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Dante Exum trains with D-League team

Exum with another DNP in the Jazz win over the Cavs.

His PR team of a Charles Barkley and former Sixers championship winning coach Billy Cunningham? Didn't know they worked for him...

re: Dante Exum trains with D-League team
Ben Simmons is completely different he will be fine in the NBA he came off averaging 19pts 12reb and 4.8 assists in college he is one of the most NBA ready prospects from the draft.


That was in a crappy team in a weak comp, no question the kids good , but he is yet to play against men, and I find it hard yo believe that he would be "the best on the team" in his NBA team....seriously his PR team need a reality check.

Simmons will have no issues with adjusting. Very different case.

And I think Maker should find some chances.

Exum has the potential. Just play him in the D-League so he gets rolling. Seems obvious IMO.

Reports from the Sixers training camp before Simmons got injured is that he was the best player on the team, including Embiid. So I think Simmons will be fine.
Also not quite sure what process he skipped, he went to high school and played a year of college.

If you mean Thon Maker, when you get endorsed by Kevin Garnett on national television and as being the real deal (who's done a bit of work with him), he'll be fine.

Exum won't be back here anytime soon, he still has the potential there, and someone will take a punt on him. It doesn't help that Utah's system doesn't fit him in the slightest, a up-tempo team so he can play in the open court is the best chance for him.

Ben Simmons is completely different he will be fine in the NBA he came off averaging 19pts 12reb and 4.8 assists in college he is one of the most NBA ready prospects from the draft.

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I'm in two camps. I'd love to see Exum play in the NBL but I'd like to see him get further opportunity in the NBA and hopefully make something of it.

I'd be expecting to see Baynes and Ingles back playing here before Exum.

Simmons will be fine, he has a different toughness than dante, he should've went to college or trained with an Nbl club to get used to playing against men. getting injured also didn't help. The DLeague might not be a bad idea for him as he needs to play.

This is what happens when they try to jump the process, he should have gone to college, can't see Simmons being any different

He'll be in the nbl once his contract is up, he's not an nba player, not tough enough.

"I'm starting to think we may see Exum in the nbl very soon." LOL!!

6'6 athletic point guards dont grow on trees, his only 21 he will be fine!

He is so passive for a guard that was touted as a slashing scorer.

All he does is camp in the corne for the 3, and he does occasionally drive he runs away from any contact or turns it over. The only reason he's even stepped out onto the floor is due to the fact he's a damn good defender, he's just such a liability of offense.

At least Tony Allen hustles and gets after everything, he's currently a poor version of Tony Allen without the hustle, and that's bad.

Talent is talent, but without the other necessary qualities and preparation one needs to compete in elite sport, talent alone isn't enough.

He just needs to get some work into his body and get himself back into game condition, plus a whole lot of confidence in his body and ability.

Can't label him a bust without seeing how he recovers and rebuilds after missing so much I would have thought...

Before being drafted Dante hadn't played a season in a team since u16 VJBL. It was a time at AIS when they played one off tourneys and developed individually more than team structure as much as in the past.
Couple that with an ACL and missing more time, and you have a player with just not a lot of game reps as he probably should have at that age.

Trade him to a team who knows how to properly develop players...like the Spurs

Trade value would be at the bottom right now so they'd be best to hold him.

He definitely needs minutes. As much as it would be a hit to the ego, time in the d league is what he needs. He needs to go and play without thinking about messing up.

I'm not sure how valuable he is as a trade chip right now. At best he's a reclaim project and wont net you anything close to a number 5 pick value. You might get a decent veteran from a team looking to offload. Maybe the Pels, Blazers or Magic.

I'm starting to think we may see Exum in the nbl very soon.

He seems like he just needs to get some time on the court. I'm sure he'd prefer somewhere else rather than D League but not that simple I guess..

He's only 21, still plenty of time.

Topic title updated.

Maybe they should just play him in the D-League. Let him run himself into some form and build skills.

The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has recalled guards Alec Burks, Danté Exum and Raul Neto from the Salt Lake City Stars, the Jazz’s exclusively owned and operated NBA D-League team. They were assigned earlier today prior to the Stars’ practice.

http://www.nba.com/jazz/jazz-recall-alec-burks-dante-exum-and-raul-neto-salt-lake-city-stars

Wow, number 1 team in town tonight, not a single thread? not even a local write up in todays paper.
Basketball is booming in Adelaide!!