A list of puns related to "NBA G League"
This post is partly inspired by Isaiah Thomas, who averaged 42 points in his first inaugural G-league debut. Then due to this performance, he was offered a 10-game contract by the Los Angelos Lakers. It got me thinking, at first, how sad that someone like IT couldn't even get a contract in the NBA. Was bringing back vibes of Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony during there stints. Now, Isaiah Thomas has a lot going against him. He's 5'9 and can still play, but not at the explosiveness he's got.
I don't know if he will actually get a contract in the NBA, or waived by the Los Angelos Lakers, but it got me wondering. For every NBA player, I'm sure there is 10 or so players with the same talent. There's only so many roster spots.
What is the difference between the G-league and the NBA? Is talent at a higher level in the NBA? How hard is it to stay there once in?
> Gary Payton II and Alex Caruso (facing each other tonight) were G-League teammates years ago. Payton is trying to follow in Caruso's footsteps as a high-impact defense-first contributor on an NBA winner.
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> Payton: "I actually look up to him quite a lot."
For those who don't follow the Pistons basketball, todays loss would look like any other; a young, rebuilding, admittedly bad team losing to a stronger, better constructed team.
Anyone who does follow the Pistons, however, would have noticed something unique about the roster that competed against the Knicks today: apart from Saddiq Bey, Hamidou Diallo, Frank Jackson and Luka Garza, nobody else on the team today was on it one week ago. Missing from today's game were starters Cade Cunningham (PG), Jerami Grant (PF), Killian Hayes (SG), and Isaiah Stewart (C), and bench players Josh Jackson, Cory Joseph, Saben Lee, Isaiah Livers, Trey Lyles, Rodney McGruder, Kelly Olynyk. 2-way player Chris Smith was also out, and our other 2-wayer, Jamorko Pickett, received a DNP today.
Apart from Bey, the other three healthy Pistons players tend to come off the bench. Today, however, they all started. Bey, Hami and Frank Jackson are NBA-level talents, but Luka Garza has not impressed much outside of preseason and our 35-point loss to the Spurs a couple days ago where he somehow scored 20 points. Derrick Walton Jr, fresh from signing a 10-dayer, started at PG. The bench consisted of Cheick Diallo (remember him?), Justin Robinson (who?), Deividas Sirvydis (aka when nepotism goes wrong in the NBA), Trayvon Palmer (first ever NBA game), Cassius Stanley (outside of his past two games with the Pistons, he has only played over 10 minutes in an NBA game twice - with Detroit he's averaging 23 lol), and Micah Potter (this was meant to be his first game in the NBA - instead the poor bastard received a DNP). All of these guys are on 10-day contracts fresh from the G-League.
So how did the G-Leagues perform today compared to their NBA-level teammates? For the purpose of this comparison, Frank Jackson is excluded as he got injured and exited the game after only 13 minutes (another one), and Garza will be grouped with the G-Leaguers because at this stage in his career it is where he belongs. Frank Jackson finished with 3/2/1/1/1 on 1/4 FG and 1/4 3PT - these statistics are not included in any of the stats below.
| Saddiq Bey + Hamidou Diallo | G-Leaguers + Luka Garza |
|---|---|
| 63 points | 19 points |
| 22/38 FG (58%) | 7/39 FG (18%) |
| 7/15 3PT (47%) | 4/16 3PT (25%) |
| 22 total rebounds | 19 total rebounds |
| 7 assists | 11 assists |
Detroit should have pulled the Miami route of failing to field a team and getting the match postponed. Evidently, there is a great divide between NBA-level competition
... keep reading on reddit ➡For those who don't follow the Pistons basketball, todays loss would look like any other; a young, rebuilding, admittedly bad team losing to a stronger, better constructed team.
Anyone who does follow the Pistons, however, would have noticed something unique about the roster that competed against the Knicks today: apart from Saddiq Bey, Hamidou Diallo, Frank Jackson and Luka Garza, nobody else on the team today was on it one week ago. Missing from today's game were starters Cade Cunningham (PG), Jerami Grant (PF), Killian Hayes (SG), and Isaiah Stewart (C), and bench players Josh Jackson, Cory Joseph, Saben Lee, Isaiah Livers, Trey Lyles, Rodney McGruder, Kelly Olynyk. 2-way player Chris Smith was also out, and our other 2-wayer, Jamorko Pickett, received a DNP today.
Apart from Bey, the other three healthy Pistons players tend to come off the bench. Today, however, they all started. Bey, Hami and Frank Jackson are NBA-level talents, but Luka Garza has not impressed much outside of preseason and our 35-point loss to the Spurs a couple days ago where he somehow scored 20 points. Derrick Walton Jr, fresh from signing a 10-dayer, started at PG. The bench consisted of Cheick Diallo (remember him?), Justin Robinson (who?), Deividas Sirvydis (aka when nepotism goes wrong in the NBA), Trayvon Palmer (first ever NBA game), Cassius Stanley (outside of his past two games with the Pistons, he has only played over 10 minutes in an NBA game twice - with Detroit he's averaging 23 lol), and Micah Potter (this was meant to be his first game in the NBA - instead the poor bastard received a DNP). All of these guys are on 10-day contracts fresh from the G-League.
So how did the G-Leagues perform today compared to their NBA-level teammates? For the purpose of this comparison, Frank Jackson is excluded as he got injured and exited the game after only 13 minutes (another one), and Garza will be grouped with the G-Leaguers because at this stage in his career it is where he belongs. Frank Jackson finished with 3/2/1/1/1 on 1/4 FG and 1/4 3PT - these statistics are not included in any of the stats below.
| Saddiq Bey + Hamidou Diallo | G-Leaguers + Luka Garza |
|---|---|
| 63 points | 19 points |
| 22/38 FG (58%) | 7/39 FG (18%) |
| 7/15 3PT (47%) | 4/16 3PT (25%) |
| 22 total rebounds | 19 total rebounds |
| 7 assists | 11 assists |
Detroit should have pulled the Miami route of failing to field a team and getting the match postponed. Evidently, there is a great divide between NBA-level competition
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