<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-bol-bol-game-changing-review-nba-icon-ralph-sampson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bol Bol draws game-changing review from NBA icon Ralph Sampson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_0718.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bol Bol draws game-changing review from NBA icon Ralph Sampson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-14T19:16:02-07:00">September 14th, 7:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-14T19:16:02-07:00">September 14th, 7:16pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Since Victor Wembanyama arrived in the NBA, there’s been an increase in awareness towards long, lanky 7-foot players with versatile skill-sets. Phoenix Suns center Bol Bol <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-shaq-hilariously-claims-bol-bol-better-victor-wembanyama">possesses a similar frame to</a> Wembanyama, and former NBA star Ralph Sampson <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2024/09/13/phoenix-suns-ralph-sampson-says-todays-players-wouldnt-survive-in-his-nba-era/75212177007/" rel="noopener">recently dropped high praise</a> for him as per Dana Scott of the Arizona Republic.</p><p>“Bol Bol is an elite talent. I played with Bol Bol’s father Manute, and he didn’t have the same talent that his son has. He can change the game if he wants to, but he’s gotta want to get it done and you’ve gotta have that grit,” Sampson said. “He can’t just settle for the 3, and Wembanyama can’t just settle for the 3 when the game’s on the line. You gotta find your niche and you gotta make it to the basket, you gotta score. And that’s what the learning development of the game should be. It’s gonna take some years to do that, but if they can do it and put the work in, they’ll be really good.”</p><p>Today’s generation of NBA fans may not know it since they were not old enough to witness it, but Ralph Sampson was also in a similar mold. He was a long, athletic 7-foot player who could do almost anything on the court.</p><h2><b>Bol Bol’s development with the Suns<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_0719.jpeg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Imagesd</figcaption></figure><p>Bol Bol is entering his second season with the Suns. He was signed as a free agent in the 2023 offseason to a one-year contract. He re-signed with the Suns on another one-year deal this offseason.</p><p>He didn’t figure all that prominently in the Suns rotation last season, but he showed glimpses of the player he could be if received regular playing time.</p><p>In 43 games, all off the bench, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds with splits of 61.6 percent shooting from the field, 42.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 78.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line. His field goal percentage was a career-high.</p><p>He had been coming off the best season of his career when the Suns signed in 2023. He had just appeared in a career best 70 games with the Orlando Magic including 33 starts. He had put up a career-high 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.2 blocked shots in a little over 21 minutes per game.</p><p>Coming into the 2024-25 season, the Suns signed Mason Plumlee as their backup center. But Bol can play a little forward as well. It remains to be seen whether or not his role will expand at all under new head coach Mike Budenholzer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bol Bol draws game-changing review from NBA icon Ralph Sampson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-bol-bols-nsfw-callout-refs-caught-hot-mic-foul-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bol Bol’s NSFW callout of refs caught on hot mic after foul vs. Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Suns-news-Bol-Bol_s-NSFW-callout-of-refs-caught-on-hot-mic-after-foul-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Bol Bol’s NSFW callout of refs caught on hot mic after foul vs. Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-24T08:04:34-07:00">March 24th, 8:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-24T08:04:34-07:00">March 24th, 8:04am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns cruised to an easy victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, picking up a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-vs-spurs-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-3-23-2024">131-106 win</a> to earn their fourth victory over the past five games. While Devin Booker led the way with 32 points, Bol Bol caught a lot of attention for his strong play against rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama, and for an NSFW comment he made towards the refs after he disagreed with a foul called for Wemby.</p><p>Bol has emerged as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-mentor-bol-bol-frank-vogel-david-fizdale">key piece</a> off the bench for the Suns, and he chipped in with 13 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes of action for Phoenix against San Antonio. His most notable play of the game, though, might have been his quick comment that was picked up on a hot mic in which he <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1771701176821494165" rel="noopener">hilariously called the refs</a> out for favoring Wembanyama with their calls for him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“D*ckriding bro, I get it.”</p><p>Bol Bol after fouling Victor Wembanyama 😂</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/S3glxBtSXO">pic.twitter.com/S3glxBtSXO</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1771701176821494165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Bol Bol held his own when defending Victor Wembanyama for the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bol-Bol-of-the-Suns.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Wembanyama certainly does use his lanky frame to get a friendly whistle from refs, and Bol wasn’t having it early on in the second quarter of this game. However, when Bol was on the floor, he did a good job of keeping Wembanyama quiet, and that was a big reason why the Suns were able to effortlessly coast to a victory in this one.</p><p>Bol didn’t allow Wembanyama to score during his time defending him, and overall, it was a quiet night for the talented Frenchman (13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 5/7 FGM) after he put together some big performances over the past few days. If Bol can be this effective off the bench against opposing big men every night for Phoenix, they can become an even scarier team with the playoffs drawing near.