Yeah but going back to his HS days Garlands coaches even say he’s a high level passer. He didn’t get to show it much in his very short time at Vandy because they asked him to play the role
he played. But everything about Garland scrim his HS days shows a guy with really respectable vision. Can make all the passes.
Just a heads up, natural feel to his game that Sexton doesn’t have despite being an excellent scorer in his own right
Garland is an excellent pick and roll player whereas that is a real weakness for Sexton.
I think people are going to be wowed by everything Garland does on the court. He’s a really good kid, he is super truly happy to be here.
Also, for whoever posted about the JR contract earlier, I definitely think they should use it to acquire future assets, but KPJ was their guy they were taking a swing on and they were able to get him at 30. He’s a guy they would have gone and got if they thought he was in danger of getting taken once the draft was ongoing. So I actually am glad they didn’t take the 17th pick deal from the Nets, But I know there has to be some future draft compensation out there and they need to find it. While they may let it expire now to just fully reset the repeater tax easily, I think there’s at least a decent chance they will be involved in I’m thinking maybe helping a team clear money this summer for FA or for tax purposes if the future compensation is right. Yea
Shit, I could be wrong about them turning 17 down at the deadline...it was a rumor that I considered on decent footing but it could still be wrong. The Nets ended up getting a young wing they value in that deal for a future first they believe will be in the 20s and they traded into straight cap space instead of having JRs 3.8m partial on their books, so it’s possible they knew of and waited for a better deal. Nonetheless, the Cavs got the guy they felt was worth swinging on as they felt his background and Intel stuff along with medicals were much more likely to make him successful in comparison to a guy like Bol who Doctors flagged for his weight issues , despite his foot being healed
And who came back much worse than KPJ in terms of inmaturity, attitude, and had no one really step up and vouch for him.