Something I've seen a lot of here and other sites is the fanbase hoping that various players take a leap next year. It's one of my big concerns for next season, because depending on one or more players to take a leap is always a roll of the dice. Curious to see who we think is most likely to improve!
I think all those guys improve noticeably. The smart money is on Amen being the one that takes enough a leap to vault into a tier above where he is now.
Amen has my vote in this "most likely" poll but he and Alpi are by far the two most important. If both guys level up, it's gonna be a very fun season. I put Tari and Alpi in a tie at #2 after Amen. Reed is #4 because he can't go anywhere but up. Jabari is #5 but I want to be very wrong.
Amen taking a leap would mean he has improved his shooting over one summer. I doubt it happens so soon. But I’ll be thrilled if it does.
Amen will have a bigger role and is ready for the big jump. Other than him, I expect notable jumps from Sheppard, well he starts from zero, and Sengun. Don’t know about Jabari, maybe he’ll benefit massively from the green going out and is coming in. But I can’t imagine him adding a lot to his game.
I think Alpi's probably done with "leaps" tbh because he's already a very good NBA player, I think he'll take steps forward (maybe big steps at times) rather than leaps from here until his prime. Amen's the obvious choice tbh, and barring injury I think he likely takes the 3rd year leap into being our fully fledged franchise player. Dark horse is Tari for me, I could see him fully cementing himself as Bari's superior if he manages to stay healthy, and we may regret not having him locked up already,
Voted for Jabari just because that's what I want to see. i want that contract to be the biggest bargain in the NBA over the years
Playing with Durant is going to make them all better just from the attention he's going to draw. None of them have ever played with someone with that kind of gravity. The dude is a 50/39/88 shooter for his career .... that's absolutely bonkers.
That Amen game 7 behind the back dribble to layup past Green was eye opening. It’s one of those moves that scream superstar in the making. I don’t have a single doubt he will be an all star next year.
Cam whitm...... oh wait I actually am rooting for bari. I think maybe learning from and playing with kd might help him the most.
