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Gonna help develop him by running him out of town so he joins an organization that actually knows how to develop players
Cringy take. If you want to point to the previous coaches and front office with Grant and Griffin, I agree. However since Altman took the reigns of the franchise they have consistently developed their young players.
They have drafted two guys who didn't pan out for them: Windler and KPJ. Unfortunately it seems both had some issues between the ears. KPJ was a lottery talent and a team cancer personality, Windler has mental blocks the size of city blocks.
I didn't care for the Sexton pick but he did develop his scoring ability and outplay his draft slot.
In 2019 Garland ended up outplaying the players taken before and after him, and Wade went from undrafted to an end of rotation piece.
Altman worked his magic again in 2020 when Stevens went from undrafted to a useful end of the bench player. Okoro has improved but might be progressing at too slow a pace for a contender... but the improvement in his offensive skill is clearly on the way up.
I will talk about the pitiful level of player development under Grant and Griffin all day, but Altman deserves credit for overhauling the development program.