is Anthony Bennett the worst use of a #1 overall pick ever?

[215Philly]

I don't get the negativity?

Freshman stats:

16/8 with 54%/38%/71% shooting while playing hurt the second half of the year. (these numbers are likely higher too if he wasn't kept out of the bulk of a few games in the second half of the season)

6'8" 240 is now a tweener? The kid is 1" shorter than Karl Malone

He's got a 7'1" wingspan and a 39" vertical.

Basically he has the in-game pedigree and the body pedigree (much TOO MUCH is being made about the height).

AND he has a great f*cking attitude and a 100% team first guy who is not afraid to lead.

He measures up in every metric, yet people what to say stupid shit like he can't shoot, because of a couple of half hearted tosses while mic'd up after a long interview in the middle of an injury are a better marker than shooting 38% from 3 for the season.

We need a punch people in the face emoticon around here.

[RedBlackAttack]

Pretty much any time he was given extended minutes on the floor, he produced at an acceptable rate for a rookie big getting acclimated to the league. I think he scored in double figures every time he was given over 20 minutes of playing time, including a couple double-doubles. Unfortunately, he only received those kinds of minutes 8-9 times all season long. All of this "bust" talk when the kid really hasn't even been given a chance to pass or fail personifies the impatience of sports fans today.

Kid still has a ton of upside and now that the pressure will be off and Tristan could be on his way out, he'll have some room to grow. His ability to step out on the perimeter could also really compliment Embiid, the likely No. 1 pick.

[Rose]

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