Amen. I was thinking about the Jays, and how valuable two-way wings are, and realized they’re not exactly easy to find. Outside of our guys, who are the best young two-way wings right now? Let’s say under 24. Isaac is taking a leap on D, but can’t create for himself. Ingram doesn’t play D. I’ll count JJJ as a wing, he’s shooting 40% from 3 on 6 attempts per game and may take an Isaac-like leap on D soon. Anunoby, Huerter, the Bridges. Squint and maybe you see Porter Jr, Knox, the Browns. I’m probably missing some, but my point is that the most valuable piece on the board is pretty hard to come by, and we have two of them. And watching how they impact the game so early in their careers, it makes complete sense why Danny took Romeo over the bigs who seemed to fill a position of need. As you said, he’s got the requisite balance and strength, he’s shown poise and awareness, and I have no doubt this is one of the best developmental situations for him in the league. Considering the growth curve of the Jays, Romeo has shown enough already to warrant measured prospect humping as a two-way wing.
The development of the Jays has changed the whole outlook of this team. We still need a pick and roll maestro like Kemba, or a near enough approximation (if the Memphis pick conveys, I’m taking a long look at Nico Mannion), and some defensive bigs, but we have a really exciting core. If Romeo hits, and we can get value out of the Grant, Rob, Tre, Carsen, Tacko, Jevontes, we’re really cooking.