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He’s better than Roddy, Z and Jake. The main issue with Roddy is not that he’s a first round pick playing no better than a second rounder, it’s that he’s a second round talent drafted much earlier than he should have been. He’s fairly close to his peak performance already.
Like, he’ll likely mature into a better defender and possibly even defend near a Dillon Brooks level. But he’ll never develop a wide offensive arsenal, he’ll always be the hard-nosed hustle guy who can barrel through you. That’s what he does now and it’ll all be about becoming as consistent as possible on open threes and not losing the ball on drives.
GG can actually create his own shot regardless of the situation. As long as he can develop into a defender who isn’t a doormat he’s a shoe in for the starting role.
He’s better than Roddy, Z and Jake. The main issue with Roddy is not that he’s a first round pick playing no better than a second rounder, it’s that he’s a second round talent drafted much earlier than he should have been. He’s fairly close to his peak performance already.
Like, he’ll likely mature into a better defender and possibly even defend near a Dillon Brooks level. But he’ll never develop a wide offensive arsenal, he’ll always be the hard-nosed hustle guy who can barrel through you. That’s what he does now and it’ll all be about becoming as consistent as possible on open threes and not losing the ball on drives.
GG can actually create his own shot regardless of the situation. As long as he can develop into a defender who isn’t a doormat he’s a shoe in for the starting role.