07-06-2022, 12:15 PM
(07-06-2022, 09:20 AM)Dundalis Wrote: 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.
This right here is why I was surprised he wasn't a two way contract. His defense is not NBA ready and he looks like he needs more time to work some things out before he's really playable. He's got decent length but his lack of lateral quickness really makes it to where he can't afford to make mistakes on defense like he does