Really? No one from a team as young as we are?
Players bound for a big leap next year
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Bawse Dawg
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If Lauri had another big leap it would be an unprecedently great season. He put up prime Dirk numbers last year, you guys are expecting another big leap? I would be happy if last year was the new normal for him. Do players often make two big leaps in back to back seasons? Lauri's efficiency last year was off the charts, how much room is there to realistically leap into?
“Big leap” suggests to me that they are already in the NBA, so I don’t count rookies.
I don’t think there is much evidence to suggest that Kessler is suddenly gonna become a seriously skilled offensive force which is where he would have the most headroom to make a leap. I guess if he becomes legit all-defensive 1st team/DPOY candidate.
Ochai doesn’t impress me much generally and his summer league showing was disappointing even to me.
Lauri doesn’t have much headroom from last season. He will be an MVP candidate if he has a big leap. I don’t see that.
Sexton has already made something of a splash in terms of individual production. If him getting back to 24ppg counts as a big leap then maybe him I guess? I just don’t think resurgence is what people think about in this context.
THT might be the best candidate since he has a lot of headroom and a lot of talent.
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Yeah I think a few guys could take a step forward but don't see a huge leap from anyone. If Sexton stays healthy I could see him being viewed as taking a big leap I guess. Ochai is fine but the Desmond Bane glow up ain't happening. I'd give THT as good a chance of being off the roster as I would to take a big leap.
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From reading your post it would seem like the best candidate to you would be ochai. He isn't a rookie. His minutes will likely go up and his role will be bigger. And you already think quite little of him. That would bode well for him to have a jump in your eyes I would think.
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Based on what I saw last year and in summer league I just don’t think he’s an on ball guy. He should be a solid 3 and D guard but might top out as an efficient 12-15 ppg guy. He’s not like a liability with the ball… he’s just not providing much when he isn’t catching and shooting or making a good cut to the rim.
He was an older rookie so may not have a super high ceiling.
I think the best candidate is actually Walker. A jump in FT shooting, getting a few more deep post touches and adding like a middy push shot could really add a some additional scoring punch. Defense should improve a bit. I just think it’s more likely he takes a step or half step forward rather than a LEAP.
Alright, I know this is about leaps, but I don't know about big ones so I'll just give my position on each player:
Clarkson: about what we see for Clarkson.
THT: I'd like to believe he can be a consistent guy that provides value. I lean more toward seeing an output that looks statistically similar to his previous four years, which will be accompanied by the inevitable "OMG you gotta look deeper than his numbers" to make alternative arguments for his value that aren't apparently anywhere obvious. I hope to be wrong.
Ochai: I believe he'll look like a rotation player (or someone who could become a decent rotation guy) but have some questions if the numbers will bear that out. Kind of like Shandon Anderson, who I had mentioned last week as looking so much better at the time that what the numbers actually showed.
Dunn: I believe a full season of being back to health will show that this guy is NBA level talent and not minimum contract / out of the league talent. He'll outperform his contract. How much people value him will depend on their needs. We'll see how much overlap there will be between what he brings and what we need.
Kessler: he'll look better in the sense that his role will be established from the beginning, as opposed to last year. He'll be getting more minutes and more of a fixture so his number will increase. He'll look fine. I'm not sure how much of a per-minute change there will be in stats, but they eye test will look a little more polished.
Lauri: Similar to above. It's hard to make an argument that stats drastically increase. I think he'll look better overall and his impact on the game will be larger, but the stats may not fully show that.
Sexton: wild card. If he's getting minutes, there's a good opportunity he can really ramp up his scoring.
Clarkson: about what we see for Clarkson.
THT: I'd like to believe he can be a consistent guy that provides value. I lean more toward seeing an output that looks statistically similar to his previous four years, which will be accompanied by the inevitable "OMG you gotta look deeper than his numbers" to make alternative arguments for his value that aren't apparently anywhere obvious. I hope to be wrong.
Ochai: I believe he'll look like a rotation player (or someone who could become a decent rotation guy) but have some questions if the numbers will bear that out. Kind of like Shandon Anderson, who I had mentioned last week as looking so much better at the time that what the numbers actually showed.
Dunn: I believe a full season of being back to health will show that this guy is NBA level talent and not minimum contract / out of the league talent. He'll outperform his contract. How much people value him will depend on their needs. We'll see how much overlap there will be between what he brings and what we need.
Kessler: he'll look better in the sense that his role will be established from the beginning, as opposed to last year. He'll be getting more minutes and more of a fixture so his number will increase. He'll look fine. I'm not sure how much of a per-minute change there will be in stats, but they eye test will look a little more polished.
Lauri: Similar to above. It's hard to make an argument that stats drastically increase. I think he'll look better overall and his impact on the game will be larger, but the stats may not fully show that.
Sexton: wild card. If he's getting minutes, there's a good opportunity he can really ramp up his scoring.
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Exactly. You have seen him as limited up to this point. Plenty of room to go up. Has the body, athleticism, physical tools. Seems coachable and like a hard worker. Easy pick to make a jump.
seattlejazzfan
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yep. no chance lauri has even a significant leap. we need to hope he can just not take a significant step back. if he can equal or come very close to what he did last year, we should be thrilled.
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I think Agbaji will surprise. He’s not going to be asked to do what he was doing in summer League. What he did show is his athleticism on defense and outside shooting, and ability to rebound. This will be his role and he will do it very well
What’s the “big leap” from looking like Klay Thompson?