Trade & FA 2024-25:

[Chicagojk]

I've never been a believer in Omax, but I definitely want him to succeed. I just don't see him ever being a rotation piece. I am definitely ok with trading him if he still has value around the league. Unfortunately, I feel like Omax is one of Nico's rare misses. He has a high motor and great length. He should be much further along than he is.

Yeah, it is tough to put into words what i think he is missing.   Something just appears a tick off.  Sometimes it hits one day with these type of players, sometimes it never does.

I think he is not nearly as good as defender that some think.   He has the ability to be a good defender.   He just seems a tick slow on rotations.  This is a killer.   For a player of his level, he needs to hit his rotations to have any hope to get minutes.  For young players, if coaches feel confident you can play their defensive scheme, this will allow you to get time to figure the rest out.   

 I want a player who just does stuff.  Especially at his role.   Deflections, bumping players causing frustrations, being a pest, etc.  From what I see with Omax he seems confused of the play.  He sort of just gallops to the corner when the play is in process and then sort of twitches in place.   He should be at his best just doing stuff.   His college highlights are filled with cuts off the ball, hitting wide open threes, the occasional pump and drive.   I just don't know if the game is too fast for him or if this is what he is.

I didn't watch him in college, but I loved his scouting film.    So maybe this was always there because there are times he makes an eye opening play but then disappears for the next several minutes.   

I think he is the exact length, skill, personality, and worker that should be perfect here.  We just haven't seen the growth yet.  As a three year college player and his second year in the NBA, he should be further along.  That is a little concerning.