Whether it be the small sample sizes, inconsistent levels of talent or other extenuating factors, takeaways from the NBA’s annual Summer League are habitually labeled as overreactions.
And even though we will likely forget about these performances by the time this year’s preseason rolls around, we can still learn quite a bit about the participating players by closely analyzing their games.
With that in mind, here are four takeaways from this year’s Summer League.
Paolo Banchero may own real estate at the free throw line this season
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Free throw rate (FTr) is not a perfect indicator of which teams are the best at drawing fouls, but an indicator nevertheless.