True for sure!
These are both first round prospects, and I would be happy picking them at 15 and 26.
Johnson reminds me of Perkins. And Lyles is a talented scorer.
+1, I was going go say Perkins, earlier days
by "perkins, earlier days" do you mean perk's first 2 years when he averaged 2.4 points and 2.7 rebounds a game? or do you mean his "prime years" of 9.8 and 7.9. what a halcyon time (2 years!) that was, hey?
i liked perk very much. but perk has always been a role player and looked good because he was never asked to score and filled specific need for a specific team. he was a wide body needed to eat up space under the basket and show muscle, and little else since all stars surrounded him.
if johnson is perk, then i am not excited. this team can do better than that.
Ditto. However, from the very little I've seen of him, lol
, Johnson is already a million times better than Perk was in his 'prime,' if he had one
, at the age of 19. Not only is he taller at 7'0", but he can use both hands on the block, has a drop step, and, this is the big one if you're comparing him to Perk, HE KEEPS THE BALL HIGH WHEN HE GETS AN OFFENSIVE REBOUND.
I know, it was almost too much for me, too, lol (sarcasm).
Also, his wingspan is only slightly larger than his height, but he is more mobile than Perk ever was, even though that's not exactly saying much, lol.
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