personally, i think hes been fantastic. he hasnt exactly had the jump a lot of people were expecting from him, but i couldnt be happier about how hes performed. he can hit his threes, hes been dunking and catching lobs from ty left and right, and i think hes shown flashes of being a decent defender. what is everyone else thinking?

  • MindofShadowBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    His rebounding is just so bad, he isn’t anything close to a long term option for this team

    His future is a spark plug back up

  • helpimstuckinmychairBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The guy has some magnet hands for sure, some of the best I’ve seen. If he focuses up on defense, he’s a decent starter.

    • 9_Nightwing_1BEnglish
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      10 months ago

      This. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being best), he’s a 7 on offense and I’ll be generous and give him a 4 on defense. He’s an overall average starter. If he can become a 5 or 6 on defense he’s an above average starter. It is worth seeing if he can get there as he plays more within our system. It is telling that the staff went back to Nesmith. Nesmith has had more time with the team, but his overall game showed improvement.

  • StanceLephensonBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    He’s been as expected. Great offensively but inconsistent defensively.

  • Servbot24BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    He’s aiight. In terms of substance he’s just an average NBA player but at least he is average with style.

  • festar35_PacersBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I like him as a bench PF. I think if we can find a better fit next to Myles, like a guy who can actually rebound the basketball and then have Toppin get around 20 minutes a game that’d be a perfect role for him.

    I don’t know if he will be here next year or not. We have to find Jarace time at some point, and I think the most likely spot we try to upgrade is the PF spot, so we might not leave a lot of room for him. Nembhard, Mathurin, Toppin, + Smith sounds like a solid bench unit to me.

  • KlumberBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Like almost everybody else on the team, he has to do better defensively. He can’t be Jordan Nwora with some extra hops and minus the playmaking.

  • 210plus210BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    one of the worst boxing out PFs i’ve ever seen start in the league tbh

    decent offensive fit, especially if his shot ever becomes 36% for three or better consistently. below average defender.

    should be a spark plug role player off the bench imo. i think we should upgrade the PF position via trade sooner than later