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2616734, It's like this:
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Jul-05-17 12:02 PM
You've got a kid who wasn't expected to be an early departure coming into Duke.

He makes a huge leap in the offseason, has the most efficient offensive season in Duke history, plays himself into the lottery.

Looks completely at ease in Summer League. Averaged something like 16 PPG, got some run handling the ball, helped alleviate concerns that he "can't defend." It's all trending upward, because he's a gym rat, a brilliant shooter, and a high-IQ guy.

I've been calling him Diet Coke Ginobili. Good player on a good team, high IQ, can do it all, will make clutch plays for good teams for years to come. I think by Year 3, something like 15-4-4 is in play if SVG gives him serious tick. I'm concerned about his immediate impact if they keep KCP, just due to sharing minutes, but if he plays, I wouldn't be shocked if he cracked double figures year one as a 20-year-old. Otherwise, it'll be a waiting game... but I don't doubt him.

I'm just excited by his trajectory. He's got a Redickesque work ethic and a more diverse skill set than Redick had. If he keeps growing and improving like Redick did, then yeah. Ginobili-lite impact. He's got a high floor and a high IQ. Hard not to be excited as a fan when watching him play.