Let’s put something to rest. Obi Toppin is a top-five player from his 2020 draft class. Sure, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Haliburton, and Tyrese Maxey are very good. But who the hell else would you rather have than Toppin? And please don’t say, Desmond Bane. If Toppin averaged the 30 minutes a game Bane got and was a focal point of the offense, he would be right there with Bane’s statistics. I’m talking about ceiling. Potential. Natural ability. Toppin is a one-man fast break. It’s a damn Thibodeau shame he’s been rotting on the bench for so long behind the Knicks' most malcontent misanthrope. The Knicks fan contingency was loud and proud tonight, overwhelming any, Magic faithful. They chanted Obi Toppin and RJ Barrett at multiple parts of the second half. By the middle of the third quarter, Toppin had eclipsed his career-high, set last game, with 20 and 7. He was abusing any Magic defenders coach Jamahl Mosley threw at him with an arsenal of caught lobs, jab steps, three-pointers (4-10), and fast-break jams where he handled the ball more than ever, even walking it up the court to set up the offense, a la Randle. read more https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401360990
