Okay, so for Strus, his elite skill is supposed to be 3-point shooting. He did just have a great game -- made 6 3-pointers -- but as someone noted, Carsen also had a great preseason game not so long ago. His past year in the G League it looks like he shot 30.8% from three. Not great. But he was a 96.3% free throw shooter, which is elite, if it's not small sample size. So that would bode well.
So I think the question is far from resolved whether he's the second coming of Duncan Robinson. Though, with the Heat's luck, he very well could be. Chicago picked him up last year and apparently they didn't think so, because they let him go. Hmm. If I were Danny and had a "do over," I'd still take Javonte over Strus -- as of right now.
He was 26/27 in the G League from FT line, 36/117 from 3. I don't think either sample size is indictive of anything.
In college, his Freshman year he hit 80.3% of his FT (98/122) and 33.3% of his 3s (81/243)
Sophomore year, 84.2% from FT (128/152), and 36.3% of his 3s. (113/311)
Probably safe to assume he's at least a very, very good FT shooter. Of course, so isn't Carsen Edwards. Or at least he was in college (.817, 371/454).
Then there is the fact that Strus is 6'7 and Edwards is generously 5'11. Does anyone know Strus's other measurements?
I will say I would prefer to have Strus over Edwards and Green. Last year, I didn't really see his appeal and this could just be recency bias. Chances are none of the 3 really make a difference but the Celtics could use some shooting. A guy like Green will probably stick in the NBA because of his D but I don't think it's something the C's need, especially when Langford is healthy. And everyone knows what I think of Edwards. I don't think he gets a 2nd NBA contract and I'm not sure he survives the length of his 1st.