Good news for Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot! After a somewhat disappointing Euro on a personal level and at the end of which no NBA franchise had clearly manifested itself, the French winger therefore received an SMS from the Phoenix Suns offering him to participate in the training camp alongside of Chris Paul and all the clique. Which in no way guarantees his presence in the final roster of NBA 2021 finalists, but let’s say that the test will be worth living.
Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Landry Shamet, Torrey Craig, Cameron Payne, Jae Crowder, Cam Johnson, Dario Saric, Damion Lee, Josh Okogie, Deandre Ayton, JaVale McGee. Thirteen players. Thirteen players are now under contract with the Suns for the season which begins on October 17, and while Jae Crowder seems to have been discussed in a lot of trade offers for the past few days, Monty Williams’ roster is already solid and also includes Jock Landale (who might join the final group) and Duane Washington Jr. and Ishmail Wainwright, already signed on the two two-way contract spots. In sum? Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will have to fight very hard to find his place, also alongside Frank Jackson, another unemployed guest at the Arizona franchise training camp.
Timothy? Pépère is starting to have a few kilometers on the clock, even if he has so far never managed to land permanently in a city in the United States. Sixers, Thunder, Bulls, Nets and Hawks since his draft in 2016, just under 6 points and 2 rebounds per game, and a fairly exclusive role of 3 and D which gives him a very defined status but at the same time difficult to assume because there are many like him to offer this kind of skills on the CV. Very little used last season with the Hawks, Timoune had chained this summer with the French team, where we thought that in the event of a successful tournament the path to a new contract in the NBA would undoubtedly light up. His performances with the Blues during the last Olympic Games had been solid and had offered him an almost unstoppable role in EDF, but the EuroBasket unfortunately did not put TLC in the spotlight.
Quickly released on five majors from Collet at the start of the competition, the Blues winger was shy in attack, often too permissive in defense, and apart from a big offensive passage in the quarters once morest Italy, September 2022 will not be enthroned. at the top of our best fan memories of the former Antibes or Mega Leks player, finally left on the bench on the evening of the final, as a symbol of the missed meeting. The following ? The start of the training camp therefore, next week in Phoenix. He will be able to discuss the lost final with a large part of the roster, but also the 2021 Olympic Games with Devin Booker or JaVale McGee. He can also congratulate Dario Saric for the magnificent course of the Croatians at the Euro, tell Mikal Bridges that in France his name would be Michel Ponts, or tell Torrey Craig that he is the favorite player of the author of this article, and he must also know that he is coming to a franchise in which we have not been talking regarding basketball for a few weeks.
Very between us, he will above all have to make his place, to get an improbable spot in one of the best franchises in the NBA. We believe in ? Not especially, but we certainly wish him. Go Timou, make your hole.