This team will be so much better positioned once Lively can play starter minutes. It really puts the rest of the center rotation in a much better place. It will just take some time until he is ready for it though. I can already tell the not finishing the non dunk attempts in the lane will be frustrating. Same with the free throw misses. Setting good screens is also a area of weakness. Luka is pretty demanding on that role, so he will need to really focus on getting to the right spot and setting good and legal screens. If he does this well, it opens up so much more for the offense.
If he can just do the simple things well, I think Luka is so smart that he will put him in good spots. I fully expect him to play at least 18 minutes in games from the start. We will see though. For the rest of the summer league, I want to see some put back attempts on offensive rebounds. I would also like him try to score when he gets the ball in the lane instead of passing. He made some solid passes, but I would like to see him be more aggressive trying to score. It is summer league. You are suppose to screw up and look bad.
Keyonte George looks like he had a monster game last night.
Detroit Pistons got the win, but looks unimpressive. They are playing a lot of core players too. Ivey shot 5-19 and their first pick Ausar only shot 1-4.
If he can just do the simple things well, I think Luka is so smart that he will put him in good spots. I fully expect him to play at least 18 minutes in games from the start. We will see though. For the rest of the summer league, I want to see some put back attempts on offensive rebounds. I would also like him try to score when he gets the ball in the lane instead of passing. He made some solid passes, but I would like to see him be more aggressive trying to score. It is summer league. You are suppose to screw up and look bad.
Keyonte George looks like he had a monster game last night.
Detroit Pistons got the win, but looks unimpressive. They are playing a lot of core players too. Ivey shot 5-19 and their first pick Ausar only shot 1-4.