Houston Rockets Receive: F Jonathan Kuminga
Golden State Warriors Receive: C Alperen Sengun, C Boban Marjanovic
In a reductive sense, there are two factors that define an NBA player: athleticism and skill.
Often, we use athleticism to gauge potential. A young player may not be particularly skilled, but if they have certain athletic qualities, it’s easy to envision them being stars if they can just develop those skills.
On the other hand, skill tends to translate in the present. If you have it you’ll produce – but if you don’t have athleticism, it may be difficult to improve.
Alperen Sengun has the skills, but his athleticism is subpar.
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On the other hand, Jonathan Kuminga has all the natural gifts, but he hasn’t developed his skills very much to this point.
Could the Rockets be the right place for him to do so?