NBA | 1 Flaw Every Top NBA Rookie Needs to Fix This Offseason | Lamelo Ball, Anthony Edwards

I'll be right here, I'll be right here, I'll be right here, I'll be right here, I'll be right here Hella shameless, necklace on me decorated All this got me feeling jaded Hold up, hold up, I be waiting Bad thing on my radar Told me that I'm in a playlist Flower bombs, she a lotus Got me thinking that I'm famous I remember when I prayed for this No sleep cause I'm anxious All this for entertainment Hazy thinking that it's day one All this spending for the taking Yeah, yeah Hold it down for the nameless Yeah, yeah Oh, yeah I've been on a grind, yeah Like I'm really on the rails Cause my life is on the line, yeah I've been getting minds in I've been onto you Nothing left to lose Get into the bag, yeah I've been onto you I'm seeing how you move Imagine all the things we get into I need you to put me all the way This is FYF Sportsman, it's Lamont We are back with another podcast episode As you can see from the title today We're gonna be talking about Every NBA rookie And not every NBA rookie Really just like the top 8 to 10 But we're gonna be talking about One flaw that all of these top rookies Need to improve over the offseason I mean The one thing that we can say about this rookie class is Going into this season Everybody thought that this class was Underwhelming One of the worst drafts we've seen And it actually turned out to be One of the better draft classes Over the last 10 years So we're gonna be diving into all that We're gonna touch on a number of players We're gonna speak on how they can improve But before we get started with today's video Make sure you guys like, comment, and subscribe Hit the notification bell to the video If you haven't done so already We are grinding to 25k We should hit that sometime next week Hopefully if things go according to plan But 25k is the small goal 100k is the yearly goal Hopefully we can get there But as we speak on the rookie class For the majority of the 2020 NBA rookie class The offseason has already begun Most of these players have been eliminated from the playoffs A lot of them are going home And then they have to look to how they're gonna develop Next season Following a quick turnaround from the draft This past season With no summer league and no preseason These rookies now have They have a chance to really catch their breath And then focus on developing their games The class as a whole made a tremendous impact on the league And some of these players look like all-stars At some point in time in the season We talk about LaMelo Ball He had flashes prior to his injury We talk about Anthony Edwards He definitely had some big time flashes going on Going into the end of the season Players like Obi Toppin Who we thought would have big seasons Dealt with injuries And then once he got into rotation He really couldn't find his way We got Denny Avedagi Season ending injury Killian Hayes Just did not look like he was NBA ready We have a lot of different things That impacted each rookie But the one thing that we can say Is that this rookie class did Surprise everyone So we're gonna be going over 10 rookies today We're gonna go over 10 rookies today These are actually the top rookies We feel that these are the top 10 rookies And we're gonna be talking about At least one major flaw That they can improve upon Going into next season Because with a lot of these players We can sit here and harp on what they do great All of these players To be in the top of their class Obviously they do a lot of things great On the basketball court But if we want to see these players excel Maybe get to that all star level Maybe help propel their teams Into the playoffs next year They're gonna have to improve upon something And that's what we're gonna be talking about today So for the first rookie That we're gonna be talking about today We're gonna be discussing Cole Anthony Of the Orlando Magic Alright now Cole Anthony's flaw to fix Is his defense Anthony came on strong late For Orlando Averaging 16.2 points per game 5.1 rebounds 4.2 assists in his final 17 games of the season His defense As is the case for most rookie guards Left a lot to be desired Continuing to learn Player tendencies will help But a wingspan under 6'5 May mean he'll never become An elite defender in the NBA The Magic allowed a whopping 118.3 points per 100 Processions With Anthony on the floor And 112.8 with him off And opponents shot 46.3% From the 3 point line With him as a primary defender Increase of 7.1% Over their season Average And for this Orlando Magic team Players like Jonathan Isaac coming back from injury I'm sure that this team will improve defensively But it's gonna have to start With these young players And we all know how important perimeter defense Is in this league So I definitely look forward to seeing how Cole Anthony recovers And bounces back next year And I really look forward to seeing the direction that The Orlando Magic take going into next season With all of those young guys Sadiq Bae's flaw to fix Is gonna be Isolation scoring The 5th leading scorer Among all rookies at 12.2 points per game Bae has been