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he seems to take an inordinate amount of atrocious shots where his body is leaning / fading in one direction or another
 
I think he’s a 6th man type. I’m honestly not sure what Hardy plans to do with him, but that’s where I think he’ll make his biggest impact. I’m not judging any of these guys too harshly after the organization decided to start tanking in earnest at the trade deadline last season.

He's the 8th or 9th man on a contender, if he's a good pro with a decent attitude.
 
he seems to take an inordinate amount of atrocious shots where his body is leaning / fading in one direction or another

He'll never make a shot the matters in his career, I'm hoping the shots he misses will matter more in the long run for the franchise than the shots he makes.
 
I'd agree that he's probably a 6th man....but I don't see what is so bad about that. He was the 16th pick in the draft and is still probably my best bet out of the 6 recent draftees to have a sizable role on a real team. He didn't turn out to be Lisan Al Ghaib, but that was still a very quality pick.
 
Key averages 17 and 6 in his second season in the league as a one and done. Fish is right, for Key it's all about efficiency. 40/35 (54% TS) shooting splits aren't going to get it done. that's where he needs to made dramatic improvements - which he didn't do (only slight improvement) in year two. 6 assists per game is a very good number for any volume scorer, especially one as young as Key in just his second season. the scoring ability with the playmaking is a really great base for optimism, but he's never shown the ability to be efficient. efficient scoring is the elephant in the room.
 
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I think Key is already a good offensive player and potentially on his way to being very good. Needs to be better than a 1 percentile defender though.
 
Key averages 17 and 6 in his second season in the league as a one and done. Fish is right, for Key it's all about efficiency. 40/35 (54% TS) shooting splits aren't going to get it done. that's where he needs to made dramatic improvements - which he didn't do (only slight improvement) in year two. 6 assists per game is a very good number for any volume scorer, especially one as young as Key in just his second season. the scoring ability with the playmaking is a really great base for optimism, but he's never shown the ability to be efficient. efficient scoring is the elephant in the room.
Do you have a list of 21 year old high efficiency volume scorers playing on a trash team? I can't imagine it is very long. Look how much better the Hoston and Detroit youngsters look now that their teams decided to start playing real basketball.

It seems pretty obvious to me that Key can be a very good player if given a proper role with a proper team build. His defense will decide if he is a starter or bench spark.
 
Making final declarations about Key is way premature. He didnt take a leap in his second year, that much we know. Doesnt mean he will never take one.

Imo if he improves his shootingva bit his floor is a shorter Jordan Clarkson with less craftiness but better passing and straight line ability. His ceiling may still be higher.
 
I would not object to trading Keyonte
He does seem expendable
I'm not sure his talent level matches his ego, but damn it would be hard to be playing on this team right now. Expected to lose, then having your *** ripped when you do. Not something I'd be looking forward to.
I feel like both these takes are true. This sort of *********** is the ultimate test of ones professionalism.
 
Swing factor is the defense. Keys offense will get there one day. Coby White who has a very similar game/physical profile didn't figure it out until his fifth year so it can happen. He just needs to survive long enough defensively
 
Do you have a list of 21 year old high efficiency volume scorers playing on a trash team? I can't imagine it is very long. Look how much better the Hoston and Detroit youngsters look now that their teams decided to start playing real basketball.

It seems pretty obvious to me that Key can be a very good player if given a proper role with a proper team build. His defense will decide if he is a starter or bench spark.
you're preaching to the choir. based on what i read on this site, i'm his biggest fan.
 
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