[Highlight] NBA G-League player Keyshawn Bryant completely cleared a defender on a dunk last night
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Averaged 12 points in the G League last year, didn’t make the cut for the Hawks roster this season, and is 27. Solid player at South Carolina. Probably a G League/lesser pro league lifer but some of the most ridiculous hops ever
Crazy how you can have this level of athleticism and still have no shot at the NBA. What is lacking? Work ethic? IQ? Some general skill issue?
He’s a shooting guard sized man who can’t shoot, unfortunately
Hear me out, what if he was half the size with half the hops but also couldn’t shoot? And if he was almost 40 and had never played organized ball? Also he really needs to be in bed before 10 most nights?
Any shot?
Depends. Who’s his father?
Hey, you saw my scouting report!
Yes
Depends, Good fundamentals?
Yeah I went to high school with a guy who played at duke. He was a good player for sure but at 6’9” he was “slow” and too small to play center.
Never even got a chance at the g league and played pro overseas.
He just needed to be LeBron James’ son, then he wouldn’t have any issues making it to the NBA straight out of college with his size.
So Thompson twins?
They’re a different level of all-around athletic, lateral quickness, second jump, much stronger, 20-30 pounds heavier etc
At that super top level its always slim margins that play out to being massive impact on the court. Not sure about Bryant but a common thing you see is lower tier pros need an extra 1/10th of a second on their shots. Seemingly inconsquential, but at the NBA level that means every decent defender contests every shot hard. Shit like that can snowball a player into being unplayable in the NBA.
I think of Dalton Knecht.
Lakers and LeBron were claiming they got the steal of the draft at #17. He put up 27 pts and 37 pts consecutively early in his rookie season, Nov. 2024. Started 16 games. Dude is a hooper and kept up on his craft.
From what I could tell, tho, it looked like he was always pissing off JJ and his teammates by not being in the right places. It’s a dance, and when you’re off, it causes a chain reaction. Maybe a Lakers insider could shed more light on it.
Same with Deandre Ayton. Just something there that annoys tf out of his squad enough that it overrides him being a #1 pick talent.
in case of ayton, is that he is big that doesn’t know how to roll to the basket after a ball screen AND EVEN WORSE, doesn’t know how to clear the paint for a penetration
Ayton with a little less athleticism/height was not a college level player
I’m a South Carolina fan, and all I can remember this guy doing is:
Highlight dunks and whiffing highlight dunks
This is part of why the G-League can be so much fun.
There’s a lot of incredible athletes that just don’t have the totality of skills and abilities to make it into the NBA.
We judge some NBA players for not being good enough shooters or being a hole on defense, but they’re still much more well-rounded than anyone else.
The G-League is full of guys that are amazing one-dimensional athletes.
Pretty much every year, the G-League dunk contest is significantly better than the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest. It’s why they started bringing in G-Leaguers for the dunk contest!
Based on a quick search, it seems these guys make between \(40k (standard) and \)636k (two-way contract) but it seems to vary quite a bit based on circumstances, call-ups, bonuses, etc.
$40k to be travelin’ and trying to take care of your body is rough. Have to be super focused on making it to the league.
I never understood why these guys just don’t go to Europe or somewhere overseas and make their dough. Lots of them are so god damn good, they could be making 500k to a million there (maybe even more). They just get stubbornly stuck chasing their NBA dreams until they’re in their 30s at which point it’s too late.
Most professional basketball players in Europe do not make 500k
I would think these guys are better than most professional basketball players in Europe.
I mean, it’s a hell of a move.
These places, especially the Eastern European countries have about as much in common with Georgia (US) as with the moon. It would be a lot leaving your home life with friends, family and support base to possibly make it in the Euroleague.
And most of them are not good enough to join a Euroleague team and perform immediately. Definitely way more common to bust and be released 1 year after since in EU usually the contract is 1+1 with team option. Most of them would need to grind from lower teams in europe
But some made it straight to euroleague and are performing, like carlik jones, nwora, armoni brooks
Do it for a few years and move back.
That kind of money matters more than anything
Foreign teams have import limits and they are taken up by guys like Dwight Howard, Deangelo Russell, Kendrick Nunn, and former nba guys. They would be leaving their homes and families for equally low salaries on minor teams
that’s “made it to the nba, but didn’t last much” money. not “never made it to the nba” money.
