Exactly. This should be really simple. If Keon is worth a 1st round pick, let's immediately trade him to the team who will give us that pick. Cue the endless Jeopardy music....
A player that a team is willing to both trade away or trade for a first round pick is.... worth a first round pick. Sometimes a player is worth a fraction of this (ie Keon) or multiples of this (Dame). FRP also can be worth more or less depending on team, year, restrictions, etc. They are basically the currency of NBA trade value.
I think Keon will be a very solid defensive player. He's cat quick with good instinct's at his age. Watch this highlight.
We could have had a good defensive guard if we would have kept GP2. He would have been free and not at the expense of two starters.
I wanted to keep him. There are certain players like him that are made for D, his pop was one of the best defensive college players I ever watched as I was and still am a college roundball junkie, even at 71.
you know what repeater tax taste like? Jody does, and I guess i cant blame her for wanting to avoid it with the team and high paid players not making the difference.
In a one-game sample size, Winslow looked better than Roco in every way except 3 point shooting. Need to see more.
From what I've seen, to generalize, he's a faster version of Evan Turner. He's a good defender, ball handler and passer (he even played point guard for Miami for a while), but his jump shooting and free throw shooting are really bad. If he is allowed to / suggested to play to his strengths on offense, he could be effective. I'm worried that either he will be encouraged to shoot whenever , or will do that on his own and we'll dread watching him shoot. Of course I'm rooting for him to do well. He definitely will help on defense.
I liked the commentary (with 16:45 left in the first half) "Keon Johnson might be the only player who's broken out into a full-fledged sweat, because he's playing harder." the Nassir Little of guards?
Teams avoid it all the time. But they get assets back while saving money. You get that right? You can save money AND get assets that help your future. Crazy I know.
He has proper body mechanics and good form on his jumper. Will only improve with more reps in the gym.
I am not convinced KJ will ever suit up for the Blazers cause I think they see him as an asset more then a project that might pay off atm. I am not saying the Blazers do not see something in him but this team needs to get better ASAP ( well next year ) and my guess is even best case scenario KJ is still 2 years away NOT counting his rookie year.
Some MLB franchises build their success upon developing their defenses with talented players that play up the middle. Reading that KJ was a strong SS makes me feel better about his potential, TBH.
