Which sophomores will make a major leap this year?

[Kabaum]

Clearly every rookie from last year is going to make a leap lol. I'll submit OG Anunoby. He started for a 59 win team then raised his game in the playoffs after coming back early from an ACL injury. One would think he'd regain more of his athleticism in year two in addition to whatever improvements he makes to his game.

I like OG and wanted to put him on the poll but it only gives you 10 options.
In fact, there are a ton of players that could surprise and make a huge leap this year, including:

OG
Isaac
Adebayo
John Collins
JAllen
Semi
Jordan Bell
Dorsey
Brook
Anigbogu

Ton of talent here.

You've named 20 players now and still no mention of Fox. The training wheels are going to be taken off this coming season and Ball will still avoid playing him.

[blind prophet]

Just one I can think of.

Markkanen

A few like Mitchell & Tatum were all ready fantastic.

[LakersSoul]

Clearly every rookie from last year is going to make a leap lol. I'll submit OG Anunoby. He started for a 59 win team then raised his game in the playoffs after coming back early from an ACL injury. One would think he'd regain more of his athleticism in year two in addition to whatever improvements he makes to his game.

I like OG and wanted to put him on the poll but it only gives you 10 options.
In fact, there are a ton of players that could surprise and make a huge leap this year, including:

OG
Isaac
Adebayo
John Collins
JAllen
Semi
Jordan Bell
Dorsey
Brook
Anigbogu

Ton of talent here.

You've named 20 players now and still no mention of Fox. The training wheels are going to be taken off this coming season and Ball will still avoid playing him.

This is page 4 on this thread. I dont know how many people mentioned Fox.

1 or None?

I saw Fox last year and thought he was okay but nothing special. However, I dont follow him actively. This summer, he showed nothing against the Lakers again so why dont you enlighten me on why Fox will make that jump.

[NoBias]

Kawhi will make OG Anunoby a monster.

[jonjames]

I like OG and wanted to put him on the poll but it only gives you 10 options.
In fact, there are a ton of players that could surprise and make a huge leap this year, including:

OG
Isaac
Adebayo
John Collins
JAllen
Semi
Jordan Bell
Dorsey
Brook
Anigbogu

Ton of talent here.

You've named 20 players now and still no mention of Fox. The training wheels are going to be taken off this coming season and Ball will still avoid playing him.

This is page 4 on this thread. I dont know how many people mentioned Fox.

1 or None?

I saw Fox last year and thought he was okay but nothing special. However, I dont follow him actively. This summer, he showed nothing against the Lakers again so why dont you enlighten me on why Fox will make that jump.

Fox is better than all those guys you mentioned.

[Cappy_Smurf]

Laker sophs will only make a big jump if they are traded. LeBron will probably start off trying to get everyone involved, but he won't have that luxury for very long if he wants to make the playoffs. He'll have to take a bigger role sooner than later, which will lessen the role of the other players.

[reload141]

Fultz obviously because he's starting at zero value so he will make a major leap.

DSJ is the other choice, he'll be more controlled and will show great signs this year.

[cgf]

Tatum and Fultz

Ntilikina will improve as well, but not a "major leap".. Mitchell is already so polished

Lastly on Ntilikina, I like him on defense and as a backup but didnt show enough playmaking (3.2apg) or enough offensive prowess.
He barely shot better than Lonzo from 3 range this year and was shy about taking shots. He could make a big jump but I wonder if he has the ability to lead a team offensively to qualify for a "major leap" this year.

It was only SL but he showed exactly that more aggressive attitude after getting all of his team mates involved in the first 3 quarters of the opening game. And the team visibly struggled more without him running the show, after he was shutdown.

With how much he & Fiz have talked about it I’m optimistic we’ll see more of that dynamic kid we saw in euroleague.

[JasonStern]

Zach Collins should get a bump in his stats due to additional playing time caused by the Blazers not retaining Ed Davis, but I'd be pretty shocked if he had a breakout season.

[Nowitness]

Fultz, DSJ, and I think Issac will be good for the Magic

[NPZ]

Fultz was looking mighty schizoid when the camera panned in on him at the Vegas Summer League. He looked like someone you'd move away from on the subway, dipping his head up n down and to the side like an owl with the standard deadpan expression. It appeared that he might've thought he found who stole his lucky charms. A lot of you are being kind in assuming his issues are purely physical.

Smith was the strongest consensus ROY pick here and on telly. He's got a lot of people taking another swing on him after they missed the first time.

[LakersSoul]

Fultz was looking mighty schizoid when the camera panned in on him at the Vegas Summer League. He looked like someone you'd move away from on the subway, dipping his head up n down and to the side like an owl with the standard deadpan expression. It appeared that he might've thought he found who stole his lucky charms. A lot of you are being kind in assuming his issues are purely physical.

Smith was the strongest consensus ROY pick here and on telly. He's got a lot of people taking another swing on him after they missed the first time.

