Yea I hope he does, crazy how much a 4* recruit like reed Sheppard can breakout and then be the best college player though, even coming off the bench as a 6th man! Cal said he had 8 starters this season
Fr I was watching highlights of their game and waiting to see sarr posterize someone or something, I think I couldn’t even tell which one was sarr until like halfway through the highlights when he finally either blocked someone or hit a layup I think 😭
Bub Carrington might be my favorite player from this draft just from his name alone. That name can fit in literally any era of NBA basketball, sounds like it's straight from the '83 Sixers championship team.
You’re such a heat hater dude said ke’el ware was decent…the guy dominated along with the other heat players every single game dude averaged a double double and went undeafted in summer league… limited offense the guy shot the 3. Shot hook shots . Mid range and posterized people so if that’s limited. Just say you don’t like the heat 🫡🤝
As a Heat fan, just realize summer league is not a good tell on a players NBA career. Maybe Jimmer was keeping that in mind. Just give the benefit of the doubt to him
Don't be reluctant to draft players because of age because if they're good, they'll play until their mid thirties anyway. And older players can still improve by playing with better teammates. And young players full of potential is also a gamble because of the short contracts.
@THEEJoeSmith The thought is that there is more room to develop a 19 year old vs a 23 year old. People in the top 5 are looking to draft a franchise player that can be an allstar. So they'll choose the young player with higher upside. Older players are viewed better mid to late 1st round with contenders
its crazy to me just because some prospect age 23-25 they consider old. i am not from US so it always surprising to me the atmospher in nba is always expected 19-20 yeard old playing well againts grown man in their 30s not everyone is Lebron or Wembanyama they are generational talent. sorry for my bad english btw
@@THEEJoeSmithteams look at the long term and see a 19 year old who will have played 5 years before reaching his prime as more valuable than a 23 year old with 1 year experience
So why didn’t anybody pick him up before heat did? Bros talented but this is summer league not the nba yet, give him some time he might play a role like Derrick lively does for mavs but he ain’t no steal buddy
@boguy3242 the real reason he wasn't drafted higher is he had motor and dedication concerns going into the draft and he is a physical project that will most likely take at least a year or two of strength and conditioning to really see develop.
I mean as a Sixers fan Jared impressed me a little from an eye test standpoint (I know the numbers don’t back that up) but if you look at the way he carries himself and moves on the court you can tell he’s NBA ready, he just needs to find his shot like he did in college
Thats one thing that no attention was shown was his unbelievable pace and control of an offense. The boxscore does him no justice he dominated the eye test with playmaking
He was a much better passer than I was anticipating! He played the pick'n roll game to near perfection with a Spurs summer league roster that had no players above 6'9 lol He didn't shoot that good but the majority of his shots were self created because Castle seemingly was able to get to wherever he wanted whenever he wanted. The dude is gonna be special, he just needs to work on his jumper for now because he's already one of the best perimeter defenders and he has legit playmaking abilities
@@Sunking210 agreed. spurs got a great one in Castle. Even the shooting he showed that he’s not a total project on that department he just needs to be consistent and not force tough looks. That being said once his midrange jumper becomes a threat he’s a real issue. He was threading passes to the point the defense was giving him midrange shots. All i could think about is after a season with CP3 and Pop thats an easy 2 points everytime
Unpolished players show flashes. So no guarantee but he at least showed a flash. He’s not a ready contributor for now though but that’s alright for the wolves
I think so. He was getting good looks the other games but uncharacteristically missing them. Also his playmaking was better than expected in all the games.
Saying McCain had one of the worse SL runs ever while glazing Rob DIllinghams is just crazy. Like Dillingham, McCain started to catch fire towards the last couple of games where the Sixers sat him down after seeing enough.
Hes looking like he might be a bust. Nothing worse than a 7ft’er that doesn’t like contact, cant rebound, and plays like a small forward even though he can’t shoot. The red flag was there when he didn’t want the hawks to draft him because he didn’t want to play center.
Most nba stars were not efficient in summer league. Thats not the point of the summer league. Its hard to be consistent when 90% of the players are literally playing for a potential contract.
Castle is absolutely solid. He played with such poise like he's a vet and his defense was as good as advertised. Once he can knock down 3, he's gonna be a problem.
My summer league interpretations A LOT of steals in the teens and 20s in the draft, especially Bub Carrington and Dalton Knecht Reed Sheppard is my favorite for ROTY at the moment, others I like are Dalton Knecht, Zach Edey, Bub Carrington, Donovan Clingan and Tristan De Silva Alex Sarr is on bust alert rn... his defense won't save him if he can't do anything on offense I wish Devin Carter didn't get hurt man, I loved when my Kings drafted him probably one of the more underrated players in this draft, he could be a steal in this draft too
this years draft class might be a turning point in the draft again, lotta older guys who were passed up on early in the draft are showing teams they made a mistake. wouldn’t be surprised if in the next few years we start seeing some more seniors get picked instead of 19-20 year old projects who can’t contribute for a season or two.
