“Obviously I just try to make the right play, and I try to see it before it happens”.
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But he’s also got a long way to go to fulfill that promise.
You can put Powell with Booker and Kyle Anderson in the conversation for most overqualified player in summer league after he played rotation minutes in the playoffs.
No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons remained the big story on the third day of the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League, changing up his game to become more scorer than distributor. Felicio did a nice job of sealing defenders in the post for lobs and being a presence on the offensive glass, which allowed him to shoot a ideal 8-of-8 from the field en route to 17 points and 10 rebounds. The two have gotten to know each other a little bit over time and the Michigan State alumnus certainly isn’t afraid of the spotlight that comes with playing against the No. 1 pick.
“With my eyes”, Simmons said matter-of-factly. Just by him leaving, it took a lot out of us just because we don’t really know what to expect.
However, other second-year players that made the trip to Vegas in Anthony Brown and Larry Nance Jr. both showed tremendous progress on Friday night and the Lakers front office, fans, and coaching staff have to be looking for more of that on Saturday against the 76ers and even beyond that.
“This crowd is so electric and it definitely makes you nervous; coming out in the beginning of the game I had jitters, so I can’t imagine what (Ingram) had”, Russell said.
“The Laker fans are some of the best in all of sports”. “It gets easier, and I’ll keep preaching to him that it only gets easier and he’ll be fine”.
Miami’s Briante Weber on the impact of Dwyane Wade’s departure on the Heat’s Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson: “Us young guys, we are trying to learn as much as we can from the legends like D-Wade and [Chris Bosh]”. Ah Summer League. That time when each team trots out two or three big-name rookies and sophomores along with a roster of guys you vaguely remember from March Madness. His biggest red flag entering the National Basketball Association is his jump shot.
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When Ben Simmons got the ball in his hands and started to drive, there was a palpable rise in excitement inside the Thomas & Mack Arena Tuesday night.
