Nah a smart fan of a team that needs to tank will find value in all the new faces and exciting young guys and such. I’m a diehard grizz fan and I survived the dark ages between grit and grind and then Ja
On the "too much scoring is bad" take, I don't believe the insanely high point totals are inherently bad, what annoys me is why they're this high. The game is called so strictly it not only leads to more free throws (which are obviously the most boring form of points) but it also leads to teams giving up on defense. You look at 60 point games and watch the highlights expecting a masterclass, and then you realize half the points were either free throws or a guy driving through traffic cones because they don't want to foul. Offense is being artificially manufactured due to factors outside of player control which removes the defensive end of the floor, that's why I can see how these crazy high scoring games are boring.
I agree, and at this point nobody can really blame the players for doing it, it’s on the league and refs to do something about it. If players can’t get away with it then they won’t do it
In regard to the first topic: college sports are still highly predatory even with the new rules about selling your likeness, plus ultimately teams/coaches don't necessarily help players actually develop for the NBA. For example, players like Wembanyama who have complete creative freedom on his Mets92 team would likely not be averaging ANYWHERE near his current stats because the coach would strictly put him into a post only role. Most NBA players have been very vocal that high school style play translates far better to the NBA than college does because college basketball is almost a completely different game.
Play style wise, I completely agree with you. But college basketball does have some benefits. It teaches you how to be a professional. How to be a coachable player. You learn the game in a situation where there are less pressure. Mistakes committed in college is way less consequential than in the NBA. Of course, this doesn’t apply to everyone. Lebron and KG did just fine out of HS. But a lot of players, even HOF’ers, said that they wouldn’t be the player they became, without college. I feel like the college route is more suited to players who have talent, but lacks discipline and polish needed to be a pro. Obviously, not everyone is honest with themselves when it comes to their readiness to jump to the pros, mostly for the money.
@@FirashAdryan you have some fair points but as Kenny said in the video, what's better than NBA development? If you have the talent to be in the league, you should be getting developed by the best of the best.
@@Faradaymusic I used to think like that too. Iron sharpens iron. But we have to admit it’s not for everyone. Skipping a level doesn’t always turn out for the better. The pressure to develop as fast as possible in the NBA, is too much for some people to cope. Again, it’s about a player being honest with himself. Does he declare for the draft early, because he thought he was ready to play and contribute to a team? Or for the money?
Lamelo take was spot on. Major red flag when players with that level of physical gifts don’t try on defense. His psyche is that of a losing player and that’s a hard thing to change
@@commas1 curry is a well above league average defender. Trae just doesn’t have the size to be impactful on defense. Lamelo is 6’7 with wingspan. And tbh his offense is iso heavy chucking. Ppl thinks he’s a great playmaker b/c he’s good in fast breaks but he can’t run an offense regularly without going into iso ball. He’s a net negative on both ends who coasts on physical gifts and pretends he’s a super star. Not a fan of that style player at all and historically those players don’t change their approach without some massive amount of outside pressure, and you know MJ is gonna coddle him to protect his investment in the team
@@rapgodreloaded9259 I don’t feel that way about SGA but I also haven’t seen him play as much b/c he barely plays and I mainly just scout when my team plays other teams. So if ppl feel that way it could be valid. I have similar concerns about jalen green but I think jalen green at least is an excellent scorer. Lamelo isn’t really an iso scorer in the same way jalen is. He’s more of a lead playmaker and off ball spacing player archetype (read: run Pick n roll and offensive sets, get ppl open then space out for shots) but he ends up playing a lot of iso in half court, becomes easy to defend/predict and his defense is non existent
@@commas1 curry is above league average against other guards. At 6”3, he’s def gonna get hunted by bigger players. But I’d be happy having him guard players in his size range. Most guards have wings and bigs cover them on help rotation. Jrue, Marcus smart, killian hayes, maybe a few others are actually able to often straight up eliminate other guards defensively for long stretches. Curry isn’t at that level but he makes defensive effort and reads the floor well
The idea of Evan Mobley not being noticeable when he plays is entirely due to the talent of his team. He’s the 5th option on a great team but would be the first option of other teams. It’s just like rookie Tatum, he played along side all star caliber gordon hayward, all star Al horford, all star kyrie, then scorers like Marcus Morris and terry rozier so if you weren’t a die hard Celtics fan you probably didn’t see his potential right away, but when those playoffs came and everyone was hurt there was no denying his potential to be the best player in that draft class
Hayward got injured in Tatums first game i think, which was lowkey a big help for Tatum individually, allowing him to start more often, as well as being noticeably better in Haywards first year back. Tatum had two years to develop and prove himself before Hayward bounced back in 19-20, and at that point, Tatum was alr better
@@thorbenjohr yeah that was a bit of an exaggeration but the way I see it is the offensive pecking order is Mitchell garland Allen then Mobley but guys will have big games here and there
@@Ty-vt1cb he’d be the first option on the jazz, probably on the spurs, definitely on the hornets since lamelo barely plays this year, probably the rockets, and definitely the pistons with Cade out. My point is that if he wasn’t on the Cavs he’d be forced to create his own shot more which I think is something he can do but it doesn’t fit in their offense
The way Kenny and the rest of ttw talk about the nba is amazing. They know basketball better than most analysts. But the reason they’ll never be allowed in positions like that is because they’re too honest and they don’t have agendas/ biases in my opinion
Hot Take: I Don’t see Luka & the Mavericks winning a championship anytime soon no matter how insane Luka plays. I just see another Kobe situation where no matter how good he plays the team around him won’t be good enough
I’d say it’s more of a lebron in Cleveland situation where the only way they can build a good team is if he leaves and comes back, barring injury the teams never gonna be bad enough for a lottery pick w him there and the Mavericks aren’t really a huge market for free agents
Yeah, cant say I disagree, here are the teams iin the up coming few years I would take over the current mavs (Western conference) Warriors Nuggets Suns Timberwolves Pelicans Grizzlies Clippers I don't thiink Luka has a chance of winning until they get him a 2nd star. The way this is going he is just going to be wasted potential...
@@JoshWebster327 pretty sure he means the years kobe didn't have help, like when he averaged 35 ppg and his team finished 7th in the west, or in his final years where he was fighting through injuries, still averaging 25-27 ppg in his mid-thirties, and the team was still trash
@@jovanvranes8038but it doesn’t make that much of a difference because how many 60 foot shots do you see? exactly. Not many, so like 2 half court shots don’t make any difference.
