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I still have a sour taste in my mouth over the KD Saga, it'll linger if Houston makes a deep run. How in the fuck did the Spurs botch that trade with as little as the Rockets traded to acquire him? The Spurs desperately needed shooting and could've acquired one of the most reliable and explosive shooters in the NBA (Even at the age of 36) without surrendering many of their valuable assets. Is Kelly Olynyk really gonna move the needle? Far as I can tell was the most beneficial part of that trade will be clearing up the logjam at Guard. I'm not gonna say KD would've instantly turned the Spurs into title contenders, but fuck at least they'd be capable of reaching the playoffs and winning a series at the worst.

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14 minutes ago, Chad said:

I still have a sour taste in my mouth over the KD Saga, it'll linger if Houston makes a deep run. How in the fuck did the Spurs botch that trade with as little as the Rockets traded to acquire him? The Spurs desperately needed shooting and could've acquired one of the most reliable and explosive shooters in the NBA (Even at the age of 36) without surrendering many of their valuable assets. Is Kelly Olynyk really gonna move the needle? I'm not gonna say KD would've instantly turned the Spurs into title contenders, but fuck at least they'd be capable of reaching the playoffs and winning a series at the worst.

We had the 14th pick and they had the 10th pick. 

I think that's what it came down to. 

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I usually watch SL every year, just to see our new draft picks and gauge where they are. It's usually lots of slop. I never really think much of 99% of the players.

 

Am I crazy, or do Jones-Garcia, Minix, CB, and Harper all look like they can play in this league? I usually do not get this high on SL players.

 

Also, Filipowski looks like he can play too. Dude is kinda nice.

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10 hours ago, Pam Cummings said:

I usually watch SL every year, just to see our new draft picks and gauge where they are. It's usually lots of slop. I never really think much of 99% of the players.

 

Am I crazy, or do Jones-Garcia, Minix, CB, and Harper all look like they can play in this league? I usually do not get this high on SL players.

 

Also, Filipowski looks like he can play too. Dude is kinda nice.

You have to watch summer league with a discerning eye for what translates and what doesn’t. IQ translates. Hustle, effort and having a knack for being at the right place at the right time translates.  Athleticism only translates if you don’t have it. In other words, there are some great athletes at summer league who can’t play in the league. Shooting doesn’t necessarily translate. The looks you get in summer league are so much better than the real league. 

That said, Harper, Bryant and I’m pretty sure Jones-Garcia can play in the league. I’m not as sold on Minix but he’s at least worth keeping around on a two way. 

Filipowski knocking down threes like that… yeah for his size if he’s really that accurate there’s definitely a NBA future for him. There’s no way to judge where he is defensively though against that competition. Nor is there any way to judge how effective he can be down low on offense but a stretch five like that for sure has decent career ahead of him if he can play close to league average defense. 

Also, that was one of the most fun summer league games I can remember. Entertaining as hell. 

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2 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

You have to watch summer league with a discerning eye for what translates and what doesn’t. IQ translates. Hustle, effort and having a knack for being at the right place at the right time translates.  Athleticism only translates if you don’t have it. In other words, there are some great athletes at summer league who can’t play in the league. Shooting doesn’t necessarily translate. The looks you get in summer league are so much better than the real league. 

That said, Harper, Bryant and I’m pretty sure Jones-Garcia can play in the league. I’m not as sold on Minix but he’s at least worth keeping around on a two way. 

Filipowski knocking down threes like that… yeah for his size if he’s really that accurate there’s definitely a NBA future for him. There’s no way to judge where he is defensively though against that competition. Nor is there any way to judge how effective he can be down low on offense but a stretch five like that for sure has decent career ahead of him if he can play close to league average defense. 

Also, that was one of the most fun summer league games I can remember. Entertaining as hell. 

I think part of what gives me hope for those guys is the Jazz were playing a few guys(like Flip) who were getting minutes in the NBA last year. So it was against some reasonable competition. Although that might just be a terrible sign for Utah that they are 0-3 in SL playing guys that will be on their actual roster.

 

With Minix he hit the GW but I just like his size. He might be a little slow footed though against good NBA players.

 

Either way, yeah, fun game. Don't recall seeing too many games go to OT in the SL.

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On 7/15/2025 at 8:07 AM, Mitch Cumsteen said:

You have to watch summer league with a discerning eye for what translates and what doesn’t. IQ translates. Hustle, effort and having a knack for being at the right place at the right time translates.  Athleticism only translates if you don’t have it. In other words, there are some great athletes at summer league who can’t play in the league. Shooting doesn’t necessarily translate. The looks you get in summer league are so much better than the real league. 

That said, Harper, Bryant and I’m pretty sure Jones-Garcia can play in the league. I’m not as sold on Minix but he’s at least worth keeping around on a two way. 

Filipowski knocking down threes like that… yeah for his size if he’s really that accurate there’s definitely a NBA future for him. There’s no way to judge where he is defensively though against that competition. Nor is there any way to judge how effective he can be down low on offense but a stretch five like that for sure has decent career ahead of him if he can play close to league average defense. 

Also, that was one of the most fun summer league games I can remember. Entertaining as hell. 

Shooting matters if you can't do it.... As you stated, you get pretty open looks in summer league unless you're creating bad shots (which a lot of guards and wings do by forcing it).  

Jones-Garcia can play in the league..... maybe as nothing more than a Patty Mills or Jaren Jackson off the bench, but his defense does need to get better.  

Harper has to find a jump shot, but his ability to penetrate will carry him next year like Castle.  Gotta get much better shooting in the first 3-4 years.  It either happens or it won't usually.

Bryant has a ton of work to do.  He's 3-24 on FGs in Vegas.  1-12 from 3.  In today's NBA, you have to be able to hit 3's if you have almost no offensive game and rely on defense.  Who's the last guy who was OTB defense only?  Tony Allen?  That was almost 10 years ago since his prime.

I'm with you on Minix but he does understand the game, has good instincts, but he's a rotten athlete and will he shoot well enough to ever make any impact, because that's his ticket.  8-16 from 3 in Vegas and he's rebounded pretty well too, but he doesn't do much with the ball.... just needs to be able to knock down open looks.  Not a great passer.... as a wing, not a great look.

rest of the team are jags...

 

 

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