The G League needs to start paying a salary competitive with foreign leagues like Euro, China, Australia (and more up and comers even like Japan). Because as it stands right now, you have some near NBAers like the ones in this video, but for the most part the rosters are filled out with dudes you have never heard of. There is a reason the guys who average 20 plus a game in the G League either make the NBA very quickly or go overseas for the rest of their career, and it’s money. I am not saying these players are putting up inflated numbers, but the competition for the most part in the G League is well short of the NBA (which is why it is very rare for non-drafted/non-2-way guys to ever get looks in the NBA).
So you think they should pay salaries comparable to other top tier pro leagues, while also saying the G League is well short of the top tier pro leagues? Average G League salary in 22/23 was $8,000/month AT LEAST, and two-way contracts could pay up to $500k/season. I’m not losing sleep over that lmao
@@remylebeau5212 I am saying they should pay G Leaguers a few hundred K a year. That way they can entice good pros to leave other leagues. This would make the talent across the league go up, help these sort of guys actually get better, and it would without a doubt increase attendance at the games
@@mattcollett9370 if they paid a few hundred K to all their non 2-way guys then they would have better luck bringing over good talent from over seas which would make the league more competitive and draw better viewership.
the problem is that they play for an NBA draft not for the win, as an old European basket player (not fully pro) I can tell the mentality is really different. In Europe, you play to win and only win if not you're on the bench.
Promote one of these G league teams and remove the Pistons franchise from the NBA… some soccer leagues do it, if u can’t compete ur whole team gets sent down so u have to work ur way up again and prove u can Win.
And I bet those G-Leaguers would be way better and have a better record than who’s on Detroits Roster right now 😂😢 Sad but It’s True.. Put PG: Cade Cunningham SG:Emoni Bates PF: Isiah Stewart SF: Cam WhitMore… That’s All I Have Maybe A Few Trades 🤷🏽♂️ Who Else Y’all Think 🤔⁉️
Just goes to show that the NBA needs to expand. Got players like Brandon Boston, Turk Smith, Ricky Concil, Amari Bailey, Darius Bazley, Bates, for a while Cam Whitmore, Kobe Bufkin, Jaylen Martin, etc in the G League. Not to mention guys in the NBA who should be starting on a team, but buried on the bench. Players like Trey Murphy III, Tre Mann, Bones Hyland, Christian Braun, etc.
Apparently you haven't seen bates play. Kid still has alot of work to do, kid gets carried away and just starts chucking shots, dosent pass, rebound or defend at all. Though with the weight hes put on he should have a better year and not get pushed around so easily.
Leonard Miller - Iowa Wolves 22.5p 10.2r 3.2a 1.2s 0.4b .486/.376/.806 He's getting occasional NBA minutes. Twolves have good veteran depth, I think this guy would be getting minutes on a lot of NBA teams.
I really liked watching Castleton play during the Summer League games for sure. Anyways, the Hornets should look for those Indiana rookies 🤣 They could use those guys on defense and rebounds
It sucks how much talent and development is thrown away due to being drafted by a contender. If given resources and opportunities Emoni could get back to what everyone was expecting out of high school. Emoni definitely deserves to be on an NBA roster and not the G.
Wrong. Dude can score against G League teams playing essentially no defense, but can't really do much else. Go look at guys you've never heard of scoring 30+ in the G on the regular. If Bates makes a place for himself in the League it will be as a role player, but he still carry himself like he gonna be a superstar. Find me a superstar that ever played a full season in the G.
@@CM-ft9epWemby? Played a full season G league and now is looking like a future face of the league. Not saying Emoni will be the same but to act like it’s impossible is crazy. He’s 6’9 with the skills of a guard. He could definitely be a star player in the right situation.
It’s crazy how if you forgo college and play for the G League ignite you only need about 16 points per game to become a lottery pick in the NBA draft. But if you’re a freshman in the NBA putting up 25 in the G League teams don’t seem to care 😂 it’s like being about six months older than the Ignite boys were the year before makes that much of a difference 🤦♂️😂
No its about talent at time summer league has past couple years draft class if not starting and g league combined Then during nba season teams take best gleague/summer league and add to roster then the gleague leftovers play ther like a ow tier ncaa team talent wise playing so if u score 20ppg its equivalent to 5 ppg against nba talent
G league is packed with offense. No team in the nba is hurting for offense. Even the bad teams have offense. He cannot play defense. Every team is set in their building future. He doesn’t have a place. If he gains weight they’ll use him for defense. Bad timing. He would’ve made more in college than those terrible g league contracts. Lol
The NBA should set up a system to where these young players get set up on transfer contracts or transfer loans. They’ll get a lil more experience against some of the most competitive environments!!!
