Summer League quick takes.

 

Today is the summer league quarterfinal. Just a few quick thoughts about the teams in the Quarterfinals

 

Atlanta v. Houston

After the Jeremy Lin trade, I was concerned about the Houston PG situation. Meanwhile, Nick Johnson, former Arizona player, has been fun to watch and certainly a capable backup. If not, he’ll be a highlight reel for a talented Houston team

Meanwhile, Atlanta has been interesting. Dennis Schroeder has shown signs of improvement.

Sacramento v. Chicago

McBuckets is everything we thought he’d be. He’s been amazing. I love watching him play. Meanwhile, Tony Snell has been a lot better than I thought he’d be. Chicago (the real version) needs outside shooting and Snell/McBuckets have done a good job of showing why they deserve that spot.

Meanwhile, McLemore has looked pretty good for the Kings. He seems a likeable guy on a team that doesn’t have many people who fit that descriptor.

Charlotte v. New York

Hairston tore up the D-League and hasn’t missed a step in summer league. He has performances of 18, 18, 21 and 22 points. But let’s talk about Noah Vonleh. I wasn’t excited about him in the draft.  Summer league is a really small sample size, but for a pf to have have shooting nightmares of 3-10, 3-11, 4-11 and a masterful 0-13 that concerns me.

Meanwhile, in New York, Tim Hardaway Jr. is overqualified to be there. Nuff said.

San Antonio v. Washington

Austin Daye lives for summer league. He’s pretty talented, but not a consistent enough defender or scorer to be the kind of star that he is during the summer. He’s weirdly underqualified for consistent minutes in the NBA and overqualified for the summer.

For Washington to be successful, Otto Porter (3rd overall pick) and Glen Rice Jr. are going to have to be rotation level players. Both have shown signs of success and it will be great to watch them tonight