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I'll begin.

Exceeding expectations: Derrick Jones Jr

Something to prove: Dante Exum

Disappointing: Josh Green

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

Exceeding: Hunter actually. He's really improved his 3 point shooting and finally is learning how to use his strength and length to take it to the hole.

Something to prove: A mix of Murray, Bey, and Jalen. Murray looks like he's been working on being a threat from 3 while Jalen is showing each game he has the potential to be a Ben Simmons with a jumper. Bey has been fighting hard for that new contract so far, I just hope he improves on defense or at least quit getting burned so often

Disappointing: Yeah Trae's shooting has been awful but Onyeka is starting to make me mad. I wished someone would've told him that improving your range is more than just shooting 3s. OO has the potential to be a off-brand Bam or Siakam but year 3 and he still needs the ball fed to him deep in the paint or lobbed to him to make an impact on offense, which is bad since Capela is already the same way but with worse touch. He doesn't have the confidence or drive that put him in high regards lately and it's starting to show up on the defensive side as he keeps on reverting to his high fouling habit and is almost never in position to protect the rim or clean the glass. Him and Jalen are a force to be reckoned with on offense when they're active but both of them in the defensive paint is at least over 10 offensive rebounds for the opponents every game.