In the never-ending quest to identify obscure and semi-obscure (and not at all obscure) players who might one day become contributors in the NBA, we keep an eye on what’s happening in the G League. In Kevin’s case, it’s a statistical eye — he crunches numbers and then runs them by Matt, who watches a ton of G League games.
Most G League players aren’t going to become high-quality NBA players, but there are always a few each season who end up contributors — and sometimes more. If you like watching young players striving to do their best to make the NBA, there’s lots to see.