People here took Afflalo for granted because he was a "vet".
On Oladipo though, he's showing significant improvements in his second year, he's going to keep getting better. It's not a coincidence that he improved exponentially at Indiana and has been doing it here as well, he works his ass off and he's a great learner. I think he'll be a 20 PPG next season. I also think we'll make the playoffs though so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
And I don't think perennial all-star is an unreasonable ceiling. I think he could be a small notch below Wade when it's all said and done.
And can we please stop trashing Vucevic like it's all his fault our defense sucks? Defense is a team concept and it largely falls on the shoulders of coaching. A "rim protector" makes your defense better but replace Vuc with a guy like Deandre Jordan this year and the team is in the same position.
A good coach and time. That's all this team needs, especially considering we're getting another good pick this year.
