You can see my original assessment at the link, its pretty detailed. In short, I think people are probably setting themselves up for failure if they think X is a program changer…don’t think he’s that. But I do think he will be a very nice role player that will stick around 4 years. I think his impact will be comparable to Derrick Walton, but in a different way. X is certainly not going to rebound like Derrick, and won’t be as good in transition, but will most likely be a better offensive player in the half court in terms of scoring. X is already very good at some of the things Derrick struggles with, namely changing speeds off PnR and shooting the elbow jumpshot when the defender sags…perhaps more importantly than anything, X has a very good floater and doesn’t try to over penetrate like Derrick. X has a good understanding of what he can, and cannot do.
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