Since the beginning of the regular season, one of the few lone bright spots for the Washington Wizards is the sudden emergence of sophomore player Kyshawn George.
For an organization who's created the reputation of poor drafting, finding a hidden gem like George in the back half of the first round in what was labeled as an overwhelmingly weak draft class was a win in its own right.
Not only did George flash the potential to be an immediately serviceable role player throughout a rookie season, but he proved almost immediately to start his sophomore campaign that there was more potential than what originally met the eye.
Averaging 15.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists, while shooting 46.7% from the field and 40.8% from beyond the arc, George has looked every bit like a core piece for the Wizards moving forward.
However, while George's emergence has been a positive development for the Wizards, the second-year player's season hasn't been filled with all sunshine and rainbows.
In fact, the overwhelming good doesn't allow for the weaknesses in his game to be overlooked, which is exactly why we're here to break down the biggest issue that George has constantly made it hard to shy away from.
Kyshawn George struggles with frustrating turnovers
George's versatility in the frontcourt allows for the Wizards to run the offense through him on a nightky basis.
As an oversized guard with playmaking ability, head coach Brian Keefe has made it a point of emphasis to give George ball handling responsibilities and allowed for him to play through the growing pains.
Although there's been plenty of flashes of positives with George in this role, he's also shown a glaring hole in his game that has led to multiple frustrating turnovers.
"Some of the decision making, like with the turnovers and things like that was a little bit frustrating and it was largely due to some of the concerns I had pre-draft with him not being overly athletic," Sam Vecenie said on a recent episode of the Game Theory Podcast. "I think that he struggles maintaining advantages when attacking close outs a little bit." the draft guru added.
It's hard to argue with Vecenie's review of George's recent play, largely due to the fact that majority of his turnover issues do come as a result of his inability to prove physical or athletic enough to maintain the advantages.
Obviously, George is a high IQ player, who can find ways to navigate around his weaknesses, but until he's able to do that on a consistent basis, these tough conversation will be forced to be discussed.