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Weekend Fun: G League Basketball
Nov. 28th, 2018 07:37 amThe NBA G League goes into year #2.
One of my favorite local sports is watching the minor league Basketball team. Last year, the Developmental League was given a Gatorade sponsorship and the NBA is trying to make it like a real minor league, even claiming that half of the NBA roster has G-/D-League experience.
I am not sure they are making the case, but it sure is fun to watch, and it is likely the closest to NBA talent you will see besides the real thing.
The Wolves came back from a 10-pint halftime deficit to win 118-111 over the Texas Legends.
The Wolves have a couple of stories. The biggest being Hakim Warrick who led the team with 23 points. Warrick at age 36, played for six NBA teams in a career that spanned from 2005 to 2013. He has since never stopped playing, playing in China, Turkey, Israel, Greece and Australia- all amont the top leagues in the world. Warrick would love to make it back to the NBA.
CJ Williams is the other big star. He's a two-way player which means he can play for the Minnesota Timberwolves if needed. He started 17 games for the LA Clippers last year, so he is a bonafide NBA player. Williams scored 14. The other two-way player is Jared Terrell, a star out of Rhode Island. He put up 19.
The Iowa Wolves of 2018-19 have a different look from the Energy/Wolves teams of the past, but they do have a lot of exciting players.Darius Johnson-Odom scored 20. Johnson-Odom is another with some NBA experience, playing 7 games in the NBA for the Lakers and 76er. Jonathan Stark was a star at Murray State and put up 16. LG Gill went to Maryland for his senior year and scored 11.
Also of note, Canyon Barry might be recognizable as son of Rick Barry (NBA star and star of those 70s Spalding ads in the back of comic books) and brother of Brent Barry. Barry, like his famous dad, shoots (and indeed shot two) underhand free throws.
On the other side of the court were similar star-caliber players. Jameel Warney, is in his second year out of Stony Brook College and RidiculousUpside called him the 8th best player in the league. Warney led his team with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Legends also have two two-way players- in this case they can go between the Legends and the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.
Kostas Antetokounmpo put up 16. His brother Giannis is one of the biggest stars in the NBA. Daryl Macon is the other. He played one game for Dallas this year and scored 20 for the legends.
Though, it's not necessarily a "See the Stars of the Future Today" situation, it is fun basketball to watch.
One of my favorite local sports is watching the minor league Basketball team. Last year, the Developmental League was given a Gatorade sponsorship and the NBA is trying to make it like a real minor league, even claiming that half of the NBA roster has G-/D-League experience.
I am not sure they are making the case, but it sure is fun to watch, and it is likely the closest to NBA talent you will see besides the real thing.
The Wolves came back from a 10-pint halftime deficit to win 118-111 over the Texas Legends.
The Wolves have a couple of stories. The biggest being Hakim Warrick who led the team with 23 points. Warrick at age 36, played for six NBA teams in a career that spanned from 2005 to 2013. He has since never stopped playing, playing in China, Turkey, Israel, Greece and Australia- all amont the top leagues in the world. Warrick would love to make it back to the NBA.
CJ Williams is the other big star. He's a two-way player which means he can play for the Minnesota Timberwolves if needed. He started 17 games for the LA Clippers last year, so he is a bonafide NBA player. Williams scored 14. The other two-way player is Jared Terrell, a star out of Rhode Island. He put up 19.
The Iowa Wolves of 2018-19 have a different look from the Energy/Wolves teams of the past, but they do have a lot of exciting players.Darius Johnson-Odom scored 20. Johnson-Odom is another with some NBA experience, playing 7 games in the NBA for the Lakers and 76er. Jonathan Stark was a star at Murray State and put up 16. LG Gill went to Maryland for his senior year and scored 11.
Also of note, Canyon Barry might be recognizable as son of Rick Barry (NBA star and star of those 70s Spalding ads in the back of comic books) and brother of Brent Barry. Barry, like his famous dad, shoots (and indeed shot two) underhand free throws.
On the other side of the court were similar star-caliber players. Jameel Warney, is in his second year out of Stony Brook College and RidiculousUpside called him the 8th best player in the league. Warney led his team with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Legends also have two two-way players- in this case they can go between the Legends and the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.
Kostas Antetokounmpo put up 16. His brother Giannis is one of the biggest stars in the NBA. Daryl Macon is the other. He played one game for Dallas this year and scored 20 for the legends.
Though, it's not necessarily a "See the Stars of the Future Today" situation, it is fun basketball to watch.
