Correct.
Didn’t know that; thanks for the info.
That makes it look like he’s in two places at once, so that’s about right.
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Looks like Houston has another special defender in Jabari Smith Jr. He put on a clinic against the Greek Freak the other night.
I don’t watch the NBA anymore but I check in on the Rockets every couple of weeks (they’re basically attempting the Stros tankathon process). Jabari Smith is by all accounts a very tall, very versatile on switching all over the court, and a backside rim protector whose offensive game has not translated yet. I believe he’s still 19 years old.
It would be fun if the Rockets were good again at some point. That would get me interested in the NBA again.
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I think translation is in process. His FG% and 3PT% have increased each month so far. He has been in double digits 10 of his last 14 games.
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Jabari is gonna be a real good NBA player. But the future is getting the number one pick. Victor Wembanyama is a game changer. Like Kareem, Bird, Magic, Jordan, Duncan, James, Curry…
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The funny thing there: Steph was 9th, MJ was 3rd, and I don’t remember what Bird was but it wasn’t first.
This kid reminds me of Durant.
Bird was the 6th pick in 1978 because he was a junior and was going back for his senior season at Indiana St. Teams didn’t want to pick him then lose him. Boston took the chance that they could sign him a year later before entering the 1979 draft again after his senior year. And they did by offering him the highest rookie contract in history. 1978 was also the year the Celtics relocated to San Diego to become the Clippers and the Buffalo Braves relocated to Boston to become the new Celtics, then the franchises swapped rosters. It was a weird year.
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He’s a true unicorn, the best prospect since Lebron
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One word: lottery. What could possibly go wrong?
Never heard of this so I had to look it up.
Essentially the Celtics and the Bravess swapped owners.
The Celtics owner wanted to move to the west coast but couldn’t take that team.
So they decided the franchise swap and traded most of the players back to the original cities, and the Braves moved to SD to become the Clippers.
I looked it up too. The players stayed put; the owners changed franchises.
It’s the most 1970s NBA story ever.
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The NFL did it earlier in the 70s. Carroll Rosenbloom was owner of the Colts and Robert Irsay was owner of the Rams. They swapped teams with each other.
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Dunno about the NFL, but in the NBA deal we are discussing, the teams stayed put. The owners switched franchises. The NBA would not have allowed the Celtics to leave Boston, and they did not. A new owner came to Boston, the previous owner went elsewhere, but the Celtics team itself did not move.
Both NFL teams stayed put too, initially. However, 10 or 11 year later the Colts did move to Indy and in the 90s the Rams moved to St Louis before moving back to LA.
Wild