Cold world we live in
Costly turnover.
Time is moneyā¦
Franz isnāt the most explosive athlete but his pacing and slitherness are super effective. There are moments where I didnāt think he can get to the rim and he managed to do it.
It sounds like the Pistons did quite well there.
Did we have any recruits in town?
Another Wolverine in the Magic system. #MagicCulture
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Yeah I think he was on their G League team last year. Assume thatās where he ends up again
Interesting, hope that DJ can resurrect his career as Moe did.
Both DJ and X really seem like āAAAA Playersā like Ignas - good G-Leaguers that for different reasons (for X I think itās really just height, for DJ itās his jump-shot) are just never getting looks (or more in DJās case not capitalizing on them) at the next level. Obviously, itās easier to get a ācall-upā fromt he G-League than from Europe, but the compensation abroad is generally better if you can land in a more established league (France, Italy, Spain, Turkey) or a few other select clubsā¦it wouldnāt shock me to see them go at some point.
Like especially X - itās hard to see him playing BETTER in the G-League than last year (aside from a still poor FT %) - he shot 54% on twos, 47% on threes (not high volume but not LOW), 9 assists, 4.5 boardsā¦I didnāt see him play so I canāt speak to defense but Iām going to assume he played it pretty well.
The issue with X is heās a ball dominant PG who needs the ball in his hands to be effective. This isnāt what NBA wants from a backup PG. Backup PG needs to be able to be comfortable and effective off the ball.
In general, I donāt think there is a ton of interest in 5ā10" guards. Offensively, if heās like 3 inches taller, heās TJ McConnell (who mostly plays with shot-takers not creators), so the phenotype exists.
He played on their Summer League team back in July.
Which board member is the GM of the Grizzlies and did exactly what some posters here would do with that power.
Christopher seemed to show some flashes in Houston, though not from 3. I think heāll get a look from somebody. I think Todd will have to go overseas.
For what itās worth, Nate Duncan had James Edwards on this weekend and Edwards repeatedly referenced Livers an important part of the rotation.