Draft age definitely shouldn’t be raised. Mainly because of your point about the injuries. College players don’t really get paid and having to play three whole years leads to a higher risk of career ending or altering injuries costing players millions upon millions
Because he's been playing with top 10 players for most of his career when he was the first option with the Celtics he left before they could really start building
When it comes to the draft age, I think the nba should just adapt the European football system where pro teams have youth teams from ages 7-21 but players can sign full pro contracts at age 16 and up.
Man that rebounding take is awful. Back when I played in high school, we usually were outsized, so getting boards wasn't easy. Those second chance points add up, so if we weren't shooting mad efficiently on offense, then teams would pull away simply because they were getting more shot attempts
Lowkey agree with the Evan mobley one, I mean the pass you showed Jovic is 19 making that easily. I think he will be really good one day but I think Scottie will be the better player.
Totally agree with the part about building around a player. Might go further than top 10 even. I was born in 1979. When Toronto beat Golden State it was only the 2nd NBA finals in my life played without at least 1 of Magic, Larry, MJ, Hakeem, Shaq, Duncan, Kobe or LeBron. They won the vast majority and when they didn't it usually took a combo like Julius Erving and Moses Malone, or Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, or when injuries were a big factor There's a reason they say the NBA is a superstar driven league
Make it to where players could get drafted out of HS but if you go to school you have to stay 2 years in college, would improve the college game significantly
Some other people have commented this too but to me, the scoring totals thing is about how the game is refereed rather than players just being that much better at scoring than in the past. The way the game is being reffed now is just so slanted towards the offensive side of the ball. I don't want to see Embiid shoot 20 free throws, I wanna see him cook in the post and score entertaining buckets.
I think it’s the refs but also the coaching. Nowadays absolutely every position is supposed to be a scorer in some way or another. So many great players that would have been elite in any other facet just aren’t appreciated as much if they can’t score. There aren’t as many true position players anymore because today all that matters is you can put the basketball in the hoop
Part of the fun of the NBA is seeing who reaches their potential and who doesn't. If we know know who every player is gonna be by the time they're drafted, I would argue that hurts the product.
As a fan of the leauge sure, but as a fan of a specific team no way. Knowing your team is drafting a much more proven guy who you can trust to have a pretty high floor is much more fun than having dudes bust.
Unpopular opinions of mine - 1. Klay Thompson would’ve never been an all star in a different system 2. Larry Bird is not an all-time great shooter (player yes, purely as a shooter no) 3. Reggie Miller is really overrated
@@user-rj3pt1qm7k For his era yes but I still don't see that as an excuse personally. 37% on 1 or 2 attempts doesn't cut it, especially having multiple seasons below 30%. Let me go look at his mid-range percentages real quick. The greatest mid-ranger shooters all shot over 50% from there which includes Jokic, MJ, KD later in his career, and Dirk to name a few.
I don't know about the top 10 player rebuilding thing because with how the nba is progressing that is becoming more difficult, it's more about building around the player correctly, get what the player needs so they work together
Is it an unpopular opinion that NBA players move around the league too much? I don't think it's killing the sport but the opposite. I just think IMO players switching teams every other season kills my investment in a given team. However I do see how free agency and trade talks builds discussion and hype for a player or team.
here’s my opinion, i feel like if somebody passes the ball to his teammate which leads to a shooting foul and they make both free throws, it should count as an assist for the player who set him up
Unpopular opinion: Knicks should trade Cam while his value is high. He enters RFA in the summer, opens minutes for grimes and IQ, and in the chase for a star a pick is more valuable than a 23 yo role player
Has Cam been playing well for y’all? I liked him in Atlanta, but I hate the Knicks so idk how he’s been doing. Dude could get insanely hot from 3 but his handle was trash and he always wanted the ball when he was out there
@@Augrills he established himself as a starter until grimes came back. He has been great on defense most nights and when given the chance can erupt for 20. Unfortunately, some nights he seems detached and isn’t aggressive. And when he isn’t aggressive he becomes anonymous.
@@joaquinmeek5161 always been hot and cold like that. It’s a shame cause when he’s hot, he’s on fire. I think he’s got confidence issues. Like big ego and gets mad when he’s got to fight for his spot. Honestly I think the Magic would be the best team for him to develop consistently cause he’d start for sure. Think he’d be good on the Mavs too cause Luka wouldn’t be afraid to tell him who the big dog is
I mean saying you would only build around top ten talent is fair if your a big market but a market like Minnesota has to use what it can get. Like I’m a kings fan and we built around fox because that’s the best player we’re gonna get
I dont remember if this was just a suggestion or the actual rule that’s going to come into affect but I like the idea of simply getting rid of the 1-and-done rule by allowing players to come straight out of high school but if a player does go to college, they have to stay atleast 1 year. It’s basically the best of both worlds since you’d see the exciting high school stars but anyone who would need college will develop more
I’ve always had the thought players should be allowed to get drafted out of high school. Especially now that they won’t have to lose eligibility if they go undrafted. Give every team 1 extra roster spot to stash (drafted or undrafted) high school players on theirs (or another) g league team. They already have the ignite contracts in use so I’d imagine those could be what undrafted high school players make (lol or I could be horribly wrong). With this the nba wouldn’t really need to force college players to stay two or more seasons, as most of the best ones will be the older guys as the potential one and dones are more than likely in the G. This may be another way of protecting teams from themselves, but I feel it’s a slick way to provide balance. It’s harder to sell an owner on paying a high school player first or second round money if you feel most of his first year is an actual development away from the team and fans year. Even harder when there’s so many putting their name in. Honestly makes drafting even more challenging. Basically everybody wins. NBA gets to benefit from these internet darlings for a little wild and it would raise the value of the g league, maybe even bring in more small town fans, kickstarting a real farm system . They just need to lower the age one year. In theory NCAA gets their indentured servitude as a better product and for longer. The players have full autonomy at the age of 18 and aren’t told to wait because they’re too good for their age. The players who go undrafted and are good can still be signed to a development contract. The ones who aren’t can still go back to school and maybe try again next year. Not everyone makes the league.
The rebounding one is so far from right. Remember Kenny proved that rebounding is the most important statistic with trying to rebuild a team that has the lowest rebounding stats possible and if I remember correctly that team one 0 games
Yeah I have a hard time believing that any basketball fan can watch a game where their team gets massively outrebounded and NOT think it matters. There are games that are won by teams that have no business winning just because of rebounding. Not only that, but it’s getting out worked on the boards is probably the most frustrating way to lose.
