Post#34 » by madskillz8 » Fri May 10, 2024 5:02 am
Media and fans, say at least realGM, has glorified him as a top level player and compared his rookie season with some other greats such as Tim Duncan. The thing is when you are 3rd or 4th option offensively and playing alongside one of the best offensive players ever, you will likely have a less attention from opposing defenses, thus you can have a good efficiency.
Yes, he was really impactful for OKC in his role, but many times I read "he averaged this as a rookie thus he would be way better soon, just like this great player in history"... I don't think so, because it'd require a drastic chance in his offensive role, and I don't see him he would be an impactful as a Robin to SGA, compared to his current role...
At this point, (and possibly moving forward) he's more of a Tayshaun than Duncan. And there's nothing wrong with that.