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July 3, 2022 | 9:45 am EDT Update
Keith Smith: John Konchar’s contract with the Memphis Grizzlies will become fully guaranteed at $2.3M if he’s not waived today. Konchar’s deal is already partially guaranteed at $840K.
Anthony Slater: The Warriors took Gui Santos 55th overall this past draft. Initial plan has been to stash him next season, maybe in Santa Cruz or elsewhere. Looked fluid and skilled offensively in his summer league debut. Here are some of his 20 points in first three quarters. pic.twitter.com/DucZ5K7o3v
ClutchPoints: While Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving trade rumors swirl, Ben Simmonsâ Instagram has just been deactivated ￟
Trevelin Queenâs basketball journey is an example of relentlessness and perseverance. Itâs a journey that includes attending two high schools â being ineligible to play at one â having zero scholarship offers, attending three junior colleges, living in a car, and going undrafted. Yet, Queen has always found ways to weather through obstacles even when it would have been easy to give up. âItâs all part of the process,â said the 25-year-old, who, on Friday, signed a two-year contract with the 76ers that is partially guaranteed for $300,000 next season.
However, heâs one of the headliners on the team that will participate in this weekâs Salt Lake City Summer League before traveling to Las Vegas for the NBA2K23 Summer league. And heâll try to earn a rotation spot on the Sixersâ 15-man roster this upcoming season. For motivation, he can look at what heâs overcome. âI never got discouraged,â he said of his journey. âI knew it was bigger than me. I knew I had to keep going. If I quit, Iâm not just letting myself down, Iâm letting my family down and everybody who invested in me. So for me, itâs always been bigger than me.â
Brown is excited about the new opportunity in Sacramento, but he will always treasure his time with Kerr, Warriors general manager Bob Myers and the players he coached, including Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. âThe first thing is, my time here, obviously, was fantastic, starting with ownership to Bob to Steve and all the players, I couldnât ask for anything better,â Brown said. âBut the fans, too, the fans, they were great. Whether it was here in the arena or me walking around town or riding my little scooter around town, everybodyâs always been fantastic. So, itâs a little surreal walking in here and walking into this locker room instead of the other locker room, but at the end of the day, Iâm excited and Iâm looking forward to all the energy up in Sacramento.â
In a recent appearance on the âGetcha Popcorn Readyâ podcast hosted by Terrell Owens and Matthew Hatchette, the ex-Lakers coach went off after being asked if he felt that the modern analytics movement âruined the gameâ: Via fubo Sports: âAbsolutely. I really started to see a change when I got to the Lakers as a coach because they used that so much as a weapon, âwell, the analytics tells us..â I understand the analytics. Youâve got to shoot more threes. But you canât more threes if you have guys that canât shoot. I said, âSo what does that analytics telling you?’â
