Best Development For a Prospect

[BigKAT]

You guys think it's best to go in a Bad Team with a few veterans, where the young player gets to shoulder the load early on, painfully growing into a superstar (Lebron, MJ, KD)

Or do you think it's best to come into a good culture with a decent, or even elite team where the team is slowly but surely relegated to the new heir to the throne, giving him ample time and experience so when the time comes he can contend

(Kawahi, Duncan, Wade)

Do you see guys like Winslow and Jaylen benfitting from being in Playoff Teams despite it affecting their minutes/touchs but giving them much needed time to hone properly and grow the right way, doing better then guys like Wiggins, Mudiay and D'angelo who really have to go through a shitstorm at first, but get lots of chances to make mistakes and grow from it?

Or do you guys seed a 3rd, better way?

(Stay as a background and work as hard as you can until you breakout when someone gets injured or leaves in FA, Butler and PG style)

[Fire Colangelo]

I don't think there is a "best development" route for a prospect. Being on a bad team gives you the green light, and you learn yourself through trial & error. Being on a good team means you're getting guidance from the veterans and are less likely to make mistakes.

There's arguments on both sides, but I think it all comes to the prospect's personality. Guys like MJ, Kobe or LeBron (to name a few) are self driven, and would succeed pretty anywhere they go. Guys like DeMarcus Cousins for example, would be a lot better in a franchise with an established culture.

Management/culture of the franchise matters a lot too. There's a reason teams like the Lakers, Celtics and Spurs are considered much better franchise than a team like the Kings. They establish a tone at the top, and evaluate players based on their personality, work ethic, as well as potential.

TL;DR

GOAT level players will be GOAT level players no matter what situation they start in. Good-great players would benefit more from an established culture (see Cousins, Irving, Sheed, Zbo, etc).

[I<3NBA]

if a prospect comes into a bad situation, it's just gonna hinder his growth, even if he is given the green light. he's gonna learn the wrong things and develop the wrong habits.

good culture matters, and winning is a habit.

[ISHGoat]

I don't think there is a "best development" route for a prospect. Being on a bad team gives you the green light, and you learn yourself through trial & error. Being on a good team means you're getting guidance from the veterans and are less likely to make mistakes.

There's arguments on both sides, but I think it all comes to the prospect's personality. Guys like MJ, Kobe or LeBron (to name a few) are self driven, and would succeed pretty anywhere they go. Guys like DeMarcus Cousins for example, would be a lot better in a franchise with an established culture.

Management/culture of the franchise matters a lot too. There's a reason teams like the Lakers, Celtics and Spurs are considered much better franchise than a team like the Kings. They establish a tone at the top, and evaluate players based on their personality, work ethic, as well as potential.

TL;DR

GOAT level players will be GOAT level players no matter what situation they start in. Good-great players would benefit more from an established culture (see Cousins, Irving, Sheed, Zbo, etc).

Not the lakers anymore, kobe gave them cancer and now theyre just a bunch of low IQ chuckers: nick young, d'bustelo, ingram, etc