100%. I think people are gonna be surprised when he averages 22/10 on good efficiency, but they won’t realize it’s all the other things that make him a losing player.
He averages 10 boards a game, but when you actually watch the games you realize he could easily average ~13 per game if he put in more effort. He’s terrible at grabbing contested rebounds and generally his rebounds feel extremely “empty”.
He’s also a pretty good scorer for a C, has a great post hook and a solid middy. BUT, nothing is more frustrating than watching your 7’0 center with a 40 inch vert refuse to dunk the ball. I’ve literally never seen such a big, athletic guy that just doesn’t dunk the ball. Consistently settles for ~5 foot touch shots when he could just take a step and slam it.
That plays into the next thing, he avoids contact by all means. Whether it’s rebounding, screening, posting up, driving, or defending, he is ALLERGIC to creating any contact. He sets soft screens (for a 7 footer), he gets pushed around on the boards, and almost NEVER gets FTs.
The guy is genuinely talented asf, but he’s such an “empty” player. He sleepwalks to 16/10 which is why it hurts even more that he’s just not actually that good. If he had the mindset of Shaq, or Barkley, or Amare Stoudamire, he’d legitimately be an MVP type player, but he just doesn’t. He’s gonna put in enough effort to get paid and get good stats, but he’s just not a winner.