Bobby Marks of ESPN recently broke down the biggest training camp questions facing all 30 NBA teams. Marks also provides camp rosters and projected depth charts for every team. He’s keeping a close eye on the rookie-scale extension deadline (Oct. 18) for several players and teams, including Kevin Huerter of the Hawks, Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Grizzlies, Collin Sexton of the Cavs, and Deandre Ayton and Mikal Bridges of the Suns. The article is worth checking out in full for all ESPN+ subscribers.
Here’s more from around the NBA:
- The COVID-19 vaccination rate for NBA players has risen to 95%, writes Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The figure includes players that have received one dose, sources tell Wojnarowski, and thus are not yet considered fully vaccinated.
- The NBA Board of Governors formally approved a change to automatic late-game out-of-bounds reviews, the league tweets. Those plays will now only be reviewable by coach’s challenge, as we previously detailed. The change is an effort to improve the flow of end of games, which had become onerous and disruptive.
- Shams Charania of The Athletic interviewed former Baylor Bears star Isaiah Austin, a projected first round pick of the 2014 draft, who was ruled ineligible to compete as a player after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. Austin will finally achieve his dream of making it to the NBA — in a front office role.
Good work on vaccinations NBA. I guess when your job pays you millions it makes sense to take every possible precaution to stay healthy enough to work.
Rory Maher… pronounced Mar? Anyway the change was to call off the rule, don’t scare people!
Call can still be changed by coaches’ challenge, if it is left. PatBev can still force a turnover by pulling back his hand quicker.
So 95% of NBA players are vaccinated and most of NBA management with 0 stories about bad reactions to the vaccine. Almost every story about a bad reaction is 100% false. Its more rare than being hit by lightning but people still believe a social media post.
Man just give it up, will you!
It is totally irrelevant if it works or not, if it does or doesn’t a bad reaction… whatever!
At the end of the day it is a personal choice, & which one needs to make their own & be at peace with it… what a disgrace that people pressure others one way or another… that seems to me much more reminiscent of places like Afghanistan, China, North Korea or Russia than the US of A… just stop it, be & let be!