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Might be the same things that were taught to him since being in the NBA too, even in the exact same way. Sometimes people aren’t ready to learn what is being taught.

It could be…the NBA is also probably not the best place to learn fundamentals and with only 3 years of high school ball and Duke playing zone only, it’s understandable why defense might be his biggest draft question mark.  

With his age and athleticism, you would think there is untapped upside with some special attention and he should be motivated.  Offense made him the #2 pick and defense is going to keep him primarily as an NBA backup.  It feels like he needs to go somewhere where he can develop without the expectations of immediate results, assuming he can swallow his pride.