No because Banchero? Lol. No disrespect to Mathurin but remember when people thought Chris Duarte was amazing for about 5 minutes last year? It's a long season.
Durate was 24 and didn't look nearly as good as Mathurin (at 20) does right now. Duarte during October (his best month) last year was shooting 52 TS%, and Mathurin is currently shooting 61% October Mathurin FTA per 36 - 7.6 Durate FTA per 36 - 1.6 I agree Banchero probably has ROY locked up, but what Mathurin is doing looks special, comparing him to Durate's start might make sense if you never watched them both play, but once you have it's clear Mathurin's athleticism and aggression are on a much higher level.
I doubt it Jabari being top 3 is pretty much a given. Even if you pass Jabari there's still Ivey who everyone rated over Mathurin. And I like Mathurin I think he gonna be the next Paul George. Some things you just can't predict who knew Giannis would become B2B MVP or fat kid from Serbia become one of the best modern day centers in NBA history.
Ivey shouldn’t be compared to a #6 pick. He should be compared to the #1 pick. I’d take Ivey over Banchero said clutchfans. Sengun doesn’t have to…come off the be… ☠️
Ivey produced 15 points (6-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 11 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals across 34 minutes during Monday's 112-103 victory over Oklahoma City.
It's been a good run, but mostly empty points in the sense he isn't adding rebounds, blocks, steals, and assists. There is plenty of time for that tho. The first thing you need to do is learn how to score and get to the free throw line. He's doing that. And if a rookie does that, he's on a really good track. Especially if you are doing from the bench.
Duarte was 24 coming into the league, not the same thing but I agree we should give it more time. Haliburton is leading the assist ranking board, good times indeed.
