We often talk about NBA players in terms of archetypes when discussing them in the context of the league. There is a lot of value in analyzing players in this way.

It is important to take precedent into account when making decisions. It is likely that we can measure a player’s potential to some extent based on the players we have seen before, if they look similar to players we have seen before. 

You can take a look at Domantas Sabonis, who plays for the Sacramento Kings, as an example. In many ways, this is the archetypal European big man. It is well known that Sabonis is a dynamic playmaker who can be the engine of an offense when he is on the low block and when using dribble hand-offs. 

It is unfortunate that this archetype tends to be associated with slow feet as well. Sabonis, like many other players in the same archetype as him, can be a liability on the defensive side of the ball.

In case the Kings lose to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of these playoffs, they may seek to surround Sabonis with a better defense in order to protect him. 

Would it be possible for Dorian Finney-Smith of the Brooklyn Nets to be a target?