Kevin Garnett on Joel Embiid's choice to play in back-to-backs: '82 games, man, this is what the fing job calls for...I don't want to hear this s'

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Sun, 20 Oct 2024, 2:55 am·3-min read

Legion Hoops: Kevin Garnett goes off after hearing Joel Embiid’s decision to sit out of back-to-backs: “82 games, man, this is what the fu***** job calls for.” (via @allthesmokeprod )

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Joel Embiid is better than Anthony Davis - 5:01 PM

New: The NBA season is a few days away, which means it is officially RANKINGS SZN.

I rounded up where Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George ranked on four different Top 100 lists:

Embiid: 5.75 average ranking

Maxey: ?

George: ?

Considering that Edey will likely serve as the starting Grizzlies center, opinions on his skills will likely determine how someone feels about the Grizzlies' chances to have a good season. "I like Memphis, man," Garnett said. "I can't wait to see it — I need to see it all out there." -via Memphis Commercial Appeal / October 19, 2024

Zach Edey's patented hook shot caught the attention of Kevin Garnett, who compared him to the NBA's second all-time leading scorer. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who formerly went by Lew Alcindor, is notoriously recognized for having the most unstoppable hook shot in NBA history. "(He) look like (expletive) Zach Alcindor," Garnett said. "That (expletive) look like Yao (Ming)." -via Memphis Commercial Appeal / October 19, 2024

On the verge of signing Billups, Mitchell said, Saunders sought counsel from Timberwolves players such as Mitchell, point guard Terrell Brandon and All-Star Kevin Garnett. Mitchell, Brandon and Garnett were confident that the newcomer would do well in Minneapolis, and Billups and Garnett were close friends dating back to their AAU days. The Timberwolves signed Billups to a three-year contract for the salary cap exception, paying $2.25 million in the first year. “Flip was like, ‘They say he’s selfish. They say he’s this, they say he’s that,’ ” Mitchell recalled. “And I said, ‘Flip, I don’t know him. But why don’t you give him a chance?’ So, when he got here, Chauncey told me that when he was in Boston, Toronto and Denver, they gave up on him as a point guard and they just told him just come in and try to score. So that’s what he did. “And then when he came to Minnesota, I said, ‘Dude, if you really want to learn how to play the position, and if you really want to change how people think of you, you see that guy right there, Terrell Brandon, watch everything he does and talk to him. He’s a pure point guard …’ Chauncey told me, ‘I want to play the position. No one has ever taught me the position.’ ” -via Andscape / October 11, 2024