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KG3 / Kessler = Young Don / Rudy?

I think it’s going to be difficult for our new two to be as good as Don and Rudy. The hope would be Keyonte is about the same as Don (but he needs to get to the rim as he matures—basically every elite wing gets to the line) but that Kessler stands out ahead of Rudy by being an elite defensive player like Gobert but far better on offense with actual moves and/or shooting to where he is scoring ~ 20 a night.
 
Keefe said:
I think it’s going to be difficult for our new two to be as good as Don and Rudy. The hope would be Keyonte is about the same as Don (but he needs to get to the rim as he matures—basically every elite wing gets to the line) but that Kessler stands out ahead of Rudy by being an elite defensive player like Gobert but far better on offense with actual moves and/or shooting to where he is scoring ~ 20 a night.
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If the Keymaster could give us even 75% of Don on offense but with better efficiency, better playmaking, and some semblance of caring about defense that's a huge win. And in a package what, 5 inches taller? He'd be all-nba material with that.
 
I believe they can get there.

To me, Skywalker has better hands than Rudy, so his offensive game feels a bit more solid. The impact on D will take some time, but I believe he has All-NBA potential. He needs to work on some things, such as FTs and a midrange/three point jimmy to open things up for Lauri, Hendricks, and Collins to work, but it can get there. The fact he was a ROTY candidate despite not being an offensive savant is very, very telling.

I think Key could be a Dame/Don hybrid of sorts. He needs to work on his defense, but again, there's a lot to work with because of his athleticism and willingness to try. SL sample size is small, as is college, but it feels like he passes the eyetests pretty easily to me. Only a few games in and he's gotten such a handle on the offensive side of things that there is nothing left to prove there. He's also only friggin 19. I've no doubt he's the PG of the future.
 
We know very little about Key but there are some positive signs. There are folks who do well win the SL who flame out when it gets real and some who do poorly in SL that turn out great. Fingers crossed. As for Kessler, we all love him and love that he has some offense but he has a ways to go to replace an all NBA guy who is one of the best defensive centers to play the game.
 
gomretat said:
We know very little about Key but there are some positive signs. There are folks who do well win the SL who flame out when it gets real and some who do poorly in SL that turn out great. Fingers crossed. As for Kessler, we all love him and love that he has some offense but he has a ways to go to replace an all NBA guy who is one of the best defensive centers to play the game.
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Yeah but not many do this well without some reflection in the regular season. And the last guy we had blow up summer league like this was Donovan so that bodes well for us.
 
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