Meh not really. He hasn't taken the offensive leap like some thought but he is already one of the best big defenders in the league especially on the perimeter. That is as worthy,if not more worthy, than most of the rookies extended this year.
Franz is putting up 19 and 5 as a 2nd option. Mobley put up 16 and 10 as a 4th option. Much better defender, Franz the better offensive player but both don't have outside shots. I would worry about Franz more since he is a wing.
I'd put Mobley at worse in that mix (of the max guys). Guessing any team with Mobley offers him a max.
Barnes put up some nice numbers too....on a bad team. I'm confident in saying if Mobley was there instead of him he could be a 20-12 guy. And maybe his elite defense leads to more winning basketball?
Probably as deserving as Cade and Franz and less deserving than Barnes. There’s only been three guys who got the rookie max so far in that class.
Saved from themselves. DeRozan doesn’t fit there at all and giving up one of the few shooters they have left after their depth has been pillaged the last two summers to get him would have been foolish.
There goes the championship @DJ
I think deserves it as much as Barnes.....put Mobley on a bad team and he scores and rebounds more. Likely his D might even make them a little better. Barnes is also not a 20 ppg guy playing with Mitchell, Garland and Allen I don't think...at least not yet.
Well damn
Fucking love it! The are going to be so many guys who in the past were worthy of the midlevel that just aren’t going to be able to get it this year because of this new CBA. Not dunking on the Lakers specifically here. Just excited that with each passing day the chance to get a dude like GTJ who should be a 12-15 million dollar a year player on the minimum increases.
This is Ifs and Buts stuff.
Had a hell of a performance last night in summer league it seems. Heat twitter was going crazy over him
Well i guess we know they can’t make the courts any worse
