Nesmith showed off his shooting stroke against the Cavs. Way too early to give up on this young man.
It's just that Pritchard coming out of the gates so well and looking such a heady player definitely overshadows Langford and Nesmith. I'm willing to trade either of those younguns in a trade package for a veteran to improve the team.
I just don't understand what people were expecting from him. Did they think he was going to be a Tyler Herro player right away? Kyle Korver averaged 4ppg his rookie season and hit 1 of 3 3s. Joe Harris averaged 2.7ppg and shot 0.6 of 1.6 from 3. Nesmith has barely played, he didn't play for nearly a year because of Covid and then there's no summer league and an abbreviated training camp, and he's joining a win-now team where his minutes are limited. So when he does get to play, usually in garbage time when he's over-eager to impress, he doesn't look polished and so everyone writes him off. Misses a few shots, looks a bit lost on defense, and the guy's a fail. I'm sure none of us would like to be judged on a body of work that consists of six games. And having Pritchard getting a lot of PT due to Kemba's injury and Teague's ineffectiveness makes it worse for Nesmith because everyone compares him to his peer who was picked lower than him, which I'm sure is adding some pressure as well.
Ultimately the NBA is a results driven organization and the fans are used to instant gratification, immediate production...nobody wants to go through a 2 or 3 year seasoning process with rookies anymore. It's going to be tough on the young man but I think he has a longer rope from his coaching staff and his teammates than he does from the fans, so he'll be ok. At least let's let him get to the season before calling him a fail pick