Thanks for the video and your hard work in Vegas. The Sphere puts on quite a show. The Grateful Dead are forever!! Been looking for one of those vintage Lithuanian olympic team jerseys that the Dead paid for. Tie dyed basketball jerseys. Nuthin’ left to do but smile, smile, smile! Weak draft?? Looking more and more like it.
Knicks fan here. I wish you mentioned the Knicks steal Tyler Novak who had a great summer league. He was the teams best player by far and he looked like a young John Stockton.
Matas Buzelis was one of the biggest steals, he averaged 16 lbs he was consistent enough, and he did everything all around, horrible take lbs he looked better than 95% of the draft picks
I think because organizations value potential over anything right now. With how there's so much talent in the league, some teams can just bet on the future rather than having an "old" draftee. Those in the lottery would rather make it big than get a role player type.
@@boguy3242 you bringing up MJ lets me know how unserious you are. LeBron from day 1 has been saying things like "Bronny can contribute to the Lakers right now" months before he even declared for the draft and "Bronny would be better than a lot of these dudes in the nba" if you have even an ounce of critical thinking you can see that
I never understood why people were so low on Edey and why he went that low, The idea that his game wouldn't translate to the NBA was laughable at best, over 50% of the centers in today's game are average at best, I think people focus on the best of the best and compared him to them even though guys like WCJ,Walker kessler,Capela,Poetl,Nurkic are all starters in the league and are nothing special lmao
The Pacome Dadiet pick confused me, but if the Knicks can actually develop him unlike the last French player we took in the 1st round, could hope to see him be a solid player. Kolek more than makes up for that though, love what I saw from him
Not to talk trash. Solid video. However I really hate the numbers, per-game numbers are just really meh. Shot percentage is nice, however mostly meaningless is this small sample. At the top of your video I would have liked to see you lay out your criteria for what a successful summer league is and what a unsuccessful one is. Then go into these reviews. This just feels a bit content mill-ey. All the love my guy.
If you can't shoot well in the summer league, it's a pretty grim sign. No team defense and you still can't get buckets? Plus the average player is like a 13th man on an nba roster.
@@PAWGSOTHOTH Was it a wide open corner 3? Did they create the opportunity or did someone just feed them the shot? Footwork, shot form, and all of the other important skills outside of shooting are things I'm also interested in besides just FG%
Well I think there is a misconception here. The guy is saying that older prospect need more respect because they are better in university and summer league and nba debut, but that actually logical, because they play at high level since longer. I agree that sometimes this is absurd like oh you take a 21 years rookie he has al ready reach his ceeling and then oh hello donovan Mitchell. But these is also logical that more young a player is, more you have time to develop him.
Reed Sheppard stats are padded. His has trash stats during garbage time. And for the Lakers game it was the second half not second quarter. The first half Reed only had 3 points. And Reed averages 5 turnovers a game
If I remember correctly, the second half is when the game is decided. Thinking you might be a Hawks, Wizards, Spurs or Pistons fan. You didn't get him.... sorry for you and your team. Btw, it's summer league so all stats are not only padded but very poor indicators of NBA success. Reed is the most efficient player in the draft, offensively and defensively. He has weaknesses sure. EVERY NBA player does.
@@BrianLawrence-vk3pu cam whitmore is the reason the rockets won and he got to shine. When cam whitmore wasn't there he literally had 15 turnovers. And not mention his stats are padded. Points and assist all padded
I don’t wanna sound like a hater but I’ve watched so much basketball and summer league over my life and I just do not see Reed Sheppard doing well in the nba. Maybe a good guy off the bench for his career, but he doesn’t have the physicality to compete with pretty much anyone in the nba. Maybe Trae young is his best case scenario (even tho Trae is bigger and a much better shooter)
Reed has a good solid frame. I've watched him mature as a player and I can tell you he has gotten bigger and stronger since the end of last season. He will continue to muscle up. I'd say Reed will have a great NBA career
@@IntuitiveIntruding I remember Trae also being listed at 6’3 his rookie year. Ain’t no way Reed is 6’3. He was by far the smallest player in every game during the summer league.
@@wesleyviars9695 I’m not sold one way or the other yet. He’s clearly highly skilled. In his last summer league game teams adjusted their defense a bit, and he was really struggling to pass the ball or get up a shot. He’s going to need to drastically improve his quickness and 3 ball to be effective, which isn’t out of the question yet.
