How good will Sully and Olynyk be at their prime?

[BballTim]

Sullinger in his prime? Meh. Who knows. I always really hoped he'd be a combination between Carlos Boozer and David West. But I'm way more skeptical now. Ideally, he'll figure out a way to score around the basket and develop a 50% 15-17 footer, while rebounding and defending at an average or slightly above average level.

   Sullinger shoots well around the basket, and 50% on 15-17 footers is fairly rare.

[Galeto]

It is probably a stretch with the EB comparison, but IF he reaches his full potential and is in the right situation, then I could see him as a pre-injury EB type of player. Of course, I can see him becoming Big Baby 2.0 too.

Elton Brand was a #1 pick.  He was a rookie of the year.  Dude was always a major contributor.  Sully was drafted #21 for valid reasons.   He could end up a starter, but I don't see any star potential in him.

I don't see the Elton Brand comparison either.  That's kind of a ridiculous comparison because Brand was a physical beast before he tore his achilles.  For one, he has a 7'5 wingspan even though he's only 6'8.25 in barefeet.  Even in the NBA that's an anomaly. Two, he was one of the best running big men in the NBA.  He got a lot of his points from simply beating his man down the floor and getting open for short jumpers early in the shot clock.  Sullinger can't match Elton physically or as a shotblocker. 

Brand put up hall of fame caliber numbers before his injury.  There is no way Sullinger is capable of that.

I see the David West comparison.  Their releases are similar and both do their work offensively while barely getting off the floor.  As strong as Sullinger is though, I don't think he's as capable as West is of keeping his defender on his backside and playing under control.  Sullinger's post game is raggedy while West is pretty smooth.  Sullinger is a better rebounder but I think having less length and core body control makes him an inferior offensive player than West.

[D.o.s.]

I would have no problem with Sullinger becoming David West 2.0

Absolutely no problem at all.

Maybe he should start boxing.

[LooseCannon]

I'm interested to see how Sullinger reacts if he continues to get his ass handed to him while he's out of shape.

He's had his conditioning criticized many many times before, and he's had a very even-keeled reaction that boiled down to: "people always tell me I'm not athletic enough, but I always get the job done." I remember seeing this come up in interviews before the draft in particular. Sullinger is strong minded in the sense that he thinks he is good at basketball, and anyone who says he's not athletic enough is wrong.

So what will he do if, for the first time, he is wrong in his self-assuredness? Will he turn into a conditioning freak, or will he get depressed and wash out?

The typical professional athlete in that case will go into denial and change nothing, refusing to admit (or perhaps even recognize) that he is wrong.