Is Cam Whitmore the next Ant?

[nikster]

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It's rather specific because its not just teenagers but teenagers off the bench specifically. The better teenagers tend to start, so it seems like an arbitrary cut off

[cupcakesnake]

there are multiple tiers between them as players. So, no

CAM's PER is higher than Ant's year two PER. More efficient as a scorer than young ANT, even year three ANT in terms of Bballref Orating. Though he's not getting many minutes, I'm not seeing this huge gap in terms of play/production.

I mean he refuses to pass the ball though I guerss, that sucks.

There's zero point in using PER or any efficiency based stat to compare guys in such wildly different roles.

Rookie Ant was in a primary playmaking role, allowed to dance with the ball, create shots for himself and others. Rookie Cam is in a finsher role. He scores primarily off catch & shoot, in transition, attacking close outs. Most of his shots are assisted, and come at the rim or the 3-point line. His role actively forbids him from playmaking or taking wild shots.

If you made Cam a primary playmaker right now, he could put up big scoring numbers, but he'd also be turning the ball over more and taking more low-efficiency shots. Low-usage, high efficiency players don't automatically scale. I even think the best version of Cam is still primarily a finisher type. Watching in college I thought of him as a wing version of Amar'e Stoudemire. Overwhelmingly athletic with a nice pull up game to counter with.

[ellobo]

Hey, Cam got an assist last night, so all of y'all saying he can't pass can just sit the **** down.

[Residual-Heat]

He still cant pass

Always been high on him despite that though. I actually wanted the Magic to draft him at 6, and i was even more excited when he was available at 11. He has a high ceiling for sure, and landed in a good place for him in Houston.