Speaker 1: Back to Summer League to get started. God, that story
Speaker 1: is crazy. It didn't happen anywhere on property, thankfully for
Speaker 1: Ward and the Summer League people. But I tell you what,
Speaker 1: they know all about it. They're aware of it's happenings.
Speaker 1: So let's talk about the five must teams that you
Speaker 1: have to watch at Summer League, either on TV or
Speaker 1: in person if you can so. Number one Portland Trailblazers
Speaker 1: my number one choice, can't miss team in Vegas.
Speaker 2: It has nothing to do with the Dame Lillard saga.
Speaker 1: I ain't.
Speaker 2: That's not exactly right.
Speaker 1: I has a little to do with the Damian Lillard saga.
Speaker 1: The main attraction is Damian Lillard's replacement, Scoot Henderson. So
Speaker 1: we'll call them the Domino. No more Scoot, We're just
Speaker 1: gonna call them the Domino. So the Domino probably should
Speaker 1: have been.
Speaker 2: The number two pick in the draft.
Speaker 1: But by some is it really a miracle or is
Speaker 1: it just the laws of physics? The Charlotte Hornets took
Speaker 1: the wrong pick in Brandon Miller, and by a miracle,
Speaker 1: Scoot aka the Domino landed in Portland at three, and
Speaker 1: here in Vegas. Now we get to see scoot ball out.
Speaker 1: Why is Scoot so exciting? Why are so many executives
Speaker 1: and a team.
Speaker 2: Like Draft knit whatever they're called. They called draft Knicks.
Speaker 2: I think that's what they're called.
Speaker 1: They're saying that he's just maybe a transcendent player that
Speaker 1: could be even better than.
Speaker 2: Dame, which I don't want to say.
Speaker 1: I haven't said that, but other people have said that
Speaker 1: he's an elite finisher at the rim. He is an
Speaker 1: incredible passer, pass first point guard.
Speaker 2: I want to highlight that and redline that.
Speaker 1: Pass first point guard, very unselfish, definitely plays a lot
Speaker 1: of defense, strong, high wing span, is going to be
Speaker 1: able to get out into the transition, and he's going
Speaker 1: to throw lobs on lobs on lobs to shade and sharp,
Speaker 1: incredible basketball IQ, incredible court vision. He has been made
Speaker 1: in a lab to run a basketball team. Next to Victor.
Speaker 1: I think he's the number one player to watch. I
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be musty every single game that he plays. Well,
Speaker 1: they shut him down after two games. Probably see you
Speaker 1: better get into the gym in the first two days.
Speaker 1: But no, no, the Blazers are not. That's just not
Speaker 1: the only reason you want to see. Oh, Ryan Rupere
Speaker 1: out of France. He was a player that a lot
Speaker 1: of people liked a lot in the draft. He ends
Speaker 1: up slipping to the second round, but guess what, the
Speaker 1: Blazers locked him into a multi year contract. Some draft
Speaker 1: experts thought Ryan Rupert Rupere was probably going to go
Speaker 1: into the late twenties. So he is a first round talent,
Speaker 1: very green, very long, very athletic.
Speaker 2: Joe Cronin. Joe Cronin has.
Speaker 1: A tight, long athletic I'm not even gonna go there anyway.
Speaker 1: Long fast could be a sleeper. So Chris Murray another long, athletic,
Speaker 1: three point shooting wing twin brother of Keegan Murray, who,
Speaker 1: by the way, dropped twenty nine points in the California
Speaker 1: Classic debut.
Speaker 2: I think he shot. I think he had seventy points
Speaker 2: in two games. I think that's what it was.
Speaker 1: Seventy points in his two games at the California Classic,
Speaker 1: and then they're like, that's enough.
Speaker 2: We're gonna shut you down.
Speaker 1: Chris is a little thicker than Keegan, still shoots threes
Speaker 1: at around forty percent, a little slower, but that's why
Speaker 1: he was late first round and not a lottery pick up.
Speaker 1: Next is the Detroit Pistons. They are bringing a canon
Speaker 1: to the night fight at the Summer League because they've
Speaker 1: got players who were lottery picks last year that are
Speaker 1: apparently playing. So new coach Monty Williams has sent in
Speaker 1: the Cavalry. They are trying to win twenty seven games
Speaker 1: in the regular season this year, and they are trying
Speaker 1: to absolutely win the chip in Summer League. So they
Speaker 1: take Oscar Thompson at five. We know he's great, one
Speaker 1: of the more exciting players in this year's draft. They
Speaker 1: add first rounder Marcus Sasser as well, which to me
Speaker 1: doesn't make a lot of sense, but hey, that's not all.
