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  • 2018 NBA Summer League

    Better late than never to start this thread, right?

    So who are the teams/players you're most excited to watch or paying close attention to? Who's impressed you so far?

  • #2
    I really wanted to watch the Charlotte/OKC game and it did not disappoint. Both teams are stacked with young talent, and OKC might have the most young wing talent of any team right now between Ferguson, Diallo, Hervey, Hall, Hamilton, Rashawn Thomas, PJ Dozier, etc. Monk, Ferguson, Thomas, and Bacon absolutely like it for their respective teams.

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    • #3
      Furkan Korkmaz shall henceforth be known as the Turkish Steph Curry after that performance. He even wears #30.

      I knew he was good but I mean wow.

      Him and Isaiah Miles were the stars for the Sixers while Bird and Ojeleye stood out for Boston.

      No idea why Askia Booker was playing over Shake Milton though. Total head scratcher unless Shake is injured again.

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      • #4
        Divincenzo, Bamba, Ayton, Dončič are basicaly the most intriguing for me to watch. Čančar (Denver 2nd round 07 draft) obviously as well, since I hope he will eventualy crack the rotation of some NBA team someday.
        Also Okobo and Bridges. Even if I am not a big Ayton believer, I still thing that Suns have won the draft overall.

        As I said Trae, even if I can see what people are talking about, kind of showed there will be a long road for him. And with that kind of struggle, some players don't neccesarily make it. All the way from physical aspects, to shot-making decisions... and the rate at which he is getting his shots blocked isn't helping either.

        Bagley was invisible in the game I watched. What is most worrying is his... I am not sure what word is there in english for it... in Slovenian we would roughly say a "feeling for the spacing" - there are players that tend to evaluate very well where they should be and end up with tons of oppurtunities due to it, while there are players that do not have that feeling evolved and somehow keep ending up away from the action. Rebounding or getting fed of passes, cut-in's etc come naturaly for players that just are at the right place at the right time. I kind of missed that with Bagley, since he was literaly a non-factor in too many plays. Camping at 3 pointer, when expected to be a big presence down low, returning to D, while others ending up fighting for the ball long after. I like his motor, but if observations of some, that when his left is challenged, he is basicaly close to be shut down, well... I know NBA teams have the best coaches possible, however I personaly believe more in players that have these kind of things sorted out already and don't have to deal with basics in their rookie year in NBA.
        I might sound hard on Bagley for some, I have nothing against him, just that he really dissapointed against the Heat.

        Impressive performance by Korkmaz


        Overall, I'm dissapointed by the ammount of euro's that actualy manage to get to summer league. Euro talent production is deteriorating and US still produces good 80% of all bball talent in the world.
        Originally posted by Jon_Koncak
        That's funny shit.I cant believe there are sports fans thinking like it.It's like Federer losing to random Japanese player in round 1 of French Open but tournament director stepping in and saying "hey it was a fluke win who wants to watch a random Japanese guy in next round,Federer qualifies"

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        • #5
          Young is underwhelming so far, same with Lonnie Walker. Ayton, Bagley, JJJ, and Wendel Carter Jr are all spot on with what we expect. I like Spellman and Troy Brown. Mikal Bridges is good for the summer suns!
          WE DON'T COUNT YEARS, WE COUNT CENTURIES

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          • #6
            Anyone has a clue why Musa and urucs aren't playing with the Nets?

            Other than that, Wendell Carter Jr. did the same stuff as with Duke. I think he didn't get enough credit there. He is quiet, not exactly the most flashy player, but gets the job done.

            Yuta Watanabe, unless he gets called up for Brooklyn, I think he could be a great fit in some of the european teams.

            Gilgeus Alexander, not the fastest guy around, but had one of the most impressive performances in the summer league. I can see why some people marked him as a steal for the Clippers.
            Originally posted by Jon_Koncak
            That's funny shit.I cant believe there are sports fans thinking like it.It's like Federer losing to random Japanese player in round 1 of French Open but tournament director stepping in and saying "hey it was a fluke win who wants to watch a random Japanese guy in next round,Federer qualifies"

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            • #7
              No idea.

