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Jaren Jackson Jr. Michigan State. Trae Young. Wendell Carter Jr. Collin Sexton. Mikal Bridges. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Miles Bridges. Jerome Robinson. Boston College. Through the first half of his rookie season, those doubts about his game seemed to be accurate. It affected Young. The shadow of Doncic immediately loomed large over the rest of the draft, especially no. One Western Conference executive remembers the night of the draft as one of dread.
Watching the Mavericks do so was a worst-case scenario. While Young and the Hawks got the brunt of it, Ayton also faced faster and harsher expectations. In his first season, he struggled to play defense and find his role: He was still trying to play as if he was the no. His second season began with a game drug suspension and he ended up playing only 38 games.
Their improvement has been a product of both nature and nurture, a lesson in patience and in how important an environment is to a player fulfilling his ultimate potential.
He's also an underrated passer, which is an element that could set him apart from some of the game's other rim runners. He probably can't be trusted to run as many possessions as Nikola Jokic or Bam Adebayo, but he makes good decisions and is generally on target with his passes.
With the presence of Al Horford and Enes Kanter, Boston's frontcourt will be crowded again in , but it might be tough to keep Williams off the floor. Jaren Jackson Jr. In , he managed just minutes in 11 games. But when he's on the floor, he's looked like a uniquely talented three-and-D big man. For his career, he's averaged 2. Kristaps Porzingis is the only other player in league history in this exclusive Two-and-Two club , and his true shooting percentage trails JJJ's by over four points.
His rebounding and passing leave something to be desired, but the low numbers there might have something to do with the Memphis Grizzlies' roster construction. All the time he spent alongside a bruiser like Jonas Valanciunas probably suppressed the rebounds. Playing more 5 might put him in sort of a sink-or-swim situation that would force him to crash the glass more. And being in lineups with Ja Morant, who can dominate possessions like more of an old-school point guard, probably reduces his chances to create for others.
However, if he can maintain his uniqueness while developing those other skills, he has All-Star potential. During his first two seasons, Mikal Bridges looked like a solid fourth or fifth starter who could hit open threes and guard multiple positions. In , he broke out right along with the Phoenix Suns, and looked capable of more offensive responsibility. He looked every bit as capable and versatile on defense too. Bridges averaged And those were far from empty numbers.
For the third season in a row, the Suns' point differential was better when he was on the floor. And for his entire career, Phoenix is plus All the caveats regarding the season apply. The pace of the game has risen over the last few years, and three-point attempt rates are through the roof. Individual numbers looked supercharged. His scoring average, true shooting percentage and BPM have gone up in each season, topping out at Transitioning from an off-ball player with Chris Paul to the lead playmaker went well too.
He averaged a career-high 5. On the other end of the floor, SGA hasn't shown himself to be a lockdown defender, but he has the length at 6'6" and athleticism to guard multiple positions. And there's plenty of time for the year old to develop the habits necessary to make more of an impact there. Deandre Ayton has the unfortunate distinction of being the No. If he was free of comparison to players like Luka Doncic or Trae Young, people might be a lot higher on his career.
A run to the Finals before either of those two got there helps, but it'll be hard for him to shake those comps altogether. In a vacuum, Ayton has gotten off to an excellent start. He's one of just seven players in NBA history to play 1,plus minutes and average at least 18 points, 12 rebounds and one block per 75 possessions through an age season.
Beyond the raw production, Ayton appears to be ahead of schedule as a defender. His commitment and awareness on that end were question marks for him coming into the NBA, but his defensive BPM has improved every year he's been in the league. In , he got to exactly average in that mark. If he continues to improve on that end of the floor and remains a force on the boards and inside, Ayton will be a franchise player and the best big in this draft class. Having Michael Porter Jr.
For their careers, Ayton averages more points, rebounds, assists and blocks. And he has a less troubling injury history than MPJ, who missed the majority of his freshman campaign at Missouri and all of his rookie season with the Denver Nuggets because of back problems.
On a per-possession basis, though, Porter's numbers dwarf Ayton's. In a blind poll pitting his marks against the Suns' big man's, Porter got over 96 percent of the vote. And after seeing both play in , it's hard to argue against MPJ having the higher ceiling. The Nuggets forward is only an inch shorter than Ayton, but he plays offense like a wing and already looks like a generational scoring talent.
The three-point production is obvious. He shot
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