Speaker 1: They then send the following lottery picks to Summer League
Speaker 1: as well from last year. Jalen Duran Wow athletic freak
Speaker 1: killed the Summer League last year. Tons of dunks, rebounds, athleticism,
Speaker 1: all full display. Jade and Ivy, who sprained his ankle
Speaker 1: I believe in the first game last year of Summer League,
Speaker 1: so maybe we're gonna be able to see him in
Speaker 1: more games than a quarter. And James Wiseman, who feels
Speaker 1: like he's been in Summer League for the last four
Speaker 1: years because he has uh so for those keeping drag.
Speaker 1: That's five top twenty five draft picks on this team.
Speaker 1: You add in Isaiah Livers, you have added Xavier's Jack Nungee.
Speaker 1: It's gonna be a very fun team to watch up next.
Speaker 1: I'm not going to talk about the Wizards because I'm
Speaker 1: okay on Tristan Vushevich.
Speaker 2: They're gonna be fine.
Speaker 1: I do think Bla Kulabali is somebody to watch, but
Speaker 1: I need more than one player than I need to
Speaker 1: see in order for you to be a top team.
Speaker 1: So that leads me to another team that's normally pretty boring,
Speaker 1: normally someone that is not a must circle on your
Speaker 1: calendar type team, and that's the Utah Jazz. The Utah
Speaker 1: Jazz are actually a must watch this year. I don't
Speaker 1: know why they figured it out. Taylor Hendricks blend of size, skill,
Speaker 1: that defensive intensity that a lot of scouts love. He's six',
Speaker 1: nine he's only nineteen classic three and d. Guy he
Speaker 1: guarded one through five At Central florida average fifteen a.
Speaker 2: Game and although The Summer league.
Speaker 1: Is going to be the first chance that we get
Speaker 1: to see how his offensive game works at the next
Speaker 1: level against.
Speaker 2: WELL nba quote unquote quality.
Speaker 1: Defenses let's be, real there's not going to be a
Speaker 1: lot of defense being. Played his defense can't be. Questioned
Speaker 1: then you've Got Kyante, george who is Another jazz first.
Speaker 1: Rounder six four, guard smooth jump, shot not a great
Speaker 1: three point, shooter yet he's going to be working on
Speaker 1: that at summer. LEAGUE i think that's going to. Translate
Speaker 1: another interesting thing though About Kiante george is that he
Speaker 1: LOST i think like twenty five from his time At.
Speaker 1: Baylor he got all the way up to two ten
Speaker 1: two fifteen At. BAYLOR i guess they wanted him to
Speaker 1: be a little thicker. There he was one ninety in high.
Speaker 1: School he's lost all that weight, back and he says
Speaker 1: he feels, stronger he feels more, athletic more. Bouncy so
Speaker 1: that's gonna be fun to see how his game translates
Speaker 1: to the next level as. Well Bryce sensible another player
Speaker 1: that The Utah jazz have From Ohio. State very polarizing.
Speaker 1: Prospect some people thought he was the best offensive player
Speaker 1: in the draft bar. NONE i didn't believe, that but
Speaker 1: he is an absolute. Bucket his best skill is that
Speaker 1: basically there's nowhere on the court that he can't score
Speaker 1: forty one percent from, three forty five percent on catching,
Speaker 1: shoots eighty three percent free throw, shooter over fifty percent
Speaker 1: shooter in the mid.
Speaker 2: Range not a great. Passer, shockingly this guy's a.
Speaker 1: BUCKET a lot of buckets don't exactly work on their passing,
Speaker 1: prowess but, hey it's gonna be fun to watch them as. Well.
Speaker 1: Uh he hasn't played in any of The California classic,
Speaker 1: games so this will be their first look At bryce
Speaker 1: sense of ball.
Speaker 2: At the next.
Speaker 1: Level up next is The Houston, rockets and we know
Speaker 1: that The Houston rockets are doing, moves although we really
Speaker 1: don't understand right, now but the youth movement is here
Speaker 1: in ahe town and now it has a massive booster
Speaker 1: shot with this year's. Draft you've Got Aman, thompson probably
Speaker 1: good enough to be a top two three, pick maybe
Speaker 1: a one pick in some of the past year, drafts
Speaker 1: and The rockets grab him at.
