It's crazy to me Hauser has seemingly survived all this movement the last two years
Either no one around the league wants him or they just see something in him, even though he's pretty useless when the 3s aren't falling and Baylor's ceiling is higher
Hauser's defense is demonstrably better than Baylor's. Baylor was a turnstile in the playoffs. Basketball requires both offense and defense and people still forget that Hauser has a reputation as a solid defender, who can stay between his man and the basket.
Also, Hauser shot 39.3% from three last year, which is pretty good. This after shooting 41.6, 42.4, 41.8, 43.2 the four previous years.
Baylor shot 39.9% (97 for 243) last year.
Hauser shot 39.3% (198 for 504) last year-- twice the attempts.
I will concede that Baylor is more effective at attacking closeouts. That's something where Sam will tend to get run off the three-point line and look to pass the ball-- which is not a bad thing. It keeps the ball movement going.
So Sam is a better defender. Baylor the better rim attacker.
But Baylor has only one year of good three-point shooting on his resume. Sam has five consecutive.
Let's see how Baylor does this year-- and yes I hope he plays better than Sam. All the better for the Celts if Sam shoots 40% from three and Baylor shoots something like 44%. I'll never root against Baylor, he's just not there yet as a true Hauser replacement.
