nope. always knew he was going to be a bench player at best
ATLs_finest
He’s shooting 40% from the field and 25% from three. It’s funny looking back at it that we were so reluctant to include THT in trade packages and we chose him over Caruso only for THT to barely be a rotation player on a tanking team.
ThunderClown101
He fooled everyone with his fancy reverse layups.
This turned out to be the only way he could finish.
keepon18
I swear he gained back all his weight this off-season from when he was drafted, like seemingly overnight from being a Laker to a Jazz player.
AwildYaners
He was probably one of the least liked prospects the Lakers drafted since Anthony Brown.
The hate/expectations went through the roof when they kept him over AC too.
I still think he can develop into a decent player; he just never fit the timeline. The Bron/AD chip window is/was now, not 2-3 years.
ADtoLA23
Remember when fanbase cried about Lakers trading for PatBev?
KyrieWetUpCurry_
He honestly might be out the league after this contract
suhar97
To start last year the lakers really called him a 3nD wing š¤£š¤£šµšµ
hansislegend
Heās still 18, bro. He has potential.
BoysenberryJunior294
How our first round picks are going to turn out :
ryeasy
Youāre doing it now with Max Christie
paraMAYBE_DO_LESS
I got downvoted for saying he was basically a worse Westbrook on a better contract
levantoo
Iāll never forgive the FO for choosing him over Caruso.
The only thing THT has that impressed me is his wingspan. I thought with that wingspan maybe he could become a legit defender. Him getting $10 mil a year was a favor to Klutch.
Quantumsystem00
One of the most jack of all trades guys ever in the league
MatthewTheShapeShftr
THT peaked for the lakers when they put him in during the playoffs against the rockets.
bjsw534
Trash
Icy_Quit_7177
This dude stole 20 million dollars without proving shit
ILackPatience
NICE
JIM213
Caruso one of the best defenders in the league and FO inked this dude š
Nerdygamer650
He was this eras Shannon brown. Flashy and nice addition when you have a bunch of stars but not worth building a franchise around. You could always tell he was the āhypeā move.
Pardonme23
He eats 8.7 pies per day
Sayomom
FOs fascination of him was always so strange. Not sure about the rest, but didnāt seem to have improved in his tenure here. His upside, his ā7ft wingspanā became a meme & for a dude with such a wingspan refused to dunk & resorted to his weird reverse layups w/ the non dominant hands
Andy311
Thereās no we in all of you guys! I didnāt think he ever lived up to the fan created hype.
valleykid818MD
Getting played out of the Drew League as an NBA player against fed -ex and ups driver left this man broken lol
I always maintained he was a horrible g-league level talent. Couldnāt shoot, play-make, or defend at an NBA level. I have no reason why anyone thought an undersized slasher who canāt shoot or read the game would be a good player in the modern league.
BigCO9
We? Never was a fan of his game on the Lakers. He never finished with his left hand and was a terrible fit alongside LeBron & AD’s game.
jaypooner
We gave up Caruso to keep this clown
Faxodox
I was jumping for joy when we traded his ass
mking22
We let Caruso go for THT, just to trade him for a worse and older version of what Caruso does.
Makes me sick
Granpa0
Well on the bright side at least it kept us from trading for washed-up Kyle Lowry.
RevCottonM
Do I have it wrong? wasn’t it Bron who scouted THT all the way back to high school to Klutch sports? and Caruso’s agent is from Wasserman soo… doing the math…
Maybe it’s all just a coincidence
JBProds
6.9 PPG. NICE
Pikminious_Thrious
I’m traumatized from when they tried to make him a 3 and D player. Can’t shoot 3 and can’t play D.
TheBlackRedRanger
I still believe in fam
incorruptible61
In THTās defense there were a couple games and stretches where he wasnāt missing, finishing at the rim and made his threes. It seemed like there was lots of potential to grow and everyone loved his KD like wingspan, but it was smoke and mirrors.
tergerter
When I heard Kevin OāConnor from The Mismatch hyping him, I knew he would be a bust.
GeorgeLovesBOSCO
A lot of the time we disparage nba players by saying stuff like “haha Russ sucks! Go join the Shanghai Sharks!!” and its usually not true. Russ might be ass but he’s an nba player. THT isn’t an nba player. I’d be shocked if a team throws a minimum at him.
motorboat_mcgee
Why shouldn’t we root for and hype up our players? He didn’t work out for us, but he was young and showed flashes of potential so it makes sense to be hopeful. I don’t get this thread.
