No expert -on Teodosic, so a few random points:
- intrigued by idea/price
- won't expect more than a moderate upgrade to Mack or an adequate stop-gap measure while Exum continues to develop if unable to re-sign Hill
- Jazz defense likely to take a hit, even if his offensive skills are able to compensate
- Teodosic almost exactly (just) one year younger than Hill
- Teo's assist numbers are at career high this year, but shooting hasn't been up to previous years' standards, in fact quite pedestrian -- no guarantee he's a lights out shooter (which is one of the appealing possibilities to contemplate) -- and he's never been someone to create FTs for himself
- very few "best player outside the NBA," which is what NBA gms named him recently, ever make a huge splash in the NBA. The most impactful from Europe almost always are those who are identified/come over young
- even meeting expectations to be a competent rotation piece is never automatic for players from Europe -- some manage and some don't -- it seems to have more to do with having enough broad skills and being able to fit in to a new role than high production in Europe/international ball (thus Ingles has succeeded where few expected much based on Euro stats). From what I've (maybe wrongly) heard about Teo (knows he's a star in Europe, has a certain cockiness, not known for great effort/work ethic), I'm not sure he has this in him. So I'd have a degree of wariness along with optimism if the rumor pans out.
- intrigued by idea/price
- won't expect more than a moderate upgrade to Mack or an adequate stop-gap measure while Exum continues to develop if unable to re-sign Hill
- Jazz defense likely to take a hit, even if his offensive skills are able to compensate
- Teodosic almost exactly (just) one year younger than Hill
- Teo's assist numbers are at career high this year, but shooting hasn't been up to previous years' standards, in fact quite pedestrian -- no guarantee he's a lights out shooter (which is one of the appealing possibilities to contemplate) -- and he's never been someone to create FTs for himself
- very few "best player outside the NBA," which is what NBA gms named him recently, ever make a huge splash in the NBA. The most impactful from Europe almost always are those who are identified/come over young
- even meeting expectations to be a competent rotation piece is never automatic for players from Europe -- some manage and some don't -- it seems to have more to do with having enough broad skills and being able to fit in to a new role than high production in Europe/international ball (thus Ingles has succeeded where few expected much based on Euro stats). From what I've (maybe wrongly) heard about Teo (knows he's a star in Europe, has a certain cockiness, not known for great effort/work ethic), I'm not sure he has this in him. So I'd have a degree of wariness along with optimism if the rumor pans out.