</p><p>While he’s not playing as much on a nightly basis as he was for the Orlando Magic last season, Bol has carved out a nice role with Phoenix, and he’s only getting better as the season goes on. Bol’s per game numbers won’t jump off the page (5.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.4 APG, 62 FG%, 39.5 3P%), but he’s continuing to get more comfortable in the flow of the team’s offense as a perimeter shooter, and anything he can add on defense is a big plus for Phoenix.</p><p>Shutting down a lackluster Spurs team isn’t the biggest accomplishment in the world, though, even when considering Wembanyama’s sensational talent. There will be bigger matchups in the future where the stakes are higher, and it will be up to Bol to deliver for the Suns in the way he has been over the past month. He may not want to hurl NSFW comments towards the refs like he did in this game, but as long as he does everything else he did in this game, Phoenix will be in a good spot moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bol Bol’s NSFW callout of refs caught on hot mic after foul vs. Victor Wembanyama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-kevin-durant-mentor-bol-bol-frank-vogel-david-fizdale');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Bol Bol with massive resurgence in first year with Phoenix, Kevin Durant');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bol.webp"></figure><h1>Suns’ Bol Bol with massive resurgence in first year with Phoenix, Kevin Durant</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-26T08:03:42-08:00">February 26th, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-26T08:03:42-08:00">February 26th, 8:03am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Do you Bolieve? Phoenix Suns do.</p><p>Bol, whose father, Manute Bol, is one of the tallest players in history, has a rare if not unique skill. Bol Bol, who the Suns signed this offseason following a cut from the Orlando Magic, is a tweener because he is listed at 7-foot-3 but can dribble, handle and shoot like a point.</p><p>“He’s not a five,” Suns center Jusuf Nurkic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-injury-update-bradley-beal-lakers-lebron-james-anthony-davis-jusuf-nurkic" rel="noopener">joked</a>.</p><p>Bol himself said at media day he is unsure if he is a guard or a big.</p><p>“I’d say both,” he said, shrugging his shoulders.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I see this is a meme now. <a href="https://t.co/UHmKItbJoB">pic.twitter.com/UHmKItbJoB</a></p><p>— Trevor Booth (@TrevorMBooth) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorMBooth/status/1709578158130032981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>To this point, Bol has proven he can perform, regardless of where he is slotted by position. A former five-star prospect, Bol is looking like a capable role player for the Suns with just under two months remaining until the playoffs start.</p><p>Here’s a look from ClutchPoints at his progress.</p><h2>Bol analysis</h2><p>Bol is one of the more exciting players on the Suns because of his ball-handling. According to 247Sports, Bol <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/bol-bol-82110/high-school-209301/" rel="noopener">was projected</a> to be a top-3 pick before his lone collegiate year at Oregon, which has generated NBA talents Payton Pritchard and Dillon Brooks, among others.</p><p>That has not panned out. Bol suffered a foot injury with the Ducks and fell to the second round in 2019.</p><p>ClutchPoints’ Trevor Booth <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bol-bol-signing-nba-free-agency-kevin-durant-devin-booker" rel="noopener">wrote</a> the following about Bol.</p><p>“Do not be fooled: Bol has above-average ability on his frame that is close to rare for a player at his size. But the Suns have not found a diamond in the rough that could resemble the ability of Victor Wembanyama, unless Bol fully unlocks everything he is capable of doing while staying healthy.</p><p>He can shoot from the outside but he has not been good at it. Bol shot 25 percent and 26.5 percent from 3-point range in the last two seasons. Granted, some of this could be since the (Orlando) Magic did not use him well as a power forward. But this is supposed to be a part of his game that separates him and makes him a more unique talent, and that has not been something he can rely on.</p><p>Bol is also a tweener. He has the size and capability of fulfilling a role as a shot-blocker, but he played as a forward, wing and ball-handler in high school and early parts of college that may confuse him in terms of who he thinks he is. Coaches have to dial in that Bol has to fill a certain role, and Vogel seems like the type of coach who will do that.”</p><p>Bol’s development is something we previewed. Vogel has developed Indiana Pacers big Roy Hibbert and also grew Anthony Davis into a perennial rim protector and 1-5 defender.</p><p>“Bol has a chance to compete with the Suns, who have a great staff and culture in place. Phoenix president of basketball operations and general manager James Jones must see something in Bol the Suns could perhaps work with. He does have talent and can be fine-tuned into something valuable if he shows work ethic.”</p><h2>Growth</h2><p>Earlier this season, we <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorMBooth/status/1713288568221958612" rel="noopener">posted</a> a video of Suns assistant David Fizdale next to Bol. There is tremendous reason to believe Fizdale, who was a two-time NBA champion with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat, has been a huge part of Bol’s development.</p><p>“We all love [Bol[, but Fiz has an affinity for him,” Vogel says.</p><p>On the floor, Bol has played best in lineups next to Kevin Durant, an idol of his. Sunday’s game against the Lakers and James included Bol next to Suns starting center Jusuf Nurkic, giving the Suns some rare offensive talent and versatility with long arms on defense.</p><p>“He’s been more than I expected,” Durant said following the Suns’ win over the Lakers. “His intangibles, his work ethic, his IQ, all the stuff that I didn’t really think about when it comes to Bol.</p><p>“That’s the foundation of his game.”</p><p>Bol has been able to find opportunities to shoot from three while being a threat to attack from the perimeter. He had a dunk over the Lakers’ Rui Hachimura that excited the Footprint Center crowd.