Yes, and Jabari and Tari's growth also. I expect solid cumulative growth among the 4 youngsters that most people here don't seem to be accounting for. These guys won't be the same exact players they were last season. To be clear, I don't believe the growth will be uniform among them, but taken all together, I think folks will be pleasantly surprised.
All true about the other as they mature. The sleeper of the group is Reed. He fills stat sheets and plays with intensity. The Limited G league kid last year was lighting in a bottle. I truly believe both he and Cam were hidden from trades by limiting playing time. Which makes as better today and going forward. Remember Reed’s shooting in college was insane. I believe we are in for a treat for years to come.
Calling my shots now: Amen will average 18+ points per game and 33+ percent from three Sengun will average 22 points per game on career-best efficiency numbers If KD somehow plays more games/minutes than SGA, we will be the #1 seed in the West. (I give it about a 1 in 4 chance of happening.)
Sengun should get better when he has 3 shooters and a slasher/dunkers spot guy around him. I believe he will be the workhorse for this team for the first 3 quarters and that he will average more than 20 points per game and more than 6 assists per game. KD will be the leading scorer and create a lot of offense. In his last teams there was always someone else who you could argue should get the last shot over him - now he is the definite player with the ball in his hands when the game is on the line. The big question is Amen. We have seen flashes from him as an offensive creator this last season, including his game winner vs. Boston. But overall he was the hustle player, that scored in transition, off of offensive rebounds or good passes. He is the one with the most potential and the only one, that can really create pressure by driving to the basket. We definetly need him to improve the most. Jabari is the dark horse here. His offense hasn´t really improved much since joining the league. I dont think he ever will be a first option, but if he can learn some things from KD he should develop into a third option. He can shoot over most players - we need him to be mobile and use screens and be a deadly midrange player. Overall I am not worried. I am worried about health, I am worried about not enough growth or too much regression from KD, but I am not worried about the skillset we have on our team.
