What’s “defense?” Sounds intriguing.
Keyonte George’s Star Ascension
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What’s “defense?” Sounds intriguing.
Tremendous Upside
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No doubt Keyonte's offensive leap is massive. You can really see the impact of the added strength and muscle: last season he was bouncing off people when driving, this season people are bouncing off him. He just looks a lot more decisive when going to the basket, which gets you calls in the NBA. So many things depend on how you're perceived in the league. Key is a calmer, more confident player this season.
He's also improved his finishing through contact, which is super important.
Keyonte is a combo guard, so he has to find and maintain the balance between looking for his own shot and giving up the ball quickly when needed. So far he's done a surprisingly good job. I have no real complaints about his playmaking this year, which is a big change.
Overall, though, Key is still a one way player. He can occasionally motivate himself into playing good defense for a possession or two, but more often than not, his matador tendencies take over and he simply gives up on plays. Becoming an average defender is definitely his most important goal now.
Reaching that goal and improving his efficiency might make him a star.
He's also improved his finishing through contact, which is super important.
Keyonte is a combo guard, so he has to find and maintain the balance between looking for his own shot and giving up the ball quickly when needed. So far he's done a surprisingly good job. I have no real complaints about his playmaking this year, which is a big change.
Overall, though, Key is still a one way player. He can occasionally motivate himself into playing good defense for a possession or two, but more often than not, his matador tendencies take over and he simply gives up on plays. Becoming an average defender is definitely his most important goal now.
Reaching that goal and improving his efficiency might make him a star.
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Key is a star.
Also, he plays better with his guns out
Also, he plays better with his guns out
HadAnEffectHere
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Keyonte has a BPM of 0.1, a massive leap from prior years and not even slightly close to stardom. Hopefully he can be a league average starting PG like Garland.
Step-Back Lauri
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If his off the dribble shooting improves in long term, makes me bit easier if jazz lose the pick.
If he continues on this ascension he will absolutely be an all-star in the near future.
I think Lauri/Keyonte are the 3rd highest scoring duo behind Luka/AR and Jokic/Murray.
Tanktastic
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Top-5 for sure. I don’t see any case where he’s lower than that. If I had to choose probably 2/3 with Amen. I’m still a big believer in Miller too.