reload141 wrote:Can he please pan out to be Bradley Beal-esque? Would like that.
Thanks.
Bradley Beal would be a fantastic outcome for a 14 pick, but I'm hoping we develop him a bit differently.
He's got such a good frame and physical strength that I hope we can get him onto a Paul Pierce track - a guy who rebounds, bodies up wings and gets to the line. A power game with finesse skills.
That's what made Pierce so good for a really good team instead of just a big number/bad team guy. When his offensive volume scaled down, he was still a rugged defender with a great floor game. And he was great in grind it out playoff games when you needed a guy who could get to the line or muscle something home when jumpers weren't falling.
I'm a huge Romeo homer, so take this with a grain of salt, but I think he has the tools to be the most complete player of our wings. He doesn't have Jaylen's explosive athleticism and power or Tatum's silky J/footwork, but he's got a great base of skill and physicality.
I trust Brad to do a good job of getting him to buy in defensively, but I hope he takes it upon himself to find the right role models offensively.