Don’t they both have basketball iq’s of rocks? I’ve heard that criticism of both of them before.
He was supposed to be smart and mobile, gifted off the dribble and on face-ups, but he’s never shown much of that in the pros. In reality, he’s a pretty good shooter and that’s about it. A decent rebounder, an ineffectual defender. He’s got no midrange game. His playmaking is almost nonexistent. He occasionally makes an effort to finish strong at the rim but isn’t very, well, strong.
Here is some analysis about Markkanen in Chicago which is completely and utterly hilarious now.
Those are the guys we should target. The guys who have problems on bad teams. Underutilized or not being used properly.