Post#59 » by GEE » Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:28 pm
The whole ZC story so far has been strange, but hopefully he can still be the future at PF. Much like Giles took this much time to start to round into a decent player, hopefully ZC can learn something from him, by staying resilient. Best thing for him, IMO, is to get his body right. Hire a chef if needed (like K.Love did), make sure you are training right, and avoid bulking up/stay lean and mean. Again, learn from Giles... he's a chissled - sort of skinny, but less bouncy due to the knee history. Aim for a Giannis/Durrant hybrid body, not the Bogut/Gasol stiff look. Personally I'm not even worried, because I know he's a worker, and will likely impress all of us in years to come, but won't be scrapped for some role player, for this (Stupid-Covid) year's success solely.
The future at PF. I say this again to touch on a couple of things. First, he is still quite young, his BBIQ hasn't changed at all, and he's not a realistic trade chip due to injury, and because Olshey is looking years down the road, as the better GMs usually do. Unless it's a homerun/top-20 player coming back, he's not going anywhere.
The GTJ and CJ issue is different and will only heat up as time goes by. If one is traded... who knows? ZC could get moved, but again, only for a homerun/top-20 player blockbuster. I think a player like Collins is much harder to find, and get, than a SG like CJ of GTJ. Blazers are in a pickle though. The main issue forward is that one of GTJ or CJ will need to get moved soon, but Olshey will likely avoid trading ZC at all costs, unless a better big man would be coming to P-town.