New York Knicks Receive: G/F Talen Horton-Tucker
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G/F Cam Reddish
Whether you’re a basketball writer or just a fan of the game, you probably try your best to have a fair assessment of every player in the NBA. That’s a task that, like finding a good Westbrook trade, is easier to accomplish in theory than practice.
Often, we judge players according to what we expect from them. Just as often, we turn those players into victims of those same expectations.
As a lottery pick, Cam Reddish entered the NBA with lofty expectations. Up until now, he hasn’t met them.
He was supposed to be a 3-and-D wing with secondary shot creation, but so far, his three-pointer is inconsistent, and metrics suggest that his defense has ample room to grow.
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Meanwhile, as a second-round pick, Talen Horton-Tucker didn’t have the same expectations initially. Somewhere along the line (perhaps owing to his unique wingspan), someone saw some potential in him that, as of now, he also hasn’t lived up to.
Could the New York Knicks offer him a better situation in which to grow?