Most think its mental thats why its so hard to predict how he will bounce back... Even if he starts at zero, I wouldnt call a 13 point average a "leap" or impactful. He has to outdo others to get that title.

[obispo]

josh jackson has a superstar potential.

other than him, lots of them are already stars. i know he is not going to be a star but our boy cedi will rise this year i hope.

[anish23]

why is my boy Mitch so underrated here?

the Three BEST players with have the biggest leaps.


DONOVAN MITCHELL, JAYSON TATUM and KYLE KUZMA.

[LakersSoul]

why is my boy Mitch so underrated here?

the Three BEST players with have the biggest leaps.


DONOVAN MITCHELL, JAYSON TATUM and KYLE KUZMA.

Mitch isnt underrated but he ran away with the stats as 2017 draftee. I dont know how much more he can improve. Mitch might even falter a bit from those lofty numbers to me.

What do you think?

[justinriley11]

And along comes every homer mentioning their sophomore...

In saying that, I vote Luke Kennard.

I Don't think TJ Leaf makes a major leap so i'm off that. but you're man Kennard very well could, if given the opportunity to. he needs the ball in his hands more..keep it away from Reggie Jackson

[justinriley11]

why is my boy Mitch so underrated here?

the Three BEST players with have the biggest leaps.


DONOVAN MITCHELL, JAYSON TATUM and KYLE KUZMA.

during the draft i said mitchell would be the best rookie in the draft...i dont think its so much people are underrating him..he just already had such a great rookie season, and everyone is looking more towards rookies who didn't do so much their rookie year to have a good sophomore season. same with Tatum and ol Kuz Control

[justinriley11]

I like OG and wanted to put him on the poll but it only gives you 10 options.
In fact, there are a ton of players that could surprise and make a huge leap this year, including:

OG
Isaac
Adebayo
John Collins
JAllen
Semi
Jordan Bell
Dorsey
Brook
Anigbogu

Ton of talent here.

You've named 20 players now and still no mention of Fox. The training wheels are going to be taken off this coming season and Ball will still avoid playing him.

This is page 4 on this thread. I dont know how many people mentioned Fox.

1 or None?

I saw Fox last year and thought he was okay but nothing special. However, I dont follow him actively. This summer, he showed nothing against the Lakers again so why dont you enlighten me on why Fox will make that jump.

i like Fox and i think Frank Mason makes a leap as well and Justin Jackson...Kings will be a lot better this year.

[LakersSoul]

You've named 20 players now and still no mention of Fox. The training wheels are going to be taken off this coming season and Ball will still avoid playing him.

This is page 4 on this thread. I dont know how many people mentioned Fox.

1 or None?

I saw Fox last year and thought he was okay but nothing special. However, I dont follow him actively. This summer, he showed nothing against the Lakers again so why dont you enlighten me on why Fox will make that jump.

i like Fox and i think Frank Mason makes a leap as well and Justin Jackson...Kings will be a lot better this year.

I like Frank Mason. I think he has some dog in him but he's like 5'10" at best.

I dont expect much from Fox or JJackson. Hope I am wrong.
I hope that Bagley turns out good for them or they might have screwed up 2 deep drafts.
The other guy that I hope comes back strong from his injury is Giles.

If they hit, they Sacramento is looking sparkling good.

Sacramento has some interesting pieces and I do wish 1 or 2 guys become solid players.
Vlad and Vivek are positioning themselves well with multiple draft picks and trade downs in the last few years but
I think they have been picking a bit off. Instead of Fox, I thought they should have went after Markkanen or DSJ.
We shall see how Bagley and Giles turnout plus Fox and JJackson.

[justinriley11]

This is page 4 on this thread. I dont know how many people mentioned Fox.

1 or None?

I saw Fox last year and thought he was okay but nothing special. However, I dont follow him actively. This summer, he showed nothing against the Lakers again so why dont you enlighten me on why Fox will make that jump.

i like Fox and i think Frank Mason makes a leap as well and Justin Jackson...Kings will be a lot better this year.

I like Frank Mason. I think he has some dog in him but he's like 5'10" at best.

I dont expect much from Fox or JJackson. Hope I am wrong.
I hope that Bagley turns out good for them or they might have screwed up 2 deep drafts.
The other guy that I hope comes back strong from his injury is Giles.

If they hit, they Sacramento is looking sparkling good.

Sacramento has some interesting pieces and I do wish 1 or 2 guys become solid players.
Vlad and Vivek are positioning themselves well with multiple draft picks and trade downs in the last few years but
I think they have been picking a bit off. Instead of Fox, I thought they should have went after Markkanen or DSJ.
We shall see how Bagley and Giles turnout plus Fox and JJackson.

agreed and they traded for Deyonta Davis! and before injury Harry Giles was the top overall pick in the mock draft going into 2016-17 season of college! i think he is a monster...injuries just suck!