Sharif Phillips-Keaton

I respect Zach Lowe, but I wanted to point out a discovery I made while writing an article on Cam Thomas. Thomas is 1 of 12 guards that averaged 24.0 PPG and 3.8 APG while shooting at least 43.8% from the field last season along with guys like Donovan Mitchell and Steph Curry.

In my opinion, the issue with undersized guards is more about the lack of versatility. For example, in this era, Jalen Brunson isn't going to be able to switch onto anyone else but the other guard while someone like Luka Doncic is at least big enough to switch onto forwards.

For any Nets fans curious for an update on Cam Thomas, Jake Fischer gave his latest on Thomas during a livestream for Bleacher Report. youtube.com/live/O4N4zIWC9…

"Even if you believe in [Demin] as a starting NBA point guard -- and I don't -- it seems like he would've been gettable at the end of the lottery, or even later," an Eastern Conference executive said, per Woo.

Kyrie Irving speaks about his relationship with the Nets: "I wish that we got a chance to get to know them beforehand because they wasn't f***ing with me like that... Kenny Atkinson wasn't f***ing with me like that. The Nets didn't want me like that. They wanted KD."

Despite averaging 25.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, Nets center Drew Timme did not make first-team or second-team All-Summer League.

The ironic thing about this tweet is that in ESPN's article to accompany this report, they acknowledge in the first paragraph that the ratings were down 36% from the previous year without Caitlin Clark. It took me 5 seconds on Google to find that out. espn.com/wnba/story/_/i…

“We love Cam. We think he’s one of the best scoring guards in the league, and an underrated playmaker. We’ll see what happens, but our feelings about Cam as a player and person have never wavered. We love him,” a Nets coach said. A LOT more on Nets from coaches and execs.

Just In: The Boston Celtics are hiring Drew Nicholas as Executive Director of Player Personnel, league sources told @hoopshype. Nicholas spent last season as a scout for the Brooklyn Nets. Before that, he spent the prior two years as Director of Scouting for the Denver Nuggets.

It's ironic how most, if not all, people agree that employees should be getting paid fair wages, but as soon as the employees are WNBA players, people's brains turn off lol.

Next game is October 10 in Macao, China, vs Suns. 84 days or 12 weeks

At the final buzzer, the Nets lose to the 76ers 87-83 in the summer league finale for both teams. Tyrese Samuel had 19 points and 12 rebounds while Quincy Olivari had 18 points and 2 rebounds. Brooklyn ends the summer league with a 1-4 record, but got good looks at the rookies.

This has been a rough summer league finale for the Nets. Quincy Olivari and Caleb Daniels have had to leave the game with injuries that required them to go to the locker room.

At the end of the third quarter, the Nets trail the 76ers 69-62. Tyrese Samuel has 18 points and 9 rebounds while Quincy Olivari has 12 points and 2 rebounds. Brooklyn has entered a cold spell over the past two quarters shooting the ball as Mark Armstrong has 18 points.

Egor Demin seems like he is mature beyond his years.

At halftime, the Nets lead the 76ers 44-43. Tyrese Samuel has 14 points and 5 rebounds while Quincy Olivari has 9 points. Judah Mintz (9 points) and Saint Thomas (9) have caught fire for Philadelphia, making things interesting in the second quarter. Nets shooting 18.2% from 3.

For reference - this is the same surgery Joe Burrow had. Shooting motion is totally different than throwing motion, but can be a tough recovery for such a small ligament.

Grant Nelson that is a *big* dunk:

At the end of the first quarter, the Nets lead the 76ers 28-18. Tyrese Samuel has 9 points and 2 rebounds while Grant Nelson has 6 points and 2 rebounds. Brooklyn is doing a great job defensively as they are holding Philadelphia to 22.2% shooting from the field.