Sacramento signs Jamal Sampson
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Just a reminder:
Do the names David Bluthenthal and Ricky Minard mean anything?
Players get signed every year before training camp. That doesn't mean they're going to make it to the first game of the year... and with the addition of the NBDL there's every reason to assume at least a couple of our acquisitions might end up there.
Do the names David Bluthenthal and Ricky Minard mean anything?
Players get signed every year before training camp. That doesn't mean they're going to make it to the first game of the year... and with the addition of the NBDL there's every reason to assume at least a couple of our acquisitions might end up there.
go to this link to get info on him from draft.net
http://nbadraft.net/profiles/jamalsampson.htm
Edited by VF21 to add text from NBADraft:
Overall: 96
NBA Comparison: Samuel Dalembert
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Strengths: The dreaded "P" word. Jamal has great potential. But at this point his game is very raw. However, 7 footers with his athleticism are not a dime a dozen. Has long arms and very good shot blocking ability. Has the potential to be among the game's elite centers, but has a lot of dedication and hard work in front of him before he can even think about that. [/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Has excellent quickness for a 6-11 bigman. Good shot blocker/rebounder with touch around the basket.[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Weaknesses: Lack of skills. Jamal will be another player on the 3-4 year plan. A high risk/reward type. Sometimes these (early entrant) players blossom into superstars and sometimes they fizzle into duds. Had injury problems in high school. Lack of strength will keep him from making much of a splash quickly. Desire is still under question. Doesn't appear to be the most disciplined player.[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Notes: [/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cousin of ex-NBA center Ralph Sampson.[/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/font]
http://nbadraft.net/profiles/jamalsampson.htm
Edited by VF21 to add text from NBADraft:
Overall: 96
NBA Comparison: Samuel Dalembert
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Strengths: The dreaded "P" word. Jamal has great potential. But at this point his game is very raw. However, 7 footers with his athleticism are not a dime a dozen. Has long arms and very good shot blocking ability. Has the potential to be among the game's elite centers, but has a lot of dedication and hard work in front of him before he can even think about that. [/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Has excellent quickness for a 6-11 bigman. Good shot blocker/rebounder with touch around the basket.[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Weaknesses: Lack of skills. Jamal will be another player on the 3-4 year plan. A high risk/reward type. Sometimes these (early entrant) players blossom into superstars and sometimes they fizzle into duds. Had injury problems in high school. Lack of strength will keep him from making much of a splash quickly. Desire is still under question. Doesn't appear to be the most disciplined player.[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Notes: [/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cousin of ex-NBA center Ralph Sampson.[/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/font]
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Half Baked?
Well, this is good news for anybody that wanted to see the Kings sign Steven Hunter. At this point, Sampson is not the shotblocker Hunter is, but he has the potential to be, and he is already a better rebounder. Basically, Sampson is a low risk gamble on a guy who could become the athletic PF/C the Kings could use off the bench.
Sampson is still only 22 (almost two years younger than Hunter) and still has some potential to be tapped. When he was at Cal, I had high hopes for him, but I was almost shocked when he declared for the draft. He was clearly not ready for the NBA at that point, but I always figured he would be one day. I guess we'll see.
Well, this is good news for anybody that wanted to see the Kings sign Steven Hunter. At this point, Sampson is not the shotblocker Hunter is, but he has the potential to be, and he is already a better rebounder. Basically, Sampson is a low risk gamble on a guy who could become the athletic PF/C the Kings could use off the bench.
Sampson is still only 22 (almost two years younger than Hunter) and still has some potential to be tapped. When he was at Cal, I had high hopes for him, but I was almost shocked when he declared for the draft. He was clearly not ready for the NBA at that point, but I always figured he would be one day. I guess we'll see.
This isnt going to affect Skinner's playing time in anyway, Skinner is a far better player then Sampson, and proven, and when Skinners on his game he can really help us in the areas we need help with, I think if Sampson makes the roster he will be there In-case of injuries. And why not take a chance on a 6'11 Athletic shot blocker/rebounder, if he can develop right then who knows how good he could get.
lol i dunno about that, but i guess you could make that point
prob is, im pretty sure hes only 6'11". maybe yahoo sports has his mismeasured.
I think of him as in case of injury, in case of bad play, and somewhat of a project. I think petrie has been bored with just having 2guard projects since jabari left.
prob is, im pretty sure hes only 6'11". maybe yahoo sports has his mismeasured.
I think of him as in case of injury, in case of bad play, and somewhat of a project. I think petrie has been bored with just having 2guard projects since jabari left
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People seem lukewarm on this for the most part- benchwarmer, more Bobcat scraps- but 22 year old 7 footers don't come along every day. And it's not like he hasn't shown potential- he already has good rebounding numbers and can score decently. Think of it as a draft pick, cause this guy sure wasn't ready for the NBA when he entered. Almost no downside to this signing, I'm sure the Kings didn't spend too much on him and if he doesn't pan out we've still got Skinner. The mere possibility that we just aquired a future "elite center" (from hoopshype) pleases me. Not expecting much immediate big impact, but hope for the future. Nice move.