“Being able to exploit that and give yourself the advantage.”It’s finding out what those advantages are, who can create them and who can exploit them that the Summer League is all about. The other key Summer League player was Malachi Flynn, the second-year guard who is in line for an increased role this coming season, particularly if the Raptors are able to move Goran Dragić before the season begins. But he also showed a tendency to shoot when closely covered, and that’s not going to work at the NBA level. The surprises were the play of Achiuwa (the most consistently impressive Raptor) and Dalano Banton (the long, skinny guard few knew about before Summer League began). The Summer League exists not to find out who can play at the NBA level, but to give teams an opportunity to judge which players have a chance of contributing.

Source: thestar August 18, 2021 00:11 UTC