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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

And he's like a decent free-throw shooter, not a good in-game shooter at this point. He's basically a dunker, but he's a 73% from the line. So we have to clarify that. Con Canupal? Love con nipple. Oh my God. I love him. So I, I, I'm, I am a subscriber to the theory of you get like the second best player on a super team. There's untapped.

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

It's like the, um, you know, like for all those Kentucky players who were under Cal Perry, who like didn't do that well in college, but then always blew up. Um, obviously Booker being one of them is like, I love the second best player on a really good super team. Um, I mean, so, like, those guys, like, I was really into Igor is a demon. Mm-hmm. But his shooting is so bad. Yeah, it's rough.

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

It's like the, um, you know, like for all those Kentucky players who were under Cal Perry, who like didn't do that well in college, but then always blew up. Um, obviously Booker being one of them is like, I love the second best player on a really good super team. Um, I mean, so, like, those guys, like, I was really into Igor is a demon. Mm-hmm. But his shooting is so bad. Yeah, it's rough.

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

It's like the, um, you know, like for all those Kentucky players who were under Cal Perry, who like didn't do that well in college, but then always blew up. Um, obviously Booker being one of them is like, I love the second best player on a really good super team. Um, I mean, so, like, those guys, like, I was really into Igor is a demon. Mm-hmm. But his shooting is so bad. Yeah, it's rough.

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

It's so bad. It's rough. But there's actually a lot of dudes I like. Living in Maryland, like, Derek Queen has, like, become the mayor of... I mean, really, the governor of Maryland at this point. He's a lot of fun. Yeah. The problem is he's so... Defensively, I know he's like a smart defender. He's so slow. It's not what you want. He's got no breaks. Yeah.

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

It's so bad. It's rough. But there's actually a lot of dudes I like. Living in Maryland, like, Derek Queen has, like, become the mayor of... I mean, really, the governor of Maryland at this point. He's a lot of fun. Yeah. The problem is he's so... Defensively, I know he's like a smart defender. He's so slow. It's not what you want. He's got no breaks. Yeah.

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

It's so bad. It's rough. But there's actually a lot of dudes I like. Living in Maryland, like, Derek Queen has, like, become the mayor of... I mean, really, the governor of Maryland at this point. He's a lot of fun. Yeah. The problem is he's so... Defensively, I know he's like a smart defender. He's so slow. It's not what you want. He's got no breaks. Yeah.

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

If people are really watching, it's like there was a lot of buckets that he gave up because his guy would cut and he just wouldn't... It's not that he's like lacking effort. He's just like, he's so slow. But God, that like... Michael Sweeney post game. I'm always right here in my heart. The Michael Sweeney, like just big bodied boy. So there's a lot of dudes I like in this draft.

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

If people are really watching, it's like there was a lot of buckets that he gave up because his guy would cut and he just wouldn't... It's not that he's like lacking effort. He's just like, he's so slow. But God, that like... Michael Sweeney post game. I'm always right here in my heart. The Michael Sweeney, like just big bodied boy. So there's a lot of dudes I like in this draft.

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

If people are really watching, it's like there was a lot of buckets that he gave up because his guy would cut and he just wouldn't... It's not that he's like lacking effort. He's just like, he's so slow. But God, that like... Michael Sweeney post game. I'm always right here in my heart. The Michael Sweeney, like just big bodied boy. So there's a lot of dudes I like in this draft.

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

Obviously though, you know, like Cooper flag, the top, the top dudes are really like so intriguing for me. I think like, can I ask you guys a question? Yeah. Classically, we will say this is a four player draft, five player draft. Yeah. Even though we know that's not true. That's what the Nets thought when they traded Damian Lillard picks.

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

Obviously though, you know, like Cooper flag, the top, the top dudes are really like so intriguing for me. I think like, can I ask you guys a question? Yeah. Classically, we will say this is a four player draft, five player draft. Yeah. Even though we know that's not true. That's what the Nets thought when they traded Damian Lillard picks.

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

Obviously though, you know, like Cooper flag, the top, the top dudes are really like so intriguing for me. I think like, can I ask you guys a question? Yeah. Classically, we will say this is a four player draft, five player draft. Yeah. Even though we know that's not true. That's what the Nets thought when they traded Damian Lillard picks.

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

Literally, Billy King came out and said, this is a three-player draft or whatever it was, and then Damian Lillard was the pick. They didn't get him, obviously. So what is the tier player draft that this is? Is it a three or four player draft in your mind? Or is it just a two? It really should be Flagg and Harper and Ace Bailey and Edgecombe, and they're not quite even of the Dylan Harper flag.

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

Literally, Billy King came out and said, this is a three-player draft or whatever it was, and then Damian Lillard was the pick. They didn't get him, obviously. So what is the tier player draft that this is? Is it a three or four player draft in your mind? Or is it just a two? It really should be Flagg and Harper and Ace Bailey and Edgecombe, and they're not quite even of the Dylan Harper flag.

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

Literally, Billy King came out and said, this is a three-player draft or whatever it was, and then Damian Lillard was the pick. They didn't get him, obviously. So what is the tier player draft that this is? Is it a three or four player draft in your mind? Or is it just a two? It really should be Flagg and Harper and Ace Bailey and Edgecombe, and they're not quite even of the Dylan Harper flag.

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

It's really like Flagg, one tier, Harper, another, and then is anyone with Harper is the question.

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

It's really like Flagg, one tier, Harper, another, and then is anyone with Harper is the question.

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

It's really like Flagg, one tier, Harper, another, and then is anyone with Harper is the question.

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

Yeah, I'm with you. He also went to Long Island Lutheran. I know he's from the Bahamas, but that's a powerhouse outside of Brooklyn. I mean, it's in Long Island. So it's something I'm... He's the kind of guy I fall in love with. His assist numbers are better than... I always look at assists. You always look at steals and blocks. You look at those periphery... Not that assists are periphery stats.