watched an nba game in their life. Sorry but he’s further away than I thought.

I'm actually leaning closer to this takeaway right now, although I wouldn't claim the people clamoring for big minutes for Lively haven't watched an NBA game.

The potential is there. You see the flashes of what he can do and bring for an NBA team. And the stuff he can do right now is really hard for most bigs. He's managed to stay in front of many guards multiple times this summer league. His switches, vocality, and heck just general space eating-ness is something most guys can't ever get. The defensive potential is as advertised. But he's also a bit wild. I think he could get 6 fouls in less than 10 minutes of play. It's obvious most seasoned bigs will eat him alive with their tricks. His rebounding relies on jumping over people vs. sound box out mechanics. His picks range from great to trash. His offensive game is non-existent. 

I was (am?) still a big detractor of the Lively pick. This dude is 2 years away. But if he puts it together? Hard to see how he can't be an All-NBA defense first team guy.

Although, right now the real prize to me is Omax. Now that's a guy I think he can carve out a 20 minute role. Like he's already doing stuff like this:

https://twitter.com/mavsfilmroom/status/...06080?s=46&t=JCZO73vrym-K0Hu3J5z54Q

This clip shows why I believe OMax Prosper is much further along than Dorian Finney-Smith was as a rookie.

Even though he misses, look how fluid his crossover is as he goes into that fadeaway with the fake off the back shoulder.

Arguably better handles than Dorian has NOW.

That's a guy I'm really excited for. I think we're going to be debating whether or not Grant Williams or OMax should start come January of next season.