Meanwhile, 2 of the top 5 for RoY rankings were drafted AFTER Collins and one of those after Swanie. Ugh.... Collins is 30th among rookies in MP and Swanie didn't make the top 40 which was the end of the list I saw.
Maybe they want to get a look at him against some NBA level competition before they commit to trading someone else. Maybe they want to showcase him as a possible (minor) trading chip. Or maybe they think he's learned what he can learn in the G League and they want him practicing with the big league team and coaches to continue his development. BNM
Two way players can’t be traded. Best guess is this was pre planned from the moment he signed. I remember Baldwin saying he chose Portland partly because they offered him “more days.” This is most likely what he was talking about. But he definitely is insurance in case Napier gets traded.
Way to spark a controversy. First day as a new Mod and you are already getting the clicks going. Nice Job!
RoY doesn't mean they will have a better carrer then Collins. We didn't draft a guy to win RoY we drafted for the player who will be with us for a long time and looking at Collins in limited time he will be good. If we drafted Kuzme or Mitchell neither would be getting the same USG% or minutes they are getting now. RoY generally goes to a young player on a crappy team because they get the opportunity right off the bat.
I really think they just want him working with the team and the coaches to accelerate his development and see what they have going forward. We don't have a G League affiliate. So, he wasn't working under POR's supervision or system in Texas. He was basically just getting some playing time against other G League level talent. I think this is more about what they do come July than what they do in February. If they don't move Shabazz before the deadline, their assessment of Baldwin may influence their decision to match any offer sheet Napier gets this coming summer. BNM
Of the top 40, 12 are playing for Playoff teams. (ranking by MP...the above list was ranked by PPG) So Collins is 26th in minutes played among rookies but 30th in ppg. #1 - Simmons (PHI) 35 mpg #4- Jason Tatum (BOS) 31 mpg #14 - OG Anunoby (TOR) 21 mpg #17 - Bam Adebayo (MIA) 20 pmg #26 - Zach Collins (POR) 15 mpg #28 Jordan Bell (GSW) 14 mpg #29 Torrey Craig (DEN) 14 mpg #31 Daniel Theis (BOS) 14 mpg #34 Sterling Brown (MIL) 13 mpg #36 Semi Ojeleye (BOS) 13 mpg #38 Terrance Ferguson (OKC) 13 mpg #40 Brandon Paul (SAS) 10 mpg What was surprising is Boston has the best record in the East and third best record in the NBA playing 3 rookies regular rotation minutes. Nice job Brad Stevens. (IMO the 2nd best coach in the league)
Wasn't a fan of Baldwin's at the time of the draft (didn't believe in the shooting, overrated athlete, feel/IQ ?s) so I've got pretty low expectations. Still looks like he can't score efficiently, even in the G League (51.3 TS% on 23.4% USG).
https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/b/baldwwa01d.html I am hoping some people are actually looking at what Wade Baldwin really did in the G league. He only played a grand total of 16 games while down there. He shot 22% from 3 pt. He committed 3 TO's a game with just over 4 assists. He got less than 1 offensive rebound a game and from all reports simply is not interested in playing defense. Why is this guy getting this much attention?
