The MO highlight reel had a lot of lopsided scores. not all mind you, but I'd like to see his stats alone in those game she was in the rotation. Not junk time highlights.
THats not me being down on him. This was a team with Chip aspirations and his development needed to take a back seat.
Same with McCuller and Kolek.
Still a long way until roster is set but how and where he plays will matter.
Even if he grows another inch he is still lacking the man strength to play substantial minutes at the 5.
My observations with him is he is still raw in the fundamentals especially on defense. The athletic abilty to defend one on one is there but he got twisted up from time to time when screened and had to switch. It was to be expected.
To me he demonstrated or better said: "EARNED" that new contract and a career path.
How fast it happens remains to be seen. One might guess he will have an opportunity to be in the rotation.
We have seen enough of Kolek and McCullar to perhaps determine their upside and if no role available here their agent should be working to get them moved to a team that can provide a window?
Dadiet? The G-league games should be good indicater that he can play and perhaps bridge the gap as we have seen with Deuce and Kolek. Pacome is now said to be 6-9 and those g-league highlights have him going to the rim often. The shot is there and perhaps my only novice observation is perhaps a low release point? The plan and expectation for our yoot?
7/8/2026 11:08 AM