Can we see highlights of McLemore's two 20-point games, or his 30-point game on the last day of the season?
Every mock draft last year had BMac ahead of Shabazz, some by a margin of 10 picks. Neither has shown anything so far, but I think that going by conventional wisdom, BMac should be better.
Bmac has an edge on defense. But he won't be able to score like Muhammad if everything pans out. Muhammad can score in the post, shoot the ball, create his own shot, take it to the basket. He is also a better rebounder due to his long wingspan
Bmac's main weapon is shooting the ball (spot up shooting, coming off screens) or scoring in transition. He is poor at creating his own shot. If he is off with his shot, he prob won't provide much offensive production that day
I think you are too high on Shabazz. He averaged 3.9 points last year and I believe there were character concerns with him.
He averaged 24 points in the D league. Like many rookies he didn't get much playing time and got experience first through the D league. Not every rookie gets min like MCW or pt min like KO did.
I'm honestly not a big fan bc of the character concerns too. But it could be due to immaturity more than anything. Stevens got Jcraw to calm down, i'm sure he can bring out the best in Shabazz.
He has the skills and body to be a good player. In that 20 point game , he looked like he gained 5-7 pounds of muscle since being drafted . Looked strong going battling against a mini tank like Tucker. Same with Dieng.