05-24-2026, 04:31 PM
(05-24-2026, 03:58 PM)Winter Wrote: In all his newer interviews, he addresses his defensive weakness. He's very aware of that I think. As I understand it, his coaches made sure he understood that he could not foul out so his attempts at defense were "measured" at best.
Still, it's a hard thing to just get a lot better at defense right out of the box. He's going to have to expend a lot more energy than he's used to in the NBA.
I think he will be able to answer those questions. If he can't, his agent needs to be fired. All I am saying is there is a difference in addressing the question and being aware of it, and actually caring about it or having pride in it afteryou are drafted. He is in my tier 3 (5-7), so it would not be a deal breaker for me. Although as good as he is on offense, if he doesn't care on defense,it will greatly limit his value.