a steal For the Pistons as the 19th overall pick Some evolution To his offensive game Would serve Detroit well however 2 out of every 3 shots That Sadiq Bae took this season Were from outside the arc With a whopping 92.6% Of his 3's coming off an assist Per NBA.com Tracking data Sadiq Bae logged just 41 total Isolation possessions all season Scoring at a lowly mark Of .5% Of the time per possession He shot just 21.4% In isolation And ranked in the 13.3% Overall A talented 3 point shooter However Sadiq Bae needs to continue To grow his offensive game And we saw the flashes With Sadiq Bae With Detroit Just a couple weeks ago We saw him have a breakout first quarter His 6.3's in the first quarter We know he's an elite shooter But this Detroit team That really needs players to find a way to score Outside of the offense They need players to be able to score And transition getting to the rim They're going to need a guy like Sadiq Bae To really develop his offensive game Over the summer Hopefully he can come back next season With a few more moves in his repertoire And I think really playmaking and scoring Off of plays like that really comes with confidence So I think we saw him have that in his bag A little bit at Villanova I think this is something that he can do Maybe next year he can come in With a bit more confidence To really take and make those shots Out of the isolation sets Alright the next player we have up On our list is Emmanuel Quigley-Gart for the New York Knicks Emmanuel Quigley To fix his shot selection And getting to the basket We saw late in the season that Tom Thibodeau Decided to bench Emmanuel Quigley Because of his poor Decision making and shot selection Now Quigley showcased A beautiful floater and was very good From outside to arc this season Shooting 38.9% From threes overall And 46.6% On catch and shoot shots But he'll need to improve His ability to get to the basket And complete his offensive development Only 5.9% Of his total shot attempts came within 3 feet Of the basket with an average Shot distance of about 18 feet Killing his overall Efficiency Quigley was able to Convert 61.8% Of his close looks Yet shot just 39.5% Overall during his rookie campaign I think adding muscle To his 6'3, 190 Pound frame it should help him Absorb more contact And hopefully get him some easier looks At the rim going into next season Now Isaiah Stewart's Flaw to fix is his lack of a dominant Skill you know even as a 19 year old rookie There were a few holes In Stewart's game he led all rookies In rebounds per game blocks And win shares all while Showcasing a solid overall Game Stewart showcased And showed the ability to Protect the rim finish In the pick and roll and even shoot threes At a decent clip finding A dominant skill will help him stick In the piston starting Lineup from here on out And guarantee he gets paid Come extension time Stewart is essentially Good at almost everything But not great at any One specific area Jason Tate's flaw to fix Is three point shooting You know perhaps the most versatile Rookie in this particular class The 25 year old Tate played And defended up to four Different positions on any given night The 6'4 wing slash Big did have a Rough season shooting the ball knocking Down just 20% of his pull up Threes while converting on 30% Off catch and shoot His overall mark of 30% Was lower than Rookie centers like James Wiseman Isaiah Stewart and even Xavier Tillman Tate's shooting mechanics are solid enough That he should improve Through simple repetition But we hope to see this rookie Really excel coming into next year As the Houston Rockets Bolster this roster For a much better Campaign next season Now James Wiseman's flaw to fix Is ultimately just confidence James Wiseman was The anti Isaiah Stewart This season while he Wowed at times with his size And skill the sizzle Always seemed to Be greater than the stake The Warriors were absolutely dreadful In his minutes Getting beat by 16.7 points Per 100 processions With him on the court Per cleaning glass That figure ranked in the second percentile Among all players It was painfully obvious how much better The Warriors were this season With Looney on the floor Instead of the number 2 overall draft pick Which was Wiseman Too often when Wiseman Made a mistake his body language Would immediately sour With his shoulders slumping And a look of frustration on the thin Teenager's face Golden State's veteran Draymond Green Told Dubstalk that he's already Taken notice of some of these issues He even stated to Wiseman Enjoy the lumps that he takes It's all a part of the process And while taking those lumps He needs to stay confident One thing people don't talk about When speaking Of the NBA Is confidence and when you lose confidence In this league You can forget about having any success And that was Draymond Green On James Wiseman Now with Wiseman Likely unable to do much physically This summer while recovering from knee surgery He can still digest plenty Of film and improve the mental Aspect of the game He ranked 6th among rookies in scoring 3rd in rebounding Wiseman can still develop Into a dominant two way force If his confidence continues