@BinarySk8 you're right, I believe he had 9 turnovers. Most if not all of that was because teams sped him up during his offensive possessions. He struggled with that at Ky. I whole heartedly agree that he needs to work on his defensive positioning and footwork. All of that aside, he will adapt. He has a very high ceiling.
Just a fun fact, the “off the court stuff” was complete bs made up to try and get money out of him by gold diggers l, and Shannon is completely not guilty
Bro mentioned Salaun for like 10 seconds as having a lackluster summer league which by no means is wrong, but first thing he is a raw very young prospect. More importantly you fail to mention that he was playing through an injury (laceration to the knee) which kept him out of the california classic and a back-to-back game in Vegas. And he averaged 9 and 7 in 14 min of playing time so his minutes were also restricted. If you will do these videos, paint the whole picture. Do better.
He also had a double double 10 points and 10 rebounds with like 2 blocks. That actually pissed me off. I get it he probably thinks the hornets are trash but the disrespect is real. 9 and 7 in 14 minutes at 42% is a better Stat line then like 90% of the 1st round
Why are you not looking at ALL THE SUMMER LEAGUE...why just damn Las Vegas? Had you done your job and looked AT ALL SUMMER LEAGUE GAMES, then you would have seen that Stephon Castle is going to be better than the three picks who went before him in the 2024 draft. In three years he will be the #1 pick in a REDO of the 2024 draft class.
Where Is Kelel Ware who was the best big in the summer league??????? Could be the ROY, we will see how strong Ware gets and how productive he becomes in real NBA ball. Better than Reed indeed better than reed, the rebounds dunks, 7 in one game that is right 7 in one game. But the country never believes in a Big 10 player, cause they suck up to other conferences. Ware went 8 of 10 in one game and got 21 and 10 in the championship game, go Ware and go heat.
I was glad to see your very realistic and objective take on Buzelis. He might be the classic case of someone who shines in Summer League, but it doesn't translate to the regular season. He obviously has some athletic skills. Nobody was more fun to watch in the layup line before the game. He'll definitely be in the dunk contest in the future. And he had some spectacular highlights during the games. But it seemed to be somewhat dependent on who was out there for the other team. Many Summer League teams don't have a real NBA-quality center, and interior defense can be weak. When Matelis was facing real NBA frontcourt players, as in the Golden State game, he got brutally stuffed over and over. In garbage time, he was padding his stats like crazy. I have to confess that my opinion is colored by the fact that he was the dirtiest player I saw in this Summer League. I was isolating on watching him, and on defense, off the ball, he was constantly trying cheap shots, throwing elbows, grabbing guys' arms from behind and trying to trip them, etc. If he tries that on Draymond, he might wind up on the IL. He did get flattened on one play, off the ball, when he tried to trip the opponent from behind. He looked at the ref for a foul, and the ref just shook his head.
Ware is better than Edey, the Hoosier got no respect from Big 10 refs when he shot no freebies in 5 B-10 games. Ware is so much faster, quicker and jumps higher, he will be better than the Giant.
I think the Rockets need to trade Amen Thompson, he's in Reed's way at the 1, and can't shoot....and Cam Whitman might be pretty good at the 3. Trading Thompson to Phoenix might be good for both teams! Thompson can play the 1, and he doesn't have to shoot well!
@@icecubesbrother so you want to trade one of your best young players who has proved he can contribute in the nba and is the perfect archatype for where the leauge is going and a top 10 rookie for a guy whos played good for 4 games against rookies, gleaugers, and decent 2nd year players in the SUMMER LEAGUE and hasnt played a single nba minute. Why would they clear out space when amen is miles ahead of him and can actually play defense also what will phoniex give the rockets the only person they’re willing to trade wnd would be decent for the rockets is a expiring kd and fred jalen kd jabari and sengun starting lineup is not winning a chip and kd only has a few years left and ad going to the lakers was lebrons idea and won them to a chip
@@simeon8967 fair points! Yes, to the first point, because even though Thompson can play good defense, and has the height, that the league is trending to, Sheppard fits the role better, and can shoot! Thompson can learn to shoot, but now he is a liability on offense. I don't know who should be targeted on Phoenix, but I definitely wouldn't suggest KD. The league does some stupid stuff! Sheppard can shoot, doesn't mean you force him to play the 2. He can do more Thompson can... Nothing against Thompson..... and I think Whitman is going to surpass him on offense! But, of Whitman can play decent defense, Thompson career starts getting messy! If there's a trade to be made, with his existing skills, he can work in Phoenix.
