In a video breaking down the rookies at the top of the draft, Sam Vecenie shared a bit of context about Rob Dillingham’s performance before diving into his thoughts about Dillingham’s summer league as a whole.
In case you don’t want to watch, he shares that the ankle injury that held him out during much of the predraft process wasn’t necessarily “injured” in summer league, but was likely affecting him from a comfort standpoint and that Vecenie felt that Rob’s quickness wasn’t what it was at Kentucky (Vecenie is not only plugged in but is a legit talent evaluator, so his opinion on quickness across different settings carries weight here).
I’m not sure if the injury was actually causing Dillingham residual pain (the old “hurt not injured” adage) or if it was just that he was out of shape/out of rhythm from missing a ton of time with the ankle and needed to work himself back into game shape/rhythm (Vecenie’s wording wasn’t super duper clear), but it sounds like Dillingham wasn’t necessarily at his best.
Either way, found it worth noting.
They also briefly talk about Shannon Jr. but there’s not a ton to be gleaned from that discussion.
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In a video breaking down the rookies at the top of the draft, Sam Vecenie shared a bit of context about Rob Dillingham’s performance before diving into his thoughts about Dillingham’s summer league as a whole.
In case you don’t want to watch, he shares that the ankle injury that held him out during much of the predraft process wasn’t necessarily “injured” in summer league, but was likely affecting him from a comfort standpoint and that Vecenie felt that Rob’s quickness wasn’t what it was at Kentucky (Vecenie is not only plugged in but is a legit talent evaluator, so his opinion on quickness across different settings carries weight here).
I’m not sure if the injury was actually causing Dillingham residual pain (the old “hurt not injured” adage) or if it was just that he was out of shape/out of rhythm from missing a ton of time with the ankle and needed to work himself back into game shape/rhythm (Vecenie’s wording wasn’t super duper clear), but it sounds like Dillingham wasn’t necessarily at his best.
Either way, found it worth noting.
They also briefly talk about Shannon Jr. but there’s not a ton to be gleaned from that discussion.