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[KillerLeft]

I understand the pushback on OMax. The hype excited me, too. I get that he's a lottery ticket. The fact that he's not already rotation level is not my issue.

But his play so far has pushed me away. I'm not seeing the building blocks to be built upon. I'm seeing way more of a project than I expected, and way fewer of the flashes of promise too.

Fair enough on “more of a project than expected.” I think a lot of us feel that way. 

I guess the difference is that I DO think I see the building blocks. You can count the players at that size/length who move like him on one hand, imho. He actually dribbles a little bit more naturally than I expected. He is better with the ball right now the DFS is, all these years later. Every time he plays, he affects at least a couple of shots in super impressive fashion. From my perspective, he just needs to slow down a little, see the game happening a little bit better and learn how to shoot more consistently. I don’t think it’s that big of a lottery ticket, personally. It’s definitely not a sure thing, but I am confident.