Camden wrote:monsterpile wrote:Did anyone watch the Wolves summer league team exhibition thing? Here is some video from Wolfson.
https://twitter.com/kstpsports/status/1423820845777031172?s=21
Jaylen Nowell continues to impress. Really like what I've seen from him. Might be another breakout for him at some point. Once again, he might be the reason Malik Beasley gets traded for value elsewhere. We're not there yet, but it's not too crazy of a thought.
Nathan Knight might end up being more than a two-way player here. He's got more game than the typical end of the bench project.
I agree on both Nowell and Knight.
As you might recall, I really liked Nowell coming out of college. I believe you did too. I was watching a bunch of his college videos again the other day. He's always been a really skilled player - good ball-handler, nice athleticism, good 3-point shot and very good mid-range shot. Remember, he hit over 50% of his FG attempts his second/final college season after hitting 45% the year before as a freshman. That was on a fairly high volume of 12 shots per game. He averaged nearly 40% from behind the arc in college on a decent but relatively low volume. He also averaged 5 boards, 3 assists and 1.3 steals in his final college season. So he was clearly an all-around player and not simply a shooter-scorer. He continued to put up similar numbers in his one G-League season, hitting 49% of his FG attempts and 43.6% of his 3-point attempts on a healthy 7 three-point attempts per game. He also averaged 5 rebounds and nearly 4 assists per game. He just turned 22 years old last month and would have been a college senior this past season if he hadn't come out as a sophomore. If he breaks through this season as I think he will, then you're right about how that gives the Wolves more freedom to trade Beasley.
I know very little about Knight. But the more I read and the more video I watch of him, the more intrigued I am about his potential.
As dumb as Rosas can be, you have to give his front office credit for it's ability to identify young talent. He blew it with Culver, but it's worth noting that the guy he really wanted in that draft was Darius Garland and he was really impressive last season. And who knows, maybe this upcoming season will be a breakout for Culver. How much of it is Rosas versus someone else in the organization we'll never know. But I'll give Rosas full credit as the guy in charge.
