Is Fox more Westbrook or Morant?

Morant is Westbrook that passes sometimes

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Bad shooters.

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DeAaron Fox catch and shoot 3's.
2022 34%
2021 39%
2020 33%
2019 40%

He takes twice as many pull up 3's as C&S 3's, and he's pretty terrible at pull up 3's.

Maybe with an actual coach that isn't an idiot he can reverse that trend, especially playing more off ball with Zion.
His ability to get to the rim is elite. If he can just be a smarter 3 point shooter, like Lonzo became, then i think he can be a great PG for us.
His game would have to change a bit, and i say that more towards his shot selection. He's always been the best offensive player on his team, and if he comes here he's at best the 2nd best player, and really more likely the 3rd best b/c of BI's shooting and ability to play one on one.
His role here with the ball would be to get to the rim and if you can't, dish it out. off the ball his role would be to shoot wide open C&S 3's, or pump fake and get to the rim which should be easier to do b/c Zion probably just broke the defense down. What we can't have is Fox and BI taking turns playing 1 on 1 and dribbling around until the force a shot. That's what bad teams do, and it's what those two have been doing for a while. They are getting older and maturing and i think once the realize they have so much help offensively they can start playing smarter on that end.

I always thought of Fox like a John Wall. Fast and quick. Tall and long for a PG. Explosive. Can't shoot, but can score. Wall was a pretty good defender though. I'd be more interested if Fox was a plus on that side. He has the tools to be a good defender.

Crazy, but I honestly thought that Lewis has the same level of talent as Fox. Same type of speed and quickness. But is not as fearless and not as good of a player..

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If we are being honest we are banking on Zion/BI being able to force a style of play change for Fox or it could be a very, very ugly relationship.

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I think we're banking on Willie convincing Fox he'll become an All Star by passing to his All Star teammates so they win a lot and make the playoffs, not the play in.

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Crazy, but I honestly thought that Lewis has the same level of talent as Fox. Same type of speed and quickness. But is not as fearless and not as good of a player..

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We've been through this before. Kira is no where near Fox when it comes to god given talent. If he was, he would have been drafted top 5. Fox is bigger, longer, and much much much more athletic. Kira's speed is elite, but he has no where near the athletic ability in the air like Fox has, which is similar to Westbrook and Wall. That's the two comparisons Fox had on his draft profile. Kira was compared to Schroeder and Darren Collison.

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I'll wait and see what happens, but I am very nervous about a situation where Griff gives up two firsts and a young player only for the Fox experiment to end up with middling results and you are stuck with a luxury team and core that is fighting against their PG going into frickball mode too much and too often.

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Hows that risk any different than taking a player in the draft and expecting that player to outperform Fox? We know who Fox is, and at least we know he's a good player. Fit is a different question. We had 3 other drafts to find the guy you're talking about after we selected Zion and we could barely find role players with those 4 picks.
I'm done with the draft. Drafting a quality player at this point is lagniappe to me. I'd put zero emphasis on any draft pick towards our future roster. If you can upgrade the team via trading those picks, then do it. We had our chance to draft another starter, and we failed. It's time to start winning games and putting the pieces together to get to a championship. You can't rely on the draft to upgrade your team. I'm not saying make dumb trades just to make them, but having the philosophy of we'll get better through the draft is the wrong mindset at this time with our assets and team makeup, especially when we'll have a less than 25% chance at a top 4 pick.

Meh, Fox is listed at 6’3 185, with a 6’6 wingspan

Kira is listed at 6’3, 170 with a 6’7 wingspan

But Kira is also 20 years old. I think they are extremely similar in make and build. Kira could easily gain 10-15 pounds over the next three years. Biggest difference between the two is Fox’s finishing ability. Kira has struggled to finish while Fox is fairly elite at it. And I would say Fox is slightly shiftier. I think Kira is a better shooter, or at least projects to be.

Fox has bit more game strength that he plays with, which I think again stems from just how young and early on Kira still is. I think we sell Kira too short in what he can become overall. Wait until that guy is 26 and see what you have.

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I think we sell Kira too short in what he can become overall. Wait until that guy is 26 and see what you have.

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He's not going to magically start jumping like Fox does. That's what makes Fox elite at getting to the rim, same as his player comps in Westbrook and Wall. They are elite jumpers. Kira is not, and it's why he was compared to Schroeder and Collison. Doesn't mean Kira isn't athletic or can't jump, he just can't do it like Fox can.
Fox will attack the rim no matter who is defending it, and he has the ability to finish with that defender there. Kira cannot do that against the average rim protector.

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Meh, Fox is listed at 6’3 185, with a 6’6 wingspan

Kira is listed at 6’3, 170 with a 6’7 wingspan

But Kira is also 20 years old. I think they are extremely similar in make and build. Kira could easily gain 10-15 pounds over the next three years. Biggest difference between the two is Fox’s finishing ability. Kira has struggled to finish while Fox is fairly elite at it. And I would say Fox is slightly shiftier. I think Kira is a better shooter, or at least projects to be.

Fox has bit more game strength that he plays with, which I think again stems from just how young and early on Kira still is. I think we sell Kira too short in what he can become overall. Wait until that guy is 26 and see what you have.

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So, you're trying to project what Kira may be if he gains weight and shoots better to say he compares favorably to Fox? Stretch

I wasn’t trying to say anything. I was saying exactly what I said. They aren’t that dissimilar in builds, especially considering Kira’s still young age. Otherwise, Fox is obviously a better player. And I think Kira can be a very good player. One that can hit an outside shot and will likely not finish his career at the exact same weight he is today. Was that so crazy?