![]() ![]() Still, he’s a 6’5” wing with a sub-elite three-point shot. I struggle to buy him being 6’0”, and I’m not sure if he’s good enough to make up for his size deficit, but the guy can hoop. He wasn't the only impressive fringe NBA talent on the Rockets in Summer League. He’s also got a cannon of a three-point shot at 6’9”. He’s got a nose for the ball, and he’s willing to dive for it. He also pulled down 7.3 rebounds a night and managed 0.8 blocks and 0.8 steals per contest. Mayer averaged 12.5 points per game on 43.5 percent shooting from three-point range. The basic counting stats are impressive enough. Still, one other player really caught my attention. I’ll admit it - I was Whitmore watching too often throughout Summer League. One of the cooler aspects of Summer League is the opportunity to watch some fringe NBA talent. If your pet anti-Thompson argument is “But OTE!”, get a new one. The Thompsons faced stiffer competition, and they thrived in it. Ausar Thompson was consistently brilliant throughout Summer League. Still, if you’re stuck on the one-game sample size, just look at his brother. Thompson didn’t just prove that he can play with his contemporaries - he proved that he can outplay them. Still, if OTE was a mirage, and the Thompsons weren’t built for NBA basketball, it would be impossible for Thompson to have a good game. That’s not to say that Thompson is earmarked for stardom. If that was true, Thompson couldn’t possibly shine in a game where the opposing team featured Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe, could he? As a result, the Thompson twins will be woefully behind the developmental curve compared to their peers. Wouldn’t it? This was the pitch: Overtime Elite is not a real league. If the concerns about Thompson were valid, one game would have been enough to prove them so. Amen Thompson can be eliteĬan we put the Overtime Elite stuff to rest now? Please.Īm I overreacting to one Summer League game? I don’t think so. He’s an aggressive defensive playmaker (although he got caught ball-watching off-ball a little too often). Still, Whitmore flashed some remarkable shot creation. ![]() That’ll either come in time, or it won’t. If you’re open, swallow your pride, launch a triple, and let your teammate collect an assist. Right now, his worst habit is dribbling out of open catch-and-shoot opportunities to try to create his own basket. He’s actually a more willing passer than anticipated. Most of the predraft concerns with Whitmore were validated in Summer League. This is clearly a player with star potential, and the Rockets got him with the 20th pick. If you’d known Kawhi Leonard would be where he is now, you'd still select him with the sixth overall pick - in a heartbeat, actually. Why did Whitmore slip again? He’s not the class clown? There are some medical concerns, sure. About 14 teams learned a hard lesson: don’t pass on talent. What did we learn? Cam Whitmore was a stealįorget what we learned. The Rockets lost in the Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Never mind load management, bring me a 164-game season. Repetitive motion makes my sciatica act up. What are we supposed to do now? Go outside and.play basketball? The NBA’s offseason is officially the offseason. “If you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you” ![]()
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