@@simeon8967 oh.....yeah.....on LeBron.... immediate reward, no future gain! LeBron sacrificed his chances to win, anymore rings, for immediate gratification. They are still struggling to recreate.... 🤔🤔🤔
@@alexandreazevedo9906 thanasis is one of the most enthusiastic and passionate players I've ever seen play. They kept him because of his leadership, not just because of Giannis
@@alexandreazevedo9906no actual nba fan thinks thanais should be in the league brother and plenty of people make fun of thanasis if bronny was Joe smiths son he wouldn’t even have gotten a 2 way contract from a team he’s just simply not that good
Saying McCain was just two days into college caught me off guard 😂 You’re tapped in.
Sumome fill me in
Lmfao
@@_Xds_he's made a tiktok on that song, which blew up.
Knecht is the real deal. Dude can do it all and will have a great career.
Yea I hope he does, crazy how much a 4* recruit like reed Sheppard can breakout and then be the best college player though, even coming off the bench as a 6th man! Cal said he had 8 starters this season
Who u compare him too. I say somewhat a Tony Kukoc
Bronny
@@JohnBowl14690bum
I knew sarr wasn’t an offensive prospect but bro
He’s super agile defensively and it doesn’t transfer offensively at ALL
Love you daddy
Idk after watching Awful Coaching roast him in his videos, I am having doubts on his defensive skills as well.
@@Cheesymoo he’s just a floor spacing Nerlens Noel to me
@@Cheesymooyeah coach pointed out a lot of flaws of his on defence
Fr I was watching highlights of their game and waiting to see sarr posterize someone or something, I think I couldn’t even tell which one was sarr until like halfway through the highlights when he finally either blocked someone or hit a layup I think 😭
Bub Carrington might be my favorite player from this draft just from his name alone. That name can fit in literally any era of NBA basketball, sounds like it's straight from the '83 Sixers championship team.
You’re such a heat hater dude said ke’el ware was decent…the guy dominated along with the other heat players every single game dude averaged a double double and went undeafted in summer league… limited offense the guy shot the 3. Shot hook shots . Mid range and posterized people so if that’s limited. Just say you don’t like the heat 🫡🤝
As a Heat fan, just realize summer league is not a good tell on a players NBA career. Maybe Jimmer was keeping that in mind. Just give the benefit of the doubt to him
Long ass message. U treating this like a championship 😹
womp womp
@@twinngonespinn lmao
Is every Heat fan soft af?😂
Don't be reluctant to draft players because of age because if they're good, they'll play until their mid thirties anyway. And older players can still improve by playing with better teammates.
And young players full of potential is also a gamble because of the short contracts.
@@jerometrio2603 I never understood the reasoning behind drafting for age tbh take who’s best not who was born last
@THEEJoeSmith The thought is that there is more room to develop a 19 year old vs a 23 year old. People in the top 5 are looking to draft a franchise player that can be an allstar. So they'll choose the young player with higher upside. Older players are viewed better mid to late 1st round with contenders
its crazy to me just because some prospect age 23-25 they consider old. i am not from US so it always surprising to me the atmospher in nba is always expected 19-20 yeard old playing well againts grown man in their 30s not everyone is Lebron or Wembanyama they are generational talent. sorry for my bad english btw
@@THEEJoeSmithteams look at the long term and see a 19 year old who will have played 5 years before reaching his prime as more valuable than a 23 year old with 1 year experience
Ware is the steal of the draft for sure.
He reminds me of Hassan Whiteside physically, but hopefully more committed to improving over time.
So why didn’t anybody pick him up before heat did? Bros talented but this is summer league not the nba yet, give him some time he might play a role like Derrick lively does for mavs but he ain’t no steal buddy
@boguy3242 the real reason he wasn't drafted higher is he had motor and dedication concerns going into the draft and he is a physical project that will most likely take at least a year or two of strength and conditioning to really see develop.
@@boguy3242 I’m not your buddy, guy
I mean as a Sixers fan Jared impressed me a little from an eye test standpoint (I know the numbers don’t back that up) but if you look at the way he carries himself and moves on the court you can tell he’s NBA ready, he just needs to find his shot like he did in college
stephon castle is better than all of them already with the exception of reed.
