My worst fear is that Jalen Green will be more distracted by life outside of basketball

Yup.

DD

 

This is why you trash Danuel House off this roster, and grab The Mayor on a minimum deal.

 

My worst fear is nuclear war

 

Yeah this has been a worry of mine as well. I try to convince myself that his fire and desire to be the best will negate most of the temptations that come with fame at such a young age as he realizes those things ultimately can derail his life goal. Ultimately, that and injury are the only two things I can see stopping him from being an all-time great.

 

Jalen Green has already been living the life of a star since he was like a junior in high school. Maybe even before that. He had a million followers on Instagram long before he even graduated from high school. He was 18 years old making over half a million dollars in the G Leauge. He’s been distracted by plenty of other things off the court by the looks of the sheer amount of videos he has on YouTube prior to even stepping foot on an NBA court.

The one constant is he always comes back to basketball. He loves the game of basketball and everybody that’s ever been around says that he has a unique drive and passion for the game. He is clearly highly driven to be great. It’s ok to have other interest as long as that remains the number one priority.

 

I’m not too worried about it.

Seems like he is driven by wanting to be the best. Wants to prove he’s the best in his class.

Forgoing college and going to the gleague was a basketball decision also. Could’ve gone to a big college to further his brand…hang out with other college kids.

He decided to be isolated in the nba bubble and join the work force with other pros.


Before the draft I watched a bunch of Jalen Green videos. Not just his highlights…a bunch of off court stuff with interviews on documentaries. Dude seems very chill and laid back. That could change with more success but dude has been in the limelight for years so I’m not sure a bit more notoriety will drastically change him since he’s already used to a lot of the things that come with fame and money.

I think people see a young kid growing up in the social media generation…handsome, flashy game, large following and think he’s chasing the glitz and glam. I think if you take a closer look it’ll ease some of those concerns.

 

Exactly.

If he hasn’t let him distract him by now I’m not too concerned about it.

 

I think one of Darryl Morey's more interesting quotes was that it's almost impossible to predict how life-changing money will affect young stars

 

Personally I’m more afraid of getting diagnosed with cancer

 

My worst fear is that my external hemorrhoid starts flaring up again.

 

I was thinking this too and wasn’t sure how I wanted to word it. One thing I kept coming back to was I don’t really understand everything he does, says, or how he moves, but this is a new generation of kids and they are growing up in the spotlight like never before with the internet and social media. Imagine if there was a camera following a 19 year old Muhammad Ali everywhere or 19 year old Deion Sanders. Jalen is just different. Almost like he has star quality and happens to be an elite basketball player.

He’s handsome, he’s an amazing athlete, he was rich by the time he was 18, and internet famous years before that. Despite all of that, he takes his craft seriously and he works his ass off to get better. Is he flashy, brash, cocky, outspoken, and maybe even overconfident? Probably a yes to all those, but fortunately for us, I believe that he also wants to be the best player in the NBA.

 

i am the fearless

 

some of y’all want players to have zero life outside of basketball…

As long as he’s getting better, producing on the basketball court, and not hurting anybody, I give no fcks.

 

These kids now a days have been living this life. He's been a celebrity since HS. Similar to Harden, he can manage both. That's the least of my concerns with him to be honest. He loves the grind

 

I wouldn’t worry about that yet, I think he will be fine

 

None of that stopped Jordan. It's unrealistic to expect anyone, in any profession, to do nothing but their job. That's just not how people function.

 

And on top of that, this kid has had zero life outside of basketball thus far. I don't know why they're worried about him. Is it because he's a bit flashy? I just don't get it. He has no history of getting into any kind of trouble. The kid has never even been to a concert, much less been on stage with Da Baby. He isn't James Harden (and, btw, James Harden still worked his ass off and improved every single year so I don't actually care how much he hung out in strip clubs or with Da Baby).