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What people seem to forget when talking about/evaluating/processing basketball players, is their ability to improve in a relatively short time frame. Flynn averaged 13.5 points per game on 42 percent shooting as a 20-year-old starting point guard on the league’s most unfocused franchise. All things considered, that’s pretty good. He was then severely injured. So the result of all this? A trade? We’ve given up on the poor kid before he’s given a chance? I know this is sports, but nobody reaches their apex of ability at the age of 22.
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