My physical tools says I can be a Steve Kerr. Good shooting can be developed. Elite shooting is part innate and part developed, when young. Dirk, Allen, Durant were crazy shooters by 18. Not to say the Greek can't be good. I think he may develop into a very good two-way player, but he's not going to shoot like Durant.
Except Durant was a lot faster and stronger than this guy. Had more skill. I don't see the hype for him he looks slow. Only Durant comparison is that he's tall and skinny. Going off youtube videos will not help Jan Vesely looked like a star overseas look how that turned out
I'm betting on Giannis. He's young and seems got all the tools and skills to be successful. All he needs to maintain is that passion to improve. Bird, MJ, Kobe, LBJ got the same passion to improve each year even after winning it all.
Adetokunbo is only 18, equivalent to a HS senior, so it would be hard to evaluate him against his competition even if he were in the States. Teams didn't draft kids out of high school looking for role players, they wanted stars. Looking at the history of players drafted out of HS, teams did a pretty good job overall. They'll probably judge Adetokunbo by the same criteria. Like you said, that article wasn't groundbreaking.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Whoever drafts Giannis Adetokunbo will be picking him to come to the NBA right away, teams tell me. He has no interest in being stashed.</p>— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/statuses/350264688694657025">June 27, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Oklahoma City is exploring drafting and stashing a European prospect at 12, but none of Schroeder, Karasev or Adetokunbo are interested.</p>— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/statuses/350265651757203456">June 27, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> If none of those guys are willing to stay overseas then the international prospect stash-away thing isn't looking so good for us...
Well, 'uh. I don't think he really has a say in the matter, now does he. It's not like he has some huge buyout clause that he has to agree to help pay for.
They can't demand to play. That's like saying Royce White can demand not to go to RGV. This is just an Agent trying to get his client paid 1st Round salary, right away. Not sure what Givony is trying to say. Having draft rights does not force the NBA team to bring him over. It's usually the other way around. Star Euro Players who don't want to come over right away drop in the draft. Young Euro Players can't demand to come over right away. that's ridiculous.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo insisting he won't go back to Greece next year. Wants to be in NBA now. That's scaring teams away in the lottery.</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/350267841985003520">June 27, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Antetokounmpo is 1 to 2 years away from playing minutes on a NBA team. That's a very expensive D League player.</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/350268168125685760">June 27, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Teams like the Thunder & Mavs were considering taking him in the lottery. Not anymore.</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/350268659920408580">June 27, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Well I suppose I would take him with the 34th pick if he's really falling that far due to his insistence on not playing overseas.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Possibly hurting HOU pursuit of 1st rounder: <a href="https://twitter.com/DraftExpress">@DraftExpress</a> reports Adetokunbo, Schroeder, Karasev not interested in being stashed overseas.</p>— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) <a href="https://twitter.com/clutchfans/statuses/350270102714843136">June 27, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
