From his rookie season? I think he will be improved. You can never really know the extent of injuries, but gap years for young players seem to lead to development regularly. I expect him to be better, but Cody would be my pick for the most improved given how low his starting point is. If you thought he was due for big improvement after his rookie year I don't think it's an unreasonable pick.
Which Young Player Will Have the Largest Improvement Next Season?
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From his rookie season? I think he will be improved. You can never really know the extent of injuries, but gap years for young players seem to lead to development regularly. I expect him to be better, but Cody would be my pick for the most improved given how low his starting point is. If you thought he was due for big improvement after his rookie year I don't think it's an unreasonable pick.
I'm expecting him to look lost and very uncomfortable on the court and playing at NBA speeds. I would also not blame him for looking hesitant after the type of injury he had. His injury was pretty horrific.
I expect some of that, but I also think he will have improved (using rookie season as comparison). If TH establishes himself as an NBA caliber player this year, you could argue that makes the biggest improvement for the franchise.
There are honestly so many ways to define "most improved". Cody may be the most improved player in an absolute sense because his starting point is so low, but it may not represent the most impactful improvement to go from 450th best player to 350th best player or whatever. It would take a monumental leap to get to where he was to even replacement level. A slight improvement from Kessler is probably more important going forward than Cody showing small signs of life.
Key and Sensbaugh could level up, but their archetypes make it hard to make it very impactful because the players they could become are not very valuable and less they take monstrous leaps. Flip is also defensively challenged, but guys like him are still getting paid so maybe he can be that guy. I don't think it's unrealistic for Flip to get close to a Naz Reid type level, and he got $125M this summer.
A simple shooting improvement from Collier could make him the most improved in all aspects, but I really don't have much hope for his shot.
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Nope. For many players like that their next stop is Europe or Asia or permanent g-league. It can most definitely go down
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Tay Henny looks amazing physically.
I think that will translate to better play on the court
I think that will translate to better play on the court
So 3 preseason games in, I think the most impactful improvement will be Taylor Hendricks. I think he will establish himself as an NBA player and one that is highly valuable in this league. Offensively it looks like he's taken several steps forward in his understanding of the game. Defensively....honestly I think he's been pretty bad but I'm still counting on him being a positive defender in the future.
My vote right now through preseason is Brice, not counting Cody.
He was basically perfect in the first preseason game, but hasn't been great in the last two. I really think his main weakness is emotional resilience. He has to learn how to keep calm and confident even when things aren't going well.
He's a good pick. I'm going with TH because I think he has more potential salary/value wise. Going back to the conversation in the other thread, I think it's going to be hard for Brice to push past a MLE price point even if he's really great. He might need to be borderline all star level. I don't actually think TH needs to do anything too special to get there. He's just a much more valuable archetype. I think by this time next year, we'll be discussing whether or not to give TH $100M.
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I don't see how Taylor expands his game without being able to dribble. I think this comes down to Brice being able to stay on the floor by playing some defense and making quicker decisions or Cody making some shots this year.
To some extent it doesn’t matter. TH can be $100M player without being able to dribble. Brice is going to be mega elite, all star level of player to touch that money. The odds are so heavily in TH’s favor in terms of becoming a desired player/asset.