I've never seen your videos before but I can tell right away you are very very good. With some humor in there as well. Fantastic. I watch and listen to a lot of content. You are at the top.
Well look at Bol Bol he was projected to be a top 7 pick he hurt his foot and became a 2nd round pick and when Denver saw they had a chance to win a chip they didn’t develop him and shipped him out but he’s good now in KD’s school lol
What pick was Jokic? 2nd rd last pick of the draft? A lot of these European players get screwed by NBA teams and get garbage minutes and small contracts with no playing time… we seen a lot of good players who showed they Can compete in FIBA but get screwed when they come to the NBA
The NBA needs to start running things like a buisnes again and make changes. They need to start fining for tanking and having bad records,fine players for sitting or having fake injuries,stop letting players hold teams hostage and demand trades or even let ridiculous trades happen like having 6picks involved like they have that many picks like an NFL team? This whole liberal Commissioner is a fail and making the whole NBA fall.
Nah. Emoni Bates will never make an impact in the NBA. His best case scenario is becoming a rotational role player. G League performance is not an indication of how they'll fare in the NBA. Kenneth Lofton was cut and signed on with a G League team and dropped 50 points.
30 years ago only 15 players averaged more than 25 points per game. Hand checks are band since 2003 is it because nba teams are averaging 120 points per game and it’s the easiest era to score? Or are these g league players that good?
Is it though? These are grown men in the G League who are much closer to NBA players than Divsion I guys. It’s not even close. G League is significantly better than DI hoops.
@@MatthewMedina-b7l g league play in small gyms with small crowds, trying to win a Division 1 National championship in front of the country, that's more pressure that's what I mean. Sure some of the g league guys are more mature. They dismantled the g league ignite team for the players that wanted to forego college.
@@jeffgray6291 in terms of competition G League is significantly better. As far as preparing you for your daily life in the NBA the G League is significantly better for that as well. I will say conference play(big games), conference tournaments and the End of Season tournaments can prepare you for the intensity and required mental focus for the playoffs. I will grant you that. Everything else in the G League will be a better preparation for the NBA.
And thats why the cavs coach lost his job,, he had talent on the bench and didn't play them.. I hope the new coach doesn't make that silly stupid mistake.. smfh
Tell that to Scoot Henderson. G League does not equal the NBA because, amazingly enough, it's a developmental league. Players are sent there for a fucking reason.
Montreal, Quebec and Seattle, Washington. And replace the East vs West conference system with a North vs South conference which would have a much better distribution of teams, both geographically and on the court.
Good numbers in summer league/ g league dont translate to nba greatness for regular season look at marjon beauchamp last year Teams know what there doing other teams got good/ great players i late 1st round or even second with a full roster and still worked players in take memphis 2020 desmond bane was there 3rd 1st round pick andafter about 15/20 games started playing him more or take the nuggets with 41st pick nikola jokic they played him and he grew into a better player from bench to 6th man to starter most of the guys u mentioned would barely shoot 40% even if they played 20+ min nba teams and coaches know what they're doin
The G League needs to start paying a salary competitive with foreign leagues like Euro, China, Australia (and more up and comers even like Japan). Because as it stands right now, you have some near NBAers like the ones in this video, but for the most part the rosters are filled out with dudes you have never heard of. There is a reason the guys who average 20 plus a game in the G League either make the NBA very quickly or go overseas for the rest of their career, and it’s money. I am not saying these players are putting up inflated numbers, but the competition for the most part in the G League is well short of the NBA (which is why it is very rare for non-drafted/non-2-way guys to ever get looks in the NBA).
Salaries are based mostly on putting butts in seats and viewership....the fact is that nobody really watching G league like that that
So you think they should pay salaries comparable to other top tier pro leagues, while also saying the G League is well short of the top tier pro leagues?