To grow And as we get to some of these top rookies Of this class When we talk about players like James Wiseman I really want you guys really put in the live chat Or the comments of this video Your thoughts on these players as well Because that's one thing that I also The one thing that I noticed about Wiseman's game And Draymond Green pointed it out He showed flashes that he had Everything in the bag that he needed To be a great center He showed a really great jump shot With really good form and patience He showed great athleticism When we've seen him dunk over the entire team At times But then when he made mistakes It just gave off the impression That he just harped on his mistakes too much And I think that's one thing that really Hurt him this season Really hurt his effectiveness On top of the fact that there was no preseason No summer league as we mentioned earlier Before he just came into this league After most recently playing Juco College players At Memphis and then high school players He came into this league playing grown men And I just don't think I think he didn't know how he would fit in I don't think he trusted His skill set and he didn't know You know what to expect going in So I think next year I think we're going to see the biggest leap From a player like James Wiseman Because now he's acclimated to the NBA He knows what to expect Hopefully he can recover from that knee surgery And get back to being 100% Alright next player up Is Patrick Williams Of the Chicago Bulls Now Patrick Williams flaw to Fix is playmaking Patrick Williams He started all 71 games for the Bulls This season after zero starts For Florida State the year before And silenced any questions About his three point shooting Going 39.1% From behind the arc this year Now for someone who won't turn 20 Until August Williams showed some really positive Signs overall the Bulls may need To take One more of a facilitating role However Especially if the team fails to acquire A franchise point guard this off season He will need to be A better playmaker going into next season Williams finished the season with just 99 total assists And that's compared to His 98 turnovers So we want to see a better assist to turnover ratio There as he showed during his Florida State days Williams is Athletic and crafty enough to become At least an above average passer And running through plays And running plays through him would help Set the table for guys like Zach Levine Vucevic and even Colby White For a Bulls team that ranked just 20th overall in assist to turnover Ratio this season Some added playmaking from Williams Would do wonders For this 21st ranked offense And you know what For me with regards to Patrick Williams I really just have to give Patrick Williams a big round of applause Because I think where the Bulls selected Him in the draft with so many unknowns Coming out of Florida State As you guys just heard The man didn't even start a game for Florida State You know I question if This was a good You know a good draft for the Chicago Bulls a good draft pick And he actually turned out to be really serviceable Didn't pay a lot of dividends this year But I think this player Patrick Williams will prove To be a very Formidable piece for The Chicago Bulls over the next Four to five years So next up on our List we have Tyrese Halliburton of the Sacramento Kings Tyrese Halliburton's flaw To fix is going to be Aggressiveness Tyrese Halliburton has been The NBA's best Rookie surprise as not Anyone outside Of Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball have been Better he finished third among rookies In scoring 13 points a game Second in assists 5.3 And second in steals Halliburton was the only first year Player to shoot better than 40% from the Three point line while averaging Double digits in scoring While it was natural for him To take a backseat to players like De'Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield and even Harrison Barnes The 21 year old has earned the right to Demand the ball and take on more Of a leadership role With this Sacramento team Halliburton even explained this to the Athletic Halliburton stated That's just The staff and the vets Like you know Moe Harkless you know they're on me To go get the ball be aggressive and lead The team I'm getting great words of Wisdom every day learning More every day and I think at the end Of the day like we all Talk about my development To go in the right direction I've got to be more vocal be a Leader and just have fun playing basketball Forced to play Small ball with Fox And Buddy Hield in the backcourt at times Halliburton would benefit From a Hield trade But At this point in time they have Buddy Hield Halliburton is going to have to relegate To playing that small forward position in the backcourt While the Kings draft history Over the past decade hasn't really Been kind Halliburton Was a home run pick Who needs to know it's okay To act like it so we Want to see Tyrese Halliburton really Step up and be much more aggressive Going into next year's Campaign and for Tyrese Halliburton This is a player and we know he has A lot of promise because there was a portion of this