But these are players that those same teams felt were good enough to be on their roster and/or were selected by an NBA team at some point. That’s about as convincing an argument as the reason that Paul George didn’t play in the All-Star Game in Los Angeles because he was “under the weather.”Īre all the players currently playing in the Summer League going to make an NBA roster either via the G League affiliate or the actual parent club? No, a very small percentage will. Teams are composed of players that haven’t played one NBA minute, or are fighting for a spot on a G League roster. Now, all of these statistics are supposed to be taken with a grain of salt. There are very few current NBA players that can make that pass while in transition, let alone have the body control to do that in midair. Kelan dunk ✅ #NBASummer | #TakeNote /JbBp6DcIJs Niang is shooting 44 percent from the floor (ranks fifth on the roster), while also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, including this nifty dime from Tuesday’s game against the Miami Heat: Niang is averaging 15.0 points per game, tied for second the roster only behind (again) Grayson Allen. So how did he earn a roster spot on an up-and-coming Jazz squad?įor starters, Niang has started in every game so far in the 2018 NBA Summer League, averaging 26.0 minutes per game, which is second on the roster only to Utah’s first round selection from the 2018 NBA Draft, Grayson Allen. He’s only played a total of 125 minutes in the NBA and scored 30 points in his 32 appearances with only nine of those coming with the Utah Jazz. Georges Niang, the former second round pick out of Iowa State, hasn’t had much of a notable NBA career to date. By Mason McFee 4 years ago Former second round pick Georges Niang made a strong case in the 2018 NBA Summer League to earn a spot on the Utah Jazz roster next season.
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