Mic-Nificent
I didn't eat nobody
Clarkson actually works hard and has been trying to improve defensively. The issue with him is that he just doesn't have a very high ceiling. Dude is basically gonna be a REALLY good sixth man. I think he's an underrated play maker, but he usually has a shoot first mentality. Defensively he can be a pest, I think Magic said he could be a lockdown defender, but he's got to focus on it. If the top teams weren't depleted of assets he'd be a much bigger trade target.
Ingram had a terrible rookie season, but you saw very brief flashes of potential. Everyone associated with the team is nothing but complimentary of him and they all understand that he's a project. He probably showed the most improvement throughout the season. The thing about Ingram is that at worst he looks to be an elite defensive player, he's got good instincts and freakish length. The KD talk has to die though, Ingram struggled to to score ALL season. His form was great but the shots would NOT go in, he started to adjust as the season went on. Ingram also somehow managed to be a worse FT shooter than Randle.
Nance is the most polished guy on the roster and if his health holds up he'll have a LONG NBA career as a role player. He's crazy athletic, does all the small things to help his team. mediocre rebounder, could potentially be an elite defender, biggest issue with him is his inability to create a shot for himself and he has a bad habit of passing up wide open shots and over passing.
Randle has physical gifts that aren't easy to replace, few players his size or as strong as him have his ball handling skills, speed, and quickness. He's shown the most improvement from season to season out of all the young guys. His biggest flaws are his off ball defense and shooting. The shooting improved a good bit from mid range, but the defense is still bad overall (despite some really good moments here and there). He has games where he looks like an all star, but he also has games where he looks like zombie and contributes nothing.
