OT: Tatum or Brown or Mitchell

[Javjudah]

TATUM, he's a combination of Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. His handle will separate him from both. When it's said and done he will be better than both.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I swear nobody saying Tatum or Brown has watched Mitchell. He carried the jazz to the second round offensively. Put Tatum on the jazz and they aren’t a playoff team.

 

[auror]

I stand by my Tatum-KD scoring potential statement. He’s not there yet obviously but give him time. With Kyrie/Rozier at PG, Tatum will be averaging 25-28 ppg within a couple years.

Tatum is missing KD’s unique length but his shot is just as smooth and he can get it off at will. Also, a couple of y’all are underrating his athleticism too. He’s not Jaylen Brown/DSJr freak level but he can still get up. His frame can also easily take on another 15-20 lbs of muscle.

You bring up the height/wingspan difference and dismiss it, but it's KD's freakish height + length that is the difference. KD lists at 6'9" but he's nowhere close to that short. He's a full 6'11 without shoes, above 7'0" with. He's got at least a 7'4" wingspan.

Tatum is 6'8" in shoes, so probably ~6'7" without with around a 6'11" wingspan. It's a full 5 inches different.

Their jumpers are equally wet, but KD can get his shot off at any time at all because of that height, length, wingspan. Tatum needs to use his polish/moves to get open. KD is just literally always open.

 

[Yardigan]

I swear nobody saying Tatum or Brown has watched Mitchell. He carried the jazz to the second round offensively. Put Tatum on the jazz and they aren’t a playoff team.

That's part of the problem...nobody (comparatively, in numbers anyways) watches the Jazz....

 

[superjohn]

I swear nobody saying Tatum or Brown has watched Mitchell. He carried the jazz to the second round offensively. Put Tatum on the jazz and they aren’t a playoff team.

That's why I said Mitchell is already better than Hayward. He did more for the Jazz in 4 or 5 months than Hayward did in 7 seasons.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Terry Rozier.

 

[auror]

Terry Rozier.

Celtics have him at 3 million NEXT year.

 

[Mr. French]

TATUM, he's a combination of Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. His handle will separate him from both. When it's said and done he will be better than both.

I was going to go into my player comps a few days ago, and Paul George with a little of Melo is exactly who I thought.

I decided to spare everyone, but I agree wholeheartedly.

There’s not many guys with “KD offensive potential” despite being 6’10 and athletic.

 

[Mr. French]

You bring up the height/wingspan difference and dismiss it, but it's KD's freakish height + length that is the difference. KD lists at 6'9" but he's nowhere close to that short. He's a full 6'11 without shoes, above 7'0" with. He's got at least a 7'4" wingspan.

Tatum is 6'8" in shoes, so probably ~6'7" without with around a 6'11" wingspan. It's a full 5 inches different.

Their jumpers are equally wet, but KD can get his shot off at any time at all because of that height, length, wingspan. Tatum needs to use his polish/moves to get open. KD is just literally always open.

I’d also disagree that their jumpers are equally wet.

It’s just that, his combination of size and offensive insanity that make him fairly difficult to compare.

 

[auror]

I’d also disagree that their jumpers are equally wet.

It’s just that, his combination of size and offensive insanity that make him fairly difficult to compare.

I'm not sure who you think has the wetter of the jumpshots, but Tatum had a higher 3pt% this year than KD has had in any year of his career. But in my head I meant as wet as Durant early in his career.

Tatum was 47.5/43/83 this year.
Durant his age 19 year was 43/27/87, but he improved rapidly the next few years.

 

[Scoe]

Mitchell right now, Tatum long term he isn't far behind Mitchell right now as it is.

 

[Mr. French]

I'm not sure who you think has the wetter of the jumpshots, but Tatum had a higher 3pt% this year than KD has had in any year of his career. But in my head I meant as wet as Durant early in his career.

Tatum was 47.5/43/83 this year.
Durant his age 19 year was 43/27/87, but he improved rapidly the next few years.

Not really directly comparable. But duly noted.

I think Tatum is a stud and will be a total stud, but I don’t think he is or will be as pure a shooter or scorer as Durant.

I didn’t think that’s that controversial either.

 

[StingLykOllie]

Tatum or Ben Simmons?

*ducks*

 

[auror]

Tatum or Ben Simmons?

*ducks*

Who is the coach?

 

[UconnFanNVa]

So drunk. Low carbing for an exnded period of time and then drinking a significant portion of Bacardi rum gold ..wow.

 

[Waquoit]

Al Horford

 

[Huskyforlife]

Tatum or Ben Simmons?

*ducks*

Ben Simmons in a landslide.

 

[superjohn]

The east is garbage and Toronto is everthing I knew they were but holy hell is Lebron good. He's having an all-time great playoffs. My guess is it will be a Cavs Warriors finals again like we all thought from the jump with Warriors winning but Lebron is putting in serious work for his legacy. Brad Stevens is a beast of a coach though, really interested in that series.

 

[KemBaller]

Celtics have him at 3 million NEXT year.

Celts might actually have a serious shot at a title next year with their full compliment of guys, which is a solid couple years sooner than I thought the Celts (or anyone else for that matter) would be able to challenge GSW.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

 

[uconnbill]

Brown all around as his defense can be first team all NBA and his scoring ability is just coming around. He can be a lock down defender and a 20+ point a night player.
Mitchell is an awesome scorer and can be special, but I would take a bigger player over him at this time unless he becomes Westbrookish.
Tatum is my favorite player out of the three because I think he will make others around him better and that is what makes him stand out. He does not have the athletic ability of the others, but has the special something that you can't teach.

 

[UconnU]

Tatum

 

[Mr. French]

Are we still discussing Tatum having KD’s offensive potential?

That would be put him in like, the top 0.1% of prospects in the last 25 years.

 

[auror]

This is super interesting.

I think I go Mitchell over Tatum mostly for this reason.
[broken video]
In seriousness, I was high on Mitchell before the draft ....

His improvement year after year has been insane. The dude is a worker. Plain and simple. Kemba-esque.
...
He wasn't a 5* guy (although close). He played well at Louisville as a freshman, but his game was limited. As a sophomore, he added a serious 3-point shot. In his first year in the NBA, he extended it to NBA range with ease. In the same time-frame, he added play-making and pick and roll savvy. He's just going to keep adding things to his game.

He's got the work ethic and the athleticism. He's got everything you need. I think Tatum is a max guy and a Franchise guy and a multi-year All-Star. His shooting and height with his skill will always be relevant. I think Mitchell has first ballot Hall of Fame ceiling.