nice looking to see how he does and hoped he looked up to our own very greek tmac. he looks like KD though when just entering the league, lengthy and skinny.
Wow. His reflexes and length are other worldly. How often do you see someone recover and pick up those bounce passes like he did. And the come from behind blocks. Plus, he seems to be a smart player, making the right pass and hustling. This kid could be one of those non-Rocket players I can't help but root for.
He makes some amazing plays, but is mostly unplayable kinda like McGee. Or Batum, but he is actually at least above average player.
Very inefffiecent preseason numbers (34% fg, 16% 3pt, 2.5 TOs game in 21 mpg) Though with a little under 2 blocks a game in those minutes. Looks like he can get 3+ "stocks" a game. Its not the numbers though. Can see he has tools to be a really good contributor. He can already be a shot disruptor with that length and timing. Him being a Nic Batum type in a year or 2 wouldnt be a slight. And better after that. Hopefully he wont follow a Shaun Livingston path.
Went to Bucks board to see what they think.. Good example of people being wrong when evaluating players. Just because he is athletic he is high upside player even though he doesn't have position, can't shoot and doesn't have ball skills to be a perimeter player. On the other hand players like Curry and Harden were low-upside role players because they lacked some psychical tools. Projecting out things that aren't there(like being able to shoot, post game even though player doesn't have ball skills etc.) is just dumb. It could happen, but it's not much more likely than unathletic player becoming athletic.
He doesn't turn 19 until December. The kid has great handles and hasn't finished growing since he's grown 3 inches in the last year. He may end up being 7 feet tall when he's done growing.
Reminds me of when Batum first came into the league. Lots of highlight reel plays due to his raw talent, but unclear what he'll look like in 5 years. Regardless, awesome pick by the Bucks.
i'm amazed how polish he looks for his age and track record. Yeah, we might do a redraft in 4-5 years and he goes #1
i remember reading all the CF'ers comments on how we need to trade for a mid level pick and then stash him back in Greece.