Season where he was neck and neck With LaMelo Ball for rookie of the year a lot of People were saying he was just as good He kind of fell off obviously the Injury and obviously Just being on the Sacramento Kings Not a very successful team they weren't really In the playoff race a lot of expectations That they didn't live up to Hopefully a coaching change Over the summer can help Bring that aggressiveness back that we would Like to see but as it stands now He still had a great rookie campaign and he Surprised a lot of people You know a lot of people coming Into this season Next up we have Anthony Edwards Of the Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards Flaw to fix easily is Pick and roll efficiency Anthony Edwards has looked the part As the number one overall pick this Seeding leading all rookies in scoring At 19.3 points per game What's even More encouraging is the success That he has had Alongside Carl Anthony Townsend and D'Angelo Russell the Wolves young Core they carry a net rating Of plus 4.9 and 327 total Minutes while Edwards has been A dynamic scorer and maybe one of the Leagues best in game dunkers He needs to get better As a ball handler in the pick and roll The Wolves Edwards In the pick and roll 6.4 times per Game and he only And he counted for 31% Of the offense so a lot of the things that he was Doing or coming out of transition or Iso sets not really going to be Conducive to a lot of success right there Now Towns Is the type of Athletic floor spacing big Whom Minnesota should be Killing teams with in the pick and roll every night So by seeing Edwards get better in the pick and roll It's only going to help all of the Other players on the team He's a terrific three point shooter who can Pick and pop or stride to the Rim and dunk on opponents head Following a perfect pass Becoming an improved pick and roll Facilitator usually means Getting more reps and Becoming more comfortable with the players Around you it also means Reading a defense and taking Whatever it gives you All areas in which Edwards continues To get better And we all know the rookie of the year race Is going to come down between Anthony Edwards and the One thing that I really appreciated about Anthony Edwards game this year Is that he took a lot of criticism Even criticism from his teammates and coaches And he took it in stride and he did not Let that get to his ego And he just continued to improve his game And when we saw players Whether it was suspension or injury Go down for the Minnesota Timberwolves He really stepped up And at times looked to be the leader Of that team even more so than a guy Like Karl-Anthony Towns So I'm really surprised, I'm really curious to see the direction That they decide to go next year Because they've had Karl-Anthony Towns for a number of years now And it doesn't look to be Going in a positive direction Do the Timberwolves move on from Karl-Anthony Towns and look to give Anthony Edwards a bigger role on this team? I mean you never know But the Minnesota Timberwolves, the one thing that they know For certain is they have a golden player In Anthony Edwards that they can look to build off of Going into the future Next up we have Obviously the final rookie That we need to discuss We have LaMelo Ball Of the Charlotte Hornets LaMelo Ball's flaw to fix Is going to be off Ball engagement LaMelo Ball would have been The runaway rookie of the year if not For late season wrist surgery And is still in the running For the award despite playing 21 fewer games than Anthony Edwards Ball was everything Charlotte could have hoped for in year one Already one of the league's craftiest Passers, Ball showed off A solid outside shot shooting 35.2% from the Field 37% before the surgery An area of concern coming Into the NBA. The Hornets have Plenty of facilitators however With Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward And Devontae Graham who's going to be a Restricted free agent All able to run the offense At times very well Using the 6'6 ball as a cutter More often would help get Some easy baskets and take some of the Playmaking responsibility off of The 19 year old. Ball Was only used as a cutter 14 times all season Shooting 33% Per possession On this type of offensive Set. This kind of efficiency Ranked in the 3rd percentile Overall. Ball was the type Of frame that Ball has a type of frame that enables him To use a multitude of ways To score and pass Not just as a primary Facilitator. While passing Will always be LaMelo Ball's greatest Skill. The Hornets can Get even more creative With him offensively In year two if they can Find ways to implement His skill sets off Ball. Alright and with a player Like LaMelo Ball there's really not a lot Of negatives you really want to harp on with A guy like that. He did so much Well for the Charlotte Hornets this year I mean at one point in time the Charlotte Hornets Were sitting at the number 4 spot in the Eastern Conference And that's prior to him getting injured And not just him getting injured. You got guys like Gordon Hayward went down. Devontae Graham Went down. Malik Monk Went down. P.J. Washington Went down with injury. And so when you have