Jazz draft Keyonte George at 16

[YoungJefe]

quentin grimes as a freshman 49% TS. second year in the league - 62% TS. that's basically the first dude i remembered. took me about 30 seconds to find that.

(edit) second guy i looked at - Tyrese Maxey - 53% TS, second year in the league 59% TS, third year 61% TS.

Cam Reddish 49% TS, third year in the leauge 56% TS - that isn't a great number (though it's fine), but it's a huge improvement. George improves that much, he's in the 58-59% range.

immanuel quickly 54% TS as a frosh, 58% TS in his third season.

i could go on, but the point has been made. these are just dudes i though just off the top of my head and just from the last 3 or 4 drafts. if i did actual research, no doubt there are plenty more.

Only Reddish left college as a sub .40% FG guy, if George becomes the next Reddish, he'll be considered a major bust, just like Cam.

 

[framer]

careful reading too much into the college numbers of an 18 year old. they are so far from finished products. he is a high ceiling dude who is highly skilled.

He was also playing the 3 at Baylor. He will hopefully be a point for the Jazz. His stats will look different.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Danny likes his players thiccc

he's back to his HS weight of 200. he ballooned after hs and before baylor - but my gut is with maturity he knows where he needs to be, he'll be under an nba strength and conditioning program and weight won't be an issue.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Only Reddish left college as a sub .40% FG guy, if George becomes the next Reddish, he'll be considered a major bust, just like Cam.

way to move the goalposts. i'm impressed.

 

[YoungJefe]

I love the optimism on here, George was getting strapped in the Big 12, couldn't explode past anyone in the halfcourt, was terrible finishing at the rim, he's going to be a bust.

 

[YoungJefe]

way to move the goalposts. i'm impressed.

Sub 40% from the field isn't good my boy, you can tell yourself whatever you want. If you watch George play it's clear he's a subpar athlete which is why he has to settle for so many pullups

 

[MTS]

College Freshman Year TS% and EFG%:

Keyonte George: 54.0% / 48.3%
Donovan Mitchell: 52.7% / 48.9%

In case anybody's wondering.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Sub 40% from the field isn't good my boy, you can tell yourself whatever you want. If you watch George play it's clear he's a subpar athlete which is why he has to settle for so many pullups

did somebody say it was good? the fact it's not good is the point. lol. i just gave you several examples of dudes who were highly inefficient as 18/19 year olds and became efficient scorers in the nba.

 

[YoungJefe]

did somebody say it was good? the fact it's not good is the point. lol. i just gave you several examples of dudes who were highly inefficient as 18/19 year olds and became efficient scorers in the nba.

Cam Reddish is the prime example of nba efficiency.

Better chance Keyonte plays fat bastard in the Austin Powers reboot than there is of him becoming a good NBA player

 

[seattlejazzfan]

College Freshman Year TS% and EFG%:

Keyonte George: 54.0% / 48.3%
Donovan Mitchell: 52.7% / 48.9%

In case anybody's wondering.

another example. DM TS% as a frosh 52.7% nearly identical to George. by his third season in the league 56%, 6th season 61%.

but if you're 18 and inefficient in college you can't be efficient in the nba. so adorable. has youngjefe always been this dumb?

 

[slc]

Keyonte has some positives
Has good enough size, looks very explosive, good ball handler, good shooter
He seems to have good upside

 

[YoungJefe]

another example. DM TS% as a frosh 52.7% nearly identical to George. by his third season in the league 56%, 6th season 61%.

but if you're 18 and inefficient in college you can't be efficient in the nba. so adorable. has youngjefe always been this dumb?

Don shot 44% as a college freshman
George shot 37% as a college freshman

Virtually identical