10-29-2026, 02:45 PM
(10-29-2026, 02:41 PM)cow Wrote: Yaxel has a big, annoying mouth and Kerr has smartly thrown shade at him in press conferences ("hey if you want to run your mouth, I can too"), but I'm not sure I put him into knucklehead category yet which I'd reserve for the likes of Morant. He might be close to his ceiling as a player, but he's played really well.
I don't know that he has the same off court concerns as somebody like Morant, but the rumors were lack of maturity that I think go beyond a big mouth (and are concerning given his age). I would be willing to bet Morez was May's first choice and Yaxel knucklehead nature was at least part of the reason.
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