BostonCouchGM wrote:He looks extremely poised, crafty, and skilled. All while being 6'6-6'7" with length and decent athleticism. How the hell did he fall so far? I wouldn't be surprised if he got more run than Kuminga. He can produce Day 1 off the bench, no question. He's a better prospect than Huerter who went so much higher. I just can't get over how the Warriors managed to get this talent that late. So many awful G.M.s in the league smh
Too soon to tell on Santos, but you gotta love a Brazilian that is barely 20 years old playing with that much confidence in his American professional debut. He's got a good handle, good strength, really nice finishing ability, and excellent size for a guard. And his international accolades are pretty high-- led his U17 team to a FIBA S.American championship, scoring 27pts in the final, making the senior national team for Brazil already, joining Brazil's top professional team at age 16. I'm sure he has tons of work to do, but there is a lot of Tyler Herro in his game.
Kuminga deserves more credit than you are giving him. He's even younger than Santos (he turned 19 in October) and already showed some serious chops in his rookie season. He is massive already (6'8, 225lbs), is athleticism is elite (38" vert), his ability to score is already quite good both facing and back to the basket, he improved his outside shot (2nd half was 52%/36%), and he is a hell of a defender. Kerr even said that the plan is to develop him slowly, but he was too good to keep off the court last year. And that was for a really good team.
Imagine him with two more years of coaching and experience, and he'll still only be 21. The guy is looking like he'll be a beast of a player.
