Knightro wrote:eyriq wrote:I think the Penny, Shaq, Nick, and Dennis core of lotto talent is comparable to the Paolo, Franz, AB, Suggs, and Jett core of lotto talent.
No disrespect intended, but this is an unserious take.
I don't even get why you'd consider this an unserious take. If anything you could argue our young core has a higher ceiling.
In their first playoffs:
Penny was a rookie, drafted 2nd
Shaq was a sophomore, drafted 1st
Dennis was a junior, drafted 4th
Anderson was a senior, drafted 11th
This season the Magic are well on their way to the playoffs:
AB is rookie, drafted 6th
Jett is a rookie, drafted 11th
Paolo is a sophomore, drafted 1st
Suggs is a junior, drafted 5th
Franz is a junior, drafted 8th
Dennis and Nick capped at quality starters while Suggs, AB, and Jett still have rising star potential.
You can argue that Shaq is better than Paolo and Penny is better than Franz but it doesn't really matter, what matters is if Paolo can be top 5 and Franz can top 15, and both have that potential.