Put me in the camp of I don't think he plays this year. Pelicans aren't playing for anything as a team anyways. I also fear for his development path. I would think the biggest jumps for any player are in year 2 or 3. I get that he is still young, but he is now firmly behind the curve and will take a lot of work to get back to projections. It is very likely that he comes back and is good player and not great. There is also a chance that he is Greg Oden.
Man this was a thought I had yesterday about our wonderful speculation hobby.
Basketball: Zion hurt, future in doubt of super stardom
Football: Lawrence, biggest can't miss QB, struggled rookie year
Hockey: Lafrieniere - Seems like he isn't producing to match his hype
Baseball: ? Hope Acuna comes back fine or Wander doesn't tank
Just be careful spending a ton of money on unproven guys, but these would be very higj profile busts and market drivers. It is still early on all these guys and they could all very well be fine in the end.
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