They’re trying to build their next Giannis with him (lengthy, strong, and athletic slashing forward). I think they’re internally high on him and he oozes a lot of untapped potential. He played amazing in the preseason and averaged over 20ppg.
I see the potential in him, but he is extremely raw right now. Let's be honest, the only reason he scored a lot of points in the preseason was that he lived at the FT line. Personally, I think he could learn more in the G league.
without Fox to boot....on a last second shot.
Why is ESPN taking the blame for this particular "disrespect"? Did they set the odds shown in this image?
I never questioned whether it qualified as bulletin board material, just whether or not the blame was being pointed in the right place. When ESPN posts betting odds on games, they aren't providing those lines themselves; they get them from some sportsbook or other. The image you posted left out the part where it said that ESPN was basing those projections on their own analytics.
They ask Shams if he lived there, but none of them have either.
I mean...
In terms of how he framed it, at any rate. He even stipulated that the team was good, and that anybody who got traded there would probably fall in love with the fans, just that he doesn't foresee any hot free agents making their decision on where to play just based off of winning. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, it has to be acknowledged that Lou Williams is on James Harden Time™, so that's the lens through which he's viewing any potential free agent destinations.
I've made no bones about my overall opinion on Minny as a franchise but they had our number last year and I will just be cautiously optimistic until proven otherwise. I didn't assume they would be our primary threat in the draw when it came out.
