seattlejazzfan
Well-Known Member
the fact he was a rookie and didn't get any real playing time until January, matters a lot. and i'll be honest, for that type of player, the only thing i'm looking at is TS% - once that is about equal, i'll look at rebounding and assists and that's why he didn't get my vote - the TS% wasn't good enough to overcome the fact he didn't produce in rebounding and assisting. iow, if he can get more efficient i don't care much about those things for a SG. put playmakers around him, rebound as a team, if he can defend, get to the rim, improve his ability to create his own offense and shoot 40%+ from three he's an extremely valuable dude to have around. my gut, and this may be the point you're making, is that he will never be a star wing in the league.Alright... I've been labeled the #1 Ochai hater for simply saying "he might be pretty average and if we got a good offer we should consider moving him".
I thought I was number 1 until today. When none of yall voted for Player 5... which was Ochai. Yall hate him way more than me.
Here are the players:
1- Max Strus
2- Joe Harris
3- Coby White - same age as Ochai
4- Donte DiVincenzo - Number 1 vote getter
5- Ochai
6- Grayson Allen - Number 2 vote getter
7- Josh Richardson - Number 2 tie
8- Rookie year Norm Powell
I get it... he is a rookie and should improve... but is an older rookie and sometimes the things yall valued (rebs, steals, assists) aren't the things that improve a ton. It can happen but I wouldn't bank on it. I think Ochai will also improve... but the point of any potential trade would be to trade him on hype/momentum for something with higher upside. It needs to be a good deal... the equivalent of like a mid first round pick or moving up from 16 to 8 or 10... or from 9 to 5 or 6... but he is replaceable with very gettable players... if he improves by 10-15% I am not sure he fairs much better in this poll in a year.
If there is no value in a trade or if there isn't a better sg prospect that comes at 16 then of course continue down the road with Ochai and see if he pops.