A breakdown of how Kenneth Faried can become a pick and roll mercenary on defense and an off-ball monster on offense if he is willing to focus on the things he does well.
In the NBA, the label of promising young guy with upside can vanish fairly abruptly.Players seem to go from rookies with unlimited potential to guys who just "are who they are" rather quickly, and sometimes without warning. Perhaps no one in the league exemplifies this phenomenon more than Kenneth Faried.
It was just two seasons ago that Faried was the surprise second year player with unlimited potential, starting for a 57-win team.