Summer League Discussion

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  1. Slick2021

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    To hell with a 2 way..I would be looking at him for Bronny's slot, when he joins his father wherever he lands.
     
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    Manon and Kaluma look like pretty good prospects. I’d put both of them on a two way. That last two way spot is up for grabs.
     
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    Finding guards are a dime a dozen. I’d be stockpiling wings like Manon and Kaluma on 2 way deals.
     
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    I haven't watched a second but encouraging signs from the summer league.
    Carr seems legit. From the few highlights I've seen it looks natural to him which is a great thing.
    Thiero looks much better than in Vegas. Did he play C this last game like the NBA app shows?
    Great stuff by Kaluma. What type of player is he? Know nothing about him
     
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    Watson is the starting C with Kyle as the primary backup.

    Think of a poor man's OG.
     
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    Kaluma needs a 4 year contract with a player option of course.
    :LLLLLebronlaughing:
     
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    Rob is reading this right now and thinking about it
     
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    It’s going to be wild when we have Manon - Carr - Adou and Kaluma starting alongside Kessler.

    All gas!
     
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    Fourth seed...lol.
     
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    I said this about the SL team in a post in Mamu’s thread where Slick had commented on his style of tough play, and I welcomed it.

     
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    Agreed, we have a tough group, even Carr absorbs contact to finish and dishes it out. We haven't had a collection of young talent like this in a long time.

    Edit: and they are all likeable and amazing young men.
     
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    .... and he further added below that, "That original tweet is pointing out his defense (98th %ile in college his last year). He was good there this past season (78th percentile), but also upped his offensive game to showcase 96th percentile offensive impact in the G-League last year."

    A reply to Cranjis's post a ways down.

    https://x.com/Shooting_TheGap/status/2076367255898587238?s=20
     
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    He's like a mini Naz Reid out there. I hope he gets a 2 way slot also.
     
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    If we really plan on trying to flip some players in a S&T, we are going to have 2-3 open roster spots. It depends on what happened with Bronny.

    Carr, Kuluma and Thiero, at the 13-15th roster spots, isn't a bad idea at all IMO. We should look to snag another prospect on a 2-way.
     
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    seems like we can man the PF position by committee at the moment while developing our young talent. Not so sure we need a front level prospect - especially one that has been a malcontent elsewhere.
     
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    And then Garcia has a bit of thoughts he responded to that tweet with



     
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    Yeah our 2-ways need to be Manon, Kaluma and a center.
    There's definitely a flurry of young guys developing on the back end of the roster as it should be. Kaluma seems to be a great pick up, it's insane if we don't sign him to a 2-way
     
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