When he’s locked in he’s next level with the on-ball defense, and he seems to be getting more and more consistent

Imagine if Max Christie did this 😱

Ant wouldn’t stand a chance against prime drose

would love to have seen pre injury D Rose go against ANT

The “let’s see it against prime Drose” thing is missing the point of why this is exciting entirely.

We know he can guard the elite ball handlers in the league in high leverage moments, like he’s got all-defensive caliber tape against a ton of stars in the league. Effort/consistency have always been the big question for him on defense. So to see him focused on defense like this in a meaningless game against a hapless team like this is really promising.