Originally Posted by
redrum
You guys are saying a lot of different things,
Lonzo is 22 he can only get better......but what if he doesn't. This is still the guy other teams leave open and encourage to take 3's.
This is still the player who can't shoot free throws hence making it hard to play him late in games, especially in a playoff environment.
Lonzo is a point guard who is not very effective in the half court, refuses to drive the lane, and there are questions about his effort on D.
I can see why the thread is called who is Lonzo.
It has been said that he COULD??? compare with the likes of Kyle Lowry or Kemba, Sure, maybe if EVERYTHING breaks perfectly for Lonzo, but probably not.
Then comes the big issue, what does Lonzo (and family) think his worth is?
You can't pay top dollar for a player described in this thread as not good enough to be part of a big 3.
You cannot, as a small market team, gamble and give a big contract to such a flawed player in the hope that he improves.
I truly hope you guys are right about how good he will be, but I wouldn't pay him unless I was 95% sure he would become that.
As of now he is trade bait for me, let him TRY to become an all-star elsewhere, small markets need sure things.