I get what you're saying but I think we had forgotten how good Koufos was as a prospect. He dominated the U18 European Final - the young Koufos could post up, put the ball on the floor, and hit jump shots in addition to protecting the paint. With all due respect to Papa, he has never put up the kind of game that Koufos did in similar big stage. At no point in Papa's professional career could you just throw the ball to him and say, "Go put it in the hole!" like Koufos could do. Koufos is the better player than Papa at the same age.
Watch the highlight from the Final, there are things Koufos could do at ease that you'd be surprised if Papa does the same.
And therein is my point - Papa is behind Koufos at the same age, so what is the logic that makes someone come to the conclusion that he is the next Marc?
Speaking of Marc Gasol, the scouts and his highschool coach all agreed that he was already tremendously skilled as a teenager. His coach said he was as skilled as the guards on the team. He was just fat and slow so the NBA bypassed him. When I see Papa plays, tremendously skilled is not how I'd describe him. Not that I don't want him to turn into the next Marc Gasol, but that's not a reasonable projection and I think basically setting up expectation that is unrealistic.
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