When they say "sign" does this mean to a summer league team or an actual contract? I assumed given its a 3 year deal it would be an actual NBA roster deal but how many guys do we have on the roster how come the Rox can sign 3 additional guys immediately?
Kyle Wiltjer is best pure shooter in this draft. Morey strikes with outlier in draft with science behind him.
Is he a legit 6'10" and how is his rebounding? I watched his highlights and he never missed a shot....
Poor rebounder, poor defender. Always will be both. But he is a good shooter, and if his shot is falling and the defense plays him as a shooter, he can do a little pump fake and make a move. Code: Predraft Measurements Year Source Height w/o Shoes Height w/shoes Weight Wingspan Standing Reach Body Fat No Step Vert Max Vert 2016 Combine 6' 8.75" 6' 10" 243 7' 0.25" 8' 6.5" 15.3 27.5 35.5
He looks out of shape in that Jazz draft workout video. He looks slimmer and slightly quicker in his college highlight video. This guy has 1 elite NBA skill already: he shoots like a boss. From his body language, you know this guy is confidently going to hit at least 40% as long as he is shooting. He also seems to be a smart player, his shot selection and shot timing look good. He understands why he should be shooting the ball, he's not just gung-ho shooting like Ryan Anderson. He is pretty bad at everything else though. Still, he's going to be a Rocket for those 3 years IMO and a very nice player to have off the bench.
You can exceed the 15-Player limit in the off-season. But we have to get down to 15 contracts by end of October
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/9VyhfzjUN2">https://t.co/9VyhfzjUN2</a></p>— Kyle Wiltjer (@kwiltj) <a href="https://twitter.com/kwiltj/status/746214569522036738">June 24, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nothing but joy in the Wiltjer house so hyped right now! Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets">@HoustonRockets</a> for the opportunity <a href="https://t.co/mnefXed9lq">https://t.co/mnefXed9lq</a></p>— Kyle Wiltjer (@kwiltj) <a href="https://twitter.com/kwiltj/status/746218504974589953">June 24, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To me, the top two pure shooters in this draft are Buddy Hield and Kyle Wiltjer.</p>— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/742442492847652865">June 13, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So the Celtics say Jamal Murray's 79 for 100 three-pointers is a record for this year. Previously held by the legend Kyle Wiltjer (77).</p>— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach/status/740595873911046144">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
If you only watch the first video then yes he has a slow release but that looked to be towards the end of a workout. It looks like he has a pretty quick release for a PF prospect in the game vids.
I wonder what "star" didn't go in the draft? This was something Morey said but couldn't elaborate on it because of league rules.