I gave him a bit of a pass this year, as he lost a full year of development. But need to see his defense return to previous levels, plus shooting continue to improve:
- His 36-37% from three is acceptable, and if he can keep that in the mid-30s at higher volume, especially playing off the ball, he’s going to be an infinitely better fit on the floor with all lineups, particularly because the Spurs have other capable ball handlers
- Turnovers are down per 100 possessions, but not sure if that’s him handling the ball less. Needs to become a much better distributor if he’s going to have the ball in his hands.
- He’s serviceable when getting to the hoop at around 60%, and as others have mention he has a good mid-range game from 10 feet out (50%). He’s not good in between (3-10 feet, he’s at 33%) but still takes a lot of shots from there. To become more efficient, he needs to either take his shot from a bit further out... or take it to the rack and finish, or pass out if nothing is there.
He rebounds well for his position. He should be a good defender, but took a notable step back last year. I’m still optimistic that he’ll improve, but if the Spurs think he’s a bad fit or they want to go a different direction, now is the time to move him. If he plateaus next year, that option may not be there.