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Mike Smeltz

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

Nope. That's the negative of the team. I really want to stress this to people. Noah Clowney, okay, their first-round pick from, I guess, two years ago. I've heard, I think it was Ryan Russillo talk about this, where... the development now that they have in the NBA of like young players that they make shoot threes that shouldn't be shooting threes. Noah Clowney is the poster boy for that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

Nope. That's the negative of the team. I really want to stress this to people. Noah Clowney, okay, their first-round pick from, I guess, two years ago. I've heard, I think it was Ryan Russillo talk about this, where... the development now that they have in the NBA of like young players that they make shoot threes that shouldn't be shooting threes. Noah Clowney is the poster boy for that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

They're making him shoot like five threes a game. I know that's not actually his per game three point, but like there are many games where he goes one for six. He is the worst shooter in the NBA. Now he has a good like free throw percentage, which is why they're like, go shoot threes. You know, he's a six, nine athletic forward who was more of a post player in college and that they're like,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

They're making him shoot like five threes a game. I know that's not actually his per game three point, but like there are many games where he goes one for six. He is the worst shooter in the NBA. Now he has a good like free throw percentage, which is why they're like, go shoot threes. You know, he's a six, nine athletic forward who was more of a post player in college and that they're like,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

They're making him shoot like five threes a game. I know that's not actually his per game three point, but like there are many games where he goes one for six. He is the worst shooter in the NBA. Now he has a good like free throw percentage, which is why they're like, go shoot threes. You know, he's a six, nine athletic forward who was more of a post player in college and that they're like,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

trying to become as a secondary post defender, you know, with the block and then come shoot threes on the other end of the floor, the visions there. He's just not like, he's not good. Um, Derek white had their other first round pick. Not good. He scored 17 points last night. Best game of his life as a net, but he's been a complete non-factor Keon Johnson, Trendon Watford, uh,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

trying to become as a secondary post defender, you know, with the block and then come shoot threes on the other end of the floor, the visions there. He's just not like, he's not good. Um, Derek white had their other first round pick. Not good. He scored 17 points last night. Best game of his life as a net, but he's been a complete non-factor Keon Johnson, Trendon Watford, uh,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

trying to become as a secondary post defender, you know, with the block and then come shoot threes on the other end of the floor, the visions there. He's just not like, he's not good. Um, Derek white had their other first round pick. Not good. He scored 17 points last night. Best game of his life as a net, but he's been a complete non-factor Keon Johnson, Trendon Watford, uh,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

there's just not there's that's the problem there isn't that young exciting guy at all on this team we signed drew timmy timmy um yeah i if the dude was like yokich of the g league um and i think that's our prompt most promising young player already even though he's probably like 25 i think isn't he like old um Because he was in college for... He's 24. He's 24. Apologies. He'll be 24 years old.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

there's just not there's that's the problem there isn't that young exciting guy at all on this team we signed drew timmy timmy um yeah i if the dude was like yokich of the g league um and i think that's our prompt most promising young player already even though he's probably like 25 i think isn't he like old um Because he was in college for... He's 24. He's 24. Apologies. He'll be 24 years old.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

there's just not there's that's the problem there isn't that young exciting guy at all on this team we signed drew timmy timmy um yeah i if the dude was like yokich of the g league um and i think that's our prompt most promising young player already even though he's probably like 25 i think isn't he like old um Because he was in college for... He's 24. He's 24. Apologies. He'll be 24 years old.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

So there just isn't... That's the problem. They're really starting from scratch going into this offseason where they have all the draft picks. They have their own draft pick, as you said, since 2010. They have all the free agency cap space. It's like... they really need a lot to rebuild the roster. The thing is they do have like some weird veterans, right? They still have Cam Johnson.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

So there just isn't... That's the problem. They're really starting from scratch going into this offseason where they have all the draft picks. They have their own draft pick, as you said, since 2010. They have all the free agency cap space. It's like... they really need a lot to rebuild the roster. The thing is they do have like some weird veterans, right? They still have Cam Johnson.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

So there just isn't... That's the problem. They're really starting from scratch going into this offseason where they have all the draft picks. They have their own draft pick, as you said, since 2010. They have all the free agency cap space. It's like... they really need a lot to rebuild the roster. The thing is they do have like some weird veterans, right? They still have Cam Johnson.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

They still have Nick Claxton. So it's not like this team is starting from zero in terms of players, just from young players. They just don't have a dude at all.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

They still have Nick Claxton. So it's not like this team is starting from zero in terms of players, just from young players. They just don't have a dude at all.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

They still have Nick Claxton. So it's not like this team is starting from zero in terms of players, just from young players. They just don't have a dude at all.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

The Nets hold the Bucks pick hostage this year. easy trade Giannis for their own first round. That's all they need back is the 18th pick in the draft. We hold the bucks hostage. I think the only way they do something big is if they get Cooper flag. Cause I do think if they get Cooper flag, the like, then it'll be, we got to, we're going to just boom, boom, boom, make moves.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

The Nets hold the Bucks pick hostage this year. easy trade Giannis for their own first round. That's all they need back is the 18th pick in the draft. We hold the bucks hostage. I think the only way they do something big is if they get Cooper flag. Cause I do think if they get Cooper flag, the like, then it'll be, we got to, we're going to just boom, boom, boom, make moves.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Ja Morant and Westbrook Blunders + Nets Need Lottery Luck | Slam N Jam

The Nets hold the Bucks pick hostage this year. easy trade Giannis for their own first round. That's all they need back is the 18th pick in the draft. We hold the bucks hostage. I think the only way they do something big is if they get Cooper flag. Cause I do think if they get Cooper flag, the like, then it'll be, we got to, we're going to just boom, boom, boom, make moves.