How do people on the inside of the NBA see the future of Euroleague standout Yam Madar with the Boston Celtics? According to recent reporting from Heavy’s Sean Deveney, better than you might think. The Israeli floor general certainly has some warts on his game to work on, but the feedback Deveney got from an anonymous league staffer hints the EuroLeague Best Young Player. “There are some similarities to (Payton) Pritchard, but for the most part, Madar is smaller physically, more athletic but not as tough,” they shared.
“(T)hat is the big thing he would have to show in the NBA, that he can take the physicality,” continued the unnamed staffer. “He can shoot. He can be an NBA-caliber shooter and he is a decent enough playmaker, he has gotten better there. Not great defensively, though, and that is what got Pritchard benched.”
“But as a cheap option to have on the bench, the 11th man? You could do worse.”
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“He could handle a role of some kind,” they suggested. “He does need to play to keep developing, though, you don’t want him to rot on the bench. He is 22, he is not some long-term project anymore.”
“If you bring him over, you’ve got to play him,” observed the unnamed staffer, perhaps hinting at the biggest obstacle (at least, on this version of the Celtics) yet remaining for a Madar NBA debut.
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