Well, Tatum has now shaken off the NBA media’s criticism of him. So, who holds the anvil now?
Luka is in a weird position of being a media darling but took a ton of heat after G3. He is probably the guy now.
Nobody really cares about Devin Booker so don’t think he’ll ever deal with that pressure.
Joel Embiid is another candidate as a guy who hasn’t even made the ECF despite being a former MVP in his prime.
Shai is stuck in a small market with almost zero expectations but coming off a season where they were the #1 seed, he’ll need to start delivering results in the next couple of years but I don’t ever see much criticism coming his way.
Anthony Edwards is still very young so he’s a few years away, I think. But after being called a young MJ by some, he may see elevated expectations.
Ditto for Wemby where the pressure is more on SA to find him talent vs media expectations. But a guy of his calibre will eventually need some playoff results.
Trae Young? Donovan Mitchell? Brunson?
Feels to me like immediate pressure is squarely on Luka and Embiid but curious to hear others’ thoughts.
Luka is in a weird position of being a media darling but took a ton of heat after G3. He is probably the guy now.
Nobody really cares about Devin Booker so don’t think he’ll ever deal with that pressure.
Joel Embiid is another candidate as a guy who hasn’t even made the ECF despite being a former MVP in his prime.
Shai is stuck in a small market with almost zero expectations but coming off a season where they were the #1 seed, he’ll need to start delivering results in the next couple of years but I don’t ever see much criticism coming his way.
Anthony Edwards is still very young so he’s a few years away, I think. But after being called a young MJ by some, he may see elevated expectations.
Ditto for Wemby where the pressure is more on SA to find him talent vs media expectations. But a guy of his calibre will eventually need some playoff results.
Trae Young? Donovan Mitchell? Brunson?
Feels to me like immediate pressure is squarely on Luka and Embiid but curious to hear others’ thoughts.