The Houston Rocket’s SEC trio of first-round draft picks, including Kentucky’s TyTy Washington, made their NBA Summer League debut Wednesday night. He, Jabari Smith, and Tari Eason faced off against #1 overall pick Paolo Banchero’s Orlando Magic in the first matchup of the Las Vegas games.
Head Coach Stephen Silas had high praise for the man that dropped way too far in the draft during his in-game interview, calling TyTy a hard worker and a guy you “can’t speed up.” Something like this could be interpreted as coach-speak for a player who isn’t very talented and extremely slow, but that clearly isn’t the case when talking about Washington.