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Sam Amick

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The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

I loved A.J. Mitchell. I had a first round grade on A.J. to, you know, thought the Thunder were super lucky to get him at number 40 overall. I thought that he was a little bit more of an on-ball guy than what he has proven himself to be. I remember talking to him pre-draft and he was like, no, I feel pretty good shooting off the catch.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

I loved A.J. Mitchell. I had a first round grade on A.J. to, you know, thought the Thunder were super lucky to get him at number 40 overall. I thought that he was a little bit more of an on-ball guy than what he has proven himself to be. I remember talking to him pre-draft and he was like, no, I feel pretty good shooting off the catch.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

It's just I didn't have to do it at Santa Barbara because I was playing in the... He didn't say this, but he's playing in the Big West and he had to be so responsible for everything that they did that... he felt like he could shoot it at a real level. And he proved that in a big way. I thought that his defense was timely, rotationally. He's not a difference maker on that team defensively.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

It's just I didn't have to do it at Santa Barbara because I was playing in the... He didn't say this, but he's playing in the Big West and he had to be so responsible for everything that they did that... he felt like he could shoot it at a real level. And he proved that in a big way. I thought that his defense was timely, rotationally. He's not a difference maker on that team defensively.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

It's just I didn't have to do it at Santa Barbara because I was playing in the... He didn't say this, but he's playing in the Big West and he had to be so responsible for everything that they did that... he felt like he could shoot it at a real level. And he proved that in a big way. I thought that his defense was timely, rotationally. He's not a difference maker on that team defensively.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

They have seven guys with an all-defense case, it feels like, this year. But you know, he was smart. Like he knew where he had to be. He knew where to rotate, uh, you know, him being able to fit in as a player that could play both on and off the ball for an Oklahoma city team that does need like one more ball handler, I would argue consistently to emerge. Uh,

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

They have seven guys with an all-defense case, it feels like, this year. But you know, he was smart. Like he knew where he had to be. He knew where to rotate, uh, you know, him being able to fit in as a player that could play both on and off the ball for an Oklahoma city team that does need like one more ball handler, I would argue consistently to emerge. Uh,

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

They have seven guys with an all-defense case, it feels like, this year. But you know, he was smart. Like he knew where he had to be. He knew where to rotate, uh, you know, him being able to fit in as a player that could play both on and off the ball for an Oklahoma city team that does need like one more ball handler, I would argue consistently to emerge. Uh,

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

enormous like absolutely enormous and you know he's an absolute keeper for them i'm assuming that they're gonna have to break into their room exception that they still have some of in order to retain him on a longer term deal here when they convert him before the season ends yeah and he's on a two-way contract has not spent one minute with the g league and will not you know i've had conversations with him about that and he's

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

enormous like absolutely enormous and you know he's an absolute keeper for them i'm assuming that they're gonna have to break into their room exception that they still have some of in order to retain him on a longer term deal here when they convert him before the season ends yeah and he's on a two-way contract has not spent one minute with the g league and will not you know i've had conversations with him about that and he's

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

enormous like absolutely enormous and you know he's an absolute keeper for them i'm assuming that they're gonna have to break into their room exception that they still have some of in order to retain him on a longer term deal here when they convert him before the season ends yeah and he's on a two-way contract has not spent one minute with the g league and will not you know i've had conversations with him about that and he's

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

One of like the coolest like NBA prospects I've talked to just in terms of He just has this like quiet, like free spirited, like confidence though. Like you can tell that like, he's like very self-assured and what he's doing that he's all about the right things.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

One of like the coolest like NBA prospects I've talked to just in terms of He just has this like quiet, like free spirited, like confidence though. Like you can tell that like, he's like very self-assured and what he's doing that he's all about the right things.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

One of like the coolest like NBA prospects I've talked to just in terms of He just has this like quiet, like free spirited, like confidence though. Like you can tell that like, he's like very self-assured and what he's doing that he's all about the right things.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

Cause he is all about the right things, but it's also just like, has like that, you know, went to college for three years at Santa Barbara laid back mentality, like perfect vibe for him. Uh, just such an interesting dude. Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

Cause he is all about the right things, but it's also just like, has like that, you know, went to college for three years at Santa Barbara laid back mentality, like perfect vibe for him. Uh, just such an interesting dude. Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

Cause he is all about the right things, but it's also just like, has like that, you know, went to college for three years at Santa Barbara laid back mentality, like perfect vibe for him. Uh, just such an interesting dude. Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

Yeah, so I have two names here. Cody Williams is probably one. Again... I always thought Cody was much more of a long-term play than what other people, you know, seem to or whatever. Like he's so skinny. It's just going to take a lot of time for him. He is just a very, he's very different human than, than what his brother Jalen is, right?

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

Yeah, so I have two names here. Cody Williams is probably one. Again... I always thought Cody was much more of a long-term play than what other people, you know, seem to or whatever. Like he's so skinny. It's just going to take a lot of time for him. He is just a very, he's very different human than, than what his brother Jalen is, right?

The Athletic NBA Daily
2025 NBA Draft Preview + Rookie Awards | Slam N Jam

Yeah, so I have two names here. Cody Williams is probably one. Again... I always thought Cody was much more of a long-term play than what other people, you know, seem to or whatever. Like he's so skinny. It's just going to take a lot of time for him. He is just a very, he's very different human than, than what his brother Jalen is, right?