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Originally Posted by Calgary Jazz
If he gets 12pts/7reb,3ast/2stl/2blk average...I would be happy with that.
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It all depends on the minutes. If he can get that in 20 MPG (which neither he, nor anyone else in the league is bound to do), I'd be tripping-over-myself happy. He's unlikely to play more than 25 minutes per, though, and I doubt he can top 8pts/5rebs/2asts/1stl/1block - which would still be a very decent game. If most of his energy goes into defense, I doubt his efforts will show up on the stat sheet.
If he can keep the likes of Kobe/Durant/Gay/Pierce/Melo/LeBron/etc. consistently under 25 points and shooting in the low 40%s, I'd say he deserves to be a part of the future team. If he can provide offense on top of that, he will be a key piece going forward. For now, though, just the defense will do.