It’s only been two games, so it is still early. But it is difficult not to be alarmed by what we’re watching. He looks so bad it is borderline unprecedented. And even worse – Scoot was supposed to be “the most NBA ready” of any player in the draft.

Even if Scoot improves 50% by the end of the season this will still be an unmitigated disaster. Scoot may end up as a cautionary tale. There have been warnings that going from h.s. to g league does not provide that structure young players need to properly develop And if Cronin chased a first ballot Hall of Famer out of town for this, he will never work in basketball again.