Summer League 2023 open thread

[dude12]

Does anyone think that kb02 is watching Bouknight right now? Of course he is

 

[Tetsujin]

Bouknight might be the worst player in all of Summer League. Lol

He must’ve seen Davion sitting in the stands

 

[The Effort Police]

I can already tell, as long as he’s healthy, Wemby is going to be a nightmare. Lmao

I'm fully predicting he'll make like six all star games, and play like 50% of all potential games in his career.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1677491816634159104

 

[Sluggah]

Does anyone think that kb02 is watching Bouknight right now? Of course he is

Betting he’ll have more points than turnovers. Losing that bet. Welching on that bet.

 

[Tetsujin]

Nnaji is big. Wemby is huuuge

 

[SLAB]

I'm fully predicting he'll make like six all star games, and play like 50% of all potential games in his career.

He’s obviously skinny but doesn’t look stiff or frail to me. Has he had injury issues in France? Obviously the grind of an 82 game season is a different beast.

 

[macadocious]

lol, crossover dime

 

[The_Jamal]

Nnaji being 18 is absurd. that's a full grown ass man out there.

 

[Tetsujin]

Wemby’ s teammates sure enjoy not passing him the ball

 

[SLAB]

14 says “THIS IS MY MOMENT TO SHINE” as he drives up the length of the court, looks at Vic an open, then hoists a three presumably shouting “KOBE!” as he takes the shot.

 

[The_Jamal]

Wemby got bullied a bit there in the post. Probably needs a year or two to get used to NBA physicality.

 

[The Effort Police]

He’s obviously skinny but doesn’t look stiff or frail to me. Has he had injury issues in France? Obviously the grind of an 82 game season is a different beast.

He's had a few leg issues in the past, but I don't think this past season. The main problem is his height, the NBA has been filled with guys that height having their bodies break down, even dudes who weren't necessarily frail-looking.

Edit: And with the dynamic way he plays and just overall in today's NBA, they're going to make him do a lot of more things that will put stress on his body than the Manute Bols and Yao Mings of the past.

 

[SLAB]

Wemby got bullied a bit there in the post. Probably needs a year or two to get used to NBA physicality.

As he learns he can’t bully people anymore think he can adapt to just out-quick his stronger post opponents?

 

[The_Jamal]

As he learns he can’t bully people anymore think he can adapt to just out-quick his stronger post opponents?

For sure, he's also a 19 year old rookie big, pretty much all those dudes that don't look like James Nnaji or Jalen Duran last year struggle with NBA-caliber physicality.

In terms of his quickness, it's like what? AD and JJJ that probably can stick with him? Maybe?

 

[The_Jamal]

Initial reaction is I like the idea of him playing with a big to start and then he closes for you at the 5. Let someone else bang with the big boys while he's more of a free safety/weak-side shot blocker on D. Seems very very comfortable defending on the perimeter.

 

[Tetsujin]

Yeeeeah Spurs probably gonna be challenging for the top pick again this year

 

[The_Jamal]

He's dribbled into traffic and lost the ball like 3 times this quarter. Gotten tighten that sucker up.

 

[Sluggah]

Hopefully there’s someone on the regular Spurs squad that can do something with a Wemby pass?

 

[Tetsujin]

Hopefully there’s someone on the regular Spurs squad that can do something with a Wemby pass?

Doug McBuckets gonna feast

 

[The_Jamal]

Bouknight just tried the same Keegan step-back and threw that sucker right off the backboard.

 

[Tetsujin]

Bouknight is so bad lmao

 

[Tetsujin]

cissoko’s definitely more of a classic 4 than a full on wing.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Does anyone think that kb02 is watching Bouknight right now? Of course he is

He's probably over on Hornets fans right now making charitable bets that Prosper is going to be a better NBA player than Brandon Miller.

 

[The_Jamal]

Bouknight is so bad lmao

So is Kai Jones, sheesh.

Weird seeing what the Kings looked like for everyone else for 15 years. Disappointing first rounder after disappointing first rounder

 

[Tetsujin]

Was Jerry West sitting next to Jeff Bezos lol?

 

[Tetsujin]

Wemby still not used to the NBA ball

 

[The_Jamal]

Be nice if they ran a set for Wemby. They're just tossing it to him and saying "OK dude, go 1on1". Not working.

Like the willingness for him to pass and find his teammates, the shotblocking is going to be good and the agility is just crazy for a dude his size.

 

[captain bill]

Glad Popovich is finally getting rewarded with something worth coaching.

If the theory of Kerr taking over when Pop retires he'll be in good shape to pass Phil's 13 combined player + coach championships

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1677502531281342464

Poppa Murray deciding to go the Dadley route for Kris