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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

But I think that...

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

He's starting to see the court better than he did certainly early in the season.

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

You can see the growth from game one to game 48 or 45 or whatever game the Jazz are on right now.

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

I can see a tangible difference in the way that he's processing it from the start of the season to where we are now.

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

and he still can't get to the rim and he still like doesn't really do anything in the half court other than shoot it or make a quick passing read or like anything like that.

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

But I think he's in a really good spot in Utah to learn the way that he has to play in order to be successful.

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

And I'm hopeful that, you know, we're going to continue to see more and more of his upside.

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

I think that,

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

He certainly looks like he's going to be a useful, valuable NBA player is what I would say.

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

I don't know what the upside is going to be, though.

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

Yeah, good question.

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

I mean, Jaeger is the answer there, like for sure.

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

We'll remove Jaeger from the conversation too.

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

Trying to think what this answer is.

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

I'll give you two that I think I was higher on Dylan Cardwell than like anybody in the public last year.

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

And I still had him at like,

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

58 probably or something like that.

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

Like, even though he averaged like five points and five rebounds at Auburn, I was like, that dude's awesome on defense and it's going to work.

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

Um, is a two way guy at least.

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

I think that Kobe Sanders might be my answer for this though.