Its because you dont understand how basketball works in Europe or what this mans talent level would translate to there
The ceiling is much higher in the NBA and they are on an affiliate team building potential NBA relationships
Yeah, they want to play in the NBA.
I remember listening to Zubac on PGs podcast, and he basically said he would’ve definitely gone back to Europe if he had to stay in the G league for another year and didnt start playing for Lakers.
He said he couldn’t handle the G league grind, and that a lot of players from there could go to Europe of they wanted to.
The G league season is half the year. That is decent money.
That’s a travesty. They should get the salaries that go to the joke WNBA
They’re also paid like crap, maybe we should instead funnel both groups money from the billionaires who profit off the actual people providing our entertainment?
Yeah, the NBA makes so much money that anything less than a 6 figure minimum salary is unacceptable.
And it’s beneficial to the league to increase the minimum salary too because iron sharpens iron. At the current minimum, players would need to get a 2nd job to support themselves. That means the off season would be spent working because they do have a life after retirement from the G-League to think about. With a higher salary, they might be able to work on their game in the off season. It would also attracts better talents. Even if those guys will never touch the NBA court, they are who actual NBA prospects in the G-League play against. The higher their quality, the higher quality of the NBA prospects.
Ah yes, the crappy league minimum salary of nearly 300,000 dollars for a 44 game season. Boy, they sure do have it rough, don’t they.
Seriously, what the fuck are you talking about lmao.
The wnba players are extremely overpaid wtf are you even talking about? They generate zero money. They actually lose money each year.
Hell yeah Keyshawn. Go Gamecocks!
Keyshawn Bryant sounds like a computer generated name in nba 2k.
Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar
X-Wing @Aliciousness
Davoin Shower-Handel
Fudge.
And white as snow with the worst head of hair you have ever seen
white skin, pink hair, and wearing a headband
And the tallest socks known to man🤭
he’s actually from Latvia
https://youtu.be/gODZzSOelss
Never a bad time
Ozamataz Buckshank
Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon
Jackson Smith Sam Washington BING’BONG JONES
2k.. hire me. I can do it myself.
Osas
Big Sleve McDichael energy
Bobsun Dugnutt
Todd Bonzalez
Karl Dandleton
Ay yo KB!
Yep, and he dunked over Magic Bird.
Rebounder refuses to outlet the ball to the guard, comedy ensues, and unfortunately that guard gets put on a highlight. Im fighting in the locker room idc.
That’s true. He was in the back waiting for the ball never got it then gets posterized from the rebounder neglect, poor handles, and poor iq.
i mean, the guard should ask the ball forwards anyway, not slow the tempo of the whole game
This the type of stuff that demolishes a players chance at a call-up.
Do they not need to play defense to be called up?
Are you stupid?
rude
That’s the most sabotage I’ve seen from a fellow teammate since the French dude threw a spinning 180 no look pass straight to Vince Carter.
Crazy how similar the circumstances were for both of these.
Haha yup, big man here we all want to play PG at some point but especially in the g league hoping to make the show, know your role. Rebound and hand it off.
And, to be fair, the best G-league players are so much better than the competition that they can do it all. Paul Reed looked like MJ in the G-league. The problem is when randos think they’re that dude, and most aren’t.
Self awareness is huge especially as you move up and up in competition. Every role player dreamed of being that guy. Knowing you arent will get you a lot further than thinking youre another hour of practice or the right opportunity away from being that guy.
Imagine if they were to lose by 2 points due to this dunk.
It almost happened, but Grant Nelson hit the game winner buzzer beater 3 to win the game for the Long Island Nets
Taking that kind of poster for another man’s sins is sick work. I’d be waiting by his locker before the final buzzer even went off.
Yeah that’s what Gary said.
Rebouder coulda just waited and handed the ball to PG
Damn did he not know how to dribble or what
The same PG that got posterized. I’d be pissed
damn the rebounder shouldn’t have turned it over? what key insight
toxic bot.
never expected to see another human being get Vinced in my lifetime
well, I mean in professional basketball
May I introduce you to 6’11” Giannis jumping over 6’7” Tim Hardaway Jr a few years ago.
6’7” Tim Hardaway Jr
So you just made up a height you thought would sound impressive I guess lmao. He’s not 6’7. He’s listed at 6’5, which means he’s likely closer to 6’4.
But it’s still crazy that 7’8 Giannis jumped over him.
I’m just as impressed with someone jumping over a 6’5” person as I am with someone jumping over a 6’7” person.
