2017 NBA Manifesto
Raul Neto
PG, 6’1, 179lbs, 25 years old, 2 years of experience
Not a particularly good sophomore year for Neto, who lost his place in the starting line-up, then the rotation in general, and who was seemingly limited to bringing the ball up and camping outside the three-point line, driving when the seas part, rather than making anything happen. This is not how he made his name, and nor is it what he is best at, but the aggressiveness is not there at the NBA level. Defensively, maybe; despite not being the quickest or the longest, Neto moves his feet and tries to stay in front, an aggressive nuisance when called upon. But offensively, he is being careful not creative, and the direct by-product of that is that he is just not doing much.
Player Plan: Has an unguaranteed minimum salary contract for next year, final year. Worth keeping around on it, but not looking like a rotation player, which feels odd to say about a player only one year removed from being a 53 game starter.
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PG, 6’1, 179lbs, 25 years old, 2 years of experience
Not a particularly good sophomore year for Neto, who lost his place in the starting line-up, then the rotation in general, and who was seemingly limited to bringing the ball up and camping outside the three-point line, driving when the seas part, rather than making anything happen. This is not how he made his name, and nor is it what he is best at, but the aggressiveness is not there at the NBA level. Defensively, maybe; despite not being the quickest or the longest, Neto moves his feet and tries to stay in front, an aggressive nuisance when called upon. But offensively, he is being careful not creative, and the direct by-product of that is that he is just not doing much.
Player Plan: Has an unguaranteed minimum salary contract for next year, final year. Worth keeping around on it, but not looking like a rotation player, which feels odd to say about a player only one year removed from being a 53 game starter.
