The NBA Draft is less than a month away, and the NBA Finals tip off Thursday night.
Naturally, I’m pondering Deni Avdija and his NBA future. Which to be honest, is not something I view with much optimism. He has his strengths and weaknesses. He’ll need to either improve his skills or figure out how to adapt to them.
I still hope he can develop into a good NBA player. But hope isn’t a substitute for analysis, and...the analyst part of my brain is dubious.
Reason for hope: Avdija is just 22 years old, an age at which most players (humans) are still capable of improving.