With Lonzo, Dennis Smith, Donovan Mitchell and a beastly Caleb Swanigan taking the court there was little expectation the Houston Rockets would win the 2017 NBA Summer League.
The hope was to learn something new about Daryl Morey’s latest offering of youngsters... and we struck out by learning they’re not ready.
Houston’s 2017 Las Vegas Summer League failed to excite, but not because “all these players suck.” They don’t.
It failed to take off because the players who impressed are already known quantities (Troy Williams and Isaiah Taylor) and each of Houston’s new faces showed they’re a few seasons away being contributors.