“Brown is too much of a mystery to make him a responsible pick, while D\u00ebmin shot 38.5 percent from deep last season and showed all the connective passing Brooklyn hoped for,” Hughes wrote. “A Summer League performance that saw D\u00ebmin flash rapidly developing on-ball skills and scoring chops inside the arc puts him over the top.<\/p>\n
“The Nets have loads of young candidates who might only be a breakout away from changing this prediction. Ben Saraf, Nolan Traor\u00e9 and Noah Clowney have all had their moments, and Clowney is the oldest of the group at just 22.”<\/p>\n
D\u00ebmin showed incredibly improved athleticism during Summer League, throwing down and alley-oop slam and windmill.<\/p>\n
To Hughes’ point, he also looked incredibly more comfortable operating with the ball in his hands, especially in the painted area, targeting smaller defenders on post moves and attacking the basket with a lot more conviction.<\/p>\n
D\u00ebmin needs to prove that he can do that against more established NBA defenders, especially those who make it tough on the perimeter and at the rim.<\/p>\n
There have been countless Summer League superstars who didn’t quite pan out at the next level. <\/p>\n
Kevin Knox was named to the All-NBA Summer League First Team in 2018 after a standout stretch of games, but unfortunately, he wasn’t able to carry it to the next level.<\/p>\n
With D\u00ebmin, though, his stroke from downtown is smooth as butter. Even if his on-ball skills don’t translate well enough for him to become a superstar, his offball 3-point shooting and connective playmaking should still make him a problem at either shooting guard or the wing position.<\/p>\n
For the Nets to shock the world<\/a> next season, however, D\u00ebmin will need to take a considerable leap in his game.<\/p>\n
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