Exum is a decent player to look at for optimism. I think Exum was both a better player and showed to be a better prospect in his rookie year, but there's no doubt he was in over his head his rookie year. Exum had multiple major injuries cut down on his development time and likely led to him losing a step. But he was still eventually able to carve out a career by being passable on offense and a versatile on ball defender. I said this before the season and I still believe it. If Cody makes it in this league, it will look similar to a more wing version of current Exum.
