OT: Kenyon says he saw Koloko > Wiseman + Mobley

[T0R0NT0_RAPT0RS]

So is Koloko done for? Like is he not medically cleared to play? No hope for return to NBA?

[PushDaRock]

One of the hilarious narratives they try and forward is how they are so much smarter than NBA front offices and then they proceed to talk about dudes like Emoni Bates

I watch them dudes for comedy

lol Gil's Emoni Bates thing goes years back. He was saying Luka should be studying him like 3 years ago.

Then says Orlando should have drafted Bates 6th overall and calls him the steal of the draft after the Cavs took him.

He will probably keep doubling down on this for that slim chance of being able to say "I told you so"

[Basketball_Jones]

Great defender but prone to fouls. Horrible at almost everything else aside from shot blocking. I wasn’t too high on him. Bad hands and played with cement feet on offense despite being spry and nimble on defense. Flashed potential though with those first games with point guard Scotty when Fred went down.

[ruckus]

I was bored and did a bit of research on Kenyon's claims that he saw Koloko dominate Wiseman.

As far as I know, there would've been 3 avenues where they would have played against each other prior to the NBA - high school, AAU or college.

In high school, it looks like their teams met once in January 2017. However, Koloko wasn't in the states yet at that time. In college, Memphis and Arizona last played in 2011.

That leaves AAU. Wiseman was on Bluff City in 2018 and Koloko was on Oakland with KJ Martin. It must've been one of those games but there's no solid records of boxscores or even gamescores from the Nike EYBL from that year.

So, Kmart's claim is likely if not verifiable.

[PoundTown]

I definitely thought Koloko could be a Gafford type of player, maybe less of a rebounder but better shooting the ball and a little more to his offensive game maybe. Too bad how things worked out, I definitely think he was still a good pick. Can't predict those sort of things.

[will]

I was bored and did a bit of research on Kenyon's claims that he saw Koloko dominate Wiseman.

As far as I know, there would've been 3 avenues where they would have played against each other prior to the NBA - high school, AAU or college.

In high school, it looks like their teams met once in January 2017. However, Koloko wasn't in the states yet at that time. In college, Memphis and Arizona last played in 2011.

That leaves AAU. Wiseman was on Bluff City in 2018 and Koloko was on Oakland with KJ Martin. It must've been one of those games but there's no solid records of boxscores or even gamescores from the Nike EYBL from that year.

So, Kmart's claim is likely if not verifiable.

With all due respek, we also have to take into account who is making this claim as well

[Loyal_Canuck]

One of the hilarious narratives they try and forward is how they are so much smarter than NBA front offices and then they proceed to talk about dudes like Emoni Bates

I watch them dudes for comedy

lol Gil's Emoni Bates thing goes years back. He was saying Luka should be studying him like 3 years ago.

Then says Orlando should have drafted Bates 6th overall and calls him the steal of the draft after the Cavs took him.

He will probably keep doubling down on this for that slim chance of being able to say "I told you so"

lol didn’t know all that . I thank Gil for introducing me to Emoni Bates , future Cebl mvp !

[Thaddy]

Koloko showed better 3 point shot. He was lights out in draft combine, which is one big reason the board (including myself) is high on him.

Koloko was a lights out shooter at the combine? No way.

https://preview.redd.it/t63vi9z8po791.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=39c603e1ceb9e45a8c2f0af050a544a163cf0635

Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/comments/vk5hr7/christian_koloko_shot_1625_in_a_3_point_drill_at/

Yeah that was promising. It sucks we didn't see him chuck in the GLeague. That's something I'd want from Mogbo, Chomche, and Shead. Putting up a high volume of shots instead of being passive.

[OakleyDokely]

Koloko played at a major school and he was drafted inside the top 33 of his draft class. That doesn't happen without possessing some skills. Having one great practice session against other prospects shouldn't be all that shocking. Doesn't mean he's a better prospect or NBA player than those guys but he can compete and have some success.