The Summer League is every year the opportunity to have a first glimpse of the rookies who have just been drafted in the NBA. Unfortunately, this year, one of the most anticipated youngsters on the circuit will not participate because of a sore shoulder. This is the mysterious Shaedon Sharpe.
He was expected because we are not only talking regarding pick number 7, but also and above all because the talented back from Portland has not played the entire 2021-22 season. The Las Vegas Summer League – which started two days ago – therefore represented the perfect opportunity to get a first real idea of the guy, author of sacred prowess in high school before achieving a blank year on the university side. from Kentucky. Unfortunately, we will have to wait a little longer. Because as Shams Charania of The AthleticSharpe was diagnosed with a minor tear in his left shoulder following an MRI performed over the weekend, thus keeping him away from the grounds for a minimum of ten to fourteen days before being reassessed. No luck, the Summer League already ends on July 17 and we can therefore officially remove Shaedon from the list of participants. All we’ve seen of the kid so far are his short six minutes played in Portland’s first game in Vegas once morest the Pistons. Six minutes, just enough time to let go of a small turnaround jumper with the most beautiful effect, before joining the bench because of his shoulder glitch.
Shaedon Sharpe got into his ???? for his first NBA bucket.
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— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) July 8, 2022
It’s a first setback for the rookie when his NBA career hasn’t even really started yet. Obviously not ideal when trying to gradually acclimatize to the Great League, the Summer League representing an important step for these youngsters who are getting into the deep end. If Shaedon Sharpe’s talent is undeniable, at some point you will still have to play basketball games under penalty of being the victim of a big thermal shock once in the big ones. The next deadline where we might see him is during training camp and the preseason from the end of September to mid-October. It’s a bit far though. Hopefully that injury is completely behind him by then and he can best prepare for his official NBA debut. In the meantime, Sharpe will have to take his troubles patiently, and the first duels he was able to have with Damian Lillard in training will now give way to appropriate treatment and rest. The Blazers are obviously not going to take any risks with their youngster, who is not regarding to remove the “mystery player” label that is firmly stuck on his forehead today.
The 19-year-old Canadian will therefore not play more than six minutes in the Summer League, all this following a season without playing a single game in Kentucky. So if you really want to get a glimpse of the kid, you’ll have to dig to find his high school matches and especially those at the EYBL 2021 tournament, where Sharpe was particularly successful.
Source texte : The Athletic
Damn… already shit for Shaedon Sharpe… https://t.co/265HljMsWx
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) July 9, 2022
