I knew that Austin Rivers would not be a great NBA player 10 minutes into an early season game at Duke. Recall that he came into college with ENORMOUS hype. People ranked him number one in his high school class over Anthony Davis (who was a demigod at Kentucky).
His shooting mechanics were poor, he had horrible shot selection, his handles were weak, poor touch around the basket, and very underwhelming athleticism. I knew all these things would bite him in the ass at the next level. i think he only looked like a monster while abusing helpless Orlando area high school kids.
No one wants to give him another max contract. I’ve always felt like his game should age pretty well, but he’s treated his body like dogshit.