@@Alex-kd5xc I want to do a deep dive into the history of the NBA in regards to team success with rebound numbers because I'm curious where the average would be. I'm guessing on average for every championship and the top seeds that it would come to being in the top ten for rebounding in the league
@@Alex-kd5xc or you can also have 1 or 2 highly skilled rebounders, but if the rest of the team isn't good then it doesn't matter too much. It's hard to say that for any other category
Unpopular Opinion/Hot Take: at the end of the season, Westbrook will be the most productive Laker among the "not-all-that-big-3". Lebron will probably be putting up numbers (ya know, trying to beat Kareem) and AD will be inconsistent, coming in and out due to small injuries. Lebron still is made an All-Star because it's Bron, even if his efficiency and impact become atrocious (I don't even think this part is all that unpopular).
What about this is a hot take? AD having nagging injuries and LeBron passing Kareem? What have you got next, Kyrie saying something controversial? Kawhi taking games off for load management? This is the most lukewarm take possible.
If you don’t wanna read my paragraph, I disagree with Kenny on the first take because it weeds out bad players, increases college and pre NBA development, and makes players better when they enter the league and makes the draft more about accolades and stats rather than potential. The first take on the vid I agree with. I have never been a fan of giving guys straight out of high school high level NBA consideration. College/G-league/International is a very important development step. Players who are only seeing dollar signs will do anything to get their hands on a check, and not care about their game. Even if they end up being solid players, they are just wasting cheap years of their contract on development that most players go through in college. Anfernee Simons skipped, and he had to develop before he became a good player. I understand how people may be skeptical because they believe they are robbing players of money, but most of these Uber-talented recruits will get full rides wherever they want, and at minimum can get them a degree of their choosing. That’s if they don’t pan out. As a fan of college basketball, it will make the teams better overall with more continuity. As an NBA fan, it will weed out the guys who are all hype. An example is my boy Patrick Williams. William’s did not even start in college, yet was drafted 4th overall because of his potential and age. This diminishes productive college players and vets who are less likely to be busts, which betters the product. Too many amazing college players are never given an opportunity to succeed because players who “might” be better are more sought after rather than the polished player, and it hurts the quality of basketball. I just believe it gives more value to the college or pre-NBA process and will then increase the level of play. Edit: Kenny mentions the random injury. That can happen when they’re pro too. Banchero can tear his ACL tomorrow and it would still have an effect on his career pro or pre-professional. Sports medicine is insane now, and if there is a truly talented athlete like that who suffers that injury, they can recover.
I would disagree because with the first take it good the way it is now plus players can just go to the gleague forcing a players to play more seasons in college is bad especially if they ready plus college ball doesn’t really prepare you for the nba like people think it does plus scout always draft base on potential that why you get a top pick
Kenny that dude who said teams worry to much about rebounding is the hottest take i hope you read this year lol. If you loose the rebound battle you will most of the time loose the game.
One of the scariest things that could happen to the NBA is Lamelo Ball becoming more mature. I genuinely think he could be an MVP one day if he approached basketball like Giannis or Luka. The talent is definitely there
2:16 - ii agree increasing the age limit does nothing good. if anything you increase roster sizes, if the younger guys aren't ready, the NBA teams should better utilize the G-Leauge. The older draftees, who wouldn't usually get an NBA roster spot, because of the young guys, would now get a better opportunity.
I think the comment about the age was for after basketball. Like football players have to be a junior to go to the draft because they get their degrees.
The Tatum one is straight facts. The amount of hype Luka gets offensively is understandable but for a player of his calibre he sucks in defence and Tatum plays winning basketball
Not sure if he still is, but a couple games ago Luka was leading the league in steals, and he's been getting blocks at a much higher rate than in previous seasons. Not saying he's a great defender, but he doesn't suck either
It is not a fair comparison at all. Celtics have the best team in the NBA and the mavs are not even close. Overlooking the depth on the Celtics brown is a legit all nba player who is almost as good as taytum and smart consistently gets over 10 assists like draymond. So it's unfair to compare their winning to a team like the mavs which have no real offensive help for Luka. Luka is the entire offense. Until Luka gets a legit second option the winning comparison is unfair to Luka. How much will Luka win on a stacked team like the Celtics and how much will taytum win on a limited team like the mavs is a real question that you can't answer
@@mybestnugget7514 please list some of these players… and when you do it for last year list players that were better at the all star break, not the end of the season
@@tisdue no specific players at this point in the season, especially with the warriors record right now, im just saying he deserves to be in the conversation and when it’s said and done he will likely be an allstar this year
Unpopular opinion- Franz Wagner is a great scorer but it seems like he chases stats and hogs the ball when the team looks like it desperately needs to see ball movement. He is comparable to Luka is the sense of the Iso game but Luka outclasses him in every category and has the actual backing of his team with the ball in his hands. It seems that Franz is usually the third option taking first option volume while putting up mediocre defense. The unpopular opinion is that the Magic should try to sell high on Franz and focus on the rebuild on Paolo because I believe Franz is taking the ball away from Paolo and the team.
The last two takes being "Dray is the best defender ever" and "Dray is the most overrated in history" says everything you need to know about NBA reddit.
Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are not top 20 OAT (I value both sides of the ball equal. And Durant and Curry are average/below average for their career) Dirk is not a top 5 PF (same deal with valuing both sides of the ball)
KG, T-Mac, LBJ, Dwight, Kobe. How can anyone think 18 y/o's aren't ready for the league? These are some of the greatest to ever do it and they all came straight out of high school
If your looking at nothing but talent…then absolutely. That would probably be the best scoring backcourt ever to exist on any team. However when you consider accomplishments, Harden+CP3, Harden+Bev, and some older ones I’m forgetting of the top of my head and don’t want to do the research easily clear Harden+Westbrook. They literally did nothing together.
That's a great take about who you should build around. Too many teams (and fans) mistake stars for truly transcendant players. If you don't have an MJ, a Lebron, a Curry, then your focus shouldn't be on building around one player.
People forget almost every championship team in the last 50 years has at least one top 75 player of all time on them and that they usually have a top 10 player in the league on them
@@mybestnugget7514 Curry is probably the BEST example after Jordan when it comes to building a team around a player and creating dynasties. Klay is a HOFer and a critical part of the success, but Steph is the centre piece of the whole thing. Steph was top 10 in the MVP race before Kerr joined, before Klay was even an all star level player. It has always been Steph and then the rest.
The out rebounding take is horrendous, if you look at the two times the Celtics lost to the bulls this season, a major part in the losses is that they were out rebounded by Chicago.
I have been saying this and people keep flaming me for it. Unpopular opinion: Nate McMillan is a horrible head coach. And when he doesn’t make any adjustments this year and my Atlanta Hawks get knocked out of the playoffs early again… even tho they have one of the most talented rosters in basketball… Nate McMillan will be let go.
