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(Post from 2019) At the end of the next four years who will be known as the better player, Buddy Hield or Jaylen Brown? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by solarscopez@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I set a 4 year reminder for this post so I could look back at the replies in the future.

I just recently got the notification and figured that others here would want to see how things turned out. It obviously goes to show how uncertain things are in the league, but also not to get too down on young prospects who have a down year, because there's always a possibility that they will improve.

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[–] nikop@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

That draft class has turned out great even with the runaway best prospect somehow regressing into a fringe NBA player.

[–] sneedmode@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

great

There’s 1 player in that entire draft who’s broken 25 ppg btw.

[–] sexualramen@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, it's crazy. All of:

Brandon Ingram
Jaylen Brown
Jamal Murray
Domantas Sabonis
Dejounte Murray
Pascal Siakam

didn't even reach 10ppg their rookie years. Even ROTY winner Brogdon only had 10.2 PPG, which is probably the lowest PPG for a ROTY winner in at least the last 38 years. Super rough start for the draft.

[–] Solid-Confidence-966@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Calling Ben Simmons a fringe NBA player is disrespectful, at worse he’s a rotation player on a contender

[–] nikop@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Not if he plays like he has the last two years

[–] hotpocketthrowaway@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Lmao major back surgery equals "somehow regressed" because it's a player this sub doesn't like

[–] snafudotjpeg@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

yeah he’s gonna be great this year. He’s been moving great in preseason and is playing aggressively. I think if he’s healthy the Nets have a solid shot at being a 4-6 seed.

[–] Timoteo-Tito64@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The Simmons hate is ridiculous on this sub. Give the guy a chance to come back, he was a genuine star before injuries

[–] nighthawk252@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Idk when r nba is going to be ready to discuss this, but the fact that Simmons has been dogshit since he missed time for the back injury is evidence that the injury was real and severe

[–] Vegetable-Tooth8463@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

did people doubt the back injury? I thought it was the mental health claims that were under scrutiny

[–] LmBkUYDA@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I still think he got it from playing video games while skipping out on his team.

[–] Halfonion@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I mean he regressed in historic fashion from his peak play, especially considering his tools and perceived ceiling. It’s not like he regressed when he hit 32 either, dude fell off the face of the planet after that souls crushing Hawks series when he was 25.

[–] nikop@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm rooting for him but that "major back surgery" excuse has a shelf life and Simmons sure as fuck sounded confident going into last season when he showed on JJ Redick's podcast to hype himself up.

[–] Laggo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Excuse? "major back surgery" in quotations like all back surgeries aren't a real issue. jesus

[–] fattymaggo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

So many people on here think his injuries and surgeries are somehow fabricated when you start talking to them. The media surrounding NBA has done a really poor job talking about just how serious the injury and surgery were.