The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[Enforcer]

dallas mavericks just drafted a big man in 7 foot derek lively from duke. mavs have maxi klebber, javale mcgee, christian wood and dwight powell as their big men.

homer sayson previously claimed mavs will allocate kai a spot in summer league play. this is tough to overtake those guys for an nba roster spot.

[C2Hamm]

dallas mavericks just drafted a big man in 7 foot derek lively from duke. mavs have maxi klebber, javale mcgee, christian wood and dwight powell as their big men.

homer sayson previously claimed mavs will allocate kai a spot in summer league play. this is tough to overtake those guys for an nba roster spot.

if we just limit to Summer league, Kai can play off the bench for Lively. but getting into the team is now harder. there is a chance they let go of Wood but still same problem. who knows, 1 step at a time. maybe he do well and get a summer invite that would hopefully turn to a 10day or 2 way? but yeah, cracking the actual team will be harder now.

[CoJ]

Qatar flexing its money, (RE: minority ownership of the Wizards)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/06/22/qatar-monumental-sports/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

[DAdmiral]

. 47 th pick Los Angeles Lakers (proposed trade to Indiana Pacers): kiwi Mojave King, G, G League Ignite drafted

[The_Big_Cat]

An interesting note. The third 7-footer taken in the draft after Wemby and Lively, 19 year old James Nnaji averaged only 3 points and 2 rebounds in the Spanish league. He took only two jumpers the entire season. All of his shots are putback dunks, tip-ins. According to the NBA analyst he is obviously an upside pick.

His strengths are his motor, strength and athleticism. Something our Kai Sotto has little of in his body. Lol.

[DAdmiral]

Mojave King (born 11 June 2002) in New Zealand is a New Zealand-American professional basketball player . He previously played for the Southland Sharks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). Drafted 47th by Lakers

[The_Big_Cat]

Decorated US NCAA big men Oscar Tshiebwe and Drew Timme left undrafted. Last year Kofi Cockburn, another big man from US NCAA, also went undrafted. Cockburn recently signed in Japan.

It proves that it is very hard to get in the NBA despite being a decorated collegians. It is also noteworthy that they are traditional big men.

[IPC]

From out of nowhere, the Bulls traded two future 1nds for the 35th pick, and used it to select Julian Phillips from Tenneessee. A 6'7"-6'8" wing with a 7-foot wingspan, good slasher, and good defender. He shot 24% from 3, though. Good news is, he shot 83% from the foul line and is only 19, so there's a lot of room to grow.

Bulls have a lot of project picks. Patrick Williams, Ayo Dosunmu, Dalen Terry, and now Phillips. Hope they pan out.

[C2Hamm]

KIhie clark signs to joing summer league team of Utah

https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/status/1672110237506236416?s=20

[C2Hamm]

KIhie clark signs to joing summer league team of Utah
https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/s...506236416?s=20

Utah just gave 6 players, including clark, summer league invites. FYI, im looking at the undrafted tracker so Kai will not show in this list because he is not undrafted for this year

[DAdmiral]

Undrafted players like Kai are now all being signed to 2 way contracts

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1672111906654494725?t=ddvQru95iaeX0PstnhoAxg&s=07

[BJ_Reloaded]

if there’s 1 team that I’m rooting for at the Western Conference it’s always been coach Pop and idol Tim because of it’s system and culture. Even though I’m a Steve Kerr and a Klay Thompson fan boy because of the system they’re implementing but the Spurs will always be my West Team. With Wemby being the team’s numero uno from this edition of the Draft, I will temper my expectation for now because he ain’t proven anything yet on the same level as idol Tim.
I ain’t ridin’ on the Wemby bandwagon nowadays, too much passenger in the bus makes me feel uncomfy, I’d rather root on the guys who’s not in overall radar, young dudes that I've been watching for quite sometimes now…the likes of 6’8 SF Jarace Walker of the Cougars that was picked 8^th by Wiz but eventually shipped at Indiana, 6’8 Guard Jeff Howard of the Wolverines that was a 11^th pick overall by the Magic and 6’7 do it all Jaime Jacquez, Jr. of the Bruins that was pick 18^th by the Heat.

[hmbopbaduwap]

Kihei Clark gets a spot at the Utah summer league team

https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/status/1672110237506236416?t=JwoLoc7icjvwuJiCRG87BQ&s=19

[IPC]

Undrafted players like Kai are now all being signed to 2 way contracts

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1...PstnhoAxg&s=07

I'm seeing the Bulls sign projects again. We need to develop them, give them time. This fanbase, jeez. I dunno what they want.

Anyways, I'm reading that Sanogo's a good post scorer, and has good length. Might need to improve some on defense, though.

[DAdmiral]

Waardenberg and a Sydney Kings player are playing in SL