Top 25 under 25: Which young NBA stars have the most upside?

pistontr · Post #1 » by **pistontr** » Thu Feb 2, 2017 11:07 pm

according to espn Top 25 under 25
http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/page/nbarank_risingstarstop25/ranking-joel-embiid-kristaps-porzingis-25-best-nba-players-25

davis, giannis, towns, embiid, porzingis, jokic, gobert, irving, drummond, simmons, wiggins, jabari parker, myles turner, beal, russell, steven adams, booker, aaron gordon, laVine, oladipo,
ingram, rodney hood, otto porter, thon maker, randle.

drummond is 9th, no harris, no kcp.

Pharaoh · Post #2 » by **Pharaoh** » Thu Feb 2, 2017 11:29 pm

KCP will be like Butler & Leonard - no one will give him respect until it so damn obvious that it can't be denied

Funny that Maker got named - based on what?

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ImHeisenberg · Post #3 » by **ImHeisenberg** » Thu Feb 2, 2017 11:32 pm

Yeah, basically young guys with great athleticism. They have upside, because they can be great if they develop good skills.

Harris doesn't have freak athleticism. He probably is who he is. KCP is fast in line to line speed, but isn't particularly remarkable in any other athletic department.

Blkbrd671 · Post #4 » by **Blkbrd671** » Thu Feb 2, 2017 11:32 pm

Pharaoh wrote:KCP will be like Butler & Leonard - no one will give him respect until it so damn obvious that it can't be denied

Funny that Maker got named - based on what?

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that one time he crossed over RJ.............its okay next year he'll be too old to qualify anyways....................

bballnmike · Post #5 » by **bballnmike** » Thu Feb 2, 2017 11:38 pm

Pharaoh wrote:KCP will be like Butler & Leonard - no one will give him respect until it so damn obvious that it can't be denied

Funny that Maker got named - based on what?

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Right? He's not even young :lol:

sc8581 · Post #6 » by **sc8581** » Fri Feb 3, 2017 12:20 am

KCP should be 8th on here, problem is none of the national media have any clue what they are talking about, just going off basic stats.

JohnReese · Post #7 » by **JohnReese** » Fri Feb 3, 2017 5:22 am

Oladipo ahead of KCP :banghead:

MrBigShot · Post #8 » by **MrBigShot** » Fri Feb 3, 2017 9:46 am

Being a fairly quiet guy who just shows up and does his job on a team that gets very little national coverage I don't expect KCP to get much recognition. But eventually, people will recognize how good he is.

El Chivo · Post #9 » by **El Chivo** » Fri Feb 3, 2017 9:49 am

these rankings are total bull****