02-25-2026, 06:35 PM
It has only been a few games so a small sample size and time will tell if it is real or if he can keep it up, but I have been impressed with Middleton. Good size, pretty good defender, can handle the ball, shoot it well, doesn't make many mistakes. While he is no longer the all star caliber player, my first glance take is he could be a solid veteran presence on a good team. Whether that is a bench role playing 25 minutes a night or a deeper bench guy is tbd. I would think most teams would have interest in him as a buyout candidate.
Bagley has been fun to watch as well. Right now, he has been more productive than Gafford. I am a Gaff fan and we have talked he needs a point guard to get him dunks at the rim. Probably true, but Bagley has had no trouble finding ways to get multiple scores at the rim.
I haven't seen much from Jones but want to give him, as well as the others, a good run rate before making a full opinion.
Johnson is way down the depth chart and that is not surprising, although I could tell he would be a guy Kidd probably doesn't have time for. I hope he gets G-league run. He is young, but man he has had very little real, serious basketball. Both in the NBA and prior. It is tough to bridge that gap imo.
Bagley has been fun to watch as well. Right now, he has been more productive than Gafford. I am a Gaff fan and we have talked he needs a point guard to get him dunks at the rim. Probably true, but Bagley has had no trouble finding ways to get multiple scores at the rim.
I haven't seen much from Jones but want to give him, as well as the others, a good run rate before making a full opinion.
Johnson is way down the depth chart and that is not surprising, although I could tell he would be a guy Kidd probably doesn't have time for. I hope he gets G-league run. He is young, but man he has had very little real, serious basketball. Both in the NBA and prior. It is tough to bridge that gap imo.
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