Yep and if Amen never develops an outside shot, he will have to be a career defensive savant from the forward position ala Dennis Rodman. That second part about work ethic which is going to set him apart from Simmons. He already is becoming a good FT shooter and his mid-range jumper while not statistically better looks better and for several games now he is hitting his shots in the lane. Patience is in order for both Amen and Reed. If Castle develops an outside shot he also has an all-star upside.
generational? As much as I love him knocking down threes he isn’t an elite scorer. He may become an elite shooter but he isn’t an elite scorer. These are two different things. How is he Generational when there’s 16 guards ahead of him in 3pt% who has played at least 20 games and 23 min per game? Besides we are early in the season roughly 30 games or so. No telling where his % will be or how consistent he will be. Players like Grayson Allen Luke Kennard and Norman Powell have shot around .400 or higher their entire careers. And second year guard Cam Spencer shoots .485 on similar minutes as Sheppard. Jaylon Tyson another second year guard is shooting .454 from 3. Rookie guard/forward Kon Knueppel drives more per game 10/33 min to Sheppard 4.5/25.8 min with better FG%. gets more points in the paint per game 5.4 to Reed’s 3.3. And currently shooting slightly better in 3% (.432) while Reed has been efficient from 3 he certainly isn’t a generational scorer compared to other guards in his class, rookies, and veterans.
