It's time for an expansion, teams in Seattle and Vegas. There's too much talent being wasted in the G-league.

I feel like Emoni Bates can be a good scorer for an NBA team. I think he's a 3-Guard, and he would be a mismatch nightmare on the Shooting Guard spot.

If the Cavs lose Donovan Mitchell I would love to see the Cavs bring Emoni in and develop his game n give him a shot

Really good observation. Too many young talents develope the skils for being primary option, not the complementary piece. Unless they are lucky like Trae Young, they don'tt get opportunities to showcase their best side in the stacked rotation.

Malika at it again 🤣🤣🤣

10:50 "he's determined to make all 19 teams that pass on him regret their assumptions". Rockets GM hearing this...

Of course it’s a clip of Malika Andrew’s talking about charges on a player

they are playing exactly like rookies. expecting rookies to be nba ready just because they declared for the draft so they could get paid arent stars. expecting greatness from rookies is moronic

Emoni a 6'9 wing that's catch and shoot. Majority of his buckets coming from high volume shooting. The less shots he get the worse he looks. So coming off the bench wouldn't help. He needs to become a better defender. And he needs to control his ego which is his worst flaw.

Yall be hyping these guys up way to soon. Yall believe after a mixtape or magazine article that this is the next big thing and yall want to be the first to say i knew first. Smh now look. Let these kids develop to see what they can become

Jalen Johnson has risen to the top in Atlanta. I believe he played in the G-League as well.

Great content! Time to see if any of these guys make the jump to the league

I love the rockets and Im extremely excited about Whitmore, and happy that he's put his head down and put in work. He's not complaining about minutes or complaining about being in the G League, he just shows up and balls out. He'll be very good

I really see why ppl dislike Malika Andrews lol

Dont forget Emoni is averaging 1.8 off of 24% shooting... Not saying that he is a bad player.. But for him to develop, it would clearly mean the ball would have to be out of the hands of your better players like D Mitch.. Until he reaches that level, he needs the reps in the G league. Normal move.

Yall gotta remember this is what the Cavs do this is how they develop players. I read somewhere that they want him to improve his defense yes he can score but people in the NBA will bully him when he is defending. But look at Sam Merrill he is in the rotation now and has been balling and last year he was on our G League time and got minutes. As well look at Porter how many minutes he is getting yes due to injuries but still we will see him not soon cause he got suspended two games but after a possibility.

I'm not surprised to see Malika Andrews reporting Emoni 😭

Another banger from JimmerRange

Im already predicting Emoni Bates will get real playing time in the last few games of the season and he'll have good games and then they go back to not giving him minutes again

Honestly speaking good to see more teams use the G league more.

I watched Emoni bates play last season. I go to Ball State and he came into our place and obviously our student section was saying all of the things Eastern Michigan ended up losing but Emoni had like 30 and it felt like he didn’t miss. I know he is gonna be at least and solid nba player

Its clear Emoni is a star, they need to trade him to a team like NJ or MEM so he can shine and play starter minutes!

Defense is always the key to getting on the floor. Young folks take note!

Marjon Beauchamp has been sent down to the G-League since he found himself out of the rotation in Milwaukee. He's averaging 29/7/5 for the Herd. He is making the Lottery Picks look like rec league players.

as a bucks fan , I would be happy o have him as bench guard for us ....

Bro it’s crazy that the league would take people that need to be worked on and need extra attention instead of picking up these guys that were balling in college shit even in high school they can come right out the draft getting to it but naw it never goes that way

35, been a gamer my whole life. Gaming changed for me with the PS4. I left a lot of the games I like behind, but I also play my N64 still. You forgot to mention many games now are money grabs that are pay to be good or lose like 2K.

I’ve watched emoni hoop since his freshman year and it’s crazy he still in the g league he is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO young

Grew up watching emoji destroy us in high school, CRIMINAL he went 2nd round, he has infinite potential

I thought Wembanyama was the next in line...

