Not a minor quibble. Bagley was out with the Rona. His first five games were terrible. This evaluation throws them out.
most disappointing part of his game: defensive rebounding. If he was solid cleaning the glass, I think he’d be a positive player. And it’s weird because he is an excellent offensive rebounder.
still needs work but progressing - passing. His pocket passing is terrible and he is not hitting shooters in the pocket. But he’s starting to move the ball and not be a black hole. I think he’ll start hitting 3 point shooters with inside out passes soon.
already there - the corner 3 is looking good. Just being able to hit that consistently is huge - especially since he can get to the rim in one dribble.
needs work - ball handling. He still doesn’t know where he’s going with the ball. And hasn’t figured out how to mix up his stride with chop steps. But he’s starting not to try to do too much.
defense - still not good. But he’s making strides. It probably isn’t going to happen this year. But there is a path to him being an ok defender. He’s already decent one-on-one in the post. But not so much when someone strong takes him off the dribble. And his 3 point line awareness is terrible. He’s showing some good stuff as a help defender.
Overall - he’s young, competitive and can make buckets. And his rep is that he puts in the work. I’m betting on him being a neutral player by years end. And a positive player next year if he can add some real strength.
if we could trade his dad’s Twitter account, I’d be optimistic about his future here as a 4 and small ball 5.