kyle anderson vs boris diaw

[Tr1boy]

Boris Diaw has been nothing short of amazing in the playoffs. He is like the 2nd pg on the team but also scoring , llaying excellent team d.

If anderson can get into better condition, add strength how does he compare to diaw?

[Evantime34]

Boris Diaw has been nothing short of amazing in the playoffs. He is like the 2nd pg on the team but also scoring , llaying excellent team d.

If anderson can get into better condition, add strength how does he compare to diaw?

I don't think so. Diaw has always been laterally quick with barely any vertical, Anderson is laterally slow with no vertical. Both are skilled big guys, but Anderson's inability to defend is what I think separates him from Diaw.

[HomerSapien]

I think that's his comp for a successful NBA career.  I can see Anderson becoming a better scorer than Diaw, and maybe less of a defender but in terms of a style model I think Diaw is how he'll end up playing.

The key with Anderson will be is he quick enough.  He's probably really slow for a guard, and even for a SF, but I'm optimistic in that hybrid point forward PF/SF roll that some teams utilize he will have both the physical and basketball skills to eventually excel there.

For him I think team fit will be really important.  An NBA team will have to figure out how to play him to maximize what he's good at while compensating for his weakness, but I think he has so much ability to he's likely to eventually find a niche in the NBA.

Kyle Anderson is a different kind of project.  The most common are the guys that are uber athletes who we are all hoping can just get a bit better at playing basketball to provide value on the court.  Kyle Anderson is already good at basketball.  He needs to find a way to make/utilize his athleticism to be good enough to justify keeping him on he court to do the things he's good at.

[D.o.s.]

Diaw has also been criminally underrated for his entire career -- the guy got traded for Joe Johnson after Johnson had a season that made him look like a max contract player. Its not like he's a scrub: just not a guy who's going to do very much as your best player (as we saw in Charlotte).

[Celtics18]

I like Kyle Anderson, but we already have Kelly Olynyk. 

If Kyle Anderson ends up getting drafted in the lottery, he should cut a check to Boris Diaw.