Does Bagley remind you of Siakam?

[jcwkings]

Err no, Ujiri wanted Leonard more than DeRozan. Spurs aren't trading Leonard for Pascal Siakam.

I think he's showing he's a good player, maybe top 10-15 at his position, but top 20 overall?? No way.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/clutch...kam-og-anunoby-in-trade-talks-with-spurs/amp/

 

[steelevt]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/clutch...kam-og-anunoby-in-trade-talks-with-spurs/amp/

The core of the deal was still derozen and Kawhi. They just didn’t want to include Siakam or og. That article does nothing to disprove what Mac said.

 

[mac]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/clutch...kam-og-anunoby-in-trade-talks-with-spurs/amp/

Yeah, all it says is Ujiri wouldn't trade Siakam AND DeRozan for Leonard. Spurs wouldn't do it without getting DeRozan back, and it doesn't make sense to have Lowry, Leonard and DeRozan all together. DeRozan isn't a catch and shoot player.

 

[Chupacabra]

I can hear what sounds like an L train. Is someone here going to take it?

 

[The_Jamal]

Kingsfans.com, where you have to trash on a fantastic player to convince yourself that our stud is better. BTW I'm not saying Bagley won't be better, but he has a ways to go to be the kind of impact player Siakam is right now. To act like it's blasphemy towards Bagley to compare him to Siakam(who is a top 20 player right now) is absurd. I would be super satisfied if Bagley is a top 20 type player in 4-5 years.

Hmm, haven't done taken a look into a players list, but think he can certainly be in the conversation:

Steph
Jokic
Durant
Dray
Harden
Giannis
Kawhi
Embiid
LeBron
PG
AD
Dame
KAT
Kyrie Irving
Westbrook

So those are your 15 bonafide franchise players in the NBA. Not ahead of any of them currently. After that you got the really quality all-star/fringe-all star types:

Gobert
Beal
Griffin
Derozan
LMA
CP3
Oladipo
Kemba
Vuc
Lowry
Middleton
Simmons
Butler
Klay
Doncic

I'd be comfortable throwing Pascal somewhere in that mix for sure. He's probably not on the higher end, so top 20 might be a bit ambitious this year. Can easily see him get there next season though with another step in his offensive game.