Watch some film on Romeo Langford. He's my favorite player in high school basketball at the moment.
16 year old RJ Barrett is the best player not in the NBA right now
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Watch some film on Romeo Langford. He's my favorite player in high school basketball at the moment.
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I'm like the GOAT talent evaluator. I call RJ Barrett the best player not in the NBA. Then he goes out and beats the under 19 Team USA by himself.
RJ Barrett is gonna be a superstar in the NBA. No doubt about it.
RJ Barrett is gonna be a superstar in the NBA. No doubt about it.
I know nikkas are gonna jump on this so I'll preempt the attempt to derail this thread that is almost certain to occur.
There are 2 types of superstars:
(1) There are Type A superstars. These superstars are the kind that can be the #1 option on a championship team. These players are very rare. In fact right now in the NBA, there are only 2 Type A superstars: LeBron James and Kevin Durant. As much as I like Lonzo Ball and Jayson Tatum, neither can be or will be the 1st option on a championship team.
(2) Type B superstars are guys who put up superstar numbers and get media love. They can lead you to the playoffs and maybe with the right cast can get you to the conference finals but they'll never be good enough to win a championship being "the man". This is where guys like Russell Westbrook and James Harden fall into. They're superstars in the sense that they are top 5-10 caliber players but it's unlikely they can win a championship being the best player. This is where I rate guys like Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, and Jayson Tatum. Players I like and have supported.
RJ Barrett and Marvin Bagley fall into the rare Type A superstar category. Other than LeBron James and Kevin Durant, the only other players I have in that category RIGHT NOW is Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins, and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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RJ Barrett and Bagley have bust written all over them. People will learn to avoid guys with no position and no real skill set besides being bigger, faster and stronger at some point
Bruh you buggin. They are incredible prospects. Very similar to Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins IMO.
Once RJ Barrett reclassifies, you'll be hearing of teams trying to tank for the #1 and #2 pick in 2019 cause there will be 2 franchise changing talent available.
I'm just not seeing it for either one. These guys look great because they have NBA bodies already. They have no skills besides overpowering kids. If I don't know what position you play then you're not going to be a superstar.
Barrett will be a SG and Bagley a PF.
Besides LBJ/KD......A.Davis,K.Leonard,and S.Curry are the only other type A superstars.Davis has the dominate/efficient offensive game to lead a team to the championship,he just needs a better suporting cast.Giannis needs to develop his offensive skills,Embid hasn't playd more than 30 games in a season,and Wiggins couldn't get his team into the playoffs despite haviing a stud post player.
Type A superstars:
James
Durant
Curry
Leonard
Davis
Curry is a fraud who couldn't even win finals mvp over Andre Igoudala. Cavs exposed him in the finals.
Kawhi is a product of the Spurs/Popovich system.
Anthony Davis is injury prone and lacks leadership qualities.
Only KD and LeBron are top tier type A superstars.
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