11-01-2026, 11:39 PM
(11-01-2026, 11:12 PM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: Man, Yaxel is really effing good. Probably already top 25. I’m not surprised because he was so dominant in College, but still, Damn.
And there’s no of course to it. To be the 20-25th best player in the world at age 24 as your starting point is amazing and better than probably all but one or two guys in his class will achieve.
Nah, he’s not 20th-25th best player in world. FAR from it. He’s just on a team that needs him to have the ball AND has other, older players who know what they’re doing to complement him. It’s an extremely rare situation for a rookie to find themself in.
And, again, OF COURSE he’s acclimating faster than other rookies. He’s 24! He’s older than many of the players drafted FOUR years ago!



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