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Who’s we, he was always garbage
nope. always knew he was going to be a bench player at best
He’s shooting 40% from the field and 25% from three. It’s funny looking back at it that we were so reluctant to include THT in trade packages and we chose him over Caruso only for THT to barely be a rotation player on a tanking team.
He fooled everyone with his fancy reverse layups.
This turned out to be the only way he could finish.
I swear he gained back all his weight this off-season from when he was drafted, like seemingly overnight from being a Laker to a Jazz player.
He was probably one of the least liked prospects the Lakers drafted since Anthony Brown.
The hate/expectations went through the roof when they kept him over AC too.
I still think he can develop into a decent player; he just never fit the timeline. The Bron/AD chip window is/was now, not 2-3 years.
Remember when fanbase cried about Lakers trading for PatBev?
He honestly might be out the league after this contract
To start last year the lakers really called him a 3nD wing š¤£š¤£šµšµ
Heās still 18, bro. He has potential.
How our first round picks are going to turn out :
Youāre doing it now with Max Christie
I got downvoted for saying he was basically a worse Westbrook on a better contract
Iāll never forgive the FO for choosing him over Caruso.
[https://media.tenor.com/GOmjBnQnFVEAAAAC/scott-steiner-fat.gif](https://media.tenor.com/GOmjBnQnFVEAAAAC/scott-steiner-fat.gif)
The only thing THT has that impressed me is his wingspan. I thought with that wingspan maybe he could become a legit defender. Him getting $10 mil a year was a favor to Klutch.
One of the most jack of all trades guys ever in the league
THT peaked for the lakers when they put him in during the playoffs against the rockets.
Trash
This dude stole 20 million dollars without proving shit
NICE
Caruso one of the best defenders in the league and FO inked this dude š
He was this eras Shannon brown. Flashy and nice addition when you have a bunch of stars but not worth building a franchise around. You could always tell he was the āhypeā move.
He eats 8.7 pies per day
FOs fascination of him was always so strange. Not sure about the rest, but didnāt seem to have improved in his tenure here. His upside, his ā7ft wingspanā became a meme & for a dude with such a wingspan refused to dunk & resorted to his weird reverse layups w/ the non dominant hands
Thereās no we in all of you guys! I didnāt think he ever lived up to the fan created hype.
Getting played out of the Drew League as an NBA player against fed -ex and ups driver left this man broken lol
Comments like this stand out https://www.reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/kute01/give_some_love_to_tht_who_baller_out_tonight_17/gity5mt/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3
I always maintained he was a horrible g-league level talent. Couldnāt shoot, play-make, or defend at an NBA level. I have no reason why anyone thought an undersized slasher who canāt shoot or read the game would be a good player in the modern league.
We? Never was a fan of his game on the Lakers. He never finished with his left hand and was a terrible fit alongside LeBron & AD’s game.
We gave up Caruso to keep this clown
I was jumping for joy when we traded his ass
We let Caruso go for THT, just to trade him for a worse and older version of what Caruso does.
Makes me sick
Well on the bright side at least it kept us from trading for washed-up Kyle Lowry.
Do I have it wrong? wasn’t it Bron who scouted THT all the way back to high school to Klutch sports? and Caruso’s agent is from Wasserman soo… doing the math…
Maybe it’s all just a coincidence
6.9 PPG. NICE
I’m traumatized from when they tried to make him a 3 and D player. Can’t shoot 3 and can’t play D.
I still believe in fam
In THTās defense there were a couple games and stretches where he wasnāt missing, finishing at the rim and made his threes. It seemed like there was lots of potential to grow and everyone loved his KD like wingspan, but it was smoke and mirrors.
When I heard Kevin OāConnor from The Mismatch hyping him, I knew he would be a bust.
A lot of the time we disparage nba players by saying stuff like “haha Russ sucks! Go join the Shanghai Sharks!!” and its usually not true. Russ might be ass but he’s an nba player. THT isn’t an nba player. I’d be shocked if a team throws a minimum at him.
Why shouldn’t we root for and hype up our players? He didn’t work out for us, but he was young and showed flashes of potential so it makes sense to be hopeful. I don’t get this thread.