WallyWorld wrote:Give us some updates on Minott lip and drew! Did he look as good as his box scores? What's his best case scenario? What is most realistic projection? What is his floor?
Minott obviously has a high-octane motor. He's also a tenacious competitor. He has McDaniels' length and body build, but more quick-twitch athleticism. He's also a better natural rebounding than McDaniels. However, McDaniels came out of college with significantly more polish and a better perimeter shot than Minott. McDaniels also came to the Wolves with better defensive instincts and technique. McDaniels simply has a far more developed game than Minott. But interestingly, Minott is a better ball-handler than McDaniels was coming out of college. I didn't expect it, so I was pleasantly surprised to see how well Minott handled thje ball live in Summer League. I love wings who are really long for their position, athletic and also good ball-handlers. Add in a high-revving motor and a fierce competitive nature and you have Josh Minott.
I love McDaniels, although I was disappointed in him not taking more of a leap forward last season. But I constantly preach patience with talented young players so I have to keep reminding myself to remain patient with McDaniels. Finch obviously loves him, raving last summer about Jaden's tremendous value-stack of abilities. And we know Connelly was unwilling to include Jaden in the Gobert deal even though he could have saved significant draft capital if he had. So I'm not worried about Jaden. I think he has the potential become an all-star caliber player, but will more likely settle in as a solid two-way starter over his career. He's really skilled, polished and smart.
Regarding Minott, I view him as a can't-miss player given his exceptional length at his position, solid ball-handling skills, high-octane motor and fierce competitive nature. His shooting is still a work in progress, but I was amazed by how much better his shot looks in Summer League compared to what I saw from him in college video highlights. I think his ceiling is all-star level. His floor in my view is Vando - a long high, defensively disruptive, rebounding wing. He needs to get in the weight room ands also work incessantly on his skills, including shooting. Given his motor and competitive nature, I think he'll do what it takes to improve. He has a very high ceiling in my opinion, but he has an equally long trajectory to get there.
