Young Talent Ready For Major Leap This Season: Jalen Williams All-Star Ready? | The Hoop Collective
Brian Windhorst is joined by Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to break down some of the young talent around the league that could be set for breakout seasons including Victor Wembanyama with the addition of Chris Paul, Jalen Williams as the 2nd star in OKC, the youth movement in Houston that could have a major move on the horizon and more!
0:00 Intro
0:48 Some Noteworthy Number Changes
4:40 Wemby & CP3 Blending Well For Spurs
24:48 NBA Rookies Fairing Well In Preseason
27:21 Young Rockets Raising Expectations
33:13 Kel’el Ware Not Overreaction Reaction
28:24 Young Rockets Raising Expectations Resume
44:51 Continued Rising Potential Of The Thunder
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43 Comments
nah.. still overshadowed by shai..
one thing when OKC is talk about, shai's the name..
make OKC top again, maybe j dub will be all star.. standings matter, though, debatable..
more like in the past, jaylen brown.. celtics been mostly at the top or almost at the top, still jalen brown not yet an allstar…
JALEN IS SO OVERRATED GOT COOKED BY PJ
Hes definitely making the all star team this year. In fact the whole okc big 3 are. Shai, Jalen, and Chet
Bob Petite reference!
Can’t wait for the season to start.
Sengun played at an All-Star level last season and will only get better this year. There will be plenty of interested teams to make a max offer sheet
Brian try and rest.
The whole notion of moving teams needs, but keeping their legacies needs to be abolished. What the hell does Rochester, New York or Cincinnati have to do with Sacramento? What the hell do the fans of the Kings care what happened in other cities? It's the same with the Lakers and Jazz. Change the team names to something appropriate and quit pretending like the fans of L.A. get to claim Minneapolis' fans memories as their own. It's pathetic.
Windy's point on French players is true. But international players are making second round picks more valuable. The Knicks drafted the last player in the 2024 draft from Germany and NBL and he looks fundamentally sound. I wonder if there is at least one international player on every NBA team? I think NIL will keep players in school longer and they will be more NBA ready (and mature). The new CBA may be forecasting or will benefit from exceptional role players from overseas and 4-year college players paired with 1 or 2 All-Star players.
After 42 games than talk about it 😮
Windy saying “I was unfamiliar with your game” in a literal sense is so funny to me for some reason
The defensive potential of OKC is going to be insane. You could run Dort, Caruso, Wallace, Chet, and Hartenstein. And rest 2 of your top players, while still fielding 4 guys that can shoot 45% from three.
They never talk pistons 🤦🏾♂️
Love the little producer notes adding context or confirming questions!
Insane “Glue Guy” episode for MacMahon
What about LeBron James Jr.? 4 mil went down the toilet, or there's potential for a top 5 ROY?
Every time it is the same thing with Chris Paul. He does Amazingly in the first couple weeks, then he starts sucking, and then he is hurt and absent during the Playoffs.
lol how could you not think about cp3 and wemby lob potential when the trade was announced. was the very first thing on my mind
Right?
That period comma respond was hilarious and a bit contentious
Merci Brian! You'll get your box of Bordeaux wine in the mail, as usual… 🙂
Kawhi loves FENTYNAL
Houston maybe set up well for a trade but it wouldn't shock me if they dont make one. Might we see a team totally built from within?
Desmond Bane has been averaging more points, assists and a better 3 point average than Jalen Williams the last 4 years and has not even made a second team All star nod. But somehow Jalen Williams in two years is already an all star?
Okay…
True of False: Brian Windhorst played Defensive Tackle for the Cleveland Browns in the late 90's?
Vivement que la saison commence, que vous arrêtiez de nous gonfler avec les paris. Le podcast perd beaucoup d'intérêt quand vous orientez les débats là-dessus…
The thunder will have 3 all stars this year
Jesus Christ is our Lord and savior " st. John 3:16.
tim bontemps just cant help himself. does he realize this is the brian windhorst podcast?
Thunder most hyped team I can remember for doing so little 😂
Castle 🏰
Vindy windy vindhorst the cinnamon whisker fritter; the staunch field of corn stalks; the chrysanthemum anthem of tarantula spatulas redacted the actions of lesser men reduced to fractions divided by numbers never lesser than them.
WARE IS THE GOAT
CP3 and Vic should probably develop a really good lob connection
“Snake drafts and betting odds” ~McMahon
My thoughts exactly😂😂
OKC doesn’t need stars. It needs really good role players
This show is growing on me! Bontemps is so cynical lol isn’t it “unprofessional “ to wear hats at work even virtually?
We need to pump the breaks on Presti and Podziemski. Presti has never won a title and Podziemski is not some franchise untradeable player like Wemby. Neither of them has done anything that deserves the spotlight
No disrespect to Jalen but I could see Chet as an allstar selection before him
He had been a start caliber player since last season He proved he the n*2 option after SGA then Chet in my honest opinion man JADA unbelievable player extremely gifted and talented
I didn't know you could unretire a number?!?!
Keegan Murray DPOY
Spurs are gonna be a playoff team with a substantial jump in wins. Come back to this, it’ll be because the whole team developed.