dougthonus wrote:WindyCityBorn wrote:Yeah he has only made good interior plays against the Lakers. Ugh. Let’s see who is right two years from now. You probably discredited Zach too.
Who knows what Lonzo might develop, but somethings that have been consistent throughout his career:
1: Low foul draw rate (never more than 2 FTA per game in his career) (below league average)
2: Low percentage of shots at the rim (22% for career, lower the two most recent years) (below league average)
3: Low completion percentage on those attempts (60% over last 3 years, 57% on career) (below league average)
If you think Lonzo might add some wrinkles to his game, absolutely. If you think he's going to be a Zach/DeMar or a primary creator that's really, really unlikely based on his his profile to date and beyond his profile to date, he's even moving away from that over the last two years and has moved towards becoming super role player rather than trying to become an alpha player.
His attitude is also one that doesn't seem like he wants to/needs to be that type either. He seems instead focused on doing the best for the team and has developed himself as superglue rather than trying to be the man even though he was originally viewed as that type of guy coming out of the draft.
It sounds crazy, but Lonzo has the potential to be an elite shot creator behind the three point line. He's only 24yo, and he's making about 42% of his three point attempts with about 7-8 attempts per game. That's an elite level.
He will never be an elite shot creator inside the paint, but there's nothing to prevent him from improving those flaws into league averages, in which all of these improvements allow him to unlock his potential playmaker ability.
I would just enjoy LB development at this point, and appreciate that he's doing it on our team.
