Keyonte George, the No. 16 pick made his summer league debut with the Utah Jazz on Monday night. In the lead-up, though, he spelled out what the keys will ultimately be for him to succeed in the NBA. TakeNote
at the Delta Center — and subsequently in Las Vegas — and trying to figure it all out.
In Monday’s opener vs. the Thunder, George overcame a nondescript, foul-plagued first half and imposed his will a bit in the second, finishing with 18 points , five rebounds, four assists, and three steals — and just one turnover — as“Especially in the second half, he just played free,” said Jazz assistant Evan Brradss, who’s leading the summer league team.
“Everything has to be sharp, everything you’re doing has to be with intention — you have to have a plan,” George said. While George said that his favorite player growing up was Russell Westbrook, the NBA guy he’s been watching most of late is Denver’s Jamal Murray. Those two connected on George’s best play of the night, as the guard baited a Thunder player into a bad pass, then he garnered the steal, turned on the jets, and fired a pinpoint bounce pass to the cutting Croatian for a layup.
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