[QUOTE=kawhileonard2;14844128]Maybe top 10[/QUOTE]
Not even top 75. Stop listening to the media lol
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[QUOTE=kawhileonard2;14844128]Maybe top 10[/QUOTE]
Not even top 75. Stop listening to the media lol
[QUOTE=k0kakw0rld;14844136]Not even top 75. Stop listening to the media lol[/QUOTE]
Way too early to tell, he is raw both in skills, physicality and mentally.
Shouldn't be playing in the NBA yet imo, would have greatly benefited from 2 years of college with a strength coach.
Dude WILL be great.
How healthy he can stay and how great are the questions.
Its odd.
Clearly very talented in terms of the athletic traits. But being that big, and playing the way he does, it almost takes away from some of the more effective things he can do.
I think the biggest upside for a guy like him to bring to any team is the defensive side. Able to rotate, track and stay on anyone and disrupt shots, etc.
I just don't see it from the offensive side of things. He will be good/great on that end, but some of his talents actually make it hard to place him and how he should play on the offensive side.
[QUOTE=plowking;14845056]Its odd.
Clearly very talented in terms of the athletic traits. But being that big, and playing the way he does, it almost takes away from some of the more effective things he can do.
I think the biggest upside for a guy like him to bring to any team is the defensive side. Able to rotate, track and stay on anyone and disrupt shots, etc.
I just don't see it from the offensive side of things. He will be good/great on that end, but some of his talents actually make it hard to place him and how he should play on the offensive side.[/QUOTE]
An extra 30-40 pounds will make a huge difference. We'll see him add that weight over the next 3-5 years. He'll also need to shift his mentality and embrace the center position and all its responsibilities. Things like setting proper screens, finishing plays in the paint, rebounding, boxing out, etc.
Even now he plays best at the five and with an actual PG in Tre Jones.
He's just too big to be floating around on the perimeter. Needs to take advantage of his incredible size by playing in the paint more. Hopefully he understands that and evolves beyond a fetish for Kevin Durant.
Biggest question right now that kblaze mentioned in another thread is his rebounding.
It's really not a question. He's very good in traffic on the boards. His on/off numbers suggest the team gains control of the ball far more with him than without him when a shot goes up and it is easy to see with the eye test as well.
Eliteballer was right about something basketball related wow.
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[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin;14845058]An extra [b]30-40 pounds[/b] will make a huge difference. [b]We'll see him add that weight over the next 3-5 years.[/b] He'll also need to shift his mentality and embrace the center position and all its responsibilities. Things like setting proper screens, finishing plays in the paint, rebounding, boxing out, etc.
Even now he plays best at the five and with an actual PG in Tre Jones.
He's just too big to be floating around on the perimeter. Needs to take advantage of his incredible size by playing in the paint more. Hopefully he understands that and evolves beyond a fetish for Kevin Durant.[/QUOTE]
You're fukkin' high, chico
everyone saw this coming.
that first person video of him draining threes and showing how low the rim is at his height - it was laughable.
basketball is literally easy for him
He definitely will surpass Lebron so he will be borderline top 10 all time.
[QUOTE=Carbine;14846070]It's really not a question. He's very good in traffic on the boards. His on/off numbers suggest the team gains control of the ball far more with him than without him when a shot goes up and it is easy to see with the eye test as well.[/QUOTE]
Traffic is one thing with his length and athleticism. Doing it when things slow down to a halfcourt bump n grind where leverage, agility strength, center of gravity, quickness off the jump, and timing all factor heavily.
It's why guys like Rodman and Barkley were the greatest rebounders and not Shawn Bradley or Yao.
[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin;14845058]An extra 30-40 pounds will make a huge difference. [/QUOTE]
He needs to talk to Giannis and get his nigerian hookup with the roids.
No joke either.
If he does bulk up with roids like Giannis did, then it will make a huge difference.
Porzingis never roided and while he got much stronger, he is still too light to play the post.
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This guy has a lot of potential but it seems he's far from being invulnerable.