That was almost nine years ago.
Damnit, I’m old
Damn. As far as I was concerned it was in 2022 or something :(
It’s OK. It was the Before Times (February 2018), when time counted differently
i totally forgot about that one
What about 6’9” LeBron dunking over 5’11” John Lucas lol
THJ is not 6’7” lol
Closer to 6’4-5
No wonder THJ has been so ass this season, he gets flashbacks every time he sees Giannis
THJ has been ass for half a decade lmao we were begging to get him off the team
I mean I don’t want to take away from Bryant here, it’s a helluva dunk, but Carter did it over a 7’1+ center. I’m not sure who’s in the paint where but looking at this footage I’m guessing the player is 6’4”.
Both impressive but let’s not be too quick to anoint with the Carter stuff.
Ant jumped over Gabe Vincent lol. Vincent just fell down so it didn’t look quite as bad but he easily cleared him.
Should he be thankful that Bryant avoided him and he didn’t get hurt or upset that maybe this outcome may seem worst than getting hurt?
That’s insane
Wait until you see me at the YMCA on a Sunday after a couple of cold ones.
“That’s insane.”
-His testicles
Peak 2K rec play by the rebounder
CPS being a team abbreviation
Homie needs child protective services after getting abused like that
The other players both on the court and on the opposing bench are way too chill for what just happened. Event Bryant is too chill. The youth is lost. Where’s the joy and passion?
/s
But also, forreal. Like wtf. That was awesome!
Is there a reason why the Skyhawks logo looks like it’s for a middle school in a town with a population less than 1000?
These guys designed it https://www.fuelbmc.com/.
They’re shitty overstimulating mobile website tracks with how poor their graphic design is. I assume they have connections.
Its only appropriate for Child Protective Services to use a logo designed by a Middle School
Child Protective Skyhawks*
Sent that man to the H league
everyone in the video (players and crowd) acted like this is another ho-hum play. the game should’ve been stopped to celebrate what took place.
Right? It sounded like the female announcer was starting to get there at the end of the clip, like they weren’t even paying attention to what actually happened until the replay.
when you have an all time play come out of nowhere peoples brains can’t even process it for a few seconds. When Giannis jumped over THjr, the Garden wasn’t exactly silent but it was like the entire crowd brain was just like processing
Why? It’s the NBA development league. These guys are working for a two way contract. What NBA game do you know they stopped for a dunk?
But yeah their announcer didn’t do a good job of hyping up the crowd
I’ve seen enough. He’s the best Bryant to ever play basketball.
Hit em with the ol Vince Carter
Surprising the crowd went mild on that. I’d be flipping my shit seeing it in person.
he jumped over a dude that looks 4 ft tall.
how does a professional basketball player end up on the floor dribbling like a first grader?
TBF it’s the G-League. If someone was like “I’m a professional ball player. In the G-League” I’d be like, “professional, technically.”
You have no idea how competitive even the G-League is. They are absolutely professional players.
I think you severely underestimate how many years of training camps and being one of the best players on teams it takes to get into the G-League.
Yes the G-League is a big step down from the NBA, but the players there should be able to dribble a basketball up the court.
Well yeah, it’s just a joke about how minor legue players can imply that they’re in the majors by just saying that they’re a “professional athlete”.
I mean they would probably still cook you but my god, dude looks like he never even picked up a basketball before
This should be front page, holy moly
One of the best dunks I’ve ever seen.
LMAO what was that dribble before it though
Ben Humrichous is the Nets player who comes in at the end trailing the play. It looks to me like he says “Oh, wow” afterwards while shaking his head.
If that’s me out there I’m snatch blocking that
Wish the defender got up to try and contest so it would’ve been a certified “nuts in face” moment.
Man, the Child Protective Services can hoop!
i remember giannis jumping over tim hardaway jr
rather him or Bronny?
I don’t understand why everyone is so mean about Bronny. If my dad was Albert Einstein, I’d be pretty hesitant to even say “guy’s I know about the speed of light”
It always just seems so nasty, and yeah I get it, his dad put him in the spotlight….but jeez. It’s a kids game and his father just wanted to play on the same court as his son.
Why is everyone so mean?
He should’ve jumped instead of going for the charge. Put me on a poster any day instead of jumping over me like a fucking hurdle lmao
Defender was not talking the extra L of the poster dunk also having Keyshawn’s nuts on his forehead lmao