Ah the numbers the numbers. It's not about stats for the millionth time. They could have exactly the same numbers and he still wouldn't be Tyrus Thomas.
Also your original comparison was about their similarities as players. It's obvious that they are completely different players so you're resorting to your bread and butter; facts.

LaVine, Nurkic, and Harris. Definitively.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

It seems like sometimes ltg is okay with statistics.

So... in November, McDermott shot 53.3%. In December, 45.8%. In January, 38.7%. This is a trend.

43.1% for the season. Great chance for him to be a 40% shooter for two consecutive years, after it was said he would 'never' be a 40% shooter.

His traditional basketball stats look bad. The advanced metrics? Negatives everywhere.

The eye test confirms it. The statistics confirm it.

McDermott is bad. Likely not in the league in five years. Best case scenario? 11th man.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

3P% is covered within FG%.

Maybe if he stopped shooting anything but a wide open three and never considered dribbling or creating a shot he'd shoot much better.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

That is a fluff piece. It avoids talking actual results and numbers in favor of 'mental fortitude' and 'confidence.' Give me a break. Nick Friedell uses articles like those to build relationships with the player and the coach to get more stories down the line. Make everyone feel great. I'd call it Journalism 101 but I'm fairly sure it is common sense that doesn't need to be taught.

McDermott has put together three above average games. Yet as it happens, his FG% has been consistently declining as the season goes on. At its current pace...he will once again be a 40% shooter that offers absolutely no value in any other stat line. Teams will still rather McDermott shoot than Butler and others. He will get opportunities because defenders should rightly be more worried about other players on the floor.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

It took the very excited Bryan Harlan to mention the fact that McDermott is in the top ten in 3 point shooting. Nice omission.

E'Twaun Moore is 46.1% from 3P for the season. 5% higher than McDermott. That is 4th best in the NBA for any player with 50 or more 3P attempts.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

The front office was right about Thibs holding back young talent, it's just that the young talent in question was Moore and not Snell/McDermott.