Average G League salary in 22/23 was $8,000/month AT LEAST, and two-way contracts could pay up to $500k/season. I’m not losing sleep over that lmao
@@remylebeau5212 I am saying they should pay G Leaguers a few hundred K a year. That way they can entice good pros to leave other leagues. This would make the talent across the league go up, help these sort of guys actually get better, and it would without a doubt increase attendance at the games
@@mattcollett9370 if they paid a few hundred K to all their non 2-way guys then they would have better luck bringing over good talent from over seas which would make the league more competitive and draw better viewership.
the problem is that they play for an NBA draft not for the win, as an old European basket player (not fully pro) I can tell the mentality is really different. In Europe, you play to win and only win if not you're on the bench.
Trade half roster of Detroit for these G League players 😂
like no bullshit LOL
I say we have relegation like in Europe soccer
Promote one of these G league teams and remove the Pistons franchise from the NBA… some soccer leagues do it, if u can’t compete ur whole team gets sent down so u have to work ur way up again and prove u can Win.
@@siner2442 Pistons would destroy the best G League team by 40. No idea the difference between G League and NBA talents.
And I bet those G-Leaguers would be way better and have a better record than who’s on Detroits Roster right now 😂😢 Sad but It’s True.. Put
PG: Cade Cunningham
SG:Emoni Bates
PF: Isiah Stewart
SF: Cam WhitMore… That’s All I Have Maybe A Few Trades 🤷🏽♂️ Who Else Y’all Think 🤔⁉️
Not rookies but honorable mentions to Sharife Cooper & Mac Mclung.
josh primo
i dont think bros getting a chance after flashing team staff@@0x37 💀
@@0x37 his off the court problems will lead to him never getting a genuine shot in the league
Just goes to show that the NBA needs to expand. Got players like Brandon Boston, Turk Smith, Ricky Concil, Amari Bailey, Darius Bazley, Bates, for a while Cam Whitmore, Kobe Bufkin, Jaylen Martin, etc in the G League. Not to mention guys in the NBA who should be starting on a team, but buried on the bench. Players like Trey Murphy III, Tre Mann, Bones Hyland, Christian Braun, etc.
forgot Mac McClung too
Apparently you haven't seen bates play. Kid still has alot of work to do, kid gets carried away and just starts chucking shots, dosent pass, rebound or defend at all. Though with the weight hes put on he should have a better year and not get pushed around so easily.
💯💯💯 I’m glad someone said it, volume scorer and that’s it, needs to be better defensively sound
i was absolutely shocked when the rockets got cam whitmore and amen thompson. i had them going back to back in the draft.
Leonard Miller - Iowa Wolves
22.5p 10.2r 3.2a 1.2s 0.4b .486/.376/.806
He's getting occasional NBA minutes. Twolves have good veteran depth, I think this guy would be getting minutes on a lot of NBA teams.
I really liked watching Castleton play during the Summer League games for sure. Anyways, the Hornets should look for those Indiana rookies 🤣 They could use those guys on defense and rebounds
bro i met emoni bates when he was against my highschool bro hes so cool like deadass the aura in that court was insane bro was unstoppable
youngest nigga balling feeling like emoni bates
Holy glaze
@@artoro8 its not even holy glaze bro owned michigan highschools
It sucks how much talent and development is thrown away due to being drafted by a contender. If given resources and opportunities Emoni could get back to what everyone was expecting out of high school. Emoni definitely deserves to be on an NBA roster and not the G.
Wrong. Dude can score against G League teams playing essentially no defense, but can't really do much else. Go look at guys you've never heard of scoring 30+ in the G on the regular. If Bates makes a place for himself in the League it will be as a role player, but he still carry himself like he gonna be a superstar. Find me a superstar that ever played a full season in the G.
@@CM-ft9epWemby? Played a full season G league and now is looking like a future face of the league. Not saying Emoni will be the same but to act like it’s impossible is crazy. He’s 6’9 with the skills of a guard. He could definitely be a star player in the right situation.
@@RickytickyBobbywobbin-jl5oy Wait, what? Wemby ain't never played a single minute in the G League, he was in France last year.
