Young Talent Ready For Major Leap This Season: Jalen Williams All-Star Ready? | The Hoop Collective

Brian Windhorst is joined by Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to break down some of the young talent around the league that could be set for breakout seasons including Victor Wembanyama with the addition of Chris Paul, Jalen Williams as the 2nd star in OKC, the youth movement in Houston that could have a major move on the horizon and more!
0:00 Intro
0:48 Some Noteworthy Number Changes
4:40 Wemby & CP3 Blending Well For Spurs
24:48 NBA Rookies Fairing Well In Preseason
27:21 Young Rockets Raising Expectations
33:13 Kel'el Ware Not Overreaction Reaction
28:24 Young Rockets Raising Expectations Resume
44:51 Continued Rising Potential Of The Thunder

[Brantish]

The defensive potential of OKC is going to be insane. You could run Dort, Caruso, Wallace, Chet, and Hartenstein. And rest 2 of your top players, while still fielding 4 guys that can shoot 45% from three.

[Diablo.]

Insane “Glue Guy” episode for MacMahon

[PattyTheBaddy]

Spurs are gonna be a playoff team with a substantial jump in wins. Come back to this, it’ll be because the whole team developed.

[brendankirsch]

Love the little producer notes adding context or confirming questions!

[JonathanEvans]

Hes definitely making the all star team this year. In fact the whole okc big 3 are. Shai, Jalen, and Chet

[PickanPop]

The whole notion of moving teams needs, but keeping their legacies needs to be abolished. What the hell does Rochester, New York or Cincinnati have to do with Sacramento? What the hell do the fans of the Kings care what happened in other cities? It's the same with the Lakers and Jazz. Change the team names to something appropriate and quit pretending like the fans of L.A. get to claim Minneapolis' fans memories as their own. It's pathetic.

[whitepaccino]

He had been a start caliber player since last season He proved he the n*2 option after SGA then Chet in my honest opinion man JADA unbelievable player extremely gifted and talented

[jakevelten]

Small clarification for the Capheads: Charlotte used the *Room Exception* as a trade exception not the MLE to assist NY in the KAT trade. Everybody else, carry on.

[MaxBayuk]

lol how could you not think about cp3 and wemby lob potential when the trade was announced. was the very first thing on my mind

[thiseveningwith]

That period comma respond was hilarious and a bit contentious

[TheDeven]

CP3 and Vic should probably develop a really good lob connection

[jean-mariepincemin]

Merci Brian! You'll get your box of Bordeaux wine in the mail, as usual... 🙂

[FordThunderErickson]

Man they talked about the Spurs for a long time

[Tification]

“Snake drafts and betting odds” ~McMahon

My thoughts exactly😂😂

[Kidthebilly]

Windy saying “I was unfamiliar with your game” in a literal sense is so funny to me for some reason

[redyellow]

Sengun played at an All-Star level last season and will only get better this year. There will be plenty of interested teams to make a max offer sheet

[TheDeven]

OKC doesn’t need stars. It needs really good role players

[yessounds]

Houston maybe set up well for a trade but it wouldn't shock me if they dont make one. Might we see a team totally built from within?

[SteadyAscension]

Desmond Bane has been averaging more points, assists and a better 3 point average than Jalen Williams the last 4 years and has not even made a second team All star nod. But somehow Jalen Williams in two years is already an all star?
Okay…

[joefried]

Derek Lively with a 3 point shot is correct