Knightro wrote:If the Magic drafted Jett with the intention of not playing him at all and basically sending him to the friggin G-League all season, then he shouldn’t have been the pick in the first place. Not with the 11th overall pick.
It’s obvious that Houstan, who isn’t all that great in his own right, beat him out.
There’s no reason for Houston or Okeke or Trevelin freaking Queen to have logged a single minute ahead of Jett, yet all three of them are ahead of him on the pecking order when there’s injuries and guys out of the lineup.
Who should have been the pick if the intention was for them to get most of their minutes from the G-League? Or would you have preferred they trade the pick for a ready-now player?
Seems to me that the Magic are making Lakeland a real factor in the franchise and player development. They’re getting guys to buy into spending time down there and eventually getting rewarded with solid opportunities in the actual league. Even the guys in the main rotation cheer hard for our G-League call ups. I think it’s telling that Jett isn’t in shape to play more with the pros yet, but he can see from the way Houstan, Okeke and Queen have been treated that he’ll get his shot if he keeps working hard.
Personally, I love how much we’ve incorporated our depth this season even if Jett hasn’t been given much of a chance because I like Houstan, I like Queen’s hustle, I like that Okeke has become a fairly competent connector piece. I’d like to see Jett and Mac get some of those opportunities next season if they’re still with us.