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Calathes and Wilbekin team-up this year

Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by GatorsGators, Aug 23, 2022.

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  1. Oct 24, 2022 #21
    murphree_hall

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    Lakers could really use Wilbekin's services right about now.
     
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  2. Oct 24, 2022 #22
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    Still don't understand how he never made a roster
     
  3. Oct 26, 2022 #23
    tegator80

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    I think the conventional wisdom was that he wasn't good enough coming out of college to get a real shot, went to Europe to get better, got celebrity status, and decided it is better than being second string on an NBA team...after playing silly games just to get to that status.
     
  4. Oct 26, 2022 #24
    tampajack1

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    He tried to make it in the NBA. However, he was cut by the Philadelphia 76ers and took off for Europe.
     
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  5. Oct 28, 2022 #25
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    Still undefeated, 5-0 this time besting Micic and Efes (last year's MVP and champion) on the road.
     
  6. Oct 28, 2022 #26
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    True, although if you're asking anyone who watches any amount of Euroleague basketball who's a better player between Wilbekin and Isaiah Canaan (who made that roster over Scottie), the answer is ridiculously obviously Scottie. Canaan had a guaranteed contract, though.
     
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  7. Oct 28, 2022 #27
    tampajack1

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    If I recall correctly, it actually was T. J. McConnell who beat our Scottie for that backup PG spot.
     
  8. Oct 28, 2022 #28
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    Yes, McConnell and Wilbekin went in as the last two guards who both had very limited guaranteed money, and McConnell got the last spot with both playing well in preseason but with McConnell as more of a pure PG and Wilbekin as a combo.

    Their entire guard group, though, ended up being McConnell, Kendall Marshall, Tony Wroten, and Isaiah Canaan. Wilbekin would've played a similar role as Canaan and developed into the much better player but Canaan had a guaranteed contract.
     
  9. Oct 29, 2022 #29
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    Man, this is some serious recollection of a past player and mainly the others at the NBA level. Well done!

    Do you also recall the middle name of their associate manager in charge of bath towels? I have a $50 bet laid on it. Thanks!
     
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