People we're talking that he'd be an all-star.... I have a hard time believing that will ever happen if his career is heading this way.
David Lee - Per Game Numbers
age 23: 29.8 minutes, 10.7 points (59.6%), 10.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 stocks (blocks + steals)
age 24: 29.1 minutes, 10.8 points (60%), 8.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.1 stocks
Al Horford
age 21: 31.4 minutes, 10.1 points (49.9%), 9.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.6 stocks
age 22: 33.5 minutes, 11.5 points (52.5%), 9.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.2 stocks
Serge Ibaka
age 21: 27.0 minutes, 9.9 points (54.3%), 7.6 rebounds, .3 assists, 2.8 stocks
age 22: 27.2 minutes, 9.1 points (53.5%), 7.5 rebounds, .4 assists, 4.2 stocks
Tristan Thompson
age 21: 31.3 minutes, 11.7 points (48.8%), 9.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.8 stocks
age 22: 33.0 minutes, 11.9 points (45.8%), 9.4 rebounds, .9 assists, .8 stocks
All these players showed huge improvements in their games over the following years. I can't see TT scoring as much as Lee did (two seasons of 20+), or being near the defensive player Ibaka is. But Al Horford made a couple All-Star teams averaging right around a 15-10 with solid defense, I don't think that's out of the question for TT.
Again, the reason we're not seeing any offensive progress with Tristan or changes to his role is because Mike Brown simply does not care about that side of the ball.
That'd also explain TT's drop in FG% this year. Even Kyrie and Deng are below their career averages.