A myriad of injuries like that Not just to Your star players but even your bench players I mean there was no way That this Charlotte Hornets team was going to be able to maintain And hold on to that lead The way they ended the season really just was A kind of a summary of what this Team truly looked Like with all of those devastating injuries And they lost the last five games of The season and then In that play-in game they got completely Decimated by the Indiana Pacers So that just tells you one Thing. I mean you want to look To some of these core guys that you have Obviously Gordon Hayward was a bright spot when healthy But he is often injured We have Terry Rozier. Does he fit? Is he a long-term piece? Devontae Graham. Are you looking to keep him? We saw how they struggled defensively With him in the lineup at times So the Charlotte Hornets have a lot of questions That need to be answered with regards to the Roster. What are they going to be putting around LaMelo Ball? Because LaMelo Ball at times Looked like he essentially had to do everything For this team. You know, rebound, Defend, play-make, score That's too much For a guard in this league. He's Going to need better help around him I say better quality help around him And so the Charlotte Hornets are really going to Have to find ways to get Some free agents into Charlotte To help build a more competitive team for LaMelo Ball going forward in the future But those are our top rookies. I think My expectation Is that Anthony Edwards will Win rookie of the year I think Anthony Edwards will Only win rookie of the year by default Because he played more games And especially how he came on late season I think LaMelo Ball was the best Rookie of this season Unfortunately that injury Losing 21 games. It's going to be Really tough for him to win rookie of the year Now we have seen them give out Co-rookie of the year awards. It's rare But it would make sense In this particular case because I think both of those Players truly deserve That honor and make a really really Strong case for it. But I want you Guys to let me know what you think about all of These rookies. What do you expect from These players going into next year? I expect the Charlotte Hornets To be a very competitive Playoff team next year if they can stay healthy But that's just You know that's putting a lot of weight On a guy like Gordon Hayward. Your 100 million dollar man to stay Healthy all year And help this team be competitive When he went down We saw how This Charlotte Hornets team struggled Similar to The Minnesota Timberwolves They lost a lot of players to injury To suspensions There was also rumors in that locker room That they were dealing with a lot of selfishness What is that team going to look like next year? Did they keep D'Angelo Russell? Did they move on from him? He's often injured Carl Anthony Towns often Injured himself and when he does play It seems like his stats are very empty And they don't really have a major impact On winning or losing But Anthony Edwards stats do So we got a lot To look forward to next year As it stands right now we still have the NBA Playoffs to really look forward to I can't wait to see some of these Matchups. We're going to be doing a live stream To cover all of that coming up pretty Soon here. If not tonight then tomorrow But tonight's game Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies That's going to end all the play-in games So obviously we're going to be Covering that game. We're probably going to drop An NBA film study on that as well And hopefully The few rookies that are Remaining. The ones on this list that are in the playoffs When we look at our OB Toppin Obviously Danny Avodagi is down with injury Otherwise he would still be in Hopefully we can still see some Glimpses from some of the remaining rookies Here in the playoffs You guys let me know in the comments what you think About this rookie clash. Were you Impressed? Did they overachieve? Did they underachieve? I personally believe that this rookie class Definitely overachieved. A lot of people said Including myself and I'll throw myself into that Bubble. I thought this rookie class Would not be Not be very strong And I also believe that because Of the Quickness and how the season started I thought a lot Of these rookies wouldn't be prepared so they came in Much more prepared and ready to go Than I even Expected. But hey FYF Sports has been another great podcast Episode. We'll be back with more sports And news later. Make sure You're following us on all social media Platforms. Whether it's Facebook Twitter, Instagram. Follow us on All those platforms so you can know when our live Streams drop. We're going to be going live on Facebook and Twitch so make sure All you got to do is type in FYF Sports Type in FYF Sports. Find us on Those platforms. Links to those channels Will be in the description of this video. Follow us So when we go live you guys can Jump in and give us your thoughts on any Of these videos. Any NBA conversations That we've been having to have. Hey But it's FYF Sports man. It's been another great podcast Episode. 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