Westbrook ceiling. Athleticism only gets you 5 good years. His daddy had the most broken shot, but some how he could still drain them. Hopefully he develops one.
For all the **** talk we give Westbrook, he was a far better ball handler than Martin at his age. His ceiling isn't Westbrook because as crazy as it sounds, Westbrook had more skillsets at the same age.
It’s not that simple though. You are wanting to see the younger players right? Well lol. what happens when you play them and Gordon gets less minutes. Tucker is a bench player. I could go on. Well you get guys that are less tradable this season or next. The way this team is set up. With the assets incoming. With Wood being an extremely good contract but for only 3 years. Fighting for the 7th or 8th seed. K cool that’s amazing. But rookies doesn’t promise that either. Even if makes the games more “watchable” I think at this point it is fairly obvious what the team should do. And depending on what happens with the draft will then determine more what you do next year. Porter could be important also in when he plays this year and what position the rockets draft.
Why haven’t we called him up yet? Contract stuff? Knock off rust? The kid is 20 bring him up already and infuse some life into this sinking ship! I’d rather see him play than Mclemore, Nwaba, House, Gordon, Dipo...I could keep going
He’s like 19....If he grows two more inches and gains 20 pounds he’ll be his dad and I’ll take that. Jump out the gym, protect the rim and grab rebounds, the real Kenyon Martin 2.0
Did he combine Kevin Porter Jr with Kenyon Martin Jr to come up with Kevin Martin Jr? Is that what happened?
That is a really good question. He is raw like Gerald Wallace but he is developing the skill part of the game far faster than Wallace. Also, while Martin is roughly the same height as Wallace he doesn’t have the standing reach or wingspan Wallace has. His wingspan is like 6’7” and Wallace had a 7’1” wingspan. Also Wallace lacked the aptitude for shooting and scoring like KJ seems to be developing. I cannot think of anyone that quite has the physical profile of Martin. He is 6’6” with a below average wingspan, he has a strong frame and is up from 213lbs to 225lbs. He also was the best athlete in his draft class. His vertical measured 39 inches at the combine but there are multiple reports of a vertical of an amazing 43 inches in game which is all time elite. I am always skeptical of vertical reports, but Martin’s jumps are jarring and I do believe there is some truth to the reports. He also is an elite fast twitch athlete. He gets off the ground very quickly and easily goes around guys without the ball in his hands. From a skill standpoint he was a 4-5 in high school and was mostly a role player until his post graduation year. He had zero ability to shoot or dribble or do anything but bang and score on putbacks. Then in post graduate he started showing a developing three point shot. The Iguodala comparison is interesting. They have similar athleticism and undeveloped games at a similar age. Martin is still shorter on the wingspan and appears to be able to put on muscle even easier. Not sure Martin will ever have the basketball IQ Iguodala has, and Martin seems to have a higher skill aptitude. Martin’s body is the most like Jimmy Jackson in my opinion. He is strong like Jackson and roughly similar in size. He doesn’t have the skill level Jackson had but he is a better athlete. As for Martin, he has a long way to go but his development is very encouraging. His skill development has been far quicker than anyone could have expected. If you want someone to compare it to, think Jimmy Butler. When he came out of college he had short arms, couldn’t score or shoot and developed that part of his game. Now that is an extreme example but that gives you an idea it could happen.
Reminds me of when Hartenstein was tearing up the G-league. Then would come up to the NBA and get 2 points a game.
They’re comparing Jalen Suggs to Jason Kidd. Can we get Suggs, and then figure out who is Toni Braxton?
