whitehops wrote:ah yes, the intriguing KD/giannis/porzingis/dirk comparisons.
i could talk about this for a while so i'm only going to touch on a few points.
first, his shot. not only does he not look natural when he shoots, but he shot 32% from the high school 3-point line. that is mediocre at the high school level, and the nba line is considerably farther back. he also only shoots ~70% from the line so his shot has a ways to go to be effective from 3 at the nba level. to even remotely compare his shot to porzingis, dirk or KD coming out is ridiculous.
second, his level of competition. he's essentially playing AAU ball against kids that are younger than him. if he went to college he would've at least been playing structured ball against his peers (and guys a couple years older). he could've learned how to actually play a little bit of fundamental ball. even the tier 2 or tier 3 leagues in europe blow the high school competition out of the water.
he seems to play hard which is a good sign for his development, because he's gonna need a whole bunch of development before he contributes in the nba. i'm not saying a team won't draft him at x spot because it only takes one team, all i know is he won't be in a team's rotation for a few years at least.
if i had to guess now i think it's much more likely his career goes the way of jonathan bender, anthony randolph, perry jones, austin daye or the many other tall and skilled players that got hyped up in high school than KD/giannis/porzingis/dirk.
You say Jonathan Bendee...do you think he is going to have severe knee issues? Because that is what happened to him
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