Thats one thing that no attention was shown was his unbelievable pace and control of an offense. The boxscore does him no justice he dominated the eye test with playmaking
He was a much better passer than I was anticipating! He played the pick'n roll game to near perfection with a Spurs summer league roster that had no players above 6'9 lol
He didn't shoot that good but the majority of his shots were self created because Castle seemingly was able to get to wherever he wanted whenever he wanted. The dude is gonna be special, he just needs to work on his jumper for now because he's already one of the best perimeter defenders and he has legit playmaking abilities
@@Sunking210 agreed. spurs got a great one in Castle. Even the shooting he showed that he’s not a total project on that department he just needs to be consistent and not force tough looks. That being said once his midrange jumper becomes a threat he’s a real issue. He was threading passes to the point the defense was giving him midrange shots. All i could think about is after a season with CP3 and Pop thats an easy 2 points everytime
disagree. At least 5 guys showed flashes and could be considered better right now
@@drew284 Name names
Ware been very good
As a wolves fan I praying robs last game is who he really is in the league
Players sat out
Unpolished players show flashes. So no guarantee but he at least showed a flash. He’s not a ready contributor for now though but that’s alright for the wolves
It doesn't really matter, Luka will make him his son too
I think so. He was getting good looks the other games but uncharacteristically missing them. Also his playmaking was better than expected in all the games.
How many first rounders went for him?
Saying McCain had one of the worse SL runs ever while glazing Rob DIllinghams is just crazy. Like Dillingham, McCain started to catch fire towards the last couple of games where the Sixers sat him down after seeing enough.
I’m so disappointed by sarr
Same
Ggs
Garbage
His extremely low basketball IQ is the problem.
Hes looking like he might be a bust. Nothing worse than a 7ft’er that doesn’t like contact, cant rebound, and plays like a small forward even though he can’t shoot. The red flag was there when he didn’t want the hawks to draft him because he didn’t want to play center.
Bronny grew up with a shooting coach a goat father and still cant shoot
McCain will adapting his mechanics and learning to get enough confidences on taking less shots and more opportunities on ball with better players
Most nba stars were not efficient in summer league. Thats not the point of the summer league. Its hard to be consistent when 90% of the players are literally playing for a potential contract.
At least sarr still has defense on his side. I feel like he'll get better as the season goes and he gets more comfortable
Watch out for that Rockets team next season...
Castle is absolutely solid. He played with such poise like he's a vet and his defense was as good as advertised. Once he can knock down 3, he's gonna be a problem.
My summer league interpretations
A LOT of steals in the teens and 20s in the draft, especially Bub Carrington and Dalton Knecht
Reed Sheppard is my favorite for ROTY at the moment, others I like are Dalton Knecht, Zach Edey, Bub Carrington, Donovan Clingan and Tristan De Silva
Alex Sarr is on bust alert rn... his defense won't save him if he can't do anything on offense
I wish Devin Carter didn't get hurt man, I loved when my Kings drafted him probably one of the more underrated players in this draft, he could be a steal in this draft too
this years draft class might be a turning point in the draft again, lotta older guys who were passed up on early in the draft are showing teams they made a mistake. wouldn’t be surprised if in the next few years we start seeing some more seniors get picked instead of 19-20 year old projects who can’t contribute for a season or two.
Reed is like that 🔥🔥🔥
Really is. Has me thinking they have to trade a rocket now to get gim minutes. They got green, van fleet. Thomson. Whitmore etc
Reed Sheppard stats are padded
Bro he’s steal of the draft both top 2 are gonna be wishing they drafted him
@@elijahsimms2992 bullshit I guarantee we finish below 500 because of him
@@donnielove9957you’re an angry elf
Thanks for the video and your hard work in Vegas. The Sphere puts on quite a show. The Grateful Dead are forever!! Been looking for one of those vintage Lithuanian olympic team jerseys that the Dead paid for. Tie dyed basketball jerseys. Nuthin’ left to do but smile, smile, smile! Weak draft?? Looking more and more like it.
Knicks fan here. I wish you mentioned the Knicks steal Tyler Novak who had a great summer league. He was the teams best player by far and he looked like a young John Stockton.
Matas Buzelis was one of the biggest steals, he averaged 16 lbs he was consistent enough, and he did everything all around, horrible take lbs he looked better than 95% of the draft picks
nice video bro, exactly what i was looking for
13:02 I’m sorry, does that scoreboard say 37 to 7?!😂😂😂
54-94 💀
I think because organizations value potential over anything right now. With how there's so much talent in the league, some teams can just bet on the future rather than having an "old" draftee.
Those in the lottery would rather make it big than get a role player type.
and all you see is hate on the 55th pick
Because he's by far the most hyped up 55th pick or 2nd round pick in general ever. You can blame his father for that
Hes def overhated, no 55 pick ever had this much expectations
@@joem.6940 thank his father for setting all those expectations
How is he hyped up ? Just because he lebron son he gotta be the best ? Ion never seen mj’s kid ever play or get In the league so 🤷🏻♂️
@@boguy3242 you bringing up MJ lets me know how unserious you are. LeBron from day 1 has been saying things like "Bronny can contribute to the Lakers right now" months before he even declared for the draft and "Bronny would be better than a lot of these dudes in the nba" if you have even an ounce of critical thinking you can see that
Your hate on buzelis must be because he can jump and he is white, right?😂
Still star struck my team has rob dillingham👁️👁️
nah your team has terrence shannon
Bring the best outta all these guys
No one will be better than Steph Castle...
