iamworthy wrote:ROballer wrote:It was basically his rookie year aged 19/20 throughout the season. Last year he played like 10-12 games all year, it wasn't a normal rookie year.
He had a long ass leash on him, he was routinely benched at the first sign of a bad play(turnover, skipped asignment on D).
Nontheless, show me another 19-20 year old playing for a contender(we were a contender until the injuries occured) 20 mpg a game, not even considering he was a 40 ish pick in the draft. There aren't many of those around.
The simple fact he was a part of a rotation is impressive and should tell you something about how the Lakers view him.
If you're looking at efficiency, Brandon Ingram had a 40/29/62 season at the same age, putting up way worse stats per minutes played despite being a top 3 pick in the draft. And he was playing for a **** team, it's way easier to put up stats on garbage teams while being showcased, than contending teams in which your role is limited.
How's Ingram's eff and shooting working just about now?
It's appaling to me people are already acting like they know how his career is gonna play out after his 19/20 year old season. With little usage and not big enough role off the bench.
Um excuse you, I do know how his career ous going to be. He's going to be a multiple time all-star and a key component in the future with the AD led Lakers.
Honestly man, just put him and point guard and call it a day, if you need to.