Speaker 2: Four he's for sure on the short.
Speaker 1: LIST i have no idea what he's gonna look like
Speaker 1: because we've seen him only an overtime. Elite overtime elite
Speaker 1: does play AGAINST nba quality CALIBER G league sort of ask,
Speaker 1: players BUT i have no idea what it's gonna look
Speaker 1: like at this. Level his shot is, hitchy but he
Speaker 1: is very. Explosive he's very. Strong he's got incredible BASKETBALL,
Speaker 1: iq which is going to be a massive skill set
Speaker 1: for This Houston rockets team that is lacking in. That but,
Speaker 1: REALLY i want to See Cam. Whitmore why did he
Speaker 1: slip in the. Draft he was widely considered to be
Speaker 1: a top five. Pick houston even considered taking him at,
Speaker 1: four and then it was, like were they injury, concerns
Speaker 1: were they character with? Flags no one really knows still
Speaker 1: to this. DAY i do know though That Cam whitmore
Speaker 1: was doing windmills in his one on zero pre draft
Speaker 1: workouts THAT i saw On, Twitter SO i don't think
Speaker 1: his knees or ankles are bad otherwise he's not doing.
Speaker 1: That BUT i think his game is perfect for THE.
Speaker 1: Nba if there's nothing wrong with his medicals and there's
Speaker 1: nothing wrong with his mental THEN i tell you, what
Speaker 1: he's gonna go crazy in THE. Nba gotta See charlotte up.
Speaker 1: Next gotta See charlotte because sometimes must SEE tv isn't always.
Speaker 1: GREAT i tell you, what you spend a little time
Speaker 1: watching keeping up with The, kardashians and you tell, me
Speaker 1: if you can turn, away That's Brandon. Miller Brandon miller
Speaker 1: is gonna be one of those players that everyone is.
Speaker 2: Holding their breath while they.
Speaker 1: WATCH i think he had ten fouls in four quarters
Speaker 1: of basket ball in The California, classic which isn't exactly
Speaker 1: saying anything, meaningful but the kid is struggling to get
Speaker 1: into the, paint struggling to get his own, shot create.
Speaker 1: Separation it's almost like we could have seen that. Coming
Speaker 1: not great body. LANGUAGE i think he committed seven thousand
Speaker 1: and one game eight Turnovers Summer.
Speaker 2: League by the, way it allows ten thousand a.
Speaker 1: Game how he plays At Summer league could potentially affect
Speaker 1: how he plays in his rookie. Year we saw that
Speaker 1: With Jabari. Smith never look comfortable In Summer. League never
Speaker 1: look comfortable until maybe the last third.
Speaker 2: Of THE nba.
Speaker 1: Season once you go down a road with your, mentality
Speaker 1: once your confidence starts to, slip very tough at a
Speaker 1: young age to get it, back especially for someone Like
Speaker 1: Brandon miller who's so. Young The hornets have other players,
Speaker 1: though that you have to, watch Like Nick. Smith Nick
Speaker 1: smith was the number one recruit in the country before
Speaker 1: he got injured At. Arkansas he has a bunch of high, skills,
Speaker 1: elusive he is, long he can score on all three.
Speaker 1: Levels gonna be interesting to see how his health, looks
Speaker 1: whether he's. Bouncy they also have A Mari. Bailey Amari
Speaker 1: bailey might be the best player in this draft for.
Speaker 1: Them like he, Might Amari bailey could end up being
Speaker 1: the Best Charlotte hornet in the twenty twenty three. DRAFT
Speaker 1: i think there's gonna be a lot of teams that
Speaker 1: regret drafting. Him he's already balling. Out and then you've
Speaker 1: Got James, naji who went in the first pick of
Speaker 1: the second. Round most people Thought naji was the first.
Speaker 1: Rounder but he's kind of a work in. Progress he's
Speaker 1: From barcelona In, europe like a lot of euro, guys
Speaker 1: it's a work in. Progress but you're talking about a
Speaker 1: seven foot five. Wingspan so that's pretty much all of
Speaker 1: the information that you. Need if you've seen any tape
Speaker 1: Of James, nase he can do a lot of things
Speaker 1: with all eyes On. Miller you gotta Watch charlotte as
Speaker 1: well as the other.
Speaker 2: Players At Summer. League on The Charlotte hornet