Klomp wrote:Domejandro wrote:Minnesota needs to go all-in and offer James Johnson, Jarrett Culver, #1, #17, and literally every Draft pick we have for the next seven years. If Giannis leaves the year after, who cares?
Nah, Jedzz is right. Giannis wouldn't improve the team because he's not a good shooter.
Hmm. Now who's trolling today?
I'm guessing this trolling post point stems from a recent Simmons post I made. Probably also because I ripped Ball a new one lately and he's one of your favs. So it's test me time. I don't think Simmons and Giannis are on the same quality/gravity level but's let's compare since you obviously want to.
Giannis FT %: Career avg .722 [FT Attempts = 3526 (958 first 3 years(72%), 1,939 the next 3 years)]
Simmons FT%: Career avg .593 [FT Attempts = 1067 first three years]
Close in attempts or foul shots drawn in first three years. Not close on % of makes.
Giannis 3FG %: Career avg .284, Giannis 3FG Attempts: 1087 (271 first 3 years, 523 next 3 years)
Simmons 3FG%: Career avg .083, Simmons 3FG Attempts: 24
Their EFG% is very close, but only because Simmons completely refuses to attempt 3s.
Giannis already broke through the first few years of "developing" where people were concerned that's all he was going to be. Where he exists now makes his value unquestionable now. As you can see, Simmons would have to leap up to double his current FT shots drawn in year 4+ to equal the jump Giannis made. He also would have to improve his FT makes by 13%. Simmons would also need to attempt 154 more threes per season. Do you see any of that coming? Oh yeah Simmons would also have to leap up from 16 PPG to 29 PPG to reach Giannis worthy level.
Personally I would adjust the offense a little for Giannis' 29 PPG. I'm not doing it for Simmon's 16 PPG.
I would just draft Wiseman and see if I couldn't get some of the same benefits out of him if I felt someone that tall that can move like they do is needed here.
