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[SleepingHero]

Omax worries me because he played three years of college ball and one year in the G league already. It’s not like he’s a raw 19yr old like Bronny.

I actually don't disagree with this thought at all. But for most NBA prospects, progress is rarely linear. A guy could look totally clueless and by the next week he can look like a world beater. Trae Young is a recent example of this where in his rookie season, his first 47 games he averaged 16ppg/7apg on 39.5% from the field and 28% from 3. The last 44 games of said season, he averaged 22ppg/9apg on 44% from the field and 35% from 3. From there he only got better. 

Of course OMax is nowhere near that level of prospect. I'm not saying he will all of a sudden become Pascal Siakam lite. But I do think he hasn't even really been given a chance to even show what he can be. 

Out of the 40 games he played last season, only 5 of them he played more than 20 minutes. In those 5 he averaged 11.8ppg/5.8rpg/1.8apg on 42% FG and 33% from 3

Are those not promising and fantastic numbers? Doesn't performance in the real league carry more weight than whatever he did in Summer League? 

OMax is raw. He hasn't looked great in this year's summer league at all. But it's also not surprising given that OMax is enhanced around talent. This year's summer league team is by in large bereft of talent. Last year he had Dereck Lively manning the paint. I don't find it a coincidence that OMax looked 10x better last year than this year because of that. 


Don't give up hope on Prosper. He is the final piece for this roster and will be the guy who steps up after our 2nd championship.