They Turned Into The SPLASH BROTHERS 2.0

ANT & Lamelo turned into Splash Bro’s 2.0. AJ Dybantsa pumped up the fans in DC. And the OKC rookies continue to impress. But we gotta start in New York where the Wolves lit up MSG. Melo drains the 3 in front of the Knicks bench and then mocks them afterwards. But the real damage early on was done by the ANT-Man! Edwards got hot in a blink of an eye, putting the Wolves up by 9 points. Just look at how easy he handles one of the best on-ball defenders in Josh Hart. Speaking of defense, check this out. ANT completely shutdown McBride before poking the ball and passing it to Bones in the open lane. He’s scary good so far. Bang, Bang! Edwards nails the halfcourt runner, putting the Wolves up by 12. He had a near perfect 1st half, scoring 20 points on 4 of 6 shooting from downtown! ANT and Melo are shooting a rock-solid 50% from 3 point range in their 3 preseason games so far. And considering the fact that they both were in the top 12 in attempted 3’s last season, it’s safe to say that we have the new Splash Bro’s in Minnesota. ANT’s 26 points and Melo’s 7 dimes were enough to inflict the 3rd loss in a row for the Knicks. On the contrary, the OKC rookies balled out for the 3rd straight game! Aday Mara and Ben Stirtz put on a show once again for the Thunder. The team with the best record in the league just got upgraded with the 12th and the 16th overall picks in this year’s draft and they’re both looking great! In 3 games thus far the 7 '3'’ giant from Spain is averaging 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.5 blocks on a blistering 79% shooting from the field. And the 23 year old sharpshooter is posting 20 points and 4 assists per night on a sizzling 59% from long-range and 58% from the field. That’s elite coming from the young duo! Meanwhile, this play by Nickeil Alexander Walker was nothing short of spectacular! A 360 pass before relocating to the corner for the splash is wild! The presence of mind was through the roof on that one! And one guy that can jump through the roof is Ja Morant. It’s nice to see Ja having fun out there on the court again! What impressed me the most however was his defense and passing last night. He had 3 steals and 5 dimes, 2 of which were these flashy no-looks to Donovan Clingan and Toumani Camara for two of the easiest points of the night! Moving on to DC where AJ Dybantsa showed off his bounce! The number 1 pick in the draft was flying high all game long, and even got MPJ in disbelief. Dybantsa scored 10 of his 14 points in the 3rd quarter, getting the Wizards fans excited. And on a totally random free throw, this is the most excited I’ve ever seen Deandre Ayton. C’Mon Dre! Focus on what actually matters for once! Trae Young on the other hand was focused on getting his teammates involved. Wow, Trae throws a half court lob right on target after almost falling out of bounds. Young had a near triple double of 11 points, 11 dimes and 8 turnovers, unfortunately… While also being -16 in 27 minutes of action. Regardless, MPJ and Randle had the last laugh, combining for 36 points on 62% efficiency in the Nets win at the end. And in the absence of Victor Wembanyama, the Jazz feasted inside the paint! Oooh I didn’t know Lauri had the windmill dunk in his bag! But I’ve seen Triple J do this over and over again! Damn! He broke Kornet’s ankles a few times before detonating the poster jam on his head! That was nasty! And so was this alleyoop for Hayes. The Jazz were running circles around the Spurs last night, having 7 guys scoring in double digits. They have a deep roster this season, and for the 1st time in 5 years they’re expected to play some meaningful basketball and aim for the playoffs. One team that’s gonna try to move past the Jazz are the Mavs, who looked really good against the Rockets 2 days ago in China, with Kyrie Irving finally back on the floor. Irving posted 17 points and 3 assists in his debut. Let me know in the comments if he and Cooper Flagg can put Dallas in the mix for the play-in tournament in the wild West. And speaking of that, back in 2008 the West had 8 teams with 50+ wins, with the Suns and the Hornets being two of them. Steve Nash and Chris Paul's games were must-see TV every time they met, and I broke down their most iconic duel of that era right here in this video. So check it out and talk to you in the next one, peace out.