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Re: Wishful thinking: Smart + Young = Westbrook + Durant?
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2014, 05:59:07 PM »

Offline LooseCannon

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Didn't you hear?  Toronto took the Kevin Durant of this draft.
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Re: Wishful thinking: Smart + Young = Westbrook + Durant?
« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2014, 06:34:25 PM »

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Oh boy, here we go ;D  Smart looks like he could be a combination of Westbrook and Eric Bledsoe, with perhaps a touch of Stephenson.  As for Young, at the beginning of the season, nbadraft.net compared him to Michael Redd, perhaps because they're both 6-6/6-7 lefties who are great shooters, but that's wishful thinking.  Someone else on here compared him to Paul George :o  How are those two even similar?  PG was already an excellent passer, rebounder, shooter, and defender when he entered the league, and has obviously made tremendous strides since joining the NBA.  I don't know about the passing, rebounding, or defensive ability of Young, but I do like how he seems to like the big moments.  Jalen Rose compared him to Morris Peterson, which I thought was a pretty fair prediction.  I think we're all hoping that he can be an all star down the road, but he's just 19!  Give him time!  Be patient, people!  He's already an excellent player with tons of room for growth.  I don't see any Durant or Granger in him, though, but hey, maybe he'll pleasantly surprise all of us :)