I know it’s the minority that aren’t happy with what they’ve seen from Bennedict Mathurin so far, but I think he is right on track. I look at other wings like Zach Lavine who didn’t pop until his 5th year, Jaylen Brown wasn’t until his 4th year, and feel like the approach we are taking is a smart/calculated one. I’m good with flashes of development this season and a bit of the old Mathurin this season I’ll be very happy.
If he can shoot the trey more consistently, I see Mathurin’s natural position as the 2. He’d form a big backcourt with Haliburton and they’d ideally have a Paul George/Kawhi sized wing at the 3.
He doesn’t necassarily have the handles of a two
But I’m hoping his talent becomes so great the position doesn’t matter
He looks like he might be on his way