Golden State Warriors NBA Draft: Why Dubs should pass on Obi Toppin
By Justin Lee
Ability to make plays
Obi Toppin was not a great playmaker in college. Yes, he has crazy athleticism. Former first-round pick Jacob Evans did as well and look where he at now. To be on a Warriors team, you have to be able to move the ball and make plays, especially off the bench.
Toppin’s freshman season, he averaged just under two-assist a game, notching 1.8. However, Toppin did improve his sophomore year with the ball in his hands a bit more, dishing out 2.2 assist a game.
But, playmaking is more than assist numbers right?
It’s being able to have the ball in your hands and doing something with it. Well, Obi has a problem with that as well.
His freshman season turnover numbers were not great, as well as his sophomore season. With two turnovers a game in each season, Toppin was a liability at times with the ball in his hands.
The Warriors have never been a team that turns the ball over consistently.
Even during last season, when their team won 15 games they didn’t turn the ball over often. In the 2019-2020 season, the Golden State Warriors had the fifth-best turnover percentage at 13.7%.