Sleeper picks, i like AJ Johnson (MIL) & Pelle Larsson (MIA) 🔥
Remind me after season he is bust
Da Silva is going to be the best pick of the draft
McCain will be fine, he had a case of the yips but it still was no excuse to overlook Dalton Connect. I screamed when the 76ers didn't select him!
I never understood why people were so low on Edey and why he went that low, The idea that his game wouldn't translate to the NBA was laughable at best, over 50% of the centers in today's game are average at best, I think people focus on the best of the best and compared him to them even though guys like WCJ,Walker kessler,Capela,Poetl,Nurkic are all starters in the league and are nothing special lmao
I had Reed & Knecht as 1-2 on my meaningless board.
Sarr is a bust
Nigha he ain even played a real game yet
The Pacome Dadiet pick confused me, but if the Knicks can actually develop him unlike the last French player we took in the 1st round, could hope to see him be a solid player. Kolek more than makes up for that though, love what I saw from him
Boys gather round, Jimmer's on
I know we’re all going to look back at Clingan shooting 3s in summer league like how crazy is it Clingan used to shoot 3s 💀
Matas, da Silva and Ware could really be the steals of the draft.
Castle’s time being so short in this video was an absolute crime lol
Mc Cain will be just fine once he settles
dalton was already a man before he came to the nba
Not to talk trash. Solid video. However I really hate the numbers, per-game numbers are just really meh. Shot percentage is nice, however mostly meaningless is this small sample. At the top of your video I would have liked to see you lay out your criteria for what a successful summer league is and what a unsuccessful one is. Then go into these reviews. This just feels a bit content mill-ey. All the love my guy.
Ware deserves more credit but that’s Ight 🤷🏽♂️ top 5 in the draft and I hope he proves himself to everyone
as an illinois fan shannon was always like that in college would’ve been a lottery pick if it wasn’t for a bullshit rape accusation
Clingan looks very promising!
Too focused on FG%
Then says it’s about the eye test
If you can't shoot well in the summer league, it's a pretty grim sign. No team defense and you still can't get buckets? Plus the average player is like a 13th man on an nba roster.
@@PAWGSOTHOTH Was it a wide open corner 3? Did they create the opportunity or did someone just feed them the shot? Footwork, shot form, and all of the other important skills outside of shooting are things I'm also interested in besides just FG%
This just BRON bringing up every rookie 1st game 😂
They should do free agency before the draft
Da Silva Is Da Real Deal.
Best Player on the Magic
How tf is he not talking bout one of the best players in SL so far: Tristan Da Silva. He was a beast in Summer League
he did
He’s going in order of where they are drafted, watch the video longer
Jaylon Tyson gonna be nice
Dude spent the least time on some of the best performers lol Tyson was playing like a top 10 pick
Well I think there is a misconception here. The guy is saying that older prospect need more respect because they are better in university and summer league and nba debut, but that actually logical, because they play at high level since longer. I agree that sometimes this is absurd like oh you take a 21 years rookie he has al ready reach his ceeling and then oh hello donovan Mitchell. But these is also logical that more young a player is, more you have time to develop him.
Jarred mccain will be on espn in 12 years mark my words
they really let Da Silva Surfer drop to us bro LMAO probably another MPJ situation? 🤭
I really hope my hornets didnt boof drafting saluan over cody matas and mccain
I'm going to bookmark this and throw it back at you in three years.
Sarr is angel reese of the nba
Im sorry sir but Clingan averaging 13ppg in college is nowhere near one of the best offensive seasons ever, i hope you misspoke there lmao
New Subcriber bro cool video where do you get your background beats from shout from South Africa
Dude did not want to talk about castle 😔
Reed Sheppard stats are padded. His has trash stats during garbage time. And for the Lakers game it was the second half not second quarter. The first half Reed only had 3 points. And Reed averages 5 turnovers a game
If I remember correctly, the second half is when the game is decided. Thinking you might be a Hawks, Wizards, Spurs or Pistons fan. You didn't get him.... sorry for you and your team. Btw, it's summer league so all stats are not only padded but very poor indicators of NBA success. Reed is the most efficient player in the draft, offensively and defensively. He has weaknesses sure. EVERY NBA player does.
