Marcus was who I wanted in the draft once we weren't getting Wiggins, Parker, or Embiid, but I think we are putting the cart a bit before the horse here. He has obviously shown his skills defensively, but he is a much worse scorer than I anticipated. Seeing him in all of those college highlights bullying his way into the lane and fighting for the basket, I was super excited. Now he seems to be just a three-point specialist and not a very good one.
I am confident he can improve his other offensive attributes, but just because somebody tries hard does not make them the next star of our team...at least not yet. And at #6 in this past draft, we really needed to draft a star.