ANT is a great player but I don’t see what he’s necessarily “elite” at offensive besides finishing, which this is his first year of really taking a jump in that aspect. Statistically, he’s a sub 40% shooter from the midrange and a decent 3 point shooter when compared to league average. Playmaking is not his strength either.
He has a lot of potential but the way media talks about him, you would think he’s the best player ITL. I feel the only reason he gets this much chatter is because his face looks like Jordan. Am I wrong? Just a discussion.
No, I’m with you. He’s on a steep trajectory and appears to have all of the tools to be a top player in the league but many NBA talking heads were proclaiming him already a top-5ish player during the early rounds of playoffs last year, which was getting ahead of things (granted, there are always ~10 “top-5” players and ~20 “top-10” players but still). He’s not better right now (at least based on where we left off) than several players he seemed to leapfrog over. I won’t be surprised if he gets there in terms of all-around game but many people put him ahead of perennial All-NBA players too quickly based on potential.