This week's mailbag focuses on the rookies, the Isaiah Thomas and Amir Johnson pick-and-roll attack, hypothetical trade targets, and try-hards. You can read previous editions of the mailbag here. If you want to submit a question for a future mailbag use this form here or tweet me @KevinOConnorNBA.
Q: Do you think that Jordan Mickey can be developed as a small forward? -- Kenneth Yu (Trumbull, CT)
A: Kenneth, I don't in the traditional sense. But I certainly think Mickey is capable of defending small forwards. I recently spoke with him before a Celtics game about his development -- which I will use for an upcoming article -- and he said one of his focuses is being able to defend perimeter players.