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Continued about Lamelo:

"He still doesn't know who he is," a Western Conference scout said. "But I think you can justify buying into the talent."

"Yes, he's talented, but he doesn't take basketball seriously enough," another West scout said. "It's hard to build a winner with him because of how he plays, and the liberties he takes for himself when he plays.

Lamelo is averaging 23/8/10 on 55.6% TS in 6 games this season and has missed the last 2 games with an ankle injury as the Hornets are 3-5. Sounds like a similar story to years past

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  2. I think it way easier to look at Melo and say if he was with a better organization that he would be a better player than he is now. Not trying to rag on the Hornets but they aren’t in the top tier of NBA organization.

  3. Id much rather have trae on the bucks than the other 2 but i guess other rosters might rather melo

  4. I feel like Lamelo plays the way he does because he’s in charlotte lol. He knows they’re not going anywhere

  5. BREAKING: NBA GM prefers 24 year old 6’6 guard vs 26 and 27 year old 6’1 guards who can’t defend for shit

  6. I think it’s trae for any team that can manage a decent defense outside of him. Close tho. 

  8. Probably but he is also injury prone as shit

    36, 22, 47 games played in the last 3 full seasons and even this season already missed two games and it’s ankle related too

  9. I have the most confidence in Trae’s ability to get his head on straight with a new team, but the least confidence in his ability to be a key part of a contender

  10. Trae is unquestionably better than both. He is the best passer of the 3 and has the highest bball iq.

  14. If Lamelo Ball played in one playoff series I think this take would change. He’s benefiting from low expectations

  15. We smashing accept if we get 4+ FRPs and a nice young player in return lamelo is good but made of glass and his playstyle can deadass lose you games even tho his stat sheet look crazy with 20 highlights

  18. Well also the fact that Ja Morant also tends to do stupid too often, gets suspended, and has shitty attitude and work ethic.

  20. LaMelo averages like 45 gp a season. Idk how you can build a contender around that.

  22. I’m not touching LaMelo even if a trade would be cheap, his injury history is absolutely going to ruin his career.

  23. I’m easily taking Trae. The guy has proven he can take a team to the conference finals and has avg 25/10 and 69 games in 7+ seasons in the league.

    I still think Ja has a chance to be what we all thought he would be back in 2022, but there are simply too many questions about his maturity, availability and style of play. To me he has the highest ceiling, but the lowest floor and by far the least trade value out of the three.

  24. I think I’d rather have trae, he’s the best player of the bunch and is the least injury prone, despite the other being younger

  25. LaMelo Ball – Highest skill ceiling and best physical build, but lowest basketball IQ.

    Ja Morant – Average IQ, incredible athleticism, but his game likely won’t age well. Also brings off-court baggage.

    Trae Young – Smallest of the three, but highest basketball IQ. His playmaking and shot-creation mean his game should age the best over time.

    Trae Young currently has the best market

  26. I’m a Lamelo fan but Tre probably has the best market since Lamelo is always injured, and he has more playoff experience

  27. When Trae has proven to be the best and most durable of the three. Trae disrespected since day one.

  32. I just don’t see LaMelo playing winning basketball or ever getting to a place to compete for a chip. 

    I would want Morant in a boring city where all he could focus on is basketball. 

    Trae would be a great fit for a defensive team with a rim roller and another 20-25 point scorer. Sounds like the Hawks this year if we are being honest 

  33. Don’t be a dumbass and take hypothetical trade-market talks seriously. We’ve seen analysts and anonymous sources get it wrong more often than not.

    PR Warfare is the game and manipulating information to create/spin a narrative that benefits your team (in reference to the Anonymous NBA executive or otherwise) is how you play. Ya know, downplaying the asset’s value.

    Everyone acts disinterested in front of the universe. Behind closed doors, I’m confident that there are more teams trying to figure out how to make moves happen with these players.

  35. Trae has literally taken his team to the eastern conference semis.  He’s dragged them through the playoffs time and time again. I pick the guy that’s got a proven track record of winning imo.  I think lamelo and ja are great but they haven’t shown that they can realistically elevate their team in the playoffs. 

  36. Trae LaMelo ja and it’s not even close tbh Trae has proven to lead a team to the playoffs and not just that but into the cf

  38. idk about contract status but just raw comparison Trae Young is the healthiest without the injury concerns of both the other guys or the locker room concerns of Ja. They all suck at defense and they all are good at offense despite mediocre shooting. Trae has the highest TS% by far of any of them too.

  39. They all have different issues. Ja is off the court. Trae is on the court. LaMelo is injury risk.

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