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Sam Vecenie

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1143 total appearances

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The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

genuine, real top five picks and top four picks even maybe in a normal draft.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

Keaton Wagler has all sorts of upside and he just has so many outs as a player because he's so polished.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

He's really, really smart from all the intel I've gotten.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

He's a really high-level human being.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

He is an awesome shooter.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

It's almost...

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

hard for me to imagine a way that he doesn't at least become like a really good nba player and i think there's like significant upside beyond that kingston fleming's is just like an absolute joke athletically uh the explosiveness the power the speed with which he plays the downhill force and then caleb wilson is as productive as anybody in the country right now he's averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds a game i mean it's fairly laughable that he's on the naysmith defensive player of the year watch list like he's not a great defender right now and i don't know what those people are looking at

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

But he is somebody that is incredibly efficient around the rim.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

He dunks everything.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

There are some touch questions, but like, you know, it's like a Pascal Siakam starter kit.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

And if he's a really, really good kid from what I gather, like really engaging, really smart.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

So,

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

you buy into all of what he brings to the table other than just the developing skill level right now.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

And that's going to have to come along.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

He's going to have to continue to grow as a shooter, going to have to grow as a playmaker more and more.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

But, you know, if you're telling me that I could maybe get a Pascal Siakam starter kit at like four or five or six, that's,

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

where I think there's like a pretty reasonable chance that he can reach that kind of threshold given that he's like six, nine with a seven, one, seven, you know, seven, one ish wingspan.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

It could be a little bit longer.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

It could be a little bit shorter.

The Athletic NBA Daily
How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

Um, there's just a lot to be excited about with this draft class.