07-31-2021, 02:05 PM
(07-31-2021, 01:47 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Watched two of his games in the last week. Not sold at all. Feels like he can barely dribble the ball up the floor without turning it over. Jumper is really bad as well. Agree that his defense is really good but the Mavs already have Green (maybe Hinton and Bey) as wing sized prospects with limited offense.
Only reason why I would even consider it him. He is still super young. Not even 22. Could have been a rookie this season.
Well we are talking about a minimum level contract here. His offensive on/off numbers were really poor, but statistically his defensive impact was insane (although only 1500 minutes).
In his rookie season the opponents scored 15pts less, when he was on the floor (Lakers).
In his sophomore season (by far largest sample size) the opponents scored 10 pts less, when he was on the floor (Wizards).
Last year the opponents scored 9 pts less, when he was on the floor (Wizards).
Bonga is a better passer and dribbler than Green, but he needs an open floor and an up tempo offense. Don´t see the TO problem with him on Germany, that you saw. Saibou and Lo are much more reckless and turnover-prone. Lo leads the whole tournament with six per game and Saibou produces 2.3 TOPG in just 10 minutes (2nd in TO per 40 in the tournament). Bonga averages two turnovers in 23 MPG. The best case against Bonga in the Olympics would be his plus-minus stats. Yikes.
