Yaxel Lendeborg the Warriors 11th overall pick just had his first 30pt game of the season.

21.8 pts 9.3 reb 4.8 ast on 45/35/77 shooting splits through the first 4 games

Full Game Box Score: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401909876/warriors-nuggets

Meleek Thomas in 17 minutes so far in his DEBUT:

• 16 points 🔥
• 6/10 FG🔥
• 4/5 3FG 🔥
• 18 minutes

They really let Meleek Thomas fall to the second round because his barefoot height is 6'3? He's the tallest 6'3 I've ever seen because look at the height of the top of his shoulders compared to 6'2 barefoot Darius Acuff. His shoulders are at LEAST two inches higher than Acuff's. Anything above the shoulders is practically useless in basketball, it just so happens that Thomas has a VERY short head (from chin to top of head) and a short neck. Dude is in effect more like 6'4 - 6'5.

Box score for the game: https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-sac-0022600118/box-score

Fun notes about this game: The 7 assists that Acuff got are a season high (so far). He got them on 1 turnover too, his lowest amount of turnovers yet. This game was also the first time that Boozer got a block in the NBA (he got 2 this game), though Acuff had a block of his own. Boozer continues to struggle finishing inside against NBA length and athleticism as he's currently 0-12 on layups across 3 games. Acuff, meanwhile, has a healthy diet of shots at all 3 levels, and bricks them at a similar rate.

If team record affects ROTY voting, then Boozer might get it on that alone. But if voters just go by PRA, then Acuff may eek it out due to his high usage (currently 34%, 6th highest in the NBA).

Due to the sheer amount of mouths to feed in Utah and the sheer lack of defensive talent on the roster, Ace has been pressed into service as the Jazz’s main POA defender and is not getting any ball in hand opportunities. Ace’s points are coming from spot up threes, cuts, transition, and offensive rebounds. Ace is not a good scorer yet (his handle is still HORRIBLE) and the Jazz’s future and present are more reliant on Peterson, JJJ, Lauri, and Keyonte that basically any possession is a possession served by Ace not having the ball for more than a second. Ace has not really complained about this role at all and has worked hard defensively (and again, he is just bad at scoring right now) so it’s not like it’s a terrible call, but do you think this is the right call for Ace’s future and the Jazz?

Who do you think looks better so far of the top 2-4 picks?

Darryn Peterson in the loss to the Grizzlies: 14 points on 5-18 FG (3-5 from three) 7 rebounds 4 assists vs Cam Boozer 13 points on 4-12 FG (1-6 from three) 7 rebounds 4 assists

Where would he project in the 2027 NBA Draft.

What would be a realistic floor, expectation, and ceiling?

Edit: Context of this game is that he erupted for 38 points in the adidas Next Generation Tournament final in Rijeka, Croatia, capping an impressive weekend that earned him MVP honors.

The recently turned 17-year-old, 6-foot-9 Serbian wing finished with 38 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, and 3 BLK against Zentro Madrid, shooting 5-of-9 from three in Pablo Laso Academy's narrow 76-72 loss.