Pressure errtime❤️

i have friends that went to high school with whitmore and said he had a really bad attitude towards people and his teammates i just hope that doesn’t stay the same in the nbc

Mac mcclung is 3 times the basketball player killian hayes is

Regarding emoni bates I saw him play a couple weeks ago against the Birmingham squadron and his offensive talent is definitely there but when it comes to even contesting people driving in the lane he seems to no care or give up on it. I think the main thing he needs to focus on is his attitude towards the game both defensively and otherwise also I saw the end game stuff he didn’t go into the stands but he did yell at a Cavs fan who wanted a photo with him for having his phone out as he went into the tunnel. Not a great look but not as bad as people want to make it out to be with his history but he has to get a hold on his attitude both around the game and especially defensively

1:50 lol of course malika Andrews can’t miss an opportunity to point out a black man commited a crime

Still was nice to see bates play in Dallas a few weeks ago definitely want to see him go far

I believe the bulls hold perfect examples of how you need to play as a rookie/bench player. Guys like ayo dosunmu and dalen terry, especially ayo has carved his role into the team. All of that is due to them playing defense. Ayo is definitely talented on offense, always has, but hes now getting a consistent spot on the roster because he stepped up on defense. I hope julian Phillips keeps up his hustle that he had against the trailblazers

I always said, his game would be compared to HOF Rip Hamilton. Light weighted on feet, fast trigger middy, like Gil said, Gem. Once personal is mastered he'll be plugged in on many teams that need his type of game.

Im still mad the Lakers chose JHS over Whitmore

I'd love to see Victor Wembanyama play a couple of games in the G League. It'd be absolutely brutal against that level of competition.

Cam can only be mad at 18 teams. Can’t blame spurs for taking wemby

That release is lightning quick and smooth

I went to a G league game recently and it was good.. The NBA needs to stop focusing on female athletes and grow a second tier male league in smaller markets.

Bates is ridiculous in the GLeague. I have season tickets for the Charge on courtside and the stuff he does is insane.

What's up Jimmer

Emoni Bates is still super underated

I went to college with cam last year. we used to talk about basketball shoes. He seems like he can come off as disinterested but that’s just the way bro talks and acts. I’ve asked him about the work he puts in and he ain’t lazy to say the least

I love Emoni and was really excited and really wanted the Cavs to draft Emoni and i really think he could be a good NBA player but i don't think that will be with the Cavs

I feel like he needs to go to a team like the wizards or even Magic, just not a contending team

Thats wild that a guy was almost 50/50 to go at the 4th pick but he drops to 20

Bates has a chance to have a MPJ type role if he can improve the rest of his game. As it’s true he’s more of just a volume scorer g league is better fit for him for now

With NIL i hope we get more 3 year and 4 year draft picks

Another banger, Jimmer. Unlike Gradey Dick, you don't miss

Anytime a nba player get arrested Malik’s Andrews is the first to report lol

Why do Americans hype up little kids so much?! That sets them up for failure if they don't have the right character and good support system

The question will alwsys be: Can he play defense? That's the best way to ensure playing time!

Most of them need to grow into their bodies and learn defensive concepts that they would have learned in college. Most of these rookies are good enough to play they just aren’t used to nba defense because it is so much different than any other level or league. It also blows my mind how cam whitmore fell out of the top 4 because he was the most complete prospect outside of wemby imo.

It’s the ole jimmer fredette story. The guy is an incredible scorer but a cone on defense. The only way he could be a positive to a team is by being the “guy” which there are just too many “guys” in the league who can score the same but help the team in other ways too. Same thing with Russ Smith

So many people have nich desire to see rookies or new comers all the time.

The cavs are fucking up , just play him let him take his Ls and let him develop. Let him learn by fire.

Whitmore just scored 20 off the bench again tonight to

Bro what since when is a 6'9 2 guard an issue. He's a tall sniper, u play him at the 2 and run him off screens. He could literally play anywhere.

