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I have to wonder if this kid puts on some serious strength with pro trainers in the 2-3 months and they get him to stay in the post and refine his rather advanced skills already if he does not move up into the top 6-8 when all is said and done?

I honestly don't know if he could guard Martynas Andriskevicious in the post right now.

BRIGGS wrote:I have to wonder if this kid puts on some serious strength with pro trainers in the 2-3 months and they get him to stay in the post and refine his rather advanced skills already if he does not move up into the top 6-8 when all is said and done?

Who is he going to be staying in the post against? Outside of maybe Orlando there won't be any 5 on 5 games for him to play (and I doubt he plays in Orlando, he's doing better with hype than results now so why risk it).

BRIGGS wrote:I have to wonder if this kid puts on some serious strength with pro trainers in the 2-3 months and they get him to stay in the post and refine his rather advanced skills already if he does not move up into the top 6-8 when all is said and done?

His poor d and lack of fundamentals means he has a big chance of busting, and he's a serious project that cannot be developed in just 2-3 months.
With that being said, if his development goes really well over the next 3-4 years, he has the size (height, not weight as of yet), length, athleticism, raw offensive skills, and raw shotblocking skills to end up as the best player in the draft, including Rose and Beasley. That is a HUGE "if" though, and I just can't see him being drafted ahead of sure-thing prospects in the 6-8 range like Eric Gordon and Kevin Love; he's probably gonna go in the mid teens, early teens at best.