Nba should drastically reduce amount of timeouts / phase them out almost completely. You’re telling me that after 2 minutes in the second quarter u need a timeout?! Makes it hard to watch with so many ads. However money makes the league go around so they will never change the fouls and timeouts because more stoppages = more ads = more money
My unpopular opinion is I think that NBA benches are actively terrible. You have people that deserve contracts not getting them and complete role player/bench warmers making 10 mil. doing nothing. I always hear people talk about generational talent, but no ones talking about good solid role players and depth. Generational talent is great but you need a decent bench and almost every bench in the NBA has no depth.
Mobley I 100% agree is not a generational talent on offense, I do however think he is generational on defense.. his handles are not natural like how Draymond's and Jokers are, his jump shot is always short and his release is really slow, hes pretty much all going right even tho the first few games of the season he started like first 3 possessions going left finishing with the left.. he's also great on the boards (if Mitchell stops stealing them lol) but he's tries to do too much and the reason the pistons announcers said that move on bey was impressive is because 10 seconds before that bey have him the business in the post on the other end but I think the takes on him are crazy, also needs to work on consistency.. he shows flashes but defense is where he'll make his money and on the boards
probably cause people seem to love lamelo outside of reddit, like you'll see him in a lot of youtube thumbnails and stuff cause he's so popular even though he's not that great
Idk why but nobody looks at block to foul ratio, or steal to foul ratio. Sure a guy could get 3 blocks or steals, but he has to stay in the game. I think Alonzo Mourning is the greatest defender, but he fouled a lot mainly cuz he contests dunks etc. draymond is up there tho.
Raising the draft age just doesn’t make any sense at all in practically every factor. None of these kids with actual aspirations to join the league will choose college. They’re going to pick professional leagues somewhere to make money simple as that. While some young guys that clearly aren’t ready will be applying straight out of college, allows for some more interesting drafting from teams that have to get it right. I know America has this whole 21 thing for some reason but the rest of the world when your 18 your an adult. Sports ain’t no different. I can’t think of any sport other than American leagues where you can’t be an adult (one year removed from school) and play in the league.
something else to say about the raising draft age thing is: why would you not want wembanyama or luka in the nba as soon as possible? what is the point of having guys who are already mvp caliber in europe to stay there 2 or 3 more years instead of watching them right away in the nba doing their thing and getting mentored by nba legends like nowitzki?
With the raising of draft age, I always think about Jermaine O'Neal. Drafted out of HS by Portland and never produced for the team that drafted him. Also I think build around top 20. Cause in today's NBA, the top 10 may be on 3 teams
Unpopular opinion the nba should introduce a hard cap instead of a soft cap so that small market teams have more of a chance to win a championship. Would put more emphasis on drafting well and would make the league more balanced. In all honesty the chances of small market Teams having a chance happen so rarely for each franchise whereas the lakers are almost guaranteed to be in the finals once every 10 or so years
Its not coincidence that year after year the best rookies are almost never the lottery picks. I’m all for raising the draft age, but at the same time, down the road I would wish there was an exception for those “generational players”. LeBrons and Zions should go straight to the league. There would have to be a mandatory minimum MPG for all players under the chosen age. This way, teams are only drafting young guys that will actually play. No more drafting an 18 year old because he has a similar body type to an NBA superstar. No more hoping the pick is a solid player in 5 years. I hate that stuff. In this situation, if you take the chance on an 18 year old, it’s because you think he will come in day 1 and be one of your best players. If that pick doesn’t work out, that’s tough. The team is still forced to play the child they insisted on drafting. This would keep the lottery from being full of projects who barely even play.
You made a good point on tanking. It's a lot easier to tell a team to tank when you aren't actually watching them actively
Shit I was all for the pacers tanking last year and I love our squad.
As a Thunder fan I do not want us to tank we are too good
Rockets fan I watch almost every game just look to see Jalen Al P to get buckets at least lmao
Nah a smart fan of a team that needs to tank will find value in all the new faces and exciting young guys and such. I’m a diehard grizz fan and I survived the dark ages between grit and grind and then Ja
@@duffal0 imagine that team with another top pick though, Shai looking like Michael Jordan and healthy chet next season. Could be insane.
On the "too much scoring is bad" take, I don't believe the insanely high point totals are inherently bad, what annoys me is why they're this high. The game is called so strictly it not only leads to more free throws (which are obviously the most boring form of points) but it also leads to teams giving up on defense. You look at 60 point games and watch the highlights expecting a masterclass, and then you realize half the points were either free throws or a guy driving through traffic cones because they don't want to foul. Offense is being artificially manufactured due to factors outside of player control which removes the defensive end of the floor, that's why I can see how these crazy high scoring games are boring.
This is me with Embiid. 1/3 of his total points comes from the ft line.
@@Alexander-2956 I was trying not to name names but Embiid was definitely one of the guys I was referencing here lol
Not reading allat 💀😭😂
I agree, and at this point nobody can really blame the players for doing it, it’s on the league and refs to do something about it. If players can’t get away with it then they won’t do it
@@ben.rh2 Didn't ask
In regard to the first topic: college sports are still highly predatory even with the new rules about selling your likeness, plus ultimately teams/coaches don't necessarily help players actually develop for the NBA. For example, players like Wembanyama who have complete creative freedom on his Mets92 team would likely not be averaging ANYWHERE near his current stats because the coach would strictly put him into a post only role. Most NBA players have been very vocal that high school style play translates far better to the NBA than college does because college basketball is almost a completely different game.
Play style wise, I completely agree with you. But college basketball does have some benefits. It teaches you how to be a professional. How to be a coachable player. You learn the game in a situation where there are less pressure. Mistakes committed in college is way less consequential than in the NBA. Of course, this doesn’t apply to everyone. Lebron and KG did just fine out of HS. But a lot of players, even HOF’ers, said that they wouldn’t be the player they became, without college. I feel like the college route is more suited to players who have talent, but lacks discipline and polish needed to be a pro. Obviously, not everyone is honest with themselves when it comes to their readiness to jump to the pros, mostly for the money.
@@FirashAdryan you have some fair points but as Kenny said in the video, what's better than NBA development? If you have the talent to be in the league, you should be getting developed by the best of the best.
@@Faradaymusic I used to think like that too. Iron sharpens iron. But we have to admit it’s not for everyone. Skipping a level doesn’t always turn out for the better. The pressure to develop as fast as possible in the NBA, is too much for some people to cope. Again, it’s about a player being honest with himself. Does he declare for the draft early, because he thought he was ready to play and contribute to a team? Or for the money?