              Bagley and Shake Milton both out of Summer League. Bagley seems like he will be back at it shortly after SL is over but Shake has a stress fracture in his back which is the kind of thing you don't play with. Sacramento now gets to see what Harry Giles can do.

              They already know what Justin Jackson can do though. Wow. Really showing out.

              Ivan Rabb showed something for Memphis, as did Deyonta Davis.

              Nuggets undrafted free agent Emanuel Terry really impressed me, as did Boston's Hassan Martin who I loved watching with Rhode Island.

              Josh Hart absolutely balled out for LA, and Jeff Pendergraph aka Jeff Ayers was solid.

              Trying to remember who else I saw.

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              • #8
                New York's Mitchel Robinson had some nice performances considering he didn't even play college bball last season.

                Knox looks like he could be a steal as well.
                Originally posted by Jon_Koncak
                That's funny shit.I cant believe there are sports fans thinking like it.It's like Federer losing to random Japanese player in round 1 of French Open but tournament director stepping in and saying "hey it was a fluke win who wants to watch a random Japanese guy in next round,Federer qualifies"

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Joško Poljak Fan View Post
                  New York's Mitchel Robinson had some nice performances considering he didn't even play college bball last season.

                  Knox looks like he could be a steal as well.
                  Summer league is a joke, important only for players without contracts. Randolph was MVP in summer league and we all know how it ended. The same Ball. Look how Cedi played few games. I don’t believe you can make any conclusions from summer league.
                  previously known as Beno

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                  • #10
                    I disagree. You can see how guys play against their peers and in some cases against higher competition than what they faced before the NBA. Like these smaller school guys or international guys. You also get to see how teammates can play together and how guys play in the style of the NBA. It's to be taken with a grain of salt but it's not nothing.

                    And who do you mean by Randolph?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Joško Poljak Fan View Post
                      New York's Mitchel Robinson had some nice performances considering he didn't even play college bball last season.

                      Knox looks like he could be a steal as well.
                      The issue with Knox is he has no position. He can obviously flat out score but that's all he can really do, which means he'll have to come off the bench for any halfway decent team. That's the same reason I've never considered Kuzma a steal. You expect a first round pick to have at least one NBA level skill.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by CHBB View Post
                        I disagree. You can see how guys play against their peers and in some cases against higher competition than what they faced before the NBA. Like these smaller school guys or international guys. You also get to see how teammates can play together and how guys play in the style of the NBA. It's to be taken with a grain of salt but it's not nothing.

                        And who do you mean by Randolph?
                        previously known as Beno

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                        • #13
                          I figured that's who you meant.

                          He was a really good player. He just didn't really have range as a shooter, and when they got David Lee it was really the nail in his coffin. He never got any kind of real consistent chance after that. Andersen became the starter in Denver. Minny had Love and then Pekovic. New York had Curry, Amare, etc. He needed to find a situation like the one DeAndre got with the Clippers.

                          But anyway, that was a completely different NBA and summer league back then.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Killer Bob View Post
                            Summer league is a joke, important only for players without contracts. Randolph was MVP in summer league and we all know how it ended. The same Ball. Look how Cedi played few games. I don’t believe you can make any conclusions from summer league.
                            You are right stats don't mean much (MVP, stat leaders) here because the "stars" tend to play longer and dominate the ball on offense. Coaches are forced to give more time to players who are more important to the franchise, as opposed to the players he believes will win games for him. There's also a lot of selfishness and bad defense (gambling to pad stats etc.). Still SL is valuable to gauge a player's potential, both in the NBA and in oversea leagues, if you watch the games and not just the highlights, because most players play for contracts and thus play harder than, say, the G-league in my opinion.
                            aim low, score high

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                            • #15
                              Just as with anything else, it takes some additional effort to even try to come up with the players realistical outlook for the NBA, judging from the summer league.
                              I am not saying it's easy, but that's where the fun is actualy
                              Originally posted by Jon_Koncak
                              That's funny shit.I cant believe there are sports fans thinking like it.It's like Federer losing to random Japanese player in round 1 of French Open but tournament director stepping in and saying "hey it was a fluke win who wants to watch a random Japanese guy in next round,Federer qualifies"

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