Trey Young, the fifth player chosen in this year’s NBA Draft, caused consternation by making only two of 16 three-point shots in his first two summer league games last week. By contrast, Jaren Jackson, the fourth pick, drove a play-by-play announcer to euphoria by making eight of 13 three-point shots in his summer league debut.
In both cases, ESPN’s analyst of front office machinations, Bobby Marks, shrugged. “I don’t get caught up in summer league,” he said. A moment later, he scoffed at the idea of summer league play leading to “all of a sudden we can have an opinion on a player.