Lamelo take was spot on. Major red flag when players with that level of physical gifts don’t try on defense. His psyche is that of a losing player and that’s a hard thing to change
@@commas1 curry is a well above league average defender. Trae just doesn’t have the size to be impactful on defense. Lamelo is 6’7 with wingspan. And tbh his offense is iso heavy chucking. Ppl thinks he’s a great playmaker b/c he’s good in fast breaks but he can’t run an offense regularly without going into iso ball. He’s a net negative on both ends who coasts on physical gifts and pretends he’s a super star. Not a fan of that style player at all and historically those players don’t change their approach without some massive amount of outside pressure, and you know MJ is gonna coddle him to protect his investment in the team
@@elishaisrael That's a great point I feel the same way about SGA, Jalen Green and other empty stat players who don't contribute to winning.
@@commas1 curry is a pretty solid defender. Trae is trash
@@rapgodreloaded9259 I don’t feel that way about SGA but I also haven’t seen him play as much b/c he barely plays and I mainly just scout when my team plays other teams. So if ppl feel that way it could be valid. I have similar concerns about jalen green but I think jalen green at least is an excellent scorer. Lamelo isn’t really an iso scorer in the same way jalen is. He’s more of a lead playmaker and off ball spacing player archetype (read: run Pick n roll and offensive sets, get ppl open then space out for shots) but he ends up playing a lot of iso in half court, becomes easy to defend/predict and his defense is non existent
@@commas1 curry is above league average against other guards. At 6”3, he’s def gonna get hunted by bigger players. But I’d be happy having him guard players in his size range. Most guards have wings and bigs cover them on help rotation. Jrue, Marcus smart, killian hayes, maybe a few others are actually able to often straight up eliminate other guards defensively for long stretches. Curry isn’t at that level but he makes defensive effort and reads the floor well
The idea of Evan Mobley not being noticeable when he plays is entirely due to the talent of his team. He’s the 5th option on a great team but would be the first option of other teams. It’s just like rookie Tatum, he played along side all star caliber gordon hayward, all star Al horford, all star kyrie, then scorers like Marcus Morris and terry rozier so if you weren’t a die hard Celtics fan you probably didn’t see his potential right away, but when those playoffs came and everyone was hurt there was no denying his potential to be the best player in that draft class
Hayward got injured in Tatums first game i think, which was lowkey a big help for Tatum individually, allowing him to start more often, as well as being noticeably better in Haywards first year back. Tatum had two years to develop and prove himself before Hayward bounced back in 19-20, and at that point, Tatum was alr better
Evan Mobley would not be the first option on a single team in the league and he’s not good at creating his own shot
5? behind who? Mitchell Garland and maybe Allen, so he's 3 or 4, def not 5
@@thorbenjohr yeah that was a bit of an exaggeration but the way I see it is the offensive pecking order is Mitchell garland Allen then Mobley but guys will have big games here and there
@@Ty-vt1cb he’d be the first option on the jazz, probably on the spurs, definitely on the hornets since lamelo barely plays this year, probably the rockets, and definitely the pistons with Cade out. My point is that if he wasn’t on the Cavs he’d be forced to create his own shot more which I think is something he can do but it doesn’t fit in their offense
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@@MithrandilPlays lmao
Thats a massive L
Mad dub
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Popular opinion: Kenny’s videos covering the nba is 100x better than anything ESPN does or says
The way Kenny and the rest of ttw talk about the nba is amazing. They know basketball better than most analysts. But the reason they’ll never be allowed in positions like that is because they’re too honest and they don’t have agendas/ biases in my opinion
Hot Take: I Don’t see Luka & the Mavericks winning a championship anytime soon no matter how insane Luka plays. I just see another Kobe situation where no matter how good he plays the team around him won’t be good enough
Kobe has 5 rings the f you talking about. Kobe got help Mavs won’t/ can’t give Luka a good team
This isn’t a hot take. The Mavs are not winning with the roster they have constructed around him.
I’d say it’s more of a lebron in Cleveland situation where the only way they can build a good team is if he leaves and comes back, barring injury the teams never gonna be bad enough for a lottery pick w him there and the Mavericks aren’t really a huge market for free agents
Yeah, cant say I disagree, here are the teams iin the up coming few years I would take over the current mavs (Western conference)
Warriors
Nuggets
Suns
Timberwolves
Pelicans
Grizzlies
Clippers
I don't thiink Luka has a chance of winning until they get him a 2nd star. The way this is going he is just going to be wasted potential...
@@JoshWebster327 pretty sure he means the years kobe didn't have help, like when he averaged 35 ppg and his team finished 7th in the west, or in his final years where he was fighting through injuries, still averaging 25-27 ppg in his mid-thirties, and the team was still trash
I think something cool would be shots behind the half court dont hurt your 3 point percentage
Agreed lol even though shouldn’t be that serious but I understand FG% and 3p% can mess with someone’s contract
Genuine question then, if they make it does it count towards their 3 pt percentage?
@@IChoozUpikachu in this hypotethical it shouldnt, and logically it shouldnt because,lets face it, its luck based
@@jovanvranes8038but it doesn’t make that much of a difference because how many 60 foot shots do you see? exactly. Not many, so like 2 half court shots don’t make any difference.
theres no better way of ending a hot take video than to say “all that really matter is if you’re the best in your heart”
Draft age definitely shouldn’t be raised. Mainly because of your point about the injuries. College players don’t really get paid and having to play three whole years leads to a higher risk of career ending or altering injuries costing players millions upon millions
Thank you Kenny. It is time that someone else realized that I, a 5’4 260 lb white guy, am the greatest defensive player of all time.
The Zach Lavine take reminded me of how Kyrie Irving never had a team built around him.
Because he's been playing with top 10 players for most of his career when he was the first option with the Celtics he left before they could really start building
Kenny you know damn well this Bulls core ain't going nowhere. Blow that shit up
Nice kit Kenny. So glad to see your trying to learn
My man Kenny paying attention to soccer
Football*
@@fe4rless636 oops sorry been hanging with these Americans too much lately
@@fe4rless636 we just tied England, soccer*
@@jakecollen1776 by that logic it is foocer now lol
@@joaquinmeek5161 shit i’ll take foocer
When it comes to the draft age, I think the nba should just adapt the European football system where pro teams have youth teams from ages 7-21 but players can sign full pro contracts at age 16 and up.
Man that rebounding take is awful. Back when I played in high school, we usually were outsized, so getting boards wasn't easy. Those second chance points add up, so if we weren't shooting mad efficiently on offense, then teams would pull away simply because they were getting more shot attempts
Lowkey agree with the Evan mobley one, I mean the pass you showed Jovic is 19 making that easily. I think he will be really good one day but I think Scottie will be the better player.
12:57 that’s the nicest hell nah I’ve ever seen
Words of wisdom from Kenny at the end
Been watching you for 3 years and you really helped me through depression
Totally agree with the part about building around a player. Might go further than top 10 even.
