Will Weaver, head coach of the Sydney Kings, is one of the few NBA coaches to watch — and play against — projected first round picks LaMelo Ball and R.J. Hampton in Australia. While noting the two have “remarkable skills,” the former Nets assistant thinks both will need development, particularly with their shooting, before becoming useful NBA players.
As Weaver put it on the Wingspan podcast, there is a reason to be “excited” by the tools displayed by the two American teenagers in their play this season in Australia’s NBL.