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Drawing too many conclusions from NBA Summer League rookie performances can oftentimes be problematic. Weighting early rookie performances too heavily can often lead to dramatic errors in judgment. A player cannot prove himself to be a bust with a less-than-stellar showing at Summer League, just as a player cannot be penciled in as a future Hall of Famer just from a dominant Summer League showing.  With that being said, Summer League performances can often be a useful tool in

The NBA Dunk Contest is a young man’s game. You have to go all the way back to Nate Robinson in 2010 , to find a dunk contest winner who was even 26 years or older. Additionally, with the exception of Jaylen Brown last year, it is also a game—or event—‘star’ players increasingly decline to take part in. Since 2020, only two players with All-Star selections attached to their resumes have even participated in the event  Jaylen Brown and Dwight Howard , and Howard was long pa

The Phoenix Suns have opened up a roster spot and created a bit of cap flexibility by waiving two young development projects in Nassir Little and E.J. Liddell. With as much financial investment as the Suns have tied up in the dynamic but aging trio of Kevin Durant , Devin Booker , and Bradley Beal , it’s not all that surprising to see them moving on from a pair of youngsters. Especially because they did not project to factor much into the regular season rotation. The Suns