RealGM

its hard to imagine that hes reached his ceiling at age 21, what do you think his stats will look like in his prime.

Something like 22/7/3 would be my guess. Deng, in my opinion, cannot be the #1 option in a team even at his prime.

He's already proven himself to be mentally weak, that is like the one thing that brings great players like him down.

i agree with patterns
i don't think deng will ever be a #1 option on a team

He's a more perimeter oriented version of Richard Jefferson.

This year has been a downer with all the injuries and everything but I agree, I don't know if he will ever be that first option CONSTANTLY.

He can be for few games and he will has his moments - He is still young though and still learning - Look at Caron Butler - people ever thought that he would be like this???

It doesn;t look like that right now but who knows.

I see his ceiling as 25ppg 8rpg 3+apg 1.5spg 54%fg in his best years.

22/7/3 thats what he averaged in last years playoffs actually 22/8/3

his ceiling is last year's playoffs. He would make a sweet #2 but needs a #1 preferably in the post to help his game.

I'd say his ceiling is around 23pts/9reb/4ast/1stl/1blk.

Youngblood wrote:I'd say his ceiling is around 23pts/9reb/4ast/1stl/1blk.

No way. That's almost KG like numbers.

Patterns wrote:-= original quote snipped =-


No way. That's almost KG like numbers.

So? Kevin never put up stats for the sake of stats. His impact on games was a hell of a lot more than his 22/12/5 statlines. A 23/9/4 line from a 2nd option (Depending we either get a legitimate post-scorer or Ben Gordon returns to his 06/07 form) isn't all that unrealistic if he plays within the team schemes.

Trust me, with Kevin his numbers never gave him justice. If we were to translate his impact into stats (Which is damn near impossible, but just for kicks and giggles) I'd say his impact was worth around 35/20/10 each night. A prime KG was just the pure definition of team play and unselfishness.

I don't see him being a good enough passer to average 4apg. However if he can return to last year's form and build on that, i can see him average 22-24 ppg, 7-9 rpg, 2-3 apg.

21/7/2.5

all-star on a team with a good record, second option to a superstar.

Since when is he 21? This is like his 4th year in the league. Hes like 22 or 23 now.

Edit: Yep he is 22 and will be 23 in 2 months.

corona wrote:21/7/2.5

all-star on a team with a good record, second option to a superstar.

Precisely. Its not how many points he scores, it how he scores them. Good efficiency, doesn't need the ball at all, good defense, real team play, no bad shots.

I don't value him like a potential superstar like some of the Bulls fans around did, but he's a guy who can be an excellent, excellent 2nd option.