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I' also like the fact that he has been working out with our young core. i'd love for 2 or 3 years from now look back and have them have valuable history of 4 years playing together. We have gone through enough turnover that i think continuity has a lot more to do with it then most GM's like to admit.

Yup. The concern with fultz has never been talent or fit. He's already shown the ability to play and does enough stuff well that he's going to be valuable even if he can't shoot. We can scheme around that. Look at guys like Eric Bledsoe. Payton didn't fail here because he couldn't shoot. it's because he couldn't shoot, couldn't defend, and didn't perform well on offense frequently enough. The only concern with fultz is whether his issue keeping him out of games has been resolved or not. If he plays and doesn't relapse he'll be valuable.

We'll be significantly better if fultz can draw help defense on drives. There's a ton of little things that go into that (like forcing your defender to defend you on the three point line so he has less space to recover from your first step) but if we're breaking down the one thing we need from him to change the team it's that.

Spain destroyed us gasol and the hernangomez bros were just to much size for only scola, and rubio was less nervous than campazzo their coach and strategy was far better than ours Still had a good tournament and runner up in such a tough competition without the stars of the past (ginobili, nocioni, prigioni, delfino or herrmann) is nothing to be ashamed of

I think picking up Fultz' option this early is a good sign that they are pleased with his work ethic on his rehab, and that they think he will be a productive part of this team sooner rather than later. I think it also sends a message to Chuma Okeke that taking a "red shirt" year and signing with Lakeland while doing his rehab will be a positive long-term move for him. It shows the team values that work ethic, and has loyalty to help their players to recover/become the player that everyone thinks they can be. If Okeke signs a contract, then we will have 14 players on the official "salary" roster, and signing anyone, even a rookie minimum deal will put us over the luxury tax threshold. But having him "defer" his rookie season to next year means we have two spots open on the roster, and can fill both of them with veteran minimum deals without going into the luxury tax. The bad part for him would be that he could only make about $35K next year and he would be pushing back the end of his rookie contract a year, so won't enter free-agency as soon. On the good side, he would then sign his rookie contract next year at a $400K higher starting salary, because he would fall under the 2020 rules; he would still have the benefits of team doctors, rehab, facilities, and coaching in the Magic system (albeit Lakeland's coaches, but they run much of the same stuff as the parent club). Truth is, even if he is signed to the parent club this year, he would still spend most of the season rehabbing, and probably start his comeback with limited playing time in Lakeland anyway.

We just picked up fultz's option for the following year. We didn't need to pick up fultz option until October 31st. Another big sign that this front office has a ton of confidence in him (for better or worse).

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A few pages back someone posted a highlight reel of Fultz NBA game... not college hype but actual NBA film. If we get that same player (who was going through knee, shoulder etc issues) then we are in for some surprises.

Even 10 ppg and 40% from three is what Courtney lee gave us as a rookie (he was about 9ppg)

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Key phrase: perhaps ascending stars, but I agree with your analysis, I also believe JI’s offensive will come around as he showed flashes. I’m calling KD lite, lol.

Frazier is injured

I can appreciate that. He was a young kid who got consumed and made an incredible amount of mistakes, but owns it and hopefully learned and evolved.