Sentences with phrase «rookie point guards»

Even the best rookie point guards struggle to learn the game, the pace, and the defensive responsibilities of playing one of the league's most demanding positions.

Joel Embiid is probably a top 10 player right now, Simmons has nearly averaged a triple double since the all star break as a rookie point guard and you have not fans, but actual basketball insiders comparing him to Lebron james and Magic Johnson.

Their best players are a rookie point guard and a second year center, if everything breaks right I could see them getting to the finals, but I could also see them making some mistakes and blowing struggling to get out of this or the next series.

«And the smaller the detail, the more he worries about it,» says Kenny Smith, the Kings» rookie point guard.

... Rookie point guard Lonzo Ball (shoulder) missed his sixth consecutive game.

A few things: the maturation of starting point guard Brian Shaw, whose strong preseason play has helped ease the strain of his rancorous summer - long contract wrangling with management, and of starting two - guard Reggie Lewis; the addition of rookie point guard Dee Brown, a legitimate burner; and the democratic touch of Ford, who has the respect and attention of Celtics veterans Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.

Michael Carter - Williams, who is battling a foot injury, was replaced by Orlando's rookie point guard Elfrid Payton.

Already the buzz about him around the league is becoming a roar: Rookie point guard Jason Williams of the Sacramento Kings is a star in the making.

Not exact matches

But the Jazz had seen the destruction wrought by Anthony's trade demands as well as by the abrupt departures last summer of LeBron James and Chris Bosh and so, without public warning, Utah yielded its franchise star to the Nets for rookie Derrick Favors, point guard Devin Harris, two draft picks and $ 3 million.

After wasting its 1997 lottery pick on point guard Antonio Daniels — who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on this year's draft day for forward Carl Herrera and rookie guard Felipe Lopez — the Grizzlies sought to redeem themselves last June when they used the second selection to get Arizona's Mike Bibby, a sharpshooting playmaker who handles the ball as if it were attached to his palm with a string.

His 55 points are now the most by a rookie guard in their first two playoff games in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats and Info, surpassing Michael Jordan's mark of 53 points in 1985.

On the surface, the Pelicans took a once - in - a-generation talent who was used to carrying his team and physically breaking down, and surrounded him with the league's most divisive big - name player, an old and divisive point guard who was cast aside by one of the worst teams in the league, a power forward who lost his place in his previous team to a rookie, and a guard whose talent was apparent, but seemed like he was stagnating.

Timberwolves point guard Jonny Flynn's team is struggling (13 — 44 through Sunday), but the rookie from Syracuse is having a solid season (13.8 points, 4.3 assists per game).

Although Sportsbook.com did not initially post any prop bets for the third overall pick, we originally surmised that the Australian - born Dante Exum would be Philadelphia 76ers pick despite the presence of another 6» 6 ″ point guard in reigning rookie of the year Michael Carter - Williams.

Michael Beasley is only on the court to score, and Courtney Lee is giving up a lot of size to the rookie «point guard.»

The team has a nice young mix with rookie forward Dwight Howard, point guard Steve Francis and swingmen Hedo Turkoglu and Cuttino Mobley, but there's not enough depth and experience for Orlando to be an elite team.

Ellington: There was a point, I think maybe my rookie year and my second year in Minnesota, I played point guard a little bit.

The guard, whose status is day - to - day, led all rookies in total points (548) and three - point field goals (71) and was second in steals (46) entering this weekend's play.

He had 21 points, five steals and three assists in his debut, at San Antonio, after which Spurs point guard Avery Johnson said, «That rookie almost put me into retirement.»

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