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For those wondering what Isaiah Thomas is doing in the dog days of August, he’s out in Seattle playing hoops. Last night Thomas participated in an exhibition game between Seattle ProAm and the Drew League.
I’m not sure which team won but Thomas’ block on Trevor Ariza is winning the Internet today. Jamal Crawford, Zach LaVine, Nate Robinson and a slew of other NBAers also played.
Check out this Ball is Life highlight reel for more action.
On Page 2, a mock draft in August?
7th Malik Pope
COLLEGE: San Diego State | HT: 6-10 | WT: 205 | POS: SF
(via Nets) | The Nets sent this pick to the Celtics as part of the Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade. Both KG and Pierce are gone and the Nets’ fortunes are fleeting at the moment, making that Celtics trade look better and better by the day. In fact, both Kevin Pelton and I believe that the panel overstated the Nets’ record. If this pick falls to third or fourth, I wouldn’t be shocked. The question is whether it will be high enough for the Celtics to finally land a superstar. Pope has that sort of talent and the Celtics were one of the first teams to get on him early. He’s got the right size, athleticism and skill set for his position to be a star. He just needs to get stronger, stay healthy and put in a big season at San Diego State. If he breaks out, we might have him too low.
Chad Ford also has the Celtics selecting Ivan Rabb (6-10, 215lbs, PF from Cal) at 15 and Zhou Qi (7-2, 209 lbs, PF in China) with the 16th pick (via Dallas).
And you thought the front court was crowded this season.
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