I was born in 1979. When Toronto beat Golden State it was only the 2nd NBA finals in my life played without at least 1 of Magic, Larry, MJ, Hakeem, Shaq, Duncan, Kobe or LeBron. They won the vast majority and when they didn't it usually took a combo like Julius Erving and Moses Malone, or Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, or when injuries were a big factor
There's a reason they say the NBA is a superstar driven league
Make it to where players could get drafted out of HS but if you go to school you have to stay 2 years in college, would improve the college game significantly
Some other people have commented this too but to me, the scoring totals thing is about how the game is refereed rather than players just being that much better at scoring than in the past. The way the game is being reffed now is just so slanted towards the offensive side of the ball. I don't want to see Embiid shoot 20 free throws, I wanna see him cook in the post and score entertaining buckets.
I think it’s the refs but also the coaching. Nowadays absolutely every position is supposed to be a scorer in some way or another. So many great players that would have been elite in any other facet just aren’t appreciated as much if they can’t score. There aren’t as many true position players anymore because today all that matters is you can put the basketball in the hoop
Part of the fun of the NBA is seeing who reaches their potential and who doesn't. If we know know who every player is gonna be by the time they're drafted, I would argue that hurts the product.
As a fan of the leauge sure, but as a fan of a specific team no way. Knowing your team is drafting a much more proven guy who you can trust to have a pretty high floor is much more fun than having dudes bust.
Unpopular opinions of mine - 1. Klay Thompson would’ve never been an all star in a different system
2. Larry Bird is not an all-time great shooter (player yes, purely as a shooter no)
3. Reggie Miller is really overrated
@@user-rj3pt1qm7k For his era yes but I still don't see that as an excuse personally. 37% on 1 or 2 attempts doesn't cut it, especially having multiple seasons below 30%. Let me go look at his mid-range percentages real quick. The greatest mid-ranger shooters all shot over 50% from there which includes Jokic, MJ, KD later in his career, and Dirk to name a few.
Lovely football top you got there Kenny
I don't know about the top 10 player rebuilding thing because with how the nba is progressing that is becoming more difficult, it's more about building around the player correctly, get what the player needs so they work together
Is it an unpopular opinion that NBA players move around the league too much? I don't think it's killing the sport but the opposite. I just think IMO players switching teams every other season kills my investment in a given team. However I do see how free agency and trade talks builds discussion and hype for a player or team.
The nba is half sport half soap drama .
here’s my opinion, i feel like if somebody passes the ball to his teammate which leads to a shooting foul and they make both free throws, it should count as an assist for the player who set him up
Thank you for being consistent Kenny
Unpopular opinion: Knicks should trade Cam while his value is high.
He enters RFA in the summer, opens minutes for grimes and IQ, and in the chase for a star a pick is more valuable than a 23 yo role player
Has Cam been playing well for y’all? I liked him in Atlanta, but I hate the Knicks so idk how he’s been doing. Dude could get insanely hot from 3 but his handle was trash and he always wanted the ball when he was out there
@@Augrills he established himself as a starter until grimes came back. He has been great on defense most nights and when given the chance can erupt for 20. Unfortunately, some nights he seems detached and isn’t aggressive. And when he isn’t aggressive he becomes anonymous.
@@joaquinmeek5161 always been hot and cold like that. It’s a shame cause when he’s hot, he’s on fire. I think he’s got confidence issues. Like big ego and gets mad when he’s got to fight for his spot. Honestly I think the Magic would be the best team for him to develop consistently cause he’d start for sure. Think he’d be good on the Mavs too cause Luka wouldn’t be afraid to tell him who the big dog is
I mean saying you would only build around top ten talent is fair if your a big market but a market like Minnesota has to use what it can get. Like I’m a kings fan and we built around fox because that’s the best player we’re gonna get
I dont remember if this was just a suggestion or the actual rule that’s going to come into affect but I like the idea of simply getting rid of the 1-and-done rule by allowing players to come straight out of high school but if a player does go to college, they have to stay atleast 1 year. It’s basically the best of both worlds since you’d see the exciting high school stars but anyone who would need college will develop more
I’ve always had the thought players should be allowed to get drafted out of high school. Especially now that they won’t have to lose eligibility if they go undrafted.
Give every team 1 extra roster spot to stash (drafted or undrafted) high school players on theirs (or another) g league team. They already have the ignite contracts in use so I’d imagine those could be what undrafted high school players make (lol or I could be horribly wrong).
With this the nba wouldn’t really need to force college players to stay two or more seasons, as most of the best ones will be the older guys as the potential one and dones are more than likely in the G. This may be another way of protecting teams from themselves, but I feel it’s a slick way to provide balance. It’s harder to sell an owner on paying a high school player first or second round money if you feel most of his first year is an actual development away from the team and fans year. Even harder when there’s so many putting their name in. Honestly makes drafting even more challenging.
Basically everybody wins. NBA gets to benefit from these internet darlings for a little wild and it would raise the value of the g league, maybe even bring in more small town fans, kickstarting a real farm system . They just need to lower the age one year.
In theory NCAA gets their indentured servitude as a better product and for longer.
The players have full autonomy at the age of 18 and aren’t told to wait because they’re too good for their age.
The players who go undrafted and are good can still be signed to a development contract. The ones who aren’t can still go back to school and maybe try again next year. Not everyone makes the league.
The rebounding one is so far from right. Remember Kenny proved that rebounding is the most important statistic with trying to rebuild a team that has the lowest rebounding stats possible and if I remember correctly that team one 0 games
Yeah I have a hard time believing that any basketball fan can watch a game where their team gets massively outrebounded and NOT think it matters. There are games that are won by teams that have no business winning just because of rebounding. Not only that, but it’s getting out worked on the boards is probably the most frustrating way to lose.
@@Alex-kd5xc I want to do a deep dive into the history of the NBA in regards to team success with rebound numbers because I'm curious where the average would be. I'm guessing on average for every championship and the top seeds that it would come to being in the top ten for rebounding in the league
@@Alex-kd5xc or you can also have 1 or 2 highly skilled rebounders, but if the rest of the team isn't good then it doesn't matter too much. It's hard to say that for any other category
Unpopular Opinion/Hot Take: at the end of the season, Westbrook will be the most productive Laker among the "not-all-that-big-3". Lebron will probably be putting up numbers (ya know, trying to beat Kareem) and AD will be inconsistent, coming in and out due to small injuries. Lebron still is made an All-Star because it's Bron, even if his efficiency and impact become atrocious (I don't even think this part is all that unpopular).
Lowkey could be true!
