ALL-STAR POTENTIAL -SUPERSTAR POTENTIAL: Can Keyonte George Become the Next Jamal Murray?
Utah Jazz fans wonder: Is Keyonte George on the path to becoming the next Jamal Murray or Tyrese Maxey? David Locke breaks down George’s rapid development, comparing his efficiency and offensive metrics to NBA stars, and assesses whether the rookie has reached established player status—or is on the verge of an All-Star leap. The episode also spotlights the defensive struggles without Walker Kessler, highlighting bleak stats and what’s at stake for the Jazz’s rotation.
Other hot topics include Lauri Markkanen trade buzz, concerns over Cody Williams and Walter Clayton Jr.’s rookie progress, and why Utah consistently ranks near the bottom in transition defense. Plus, David Locke debuts points gained, an exclusive offensive metric, revealing Nikola Jokic’s record-breaking impact and ranking Jazz contributors over the last 10 games. Is Utah primed for a turnaround, or are deeper changes on the horizon?
0:00 – Keyonte George: Ceiling & Comps
13:38 – Jazz Defense Without Walker
27:06 – Points Gained Metric Debuts
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10 Comments
Best I can do is Jordan Poole
On the Keyonte comp, are you allowing for the fact that Jamal Murray plays with Jokic, and Key plays with, well, NOT Joker?
The Walker segment is not fair to Nurkic. He has spent portions of his career as a very good defensive player. If you haven't looked at the numbers, I would go back and make sure Nurkic isn't catching stray bullets for no reason
I absolutely do not ant paolo over lauri. The guy is very talented but i dont see his game developing too much further. The guy loves a midrange pull up and hits about 7/100 of em. No thank you. If you think thats an even trade ur just dumb and dont actually watch the magic play. Franz is a much much better player.
I’m a mathematician Locke. I have my own proprietary efficiency metric I’ve used for years. I have Johnson with a clear lead, Maxey and KG tied with Murray pulling up the rear. I feel all four players still have plenty of room for improvement.
I think if Jazz is going to follow the path of OKC or Pistons, Keyonte will definitely be the guy like SGA or Cade Cunningham. All depends on how other positions get upgraded in the future.
Seriously Locke, are you kidding me? You’re acting all bent out of shape because Kessler is out and Jazz aren’t as good because of it. Who cares if we’re last in every stat this year ? We need to lose so we don’t give our pick to OKC especially next year, in a really good draft. After hearing your Seattle story which is now OKC I would hope you would want the Jazz losing. Then you’re all excited about Jazz being favored over Kings tonight ? That’s for sure a loss the Jazz need. They need to keep Lauri, why the hell are they even consider trading him ? The only thing they need to consider is when to strategically rest him, then next year go all in on winning.
It will be a time of key isn’t an allstar and league mvp this guy is better than lebron Jordan magic and bird combined he is hands down the greatest jazz player of all time oh don’t do me like that u dirty rotten filthy nasty little boy
Not with the performance from last night..
I really like what I'm seeing from him this year. I got to be honest I didn't think he was going to be much of a player after the second year in fact I thought he might be a bust. But man has he turned into her a fringe allstar it's A testament to him his hard work and the coaching staff. To be honest with you I was losing hope in this coaching staff too on whether they could develop players. Jamal Murray is a pretty high mark I don't think he shoots the ball as well as Murray I don't think he ever will got my not be the best comparison unless we're looking at a poor man's version of Murray can't turn into a real All-Star add a future star in this league