@@BrianLawrence-vk3pu hell no
@@BrianLawrence-vk3pu cam whitmore is the reason the rockets won and he got to shine. When cam whitmore wasn't there he literally had 15 turnovers. And not mention his stats are padded. Points and assist all padded
@@donnielove9957 Get your head checked cuz
@@AbandonedMilk and get your eyes checked
I don’t wanna sound like a hater but I’ve watched so much basketball and summer league over my life and I just do not see Reed Sheppard doing well in the nba. Maybe a good guy off the bench for his career, but he doesn’t have the physicality to compete with pretty much anyone in the nba. Maybe Trae young is his best case scenario (even tho Trae is bigger and a much better shooter)
Trae bigger ? Last time i checked he was 6’1 164lbs and reed is 6’3 170
Reed has a good solid frame. I've watched him mature as a player and I can tell you he has gotten bigger and stronger since the end of last season. He will continue to muscle up. I'd say Reed will have a great NBA career
@@IntuitiveIntruding I remember Trae also being listed at 6’3 his rookie year. Ain’t no way Reed is 6’3. He was by far the smallest player in every game during the summer league.
@@wesleyviars9695 I’m not sold one way or the other yet. He’s clearly highly skilled. In his last summer league game teams adjusted their defense a bit, and he was really struggling to pass the ball or get up a shot. He’s going to need to drastically improve his quickness and 3 ball to be effective, which isn’t out of the question yet.
@BinarySk8 you're right, I believe he had 9 turnovers. Most if not all of that was because teams sped him up during his offensive possessions. He struggled with that at Ky. I whole heartedly agree that he needs to work on his defensive positioning and footwork. All of that aside, he will adapt. He has a very high ceiling.
It seems more 2nd picks are bust.
Matias is gonna show he should of been number 1
Just a fun fact, the “off the court stuff” was complete bs made up to try and get money out of him by gold diggers l, and Shannon is completely not guilty
How did Jalen Wilson get Summer League MVP over Reed Sheppard?
*My pick for NBA ROY: Steph Castle...
Rookies to W just After draft:
Yeah WE r like u
Rookies to W After summer week
Oh sh*t!!
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Why is nobody talking about Stephan Castle
This year’s draft was always talked about as a weak class.
this years draft were all the covid kids in high school grew up
the next few years is gonna get even worse
trust
Bro mentioned Salaun for like 10 seconds as having a lackluster summer league which by no means is wrong, but first thing he is a raw very young prospect. More importantly you fail to mention that he was playing through an injury (laceration to the knee) which kept him out of the california classic and a back-to-back game in Vegas. And he averaged 9 and 7 in 14 min of playing time so his minutes were also restricted. If you will do these videos, paint the whole picture. Do better.
He also had a double double 10 points and 10 rebounds with like 2 blocks. That actually pissed me off. I get it he probably thinks the hornets are trash but the disrespect is real. 9 and 7 in 14 minutes at 42% is a better Stat line then like 90% of the 1st round
Am high on cody will
Why are you not looking at ALL THE SUMMER LEAGUE...why just damn Las Vegas? Had you done your job and looked AT ALL SUMMER LEAGUE GAMES, then you would have seen that Stephon Castle is going to be better than the three picks who went before him in the 2024 draft. In three years he will be the #1 pick in a REDO of the 2024 draft class.
let me go to the salaun and think about that
Where Is Kelel Ware who was the best big in the summer league??????? Could be the ROY, we will see how strong Ware gets and how productive he becomes in real NBA ball. Better than Reed indeed better than reed, the rebounds dunks, 7 in one game that is right 7 in one game. But the country never believes in a Big 10 player, cause they suck up to other conferences. Ware went 8 of 10 in one game and got 21 and 10 in the championship game, go Ware and go heat.
NBA Bear Market is here...The last season was the end of the bullrun. Nothing but dry seasons ahead.
why tf is bronny on the cover
Reed getting a lot of hate in the comments. Can't hype up white players too much or people get sensitive.
Yall call Edey boring, but he's gonna be the ROY
this draft is weak, some first round picks be playing like bronny
Tax Man. 💪
I was glad to see your very realistic and objective take on Buzelis. He might be the classic case of someone who shines in Summer League, but it doesn't translate to the regular season. He obviously has some athletic skills. Nobody was more fun to watch in the layup line before the game. He'll definitely be in the dunk contest in the future. And he had some spectacular highlights during the games. But it seemed to be somewhat dependent on who was out there for the other team. Many Summer League teams don't have a real NBA-quality center, and interior defense can be weak. When Matelis was facing real NBA frontcourt players, as in the Golden State game, he got brutally stuffed over and over. In garbage time, he was padding his stats like crazy. I have to confess that my opinion is colored by the fact that he was the dirtiest player I saw in this Summer League. I was isolating on watching him, and on defense, off the ball, he was constantly trying cheap shots, throwing elbows, grabbing guys' arms from behind and trying to trip them, etc. If he tries that on Draymond, he might wind up on the IL. He did get flattened on one play, off the ball, when he tried to trip the opponent from behind. He looked at the ref for a foul, and the ref just shook his head.