@@CM-ft9ep Lmao that’s why I put the question mark. I swore him and scoot played each other in the G league 🤦🏾♂️😂😂 my brain fried asl 😭
@@RickytickyBobbywobbin-jl5oy Lol. Yeah, they had an exhibition game when Wemby's French team came over to the US.
Glad u got the channel back brother
GG Jackson II should have been included in this.
The man is back!
we need an expansion, too much talent in the league to keep it contained to 30 teams
i think vegas should get one
Teams like the hornets and pistons show that theres not enough talent in the league
Nah, look at how irrelevant the Bobcats/Hornets were..
I mean they still are
@@no4785 I think thats proof that there are less than stellar front offices
They need to expand the rosters, almost every year teams have to be giving out 10 day contracts due to injuries
emoni is so cold
It’s crazy how if you forgo college and play for the G League ignite you only need about 16 points per game to become a lottery pick in the NBA draft. But if you’re a freshman in the NBA putting up 25 in the G League teams don’t seem to care 😂 it’s like being about six months older than the Ignite boys were the year before makes that much of a difference 🤦♂️😂
No its about talent at time summer league has past couple years draft class if not starting and g league combined
Then during nba season teams take best gleague/summer league and add to roster then the gleague leftovers play ther like a ow tier ncaa team talent wise playing so if u score 20ppg its equivalent to 5 ppg against nba talent
G league is packed with offense. No team in the nba is hurting for offense. Even the bad teams have offense. He cannot play defense. Every team is set in their building future. He doesn’t have a place. If he gains weight they’ll use him for defense. Bad timing. He would’ve made more in college than those terrible g league contracts. Lol
The NBA should set up a system to where these young players get set up on transfer contracts or transfer loans. They’ll get a lil more experience against some of the most competitive environments!!!
Jarrace Walker looks closer to a SG than a PF.
If you’re a big enough shooting guard might as well play power forward considering how ambiguous the two positions are now
Fr bro go harder than DG. If he can stay outta trouble he can b uh gritter fr
I really want to see Bates in the NBA for a good season good minutes.
great video
I've never seen your videos before but I can tell right away you are very very good. With some humor in there as well. Fantastic. I watch and listen to a lot of content. You are at the top.
Thank you friend
Yo bro great video this is TREESE
I got something important to ask but RUclips keeps deleting my comments. I got my channel taken in the exact same way as you
do you have social media
@@DKM_SportsDiscord and Twitter bro
@DKM_Sports I can't say the names of them or else youtube deletes my comments, can u check all that u got 😭
12:40 made me laugh pretty hard
I’m so happy for you Mr microstrategy us
Cam whitmore been putting noise in the rockets the minute he stepped on court
Kobe Bufkin and Trae Young backcourt 😵💫😮💨
Well look at Bol Bol he was projected to be a top 7 pick he hurt his foot and became a 2nd round pick and when Denver saw they had a chance to win a chip they didn’t develop him and shipped him out but he’s good now in KD’s school lol
What pick was Jokic? 2nd rd last pick of the draft? A lot of these European players get screwed by NBA teams and get garbage minutes and small contracts with no playing time… we seen a lot of good players who showed they Can compete in FIBA but get screwed when they come to the NBA
On 2k i turned walker into the teams pascall when 2k first came out
Let it be known im here for emoni becoming a great player in the nba
Why you do Julian like that 😂😂😂
Taylor hendricks and jarace walker playing heavy g league mins as opposed to heavy nba mins is crazy
DKM knows where its at with them African women a Congolese one too waistline warriors lmaooo
I honestly hope they trade emoni cause he needs to be playing real minutes I swear he’s special
Bro I'm not glazing; you're the most knowledgeable about professional basketball next to AI. You're a Professor of this shit
Ty brp
The NBA needs to start running things like a buisnes again and make changes. They need to start fining for tanking and having bad records,fine players for sitting or having fake injuries,stop letting players hold teams hostage and demand trades or even let ridiculous trades happen like having 6picks involved like they have that many picks like an NFL team? This whole liberal Commissioner is a fail and making the whole NBA fall.
Wemby will be really good but in 5 years won't be the best player from the '23 Draft
Yo dkm is back!! Let’s go!
