SUMMER LEAGUE: Gm 5 84-95 loss, JH 15 pts, 3 ast, 3 rbd, 7 TO

[Dundalis]

OJ Mayo.  That's the comparison I see so far as the best case scenario for Hardy.

Mayo was labeled as the next Lebron out of high school but his lack of explosiveness limited him in the nba and he was basically just another guy in the end.

Even in the summer and G league Hardy seems to struggle creating separation.

This would be great. Mayo didn't flame out because of talent, he flamed out because of off the court issues. If he didn't have those problems and actually had some semblance of a work ethic, he has a long career as an 20+ppg scorer on solid efficiency IMO. Brunson created no separation his rookie year too. Those handles and that mid range game didn't appear till well into the second season. Hardy has the handles to where you clean it up some, he can basically do exactly what Brunson did to create that separation, but he's taller and much much longer.

Also why are people talking about offering Lawson a contract after one summer league game? Guys have torched an entire summer league and been bums in the NBA. Even if he plays great the rest of the games I'd be sceptical. His college numbers are pretty meh.