Can't convince me this is the same player....

Those first couple clips are nutty

Right dude it's insane

Has burst & lift. And playing so decisive. Not afraid to trust the mid range game. I think this is a mix of a mosley & Paolo health/conditioning problem here.

Yup, playing scared

Did he gain weight? I think he settled for too many tough middys

I think so

@JUSTDOITSULLEY He got more muscles now I think that’s making him look slower

@JUSTDOITSULLEY I don’t think so ngl but if he does have more muscle he has more fat too you can clearly see he’s less lean than before which would be the main issue

Something changed health wise and the front office is keeping it a secret. These are two different players and weight alone doesn’t explain the non existent lift, loss first step and looking like Celtics Blake griffin now. He might be playing through lingering injury

yeah he gotta slim down a bit in the offseason gotta get that quick first step back

He looks 20 pounds lighter here

He could be the same weight just less muscle mass/higher bodyfat% aswell

He neither needs to lose the mass or add more muscle to balance the mass. I have all the faith in him he’s just not in his usual shape

Get that engagement bro

I wasn’t expecting this bro😭😭

Did he put on a bunch of weight or something it doesn’t make any sense to me

I think he gained weight

Just come to LAL you’ll be perfect next to Luka n AR once Bron retires .

@RyloAries1

Think about it . That 5 look clean in purple n Gold

Yeah not even close to the same player idk what happened. Could the hamstring still be bothering him?

I think he gained weight

To me he looks less toned than last year. Idk that he gained weight, but maybe he’s out of shape. The lift just isn’t there at all.

Well yeah if he’s less toned it means he has more body fat might be the same weight but he’s definitely not the same body fat as last year

He obv gained weight lmao

I wonder if the coaching staff or training staff told him to put on the weight

Same thing happened to JI so I wouldn’t be surprised

1 he looks slimmer here and 2 he’s not getting double teamed in any of these clips. He’s been getting double teamed since game 1 this year.

He was getting double teamed last year too tho ngl

The whole thing is they’re not the same player, something has happened and they need to resolve it if we’re trying to make a playoff run

This made me jaw drop and I’ve been watching Paolo every game since we drafted him

Way faster back then

He’s been injured last couple of years with the same injury so, he is probably being cautious

I don’t get how a player can look so much less athletic that quickly lol

Doesn’t even attack with force or play any bully ball anymore

I would guess he spent the whole off season stabilizing his core with anti-rotational core excercise, which has stiffened him up a whole lot.

@therealBeede is this something we touch on in any of our post-game interviews?

Could it maybe be trying to not get injured?

The athletic ability fell off Paolo got bigger

He doesn’t have the ball nearly as much either. They have a lot of mouths to feed I think it’s a little harder for him to get into a rhythm now with his lack of touches

got heavier, slower, terrible shot diet, can’t finish at the rim consistently.. I mean shit idk what happen

Man Ik teams try hard to stop him from getting to the paint but that’s what separates superstars from stars, they get they shots no matter what and they make them, tired of bro missing layups because there’s 2 people in the paint or setting for a dumbass 3 like dog cmon now

Going down the Jayson Tatum path

Show this years

Bounce gone

I don't know if he gained weight or if he's lost a step but he needs to figure it out....fast

No Markelle Fultz is the problem

It’s definitely different when you’re actually on the scouting report and mfers have to game plan for you.

bad coaching!!!