Just remember that Rondo has said he wants to 'experience free agency', and that it's very possible that we'll lose him for nothing. If there are only two teams offering up pieces for Rondo, then we're looking at either Terrence Jones+Clint Capella from Houston, or Mclemore+their 2015 first rounder-they traded this pick to Chicago but it's top 10 protected, so they can pick a player for us if they finish as one of the bottom 10 teams in 2014-15. If they finish better than 10th, they must send this pick to Chicago. We can then have their 2015-16 pick if Chicago ends up getting their 14-15 pick. Considering they just lost Thomas, and still have Rudy Gay and Cousins, it's doubtful they finish above the bottom 10 teams, particularly in the brutal Western conference.
I think people aren't giving Mclemore enough rookie leeway though.
He had a rough rookie year but he's shown incredible tools and athleticism as a first year player.
His 3 point shooting was poor overall, but it improved towards the end of the season, and he's got arguably the prettiest stroke in the game next to Durant, Beal and Ray Allen.
* He's one year removed from college.
* At Kansas in 2013 he played 32 minutes a game, over 37 games.
He averaged 4.7 three point attempts and shot at 42% overall. That's incredible shooting over a reasonable sample size. He also shot 87% from the FT line at Kansas and 49% from the field overall.
*in his first NBA season, he took 4.7 three point attempts per game and shot 32%. Do we really think he dropped off that far in one season? Even his free throw shooting dropped from 87% to 80%.
*He's got NBA size at 6'5" tall and a wingspan of just under 6'8" which isn't enormous, but isn't terrible either. (Ray Allen's wingspan is considered to be around 6'8").
*His shot release is incredibly fast and efficient and his athleticism and spring enable him to jump up and over defenders.
*The 2012-13 Kings were a nightmare situation for a scoring wing like Mclemore. They added Rudy Gay, Isiah Thomas to the starting line up, which took away the majority of Mclemore's good looks. When Malone became the new coach, they went to a defense first team, and Mclemore obviously struggled with the pressure of learning the team defense whilst trying to get some decent numbers for what he was drafted for...scoring.
*it took a good 6 months as a rookie, but over the last 2 months of the season, he averaged 12.4 points a game.
*his most improved aspects from college? His passing skills, and his dramatic improvement in ball handling, particularly on dribble penetration.
With Thornton and Isiah Thomas gone, he'll probably become the third scoring option behind Cousins and Gay which will help his confidence- depending on how quickly Stauskas adjusts to the NBA.
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