Such a boring rookie class compared to last year.
Such a lack luster draft class say what you will but couple role players at best
This was a terrible draft! Im a piston fan and im halpier woth Klintman! I like Holland as well,but i think Klintman is more NBA ready IMO
Bronny better than all these fools
Dang im happy that James is finishing his career
Bruh
Rage bait. Leave the kid alone and let him develop lol.
Reed was actually garbage
Thank you his stats were padded. He is all hype.
@@strapped7404 what?
Ware is better than Edey, the Hoosier got no respect from Big 10 refs when he shot no freebies in 5 B-10 games. Ware is so much faster, quicker and jumps higher, he will be better than the Giant.
Bronny sucks 😢
What happened when reed shepherd went against the piston 🤫
Pistons played good ball 💯puff your chest..who got the better team though rockets puff thier chest to that.🤘💯🔥
I think the Rockets need to trade Amen Thompson, he's in Reed's way at the 1, and can't shoot....and Cam Whitman might be pretty good at the 3. Trading Thompson to Phoenix might be good for both teams! Thompson can play the 1, and he doesn't have to shoot well!
dont try to cook ever again
@@simeon8967 oh....you like teams being redundant, and losing?? Got it! I'm not LeBron, my ideas, would actually lead to wins! So.....let me cook!🤨🤨🤨
@@icecubesbrother so you want to trade one of your best young players who has proved he can contribute in the nba and is the perfect archatype for where the leauge is going and a top 10 rookie for a guy whos played good for 4 games against rookies, gleaugers, and decent 2nd year players in the SUMMER LEAGUE and hasnt played a single nba minute. Why would they clear out space when amen is miles ahead of him and can actually play defense
also what will phoniex give the rockets the only person they’re willing to trade wnd would be decent for the rockets is a expiring kd and fred jalen kd jabari and sengun starting lineup is not winning a chip and kd only has a few years left
and ad going to the lakers was lebrons idea and won them to a chip
@@simeon8967 fair points! Yes, to the first point, because even though Thompson can play good defense, and has the height, that the league is trending to, Sheppard fits the role better, and can shoot! Thompson can learn to shoot, but now he is a liability on offense. I don't know who should be targeted on Phoenix, but I definitely wouldn't suggest KD. The league does some stupid stuff! Sheppard can shoot, doesn't mean you force him to play the 2. He can do more Thompson can... Nothing against Thompson..... and I think Whitman is going to surpass him on offense! But, of Whitman can play decent defense, Thompson career starts getting messy! If there's a trade to be made, with his existing skills, he can work in Phoenix.
@@simeon8967 oh.....yeah.....on LeBron.... immediate reward, no future gain! LeBron sacrificed his chances to win, anymore rings, for immediate gratification. They are still struggling to recreate.... 🤔🤔🤔
Alex sarr is probably gonna be seen as a bust but i think he could become a ben wallace type guy
comparing him to Ben Wallace is absolutely crazy
Hell no he wont be fuckin Ben Wallace. 4 time dpoy elite rebounder champion one of the greatest defenders of all time. Casual take
@@hellraiser420 exactly
Ben Wallace is laughing at this
Too much etc .......
Sarr is raw… he has no bag, no game. He gets a few scoring moves he’ll be better than Wemby make my words. WATCH
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I lost brain cells reading this 😂😂
He’ll be better than Kwame Brown at most . But better than WEMBY ?!!!!!! Put that pipe down .
Wemby is already a polished player & sarr is a project lmao definitely not better but he can definitely improve…
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OMG thank you so much for the heart. You've been one of my favorite RUclipsrs for a while now
Ppl who think bronny shouldnt be in the nba
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It may be true but its just hate anyway...why not the same energy about Thanasis?
Stop hating brother...its not good for you
@@alexandreazevedo9906 thanasis is one of the most enthusiastic and passionate players I've ever seen play. They kept him because of his leadership, not just because of Giannis
@@celticsfan1770 delusional hate
@@alexandreazevedo9906 bruh bronny just shouldn't be in the NBA it's pretty simple. it's not hate I'm just speaking my mind
@@alexandreazevedo9906no actual nba fan thinks thanais should be in the league brother and plenty of people make fun of thanasis if bronny was Joe smiths son he wouldn’t even have gotten a 2 way contract from a team he’s just simply not that good
Knecht is the steal of the draft I'm glad my Lakers got him 😂