2020-2021 Regular Season Game 5: Philadelphia 76ers (3-1) at Orlando Magic (4-0)

[Optimus_Steel]

I have high expectations for him. I’m thinking he can be a utility for this team and do a bit of everything. Has that Shane Battier kind of game.

For a guy taken 15th overall, in front of some guys who better fit our needs, not to mention the fact that we had to wait a freaking year to get him and knew that going in, he needs to have a much higher ceiling than Shane Battier.

I think everyone, as usual, is overreacting too soon.

His injury is frustrating but yes they are overreacting. He looks like he has skill but lacking in confidence, given a serious injury it's understandable.

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[RookieStar]

For a guy taken 15th overall, in front of some guys who better fit our needs, not to mention the fact that we had to wait a freaking year to get him and knew that going in, he needs to have a much higher ceiling than Shane Battier.

I think everyone, as usual, is overreacting too soon.

His injury is frustrating but yes they are overreacting. He looks like he has skill but lacking in confidence, given a serious injury it's understandable.

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Yup. Young guy probably first time to have a major injury and surgery... rusty without proper or normal rehab you would usually get due to covid lockdowns and etc.

I mean eye test alone he doesnt look as fast/quick as he did during his auburn days. Im gonna give him a season to get used to the NBA life and pace before im gonna declare him a bust/meh/ steal or whatever.

I mean he hasnt played 10games yet. Imagine Butler and Giannis. Lets declare them busts of a 1st round pick based on their rookie season and ship them to china cuz they suck. Lets not wait even 2 seasons to see what we have with them.

[Def Swami]

Okeke was just a terrible pick.

I have high expectations for him. I’m thinking he can be a utility for this team and do a bit of everything. Has that Shane Battier kind of game.

For a guy taken 15th overall, in front of some guys who better fit our needs, not to mention the fact that we had to wait a freaking year to get him and knew that going in, he needs to have a much higher ceiling than Shane Battier.

Those are unrealistic expectations for the 15th pick. You're usually lucky if that player is a rotation guy.

[BadMofoPimp]

Chuma is a worry. They would of said something by now if it wasn’t his knee

Chuma is a worry for me regardless of injury. After spending two seasons in college and sitting out an entire year post draft I was hoping he'd be a whole lot farther along both offensively and defensively than he actually is.

He can obviously still improve && I'm willing to let him acclimate to the NBA a bit, but I haven't seen anything that gets me excited.

Unjustified hype met harsh reality with him.
Guy was projected to be second round pick, Magic pulled him out at 16 for no good reason. They could have drafted down 10 slots and still drafted him. There was just 1 mock that has any merit, where he was first round pick.

His game, his build, simply doesn't make him anything more than some 7-9th rotation guy who will get 15-24 mpg somwhere.
6'7, no ballhandling, no passing, existing ugly injury, player, who in 2 years at college was 10 points a game, effective but low usage outside shooter ( 89 threes in 72 games ) who was defensive scecialist. But defensive specialist at college and defensive specialist in nba are two different worlds. Also wing- specialists who don't offer anything on other side, flat out have no value. Guys like Ronda Hollis Jefferson, Kid Gilchrist, Stanley Johnson, Andre Roberson can't find any suitors for serious roles because they just float on offense and offer nothing.

Okeke maybe can hit open shots, but man, how to explain that in 18 mpg guy shoots less than 3 shots a game?

There were guys on this board a month ago stating he was going to be better than Tatum . . .

[pepe1991]

Chuma is a worry for me regardless of injury. After spending two seasons in college and sitting out an entire year post draft I was hoping he'd be a whole lot farther along both offensively and defensively than he actually is.

He can obviously still improve && I'm willing to let him acclimate to the NBA a bit, but I haven't seen anything that gets me excited.

Unjustified hype met harsh reality with him.
Guy was projected to be second round pick, Magic pulled him out at 16 for no good reason. They could have drafted down 10 slots and still drafted him. There was just 1 mock that has any merit, where he was first round pick.

His game, his build, simply doesn't make him anything more than some 7-9th rotation guy who will get 15-24 mpg somwhere.
6'7, no ballhandling, no passing, existing ugly injury, player, who in 2 years at college was 10 points a game, effective but low usage outside shooter ( 89 threes in 72 games ) who was defensive scecialist. But defensive specialist at college and defensive specialist in nba are two different worlds. Also wing- specialists who don't offer anything on other side, flat out have no value. Guys like Ronda Hollis Jefferson, Kid Gilchrist, Stanley Johnson, Andre Roberson can't find any suitors for serious roles because they just float on offense and offer nothing.

Okeke maybe can hit open shots, but man, how to explain that in 18 mpg guy shoots less than 3 shots a game?

There were guys on this board a month ago stating he was going to be better than Tatum . . .