Kevin Durant Plus? _________________
"Through the legs to the left, through the legs to the right, we don't run them Laker plays, we just Kobe fadeaway..."
Have not seen enough of him to place him on that list.
So far I like the potential though. His highlight reels and comments I have seen are promising. Going to interesting to see if he improves to the point he belongs on that list by next year.
Just another reason I am excited to see how this roster meshes together this season. IMO he can be a valuable piece of the puzzle.
I think he works hard, but the metrics don't have him anywhere near the top. Maybe around average to slightly above average, which is elite at least on the Lakers (we've had poor defenders the past 4 years). _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
KCP is probably going to be the club's best perimeter defender this season, and having said that, I think it's still unclear how effective he is to be for us in 2017-18.
I think it's fair to characterize him as a having high potential for the next couple seasons. I think it's also fair to consider his career to-date as a defender as staked out points towards mention as a top fifty perimeter defender in the league, but that's about it. Having potential to be very good, that's where he has shown himself to be today.
I think he works hard, but the metrics don't have him anywhere near the top. Maybe around average to slightly above average, which is elite at least on the Lakers (we've had poor defenders the past 4 years).
Let's put it this way.
If Pope wasn't a Laker, and we had a thread here about the best on-ball defenders, the over under on votes he would receive would be 0.5. _________________ 14-5-3-12
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