irish22022 wrote:bwgood77 wrote:If there are unsigned Giannis stoppers, we need to ink those guys FAST!
Lol I'm afraid GoK has a hard time separating his love of scouting and the reality of the NBA. So much time spent just throw in names of guys who will never play in the league.
I think one thing you may miss when you deep dive into undiscovered players isn't how good they can be, it's how good NBA players already are.
Sure, Because there's never been any instances of teams drafting for upside/ unique talent with the understanding that they'll need to be developed and garner further experience, and yet, they're still ok with that because they can envision their eventual role/ impact with said development. How many nba rookies actually entered the league ( even those considered stars today) as impact contributors right away absent of development and growth? Did any of Anthony Davis, Kwahi Leonard, Trae Young, anthony Edwards, Even Giannis considered good/ impact contributors right from the jump???
If this was a prominent scenario, Then why the emphasis by the franchises considered best at drafting/ identifying talent( San Antonio/ Toronto/ Denver) towards development? The reality is that there's too many variables for a young basketball player to immediately accurately prognosticate their statistical production. Aside of course ftom a few outliers. Nevertheless, Size, elite athleticism and specific skillset is a good indicator IF utilized properly in the right scheme/ environment. Franchises just have to do their due diligence to find proper fit for their team.
I'm only talking about potential two way investments here! I'm not implying that they'd be earth shaking contributors. But if you look again at my posts, There inherent value lies in their elite specific skillsets that could ADD SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT for Ayton as weakside defensive contributors sporadically IF called up situationally. Hence there value regardless of the potential two way classification.
Feel free to disagree, But as a finals contender, I for my part think we've reached the point wherein our starting 5 and really our top 9-11 are stable and strong. Anything beyond that ( for a contender) should be identifying cheap low cost talent that can address or help cover ( shore up) any residual weaknesses in our roster within the scope of their specific skillset. In that capacity, these minimal investment swing options absolutely can provide value, depth and likely be impact contributors ( in the right situations).