What about this is a hot take? AD having nagging injuries and LeBron passing Kareem? What have you got next, Kyrie saying something controversial? Kawhi taking games off for load management? This is the most lukewarm take possible.
I would build around Ant atp because KAT doesn’t have it
If you don’t wanna read my paragraph, I disagree with Kenny on the first take because it weeds out bad players, increases college and pre NBA development, and makes players better when they enter the league and makes the draft more about accolades and stats rather than potential.
The first take on the vid I agree with. I have never been a fan of giving guys straight out of high school high level NBA consideration. College/G-league/International is a very important development step. Players who are only seeing dollar signs will do anything to get their hands on a check, and not care about their game. Even if they end up being solid players, they are just wasting cheap years of their contract on development that most players go through in college. Anfernee Simons skipped, and he had to develop before he became a good player. I understand how people may be skeptical because they believe they are robbing players of money, but most of these Uber-talented recruits will get full rides wherever they want, and at minimum can get them a degree of their choosing. That’s if they don’t pan out. As a fan of college basketball, it will make the teams better overall with more continuity. As an NBA fan, it will weed out the guys who are all hype. An example is my boy Patrick Williams. William’s did not even start in college, yet was drafted 4th overall because of his potential and age. This diminishes productive college players and vets who are less likely to be busts, which betters the product. Too many amazing college players are never given an opportunity to succeed because players who “might” be better are more sought after rather than the polished player, and it hurts the quality of basketball. I just believe it gives more value to the college or pre-NBA process and will then increase the level of play.
Edit: Kenny mentions the random injury. That can happen when they’re pro too. Banchero can tear his ACL tomorrow and it would still have an effect on his career pro or pre-professional. Sports medicine is insane now, and if there is a truly talented athlete like that who suffers that injury, they can recover.
I would disagree because with the first take it good the way it is now plus players can just go to the gleague forcing a players to play more seasons in college is bad especially if they ready plus college ball doesn’t really prepare you for the nba like people think it does plus scout always draft base on potential that why you get a top pick
If they raised player ages we still wouldn’t have Jayson Tatum, dudes still only 19
Tatum is 24
Can you try to go 82-0 using a 12 man rotation all time or current or a mix don’t matter
Kenny that dude who said teams worry to much about rebounding is the hottest take i hope you read this year lol. If you loose the rebound battle you will most of the time loose the game.
One of the scariest things that could happen to the NBA is Lamelo Ball becoming more mature. I genuinely think he could be an MVP one day if he approached basketball like Giannis or Luka. The talent is definitely there
how do you know how he approaches the game?
He's got the talent but he has got to make effort on both sides of the ball if he wants to win.
@@christhewizrdwatch his defense
My most unpopular has to be that I think Giannis and the bucks are boring to watch. Besides when Jrue decides to clamp up.
the Scottie, Cade, Evan, Jalen draft class is very talented man
Love the jersey bro, big dubs for the US on Tuesday 💪🏼
Iran better
Good luck to u guys tho
@@jophusain lmao you guys let up 6 goals to England, we let up none. I think the us got it in the bag lmao
2:16 - ii agree increasing the age limit does nothing good.
if anything you increase roster sizes,
if the younger guys aren't ready, the NBA teams should better utilize the G-Leauge.
The older draftees, who wouldn't usually get an NBA roster spot, because of the young guys, would now get a better opportunity.
Unpopular opinion: Lamelo Ball is one of the most overrated players in the league.
I think the comment about the age was for after basketball. Like football players have to be a junior to go to the draft because they get their degrees.
Kenny paraphrasing cristiano Ronaldo at the end
The Tatum one is straight facts. The amount of hype Luka gets offensively is understandable but for a player of his calibre he sucks in defence and Tatum plays winning basketball
Not sure if he still is, but a couple games ago Luka was leading the league in steals, and he's been getting blocks at a much higher rate than in previous seasons. Not saying he's a great defender, but he doesn't suck either
It is not a fair comparison at all. Celtics have the best team in the NBA and the mavs are not even close. Overlooking the depth on the Celtics brown is a legit all nba player who is almost as good as taytum and smart consistently gets over 10 assists like draymond. So it's unfair to compare their winning to a team like the mavs which have no real offensive help for Luka. Luka is the entire offense. Until Luka gets a legit second option the winning comparison is unfair to Luka. How much will Luka win on a stacked team like the Celtics and how much will taytum win on a limited team like the mavs is a real question that you can't answer
Andrew Wiggins deserved to make the all star game last year and is playing at an all star level this year
he deserved to make the all star team, but a starter? hell nah
over who? only so much space
Nope. Shouldn’t have made the team at all, let alone as a starter. And there are probably 8 or 9 players at his position who are better this year too.
@@mybestnugget7514 please list some of these players… and when you do it for last year list players that were better at the all star break, not the end of the season
@@tisdue no specific players at this point in the season, especially with the warriors record right now, im just saying he deserves to be in the conversation and when it’s said and done he will likely be an allstar this year
Good video kenny!!!!!
Look at Kenny man so inspirational
Unpopular opinion- Franz Wagner is a great scorer but it seems like he chases stats and hogs the ball when the team looks like it desperately needs to see ball movement. He is comparable to Luka is the sense of the Iso game but Luka outclasses him in every category and has the actual backing of his team with the ball in his hands. It seems that Franz is usually the third option taking first option volume while putting up mediocre defense. The unpopular opinion is that the Magic should try to sell high on Franz and focus on the rebuild on Paolo because I believe Franz is taking the ball away from Paolo and the team.
Love Kenny
The last two takes being "Dray is the best defender ever" and "Dray is the most overrated in history" says everything you need to know about NBA reddit.
Finally found someone else saying this
Imagine kenny actually getting into football “soccer” and start doing recaps , I can’t wait
Respect for caring about the wc
Kenny is 100% right. Only build around a top ten player in the league. That’s why the Blazers never made anything of themselves
Hakeem Olajuwon, Bill Russell, and Dennis Rodman are the greatest defensive players ever.
dont forget mutombo
Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are not top 20 OAT (I value both sides of the ball equal. And Durant and Curry are average/below average for their career) Dirk is not a top 5 PF (same deal with valuing both sides of the ball)
KG, T-Mac, LBJ, Dwight, Kobe. How can anyone think 18 y/o's aren't ready for the league? These are some of the greatest to ever do it and they all came straight out of high school
For the first take, that’s how women’s basketball is and Paige tore her ACL
Unpopular opinion Westbrook and Harden is the best scoring backcourt of all time for the rockets
If your looking at nothing but talent…then absolutely. That would probably be the best scoring backcourt ever to exist on any team. However when you consider accomplishments, Harden+CP3, Harden+Bev, and some older ones I’m forgetting of the top of my head and don’t want to do the research easily clear Harden+Westbrook. They literally did nothing together.
