What’s up with Basketball?

We’re going to skip around sports now and offer some thoughts on basketball. We’re starting with the point guard, the 1 spot.

Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young, “Ice Trae,” he’s a beast. He can break ankles like Kyrie Irving, shoot like Steph Curry (or maybe even better, he has more threes in his first two seasons than Steph) and finish like Russell Westbrook. Overall, he’s a beast, probably should’ve gotten picked first in the 2018 draft. He’s the cornerstone for this franchise, if the Hawks are going to make a run for the playoffs or even the Finals in the next few years, Young is going to be the cornerstone through and through. Right now, Trae is elite, and he’s going to be the best soon enough.

Boston Celtics: Kemba Walker is getting a little old, but still he’s a solid player. I would want him on my team because he’s a veteran presence, he’s a great passer, and still a great all-around scorer. I wouldn’t want him on my team because he’s prone to injury, and why take on $32 million in salary for a guy who’s on the verge of retiring.

Brooklyn Nets: Kyrie Irving is getting old but he’s a beast, performing at his peak – when he’s on the court. He crosses people up to make space and then when he’s setting up for a shot, boom, blows by him and floats it right above the center’s head for a Net bucket. He could shoot, finish, pass (when he wants to) and defend (but he’s not the best). Kyrie is great now, and he’ll probably regress to being “good.”

Charlotte Hornets: Devonte’ Graham in my opinion is a bud, he hasn’t bloomed yet and won’t for maybe a year, maybe two years. But, know this, Charlotte, Graham is going to be good, just give him the time. Graham can shoot, and that’s about all he can do, maybe a little dribbling.  Give him until 2021 and he’ll be really good. If I were Charlotte I wouldn’t build upon their back court, but rather try and play down low and physical basketball. Graham is average right now and he’ll be good and maybe great.

Chicago Bulls: Coby White is supposed to be good, I think he’s pretty much Devonte’ Graham except less dribbling but more passing/playmaking. He was the seventh pick in the draft, I think he was drafted a little too early, I mean the Bulls did address a big need in their organization. He averaged 13 points per game, which is good for a rookie playing limited minutes in a limited season. The Bulls need to work on development, they have good young talent in Lauri Markannen, Wendell Carter Jr., Zach Lavine and Coby White. The jury is still out on Coby but I think that he’s going to be good or maybe even great. 

Stay tuned for the players’ vote on resuming the season tomorrow.