Dantares wrote:Best reason to draft Trae Young. This is the most efficient way to play offense now. Just the threat of Trae Young hitting from 30+ feet away is going to put so much pressure on opposing defenses.
Yeah Young is going to be a garbage defender but we've dealt with bad defense from Kyrie before. Young is a deadeye shooter. People can bring up his conference percentages all they want. The dude was double teamed on
42% of possessions past halfcourt...as a freshman. His teammates weren't very good and he was forced to take a lot of extremely difficult shots, mostly contested and basically all off the dribble and from a few feet beyond the three point line. You can't convince me that he's not an amazing shooter. He's also a good dribbler and a way better passer than he gets credit for. He blows a guy like Kyrie out of the water in the playmaking department. I think he could very well struggle to finish at an above average level in the NBA because of his lack of size and strength, but it's something he'll gradually improve, and I think adding a floater to his game would really help. Can you imagine all the open looks he'll get alongside LeBron? He's most likely never seen that kind of airspace in his life.
How do you even guard a Young/Hill/Korver/LeBron/Love offense? You play 5 out and LeBron can take his assignment 1-on-1 to the rim every single time. And run PnRs with Young-LeBron all day. Obviously the defense wouldn't be great but you can always throw Nance at the 5 and take Korver/Hill out to inject a lob target and shot contester.
And to be honest I really like what Zizic could do in that lineup if he continues to develop. He shot 85% within 3 feet and 57% from 3-10 feet during the season. He's money if he's anywhere close to the rim due to his strength, touch, and post moves. He also contested shots and used verticality really well. He just needs to progress in his conditioning so he doesn't foul as much. A lineup of Young/Korver/LeBron/Love/Zizic would be incredibly tough to cover because you have Young and LeBron imitating Paul-Harden fashion with the dual scorer and creator threat. And then one of the top 3 off ball movers/pure three point shooters ever in Korver. A really good stretch big in Love. And Zizic who can set solid screens for LeBron and Young and roll hard to the basket
