DuckIII wrote:Can someone who supports Newell explain to me why he’s not JAG? I see an NBA player there. A role player. Perhaps even a solid one with consistent role. But the type that can be acquired through free agency and moderate trades.
Are people advocating him based on on fit? Is that the idea? He does fit. Or is it based on the belief in a legitimately star level upside? Just trying to understand the perspective and strategy people are coming from on him.
I am sure Bulls fans like him because he was the #12 recruit, is 6'10" and potential to be a two-way player in the NBA, will be available in the Bulls range & will be just 20 during this rookie year. I would maybe compare him to Jaren Jackson Jr. For his first 4 seasons he averaged 16.4 ppg on 46/35/79 with 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks which doesn't look impressive but he has the tools and impact you want. You can make a case as a fringe contender with a line up of GIddey, White, Matas (if they continue there improvement) & Newell (though i have no idea who is guarding the 1 or 2 in that lineup).
No matter how often I watch Asa Newell play basketball, I always want to watch more. Few players are as fun to watch punch the rim on offense and guard the rim on defense, with so many fun wrinkles to his game on both ends. He’s the ultimate high-floor player, as there just aren’t many things that Newell can’t do on the court.
That’s an odd sell for a player who I have seventh on my personal draft board, but the description undersells Newell’s impact. He’ll step in from day one as a likely starter in the NBA and will only get better. If he stays in his role forever, he’ll solve half of a team’s frontcourt for at least a half-decade, bringing consistent, easy offense and many different defensive solutions.
If he does keep developing, however, the possibility for a late-blooming star turn for Newell is in play. There have been past players like Pascal Siakam who have great physical profiles, toil away at their offense, and then emerge later to become offensive stars in the NBA. Siakam’s case is singular, but he’s the best-case scenario for Newell’s development if he can develop a better handle and shot.
That outcome is a single-digit percentage at most, but most of Newell’s outcomes are becoming a high-level starter on both ends in the NBA. That’s something that has lottery value for teams, even when there are multiple stars at play. He may not have the same star-sell as some other freshmen. Still, I’ve seen enough (and watched it over a few times) to feel confident in Newell being one of the more productive members of this draft class, regardless of the situation he enters at the next level.
https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/magic-8-ballers-time-for-a-renewell
