Charles Lee: Starting with Hannes, I think that we’re seeing a guy that defensively, his length, his IQ, I’ve seen him get more blocks on pull-up jumpers and things around the basket than I was expecting. I think that he’s just got way more length and athleticism than people realize, so that’s been really good to see defensively. And then offensively, there’s a versatility there that is going to continue to grow, where some of the passes that he makes to cutters, his touch around the basket, his ability to drive and still be limber enough and athletic enough to be able to Eurostep and finish around guys. The offensive game is really polished, and I know he’s going to keep working.
And then Christian, I was expecting to see just a ton of offensive firepower. I’ve been very impressed with his defensive impact. I think he’s got a competitiveness and a fearlessness to him where he’s climbing into the ball, refusing to be screened. His active hands have created some steals and deflections, scrapping in the post and not letting guys post him up. He plays like a big guard, which I love on the defensive end, (has) a scrappiness to him. Even watching him get that baseline out-of-bounds steal in summer league was really cool. So you see the competitiveness there. You see the fearlessness. And then offensively, he’s one of the best shooters in the draft.
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