Especially since he already has the injury bug in his second season, might become one of those stone footed useless >7’3’ guys. never gets the heat Victor does because it doesn’t get clicksPeople need to let the .Edey thing go.
Luke Kornet has been a pleasant and reliable surprise with his ability to complete alley-oop plays seeming to exceed the abilities of some Spurs bigs of arguably greater overall talent who preceded him. He has been great. But he has been outmuscled by Zach Edey—the guy who conventional wisdom said was too slow for the NBA—in their direct matchups that I have followed. I am a bit surprised that I have not seen anyone mention that Edey was available in the 2024 NBA draft when the Spurs took Dillingham and then immediately traded him away. Edey was selected by Memphis with the next pick at a time when the Spurs desperately needed another center and before Kornet was signed. Was passing on Edey a blunder or would he have not been a good fit for the Spurs? I guess it is water under the bridge and does not matter at this point.
There is however a little electricity in the air as at least you’re playing 3-on-3 this day, which means there is ample opportunity to get in one’s bag that does not exist within 5-on-5 and certainly not in actual game time. Bad news is they called up the rookie two-way that’s currently leading the G-league in offensive rebounds (and fouls) per 36. And despite their best efforts, your player development coach did not go through the rigorous, elite training that all certified NBA referees undergo in the long, arduous journey to become the most trusted and competent force of judicial arbiters this country has ever seen (is Tony Brothers reading this?). Long story short, it will get chippy.
I thought it was kind of strange too, but apparently this Magic City thing has more to do with its influence on hip hop from ATL? At least that's what I read somewhere... in the end it all seems pretty weird. I can't imagine having an 11 year old daughter who is a Hawks fan asking me what this Magic City night is all about... (my daughters give zero shits about basketball... so I can't imagine even having a daughter who cares about it at all lol)I don't really have a strong opinion on the matter. But it's pretty weird that an NBA team is having a night celebrating a strip club.
Maybe I'm just not familiar with the Atlanta area but I understand why somebody like Luke who is very religious would be like wtf. Kudos to him for at least voicing his opinion tbh.