05-14-2026, 07:57 AM
(05-13-2026, 06:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Arrogance is fine. Good, even, to a point.
Being intelligent enough to know you shouldn't call yourself "definitely a superstar" in an interview before you've played in a single pre-season NBA game is also good, imho.
I thought he was awesome last year. The defense was bad but it appears the team knew that and was just trying to outscore teams. They did a pretty good job. There were reports that he was not a very good team player in high school. He was last year at Arkansas.
The defense has to improve. Saying it is one thing. Doing it is another. Just needs to take a rewiring completely. He was a matador for most of the year. It will also be interesting how he deals with not being on ball all the time. I thought he did well giving the ball up at Arkansas, but he will need to do it more in the pros.
It appears fans from 5, 6 and 7 all like him. It is a weird fit with the Clippers. I thought the Nets would go another direction, but their fans appear all in. Supposedly the Kings really like him, so maybe they trade up for him. I don't see him making it to 9. He would be one of my top 3 guys hoping they make it to 9. I see very little hope of that happening.
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