Alot of these players draft stocks drop is not because of what they do off the court
Nah. Emoni Bates will never make an impact in the NBA. His best case scenario is becoming a rotational role player. G League performance is not an indication of how they'll fare in the NBA. Kenneth Lofton was cut and signed on with a G League team and dropped 50 points.
Bet
Lofton dropped 40 ina game
They would've dominated in the 90's. 50 ppg minimum.
Lovely video by Microstrategy US, underrated crypto and basketball channel.
Emoni bates doesn’t have the athleticism and refuses to try on D and isn’t physical enough to get by.
Why is your analysis always bad.
Emoni Bates would be Detroit's franchise player
markquis nowell doesn‘t even get mentioned? crazy to me
Do a Jordan Walsh video
Wait you’re married? Congrats bro 🎉🎉
Dudes are in the G-League because they were struggling in the NBA.
Not all the time is that the case most of the players listed haven’t even got their chance in the nba yet
Cam Whitmore blue print of Ant Edward
30 years ago only 15 players averaged more than 25 points per game. Hand checks are band since 2003 is it because nba teams are averaging 120 points per game and it’s the easiest era to score? Or are these g league players that good?
When did DKM stop D riding the Ball family?
never d ride
The cavs dont give playing time to bates
Podz isnt in the gleague right?
How can the suns trade Beal for bates
Playing in the g-league is less pressure than playing in Div-1 basketball.
Is it though? These are grown men in the G League who are much closer to NBA players than Divsion I guys. It’s not even close. G League is significantly better than DI hoops.
@@MatthewMedina-b7l g league play in small gyms with small crowds, trying to win a Division 1 National championship in front of the country, that's more pressure that's what I mean. Sure some of the g league guys are more mature. They dismantled the g league ignite team for the players that wanted to forego college.
@@jeffgray6291 in terms of competition G League is significantly better. As far as preparing you for your daily life in the NBA the G League is significantly better for that as well. I will say conference play(big games), conference tournaments and the End of Season tournaments can prepare you for the intensity and required mental focus for the playoffs. I will grant you that. Everything else in the G League will be a better preparation for the NBA.
And thats why the cavs coach lost his job,, he had talent on the bench and didn't play them.. I hope the new coach doesn't make that silly stupid mistake.. smfh
Hey DKM did u see what i messaged you?
“He could have went…” C’mon man, just because we’re athletes doesn’t mean we’re illiterate.
29:47 that’s a odd statement to make…smh
bufkin from hawks
Where df is Jordan walsh at???
yo why havent changed the channel name yet
it hasnt updated
No love for Jacob Toppin?
Leonard Miller?
Another Chris Douglas Roberts
Tell that to Scoot Henderson. G League does not equal the NBA because, amazingly enough, it's a developmental league. Players are sent there for a fucking reason.
Sharife cooper???
No sir he’s a bum
Microstrategy US? Whats that about
Start a new NBA team and sign the 15 best players from the NBA G League.
The NBA needs to go ahead and add 2 new teams already
Montreal, Quebec and Seattle, Washington. And replace the East vs West conference system with a North vs South conference which would have a much better distribution of teams, both geographically and on the court.
Good numbers in summer league/ g league dont translate to nba greatness for regular season look at marjon beauchamp last year Teams know what there doing other teams got good/ great players i late 1st round or even second with a full roster and still worked players in take memphis 2020 desmond bane was there 3rd 1st round pick andafter about 15/20 games started playing him more or take the nuggets with 41st pick nikola jokic they played him and he grew into a better player from bench to 6th man to starter most of the guys u mentioned would barely shoot 40% even if they played 20+ min
nba teams and coaches know what they're doin
you throw the term generational around like candy bro. Not even kidding rewatch the video and consider the real meaning of that word
Kobe Bufkin ain’t no 6’6. He’s maybe 6’4
Wrong you can lose it overnight look at fultz his situation was peculiar tho
Just take the exact opposite of these insights and you’re onto something dude knows nada about hoop hoops
Apologize to Johnathan Kuminga
Gelo content dried up 😂
not you making this video, after making fun of players FOR PLAYING IN THE GLEAGUE
Who else is Congolese
Emoni is hot 🗑️🗑️🗑️
sadly G-League suck
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Both Michigan picks was bad picks both not ready for the NBA and gone take years
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