Yeah his shooting looks legit, and the 3 level scoring potential is definitely there. But his handle is being overlooked IMO. I really really like it. Some of the techniques he uses in PnR action as the ball handler are pretty advanced and look very natural for him. Basically to me he has a number of those counter move tools with a tight handle you need to max out your offensive abilities without being a great athlete, just like what Luka and Brunson have been able to do (IMO despite all the criticism, he's a much better athlete than both, he pulls off some quick burst moves even without wrong footing his defender than I've not seen from Brunson).
He's not seeing a minute without showing he can be 10x the defender he was in the G League though (which is prob still not a good defender). So really it's fingers crossed his defensive issues were something other than not having the athletic tools, a low motor or being clueless awareness wise. No matter his huge offensive potential, his defense could prevent him from developing his game properly with his team until he gets traded to a bad team that can actually afford to play him and let him work out the kinks. A hell of a lot rides on what he can do defensively IMO.
He's not seeing a minute without showing he can be 10x the defender he was in the G League though (which is prob still not a good defender). So really it's fingers crossed his defensive issues were something other than not having the athletic tools, a low motor or being clueless awareness wise. No matter his huge offensive potential, his defense could prevent him from developing his game properly with his team until he gets traded to a bad team that can actually afford to play him and let him work out the kinks. A hell of a lot rides on what he can do defensively IMO.
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