Happy 22nd birthday to Wendell Carter Jr.

[tiderulz]

He just needs to stay healthy and he will be very nice center for years to come.

Only 22 and strong as hell, really hopeful about this guy, agreed on the injury history, I need to look at what type of injuries he got and whether there was anything in particular that was a concern.

that was not apparently the view of him in Chicago.

[thelead]

There is no way that he got here and magically got better. I don’t know what is going on in Chicago but BD and Boyle had no idea how to use him or develop him. I fear the same thing is happening with Lauri as he has looked terrible as of late. Coby is just garbage and no one should take blame other than the GM that drafted him

Lauri has never been a good basketball player. He's touted as this great shooter, who by the numbers just isn't actually a great shooter. I used to get into endless debates with people on this board early on in his career when people would argue he was a better player than Isaac. Lauri will never make much tangible impact on a team.

Horrible defender, average finisher at the rim, subpar midrange shooter, && is a streaky barely average 3pt shooter.

It's a completely different scenario with Carter who has an impactful skillset, yet just has never been able to find his footing due to injuries and subpar coaching. All you had to do was turn on the tape and see there is a lot to work with though. Clifford is the perfect coach for his playing style imo.

I honestly don’t know much about Lauri. I wanted nothing to do with him in the draft. I figure his shooting must be decent though with 48/39/84 splits... he has to be at least a decent bench scorer. I just know that I’ve seen plenty of Coby to know that he’s trash.

[GelbeWand09]

There is no way that he got here and magically got better. I don’t know what is going on in Chicago but BD and Boyle had no idea how to use him or develop him. I fear the same thing is happening with Lauri as he has looked terrible as of late. Coby is just garbage and no one should take blame other than the GM that drafted him

Lauri has never been a good basketball player. He's touted as this great shooter, who by the numbers just isn't actually a great shooter. I used to get into endless debates with people on this board early on in his career when people would argue he was a better player than Isaac. Lauri will never make much tangible impact on a team.

Horrible defender, average finisher at the rim, subpar midrange shooter, && is a streaky barely average 3pt shooter.

It's a completely different scenario with Carter who has an impactful skillset, yet just has never been able to find his footing due to injuries and subpar coaching. All you had to do was turn on the tape and see there is a lot to work with though. Clifford is the perfect coach for his playing style imo.

I honestly don’t know much about Lauri. I wanted nothing to do with him in the draft. I figure his shooting must be decent though with 48/39/84 splits... he has to be at least a decent bench scorer. I just know that I’ve seen plenty of Coby to know that he’s trash.

His 3P% looks less impressive when you know that he takes by far the 2nd most wide open 3's in the leaque (only behind Vuc btw).

[JBSouthpaw]

DId WCJ "WIN" the revenge tour match ups?
Kept Vuc from getting a win, and way outplayed Birch?

[RookieStar]

DId WCJ "WIN" the revenge tour match ups?
Kept Vuc from getting a win, and way outplayed Birch?

He might have won as a player but he lost it for the team (tank)

[JojoSlimbiid]

Crazy how the the team just lucked their way out into the next starting center for 5-6 years. He has been really good so far.

[drsd]

He just needs to stay healthy and he will be very nice center for years to come.

For me Carter's team defense needs to get a lot better.


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