what's OG anunoby's potential?

[jlokine]

he's earning casey's trust as a rookie (and we all know how rarely he shows trust in rookies). plays tough defense, no fear for the name on the back of the jersey. unafraid to shoot when left open.

is there kawhi potential in this kid? do you see all star potential? maybe even 2 years away from being 2 years away from being an all star? masai says he's a gym rat as well.

does he look like he might be good enough to take over the reigns from kyle/ibaka/demar in 3 years?

[ropjhk]

I see all star potential, but the same can be said about a number of young players. At worst I would expect him to be a solid starter for his career.

[Baller1234a]

Crowder in Boston I think is his realistic ceiling (don’t remember where I saw that but was a great comparison.)

[bigdamoan2k2]

Crowder in Boston I think is his realistic ceiling (don’t remeber where I saw that but was a great comparison.)

OG is more athletic than Crowder and potentially stronger.

Kawhi potential imo. First game against Houston and he was guarding Harden from the start of the game. Harden did not shoot well that game.

[VinBaker6]

He's a top 5 rookie. Its rare to see rooks come in and have good advanced stats and actually have a net positive impact.

[I_Like_Dirt]

Crowder in Boston I think is his realistic ceiling (don’t remeber where I saw that but was a great comparison.)

Realistic ceiling? He's almost there already, to be honest. It's a small sample size, but OG's PER this season is higher than Crowder's career average and his TS% would be Crowder's career high. His usage is really low, but his TO% is nearly half what Crowder's was and his AST% isn't far off Crowder's career average. I get that Crowder's best years were in Boston, but they still weren't outright amazing, either. To say Crowder is OG's upside is basically to say that OG isn't getting much better from what he is right now.

To be honest, I have a hard time drawing comparisons for OG. From a purely talent-level perspective with respect to OG's potential (that may or may not be realized), I think Andre Iguodala isn't that bad comparison. Obviously Iguodala's ballhandling and passing isn't something OG will ever have, but if his 3-point shooting holds, he'll be a better shooter from deep as a rookie than Iguodala ever was, and Crowder, too, for that matter. I think he's reasonably well-suited to play Iguodala's role in Golden State, but Iguodala was older when he got there, too. Iguodala is more of a 2/3 than a 3/4, like OG, but overall comparisons are really tough in general with him. He isn't Giannis/Kawhi or anything like that, but he's also got potential to be significantly more than Crowder. I'm not really sure what that is.

[jonjames]

Upper floor-shorter version of al farouq aminu. Ceiling-jaylen brown right now.

[Knicks Byke]

triple OG cuz.

[Scuall]

Hall of Fame, just for his name alone

[KP6]

I love kids like him, he is a baller and love the hustle and defense. He the type of player, who can help your team win a championship!

[r0drig0lac]

he's earning casey's trust as a rookie (and we all know how rarely he shows trust in rookies). plays tough defense, no fear for the name on the back of the jersey. unafraid to shoot when left open.

is there kawhi potential in this kid? do you see all star potential? maybe even 2 years away from being 2 years away from being an all star? masai says he's a gym rat as well.

does he look like he might be good enough to take over the reigns from kyle/ibaka/demar in 3 years?

no, maybe Ron Artest potential

[johanliebert]

Y’all mean kawhi defensively right? Cause offensively he’s more Aminu. He’s gotta be sooon fed on offense and I don’t see that changing

[johanliebert]

he's earning casey's trust as a rookie (and we all know how rarely he shows trust in rookies). plays tough defense, no fear for the name on the back of the jersey. unafraid to shoot when left open.

is there kawhi potential in this kid? do you see all star potential? maybe even 2 years away from being 2 years away from being an all star? masai says he's a gym rat as well.

does he look like he might be good enough to take over the reigns from kyle/ibaka/demar in 3 years?

no, maybe Ron Artest potential

[Pacers_Freak]

I like OG a lot. Loved watching him play in college. Excellent defender. If he can continue to develop his offensive game he has a chance to be really good. Right now he just looks like a great defensive stopper, but he can certainly improve on the offensive end to become an all-star type player. I understand where the Kawhi comparisons come from, but he has a long way to go to get there.

[ATLTimekeeper]

I don't really see Crowder, who isn't much of an athlete (63 career dunks, OG already has 10). 3&D can go either way, though. I'd probably say he's closer to Ariza in the way he plays.

[draftnightsuit]

He’s already a legit 2 way player and a plus starter.

The only reason he was so underrated during the draft was because of injury concerns. He also wasn’t a good shooter in college but so far has shown he can hit open 3’s.

He’s 6’8” with a 7’3” wingspan and good athleticism. He has all the tools to be the next Kawhi/Giannis/Jimmy Butler type of player who comes into the league an unheralded mid-to-late first round prospect and low-key becomes a superstar.

[menten]

Typical Raps fan thread after a couple of decent games

[I_Like_Dirt]

Upper floor-shorter version of al farouq aminu. Ceiling-jaylen brown right now.

Jaylen Brown right now? You can't be serious. I like Brown and think he's good and has a lot of potential, but right now he isn't there yet. Brown may very well be better than OG ever is, but that has nothing to do with potential.

The natural comparison for OG is Draymond Green, but I can understand not wanting to use that comparison, because I don't like using such anomalies as comparisons, nor elite players for their role, either. I have a hard time saying OG or anyone else would be able to match what Draymond does, much in the same way I hate it when other unique players like Dirk, KG, Iverson, etc. wound up drawing all sorts of comparisons to basically any player who tried to do similar things regardless of how effective they actually were at it. Long term, I think OG is more of a PF than an SF.

[76ciology]

Atleast Kawhi with LeBron's passing

[BHF]

Typical Raps fan thread after a couple of decent games

Stanley Johnson is a poor mans OG dont be mad