An opposing team’s scout breaks down the division heading into the season.
Paolo Banchero is a true No. 1. He’s good enough and moves well enough with that size where you have to base your defense around him. You got to be concerned about switching with him causing all sorts of problems. The only thing that can stand in his way is his shot, and he shot a little better last season. It should continue to get better.
Wendell Carter Jr. is a good five for them. He’s a good example of a guy drafted young, one year at Duke, and everybody kind of was like, ah, screw it. But now you got a five with size that’s a good screener, who can play in the pocket. On top of that, he has shown he can stretch the floor a little. Defensively, he’s not a super elite rim protector, but solid with good size.
Caleb Martin is a big loss because we’re in a league now where positionless basketball is huge. The guy I think will step up is Haywood Highsmith. He’s been solid and that classic Miami mold, they developed him, the whole nine. Obviously, he needs to shoot it a little better, but he’s got good size. A jump for him isn’t necessarily creating his own shot scoring, but Martin, they didn’t run any plays for him and they didn’t necessarily rely on him to go one-on-one. He was a glue guy.
The question becomes, you got Butler, you got Herro, you got Rozier, then they’re going to surround them with Miami guys. Is the Butler-Rozier-Herro tandem enough to surround with the good role players to carry them? Bam Adebayo is legit, but he’s not a true scorer. The size scares me a little, too. Adebayo is awesome but after that, who do they got?I don’t think LaMelo Ball can be a franchise point guard.
When Malcolm Brogdon’s healthy, he is an absolute beast. He was solid in Indiana. He proved it in Boston. He’s a scoring point guard that’s very hard to guard.
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