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One of which will be a very good pick because the Lakers will not make the playoffs this year.

Then you add in Dyson Daniels and his fit with Risacher...and Johnson...and Young...etc. This is why I was saying that I really like what Landry's vision on building this team was during the offseason when the trade for Daniels was getting panned and some were upset at the drafting of Risacher.

The thing with Hunter, to me, is that he isn't a good fit for Quin and what he wants to run. He's not a quick decision maker with the ball in his hands. Defensively, he's not quite as versatile as you would want. He's not the "stopper" that they tried to make him into early on. He defends bigger wings better than he does smaller wings. He gets absolutely abused on the boards. I think his playing time could dwindle to very little as the season progresses and we see Daniels, Risacher, and Krejci get the lion's share of the minutes. Vit Krejci - that dude is the poster child for what player development is all about.

I'm more excited about how he fits with the other key players on this team. The fit is impressive.

Oops. That should have said 2-4, not 2-3.

What I want to see is Dyson, Zaccharie, and Jalen get the majority of the minutes at 2-3, and I think Vit is going to be very hard to keep off the floor.

He's been humbled in a way that players in the US aren't in the developmental process.

Yes. That was Quin Ball. They moved the ball from side to side. They played 0.5 basketball. The player movement was there. We saw wings get the ball and attack the basket. We saw peel switches on defense to defend the PNR. It's early, and it may regress down the road, but this is the style of play I envisioned when the Hawks hired Quin Snyder. I'll also add that Ryan Schmidt is going to be a hot name on the head coaching boards in a couple of years.

You and I are on the same page here. Watching Dyson Daniels play in the Olympics just reinforces my thought that with Daniels beside Trae, we will be a MUCH BETTER FITTING TEAM than we were with Murray. I like the vision that Landry and Quin have for this team. Daniels fits that vision better than Murray. Risacher fits that vision better than what we had at that position last year. Team fit is important, and the vision for the fit is something that Travis Schlenk lacked.

This was really good!! This is why I'm high on Landry's ability. He can see the whole picture.

Realize that there is a reason the Ayton trade market is low. He's grossly overpaid for what he is. He doesn't fit the Hawks ethos nor their desired playing style. Portland may have to consider attaching a 1st round pick or two along with him to move him. He's simply not a good player.

Coming home today!!