To my way of thinking (yuk-yuk) Jitoboh should be the yardstick b. . . At his size 6'11" & 285 lbs, he could be a good leap towards winning 20+ per season. ... faith that they can develop Jitoboh into a 20-ppg, 8 reb player. ...
Payne has more potential than Jitoboh.
Payne . . .Needs better footwork i.e. drop steps. At his size and weight he needs to be able to shoot facing the basket....short corner/elbow/jump hooks. This combined with his athleticism will create a dynamic player eventually. He’s a good defender but often fails to rotate defensively. Very efficient shot blocker.
He’s going to be a solid, consistent contributor soon....but for now we will settle for flashes of what will come.
Payne should end up the much better player in today's game (and already is). First, unlike Jitoboh, he can go cover the wing and a 4 or 5 that can shoot a three. Then, he is the more athletic help defender and shot blocker.
As for offense, Jitoboh has only shown limited back to the basket ability and I don't see that changing (both may get put back dunks - Payne's athleticism should get him more - and easy dish dunks). Yesterday I saw Roy Hibbert (a pure back to the basket player (24 3PA in more than 600 games) discussing how that is the least efficient play in basketball when run by your center/PF. Even with a high % of makes, the chance for a rebound and another shot is so low that it is all or none and only gets you 2 points.
As Marine noted, Payne, however, can play facing the basket and has a FT shot that at least looks like he has shooting range to the elbow. Jitoboh does not appear to ever be the next Udonis or Horford. Even Da Meat Hook shot 30% from 3.