Pretty wild to go from being drafted in the 1st round by the Lakers one year and completely out of a job halfway through the next.
pretty surprised utah of all teams wasn't even willing to take a chance on him. i think that says it all in regards to his stock. such a major whiff by the scouting dept, especially considering who went after him enjoy china
I kept an open mind but I don’t know that I saw a single impressive clip of this kid and I watch a good bit of college hoops. I genuinely do not what we saw in him.
I talked to my boy and he is inconsolable… but we’re setting up an IG account to promote veganism and saving the environment by natural recycling. In connection to this he is now on a strict used cardboard diet, hitting two birds with one stone
I wonder how many top 20 players have been cut half way through year two. Has to be pretty exclusive company. Congrats! You'll be playing against Pat Bev in a matter of weeks. Well...if the hammy heals up. And the back. Edit: asked chatgpt to investigate. It could only find 5 other occurrences of top 20 picks not making it through year 2. Bennett, Royce White, Kendall Marshall (Laker legend), Ed O'Bannon, Bo Kimble.
Familiar names. The Bennet draft was terrible, White is afraid to fly so no future there, Kendall who I like was athletically challenged, one the O’Bannon brothers of collegiate fame, and the shooting guard that can’t shoot from the clippers Bo Kimble
I thought he put a good numbers in the G league. I bet he gets another chance next year and doubles down on the effort.
Season is over- over with the Embiid news. Why not. He can help steer them to secure that 6th worst record.
wouldn't surprise me at all if he ended up having a solid career. he was in a bad situation for development here*, and it still may take him some time in and out of the league to get the right opportunity. *ask dalton--if he played for the wizards right now, he might be averaging near 20 and learning on the job.