I didn't realize Sengun is the 2nd worst defensive big in the NBA? No wonder Houston was going all in trying to pry Brook Lopez from the Bucks. They apparently had a handshake deal in place for Brook but at the 11th hour Brook Lopez went back to Milwaukee coincidently Milwaukee soon signed his Twin Brother after he broke off the Houston deal.

To somebody tell Bron to make that call to his former team and see if Lakers can get Bates for the low 😂😂.

The Cavs gon mess up trading players and looking for what they already have Emoni shoukd be the starting 3 right now

If you survived Malika... You're blessed.

He’s just simply not ready, he shows flashes but he needs a more complete game

emoni bates is awesome i loved him in highschool

It's time to stay in college for an extra year. And build your brand. If you dominating in college holds more weight then the G league

it’s cams expressions 😂 he seems so unenthused😂. kinda like cam thomas

The problem with G league is that players dont develop down there...they just go and play mixtape style ball jackin 3s overdribbling forcin shots no defense played so when they do get called up they look lost and dont hit those same shots they got away with

Being portuguese it still boggling tha Queta made it out of the G-League. Well kinda, I guess the Celtics might use him both in the NBA and the G-League. Its always a talent waste . In Portugal very few players make it out of the seccond team (for football that is); most that make it sign for a struggling team and end up making a name for 2 to 3 seasons and get respect. Still in many of those cases these players end up being signed abroad for teams they are clearly too good for. Even in sports some people must work much more than other pairs.

Kenny lofton jr in the g league still proving why he houkd be getting major minutes on a team

Whitmore went crazy on my Hornets the other night. Should been drafted much higher

Talk about Markquis Nowell please

Emoni Bates best fit in Wizards or Pistons 🤔🤔🤔

It said Garza was a net 2 positive only other one was Sabonis. Just fyi. And he 24. Emoji just needs to mature make better choice. Both them will be around force while. Assuming Emoni stays smart

“Fortunately, he was able to avoid any repercussions” nah man, he should’ve had the same repercussions as everyone else

Emoni Bates was mocked over Wemby at one point. That's just embarrassing.

Whitmore is the Rockets co-franchise with Sengun.

Have emani go to the spurs he definitely will start and play there

FFS dudes...stop the betting bullshiit adds. It's fcking insane. Do you have any idea how fcking bad gambling is...and do you know HOW much the house makes? And why they can sponsor you..SHAME.

We should normalize people stop box score watching and asking why a guy ain’t playing. Also that just scoring points doesn’t mean shit. It’s all cute when you playing and teams don’t know you and gameplay for you. It becomes a different game when you actually have to use your brain to score rather than just “hooping” like you in a YMCA. I mean fans complain about defense and shit well then stop overhyping these dudes who only thing you look at is the scoring. Or simply put more respect on defense same as you do with offense. Guys can be defenders and learn to be good or great at offense and offensive guys can learn to be good or great defenders.

I wanted cam with the 4th pick I’m so happy we got him with the 20th!!

@JimmerRange the cavs are slow emoni can easily fill the Sam merril role , maybe not strus because of the defense but if I was cavs I would get him minutes like Jordan Hawkins and work on his defense so he not a liability

Um excuse me. Can someone explain to me how the top 5 offensive rating players in the league last year were all on the nuggets

Detroit could have used cam whitmore

It would be Malika to drop the story of him getting arrested no surprise there

These generations don’t be tryna get bulked only zion

This mayne 6'9" movin like he 5'11".

He got that Steph Curry release. Pretty scary potential

Crazy how much grief Emoni got for....expressing his second amendment rights ....

This kid can play just gotta play D. Stay out of trouble and he will be cool.

Hes a taller Jamal crawdord

They need to stay in college a little while longer at least until they’re juniors

NUTTIN' BAR-GUR

This mf living Bel Air fr 💀

Expand the league seattle, LV, but move the a team like the suns to tampa, move the raptors finally

Malika Andrews reporting on black players felonies, a normal day

😂 - 180 lbs, this boy gonna get passed around like he dropped the soap.