That's a great take about who you should build around. Too many teams (and fans) mistake stars for truly transcendant players. If you don't have an MJ, a Lebron, a Curry, then your focus shouldn't be on building around one player.
People forget almost every championship team in the last 50 years has at least one top 75 player of all time on them and that they usually have a top 10 player in the league on them
Please stop placing Curry in the same class as Jordan and LeBron. You sound ridiculous. Curry AND Klay perhaps
@@mybestnugget7514 Curry is probably the BEST example after Jordan when it comes to building a team around a player and creating dynasties. Klay is a HOFer and a critical part of the success, but Steph is the centre piece of the whole thing. Steph was top 10 in the MVP race before Kerr joined, before Klay was even an all star level player. It has always been Steph and then the rest.
@@mybestnugget7514you are the only one that sounds ridiculous goofy
Yoooo I got the same shirt. Glad your watchin the world cup Kenny
12:07 damn I had this video playing in the background and that surprised me
After class video thanks Kenny 🙏
Moving screens on every play and foul baiting is hard to watch, ruining the game (Watching a 76ers game is a prime example)
Kenny with the USA kit doe
Evan Mobley gonna be a stud and he’s still only the fourth best player.
Dope shirt kenny
The out rebounding take is horrendous, if you look at the two times the Celtics lost to the bulls this season, a major part in the losses is that they were out rebounded by Chicago.
Kenny showing love to the soccer world with the jersey you love to see it 👊🏽
The Evan Mobley opinion is confusing flashiness with quality
If you think Evan Mobley doesn't have superstar potential, it's because you only focus on scoring.
Depends on your definition of a superstar
Popular Opinion:
Kenny is the greatest youtuber of all-time
kenny wearing the USMNT jersey
I have been saying this and people keep flaming me for it. Unpopular opinion: Nate McMillan is a horrible head coach. And when he doesn’t make any adjustments this year and my Atlanta Hawks get knocked out of the playoffs early again… even tho they have one of the most talented rosters in basketball… Nate McMillan will be let go.
Nba should drastically reduce amount of timeouts / phase them out almost completely. You’re telling me that after 2 minutes in the second quarter u need a timeout?! Makes it hard to watch with so many ads. However money makes the league go around so they will never change the fouls and timeouts because more stoppages = more ads = more money
My unpopular opinion is I think that NBA benches are actively terrible. You have people that deserve contracts not getting them and complete role player/bench warmers making 10 mil. doing nothing. I always hear people talk about generational talent, but no ones talking about good solid role players and depth. Generational talent is great but you need a decent bench and almost every bench in the NBA has no depth.
I would say "Hawks are never gonna amount to anything with Young as their main guy."
Kenny hitting me in the feelers at the end
12:55 I am the best defensive player of all time. I believe that in my heart.
Unpopular opinion: NBA regular season is EXTREMELY boring and the college basketball season is more exciting and fun to watch overall.
With no injuries, the Raptors would still beat the Warriors in the 2019 finals
Mobley I 100% agree is not a generational talent on offense, I do however think he is generational on defense.. his handles are not natural like how Draymond's and Jokers are, his jump shot is always short and his release is really slow, hes pretty much all going right even tho the first few games of the season he started like first 3 possessions going left finishing with the left.. he's also great on the boards (if Mitchell stops stealing them lol) but he's tries to do too much and the reason the pistons announcers said that move on bey was impressive is because 10 seconds before that bey have him the business in the post on the other end but I think the takes on him are crazy, also needs to work on consistency.. he shows flashes but defense is where he'll make his money and on the boards
Can we talk about how the Celtics are the highest rated offense of all time?
Love that comment on Tatum. At basketball? 🤣
idk why people are so critical of lamelo ball but other young players get a pass. reddit has always seemed to dislike lamelo for some reason.
probably cause people seem to love lamelo outside of reddit, like you'll see him in a lot of youtube thumbnails and stuff cause he's so popular even though he's not that great
@@noosurprises its not his fault he's in thumbnails
Idk why but nobody looks at block to foul ratio, or steal to foul ratio. Sure a guy could get 3 blocks or steals, but he has to stay in the game. I think Alonzo Mourning is the greatest defender, but he fouled a lot mainly cuz he contests dunks etc. draymond is up there tho.
And JJJ
Unpopular opinion: Franz Wagner is a better player than jalen green
Thats unpopular because its false
Raising the draft age just doesn’t make any sense at all in practically every factor. None of these kids with actual aspirations to join the league will choose college. They’re going to pick professional leagues somewhere to make money simple as that. While some young guys that clearly aren’t ready will be applying straight out of college, allows for some more interesting drafting from teams that have to get it right. I know America has this whole 21 thing for some reason but the rest of the world when your 18 your an adult. Sports ain’t no different. I can’t think of any sport other than American leagues where you can’t be an adult (one year removed from school) and play in the league.
Luka shoots MORE free throws than he deserves. He’s just a physical player who will whine when the defense is physical back with him
something else to say about the raising draft age thing is: why would you not want wembanyama or luka in the nba as soon as possible? what is the point of having guys who are already mvp caliber in europe to stay there 2 or 3 more years instead of watching them right away in the nba doing their thing and getting mentored by nba legends like nowitzki?
With the raising of draft age, I always think about Jermaine O'Neal. Drafted out of HS by Portland and never produced for the team that drafted him. Also I think build around top 20. Cause in today's NBA, the top 10 may be on 3 teams
Unpopular opinion the nba should introduce a hard cap instead of a soft cap so that small market teams have more of a chance to win a championship. Would put more emphasis on drafting well and would make the league more balanced. In all honesty the chances of small market Teams having a chance happen so rarely for each franchise whereas the lakers are almost guaranteed to be in the finals once every 10 or so years
Its not coincidence that year after year the best rookies are almost never the lottery picks.
I’m all for raising the draft age, but at the same time, down the road I would wish there was an exception for those “generational players”. LeBrons and Zions should go straight to the league.
There would have to be a mandatory minimum MPG for all players under the chosen age. This way, teams are only drafting young guys that will actually play. No more drafting an 18 year old because he has a similar body type to an NBA superstar. No more hoping the pick is a solid player in 5 years. I hate that stuff. In this situation, if you take the chance on an 18 year old, it’s because you think he will come in day 1 and be one of your best players. If that pick doesn’t work out, that’s tough. The team is still forced to play the child they insisted on drafting. This would keep the lottery from being full of projects who barely even play.
Wish he reacted to my comment on that post saying "Mitchell has always been better than Booker" LOL