</p><p>Bol had his best game with Nurkic out Friday against the Houston Rockets, scoring 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting including 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 14 rebounds. He also recorded one block and one steal.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bol Bol vs the Rockets!</p><p>25 Points (season high) <br>14 Rebounds (season high) <br>65% Shooting <br>2 Threes <br>In just 26 Minutes<a href="https://t.co/PvvKO7ogp6">pic.twitter.com/PvvKO7ogp6</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1761424757155643762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He was great, there’s no other way to put it,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said after the 114-110 loss to the Rockets.</p><p>Bol was reportedly “gassed,” so the Suns will have to find out when and where to play him on the court.</p><h2>Expectation</h2><p>Bol’s development is important for the Suns, who will have less continuity than most teams they will face in the NBA playoffs.</p><p>Phoenix will likely rely on its starting five, which includes guard Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, Eric Gordon and Bol in the playoffs. Recent buyout market piece and longtime coveted player Thad Young could also be in the mix as well as Drew Eubanks, who is the closest the Suns have to a true backup center to Nurkic.</p><p>If Bol can continue to develop within the Suns’ rotations, especially next to Durant and guard Devin Booker, he could be an integral part of their pursuit of a title.</p><h2>Reflection, growth</h2><p>Bol cannot be any more impressive than he’s been. He’s even made a mark on his role model, Durant, who to most is a top-10 player of all time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="in">Kevin Durant mentoring young Bol Bol. <a href="https://t.co/uk5ihZ8Y4h">pic.twitter.com/uk5ihZ8Y4h</a></p><p>— Joyful Jester (@JoyfulJester1) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoyfulJester1/status/1761865208044085594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I just love everything about Bol and you can tell that everybody loves Bol,” Durant said previously.</p><p>Bol is yet to play in the postseason, so it’s likely the moment will be something he has to warm himself up to.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Bol Bol with massive resurgence in first year with Phoenix, Kevin Durant

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-shaq-hilariously-claims-bol-bol-better-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shaq hilariously claims that Suns’ Bol Bol is better than Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Suns_news_Shaq_hilariously_claims_that_Bol_Bol_is_better_than_Victor_Wembanyama_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Shaq hilariously claims that Suns’ Bol Bol is better than Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-09T15:50:43-08:00">February 9th, 3:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-09T15:53:26-08:00">February 9th, 3:53pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In an age where big men acquiring guard skills becomes more common, the NBA has seen its fair share of unicorns in recent years — seven-foot giants who can comfortably bring the ball down and create their own shots with moves akin to that of a ball-handler. Just take a look at Victor Wembanyama for example. Standing at 7’4 with a wingspan of approximately eight feet, Wembanyama’s skill with the basketball is unusual for someone of his stature. While the San Antonio Spurs big man continues to rack up the numbers, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal made it clear that he would still choose another similar player over the rookie: Bol Bol of the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>In a recent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3XIB7KevPs" rel="noopener">segment of Inside the NBA</a>, Charles Barkley asked O’Neal if he would take Bol over Wembanyama, which prompted the Diesel to give a simple response.</p><p>“Yup, I do.”</p><p>This led to disbelief and lighthearted laughter from O’Neal’s co-hosts. Still, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-shaquille-oneal-claims-bol-bol-is-a-little-better-but-lazy-compared-to-victor-wembanyama" rel="noopener">Shaq would stand by</a> his stance, adding that the Suns have a better record than the Spurs.</p><p>“Bol Bol’s better because the team’s got a better record,” O’Neal said. (via Bleacher Report and TNT)</p><h2>Bol Bol’s career so far</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bolbol.webp"></figure><p>Looking at Bol’s game, his skillset seems comparable to Wembanyama’s. Still, one big concern surrounding the former Oregon Duck lies in his ability to stay healthy. Bol is now in his fifth season but has only seen action in a total of 138 career games. Plagued by multiple foot injuries throughout his career, the 7-foot-3 big man’s health remains a big question mark.</p><p>Additionally, he’s still seen by coaches as a developing prospect, which explains the lack of playing time. In his first three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Bol hardly saw the floor. When suited up for the Orlando Magic last year, however, Bol was given a break. Appearing in 70 games, Bol averaged 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Magic.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bol-bol-gets-encouraging-hint-from-frank-vogel-about-playing-time" rel="noopener">This season, Bol</a> has only seen action in 15 outings, which can be attributed to both injuries and a lack of playing time due to Phoenix’s competitive roster. Still, the big man was granted minutes in three of the Suns’ most recent outings, which could be a positive sign moving forward. Overall, Bol Bol is just 24 years old, meaning the big man still has room to grow and bring out his full potential in the near future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shaq hilariously claims that Suns’ Bol Bol is better than Victor Wembanyama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/spurs-news-shaquille-oneal-claims-bol-bol-is-a-little-better-but-lazy-compared-to-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs: Shaquille O’Neal claims Bol Bol is a ‘little better’ but ‘lazy as f**k’ compared to Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Spurs-Shaquille-ONeal-claims-Bol-Bol-is-a-little-better-but-lazy-as-fk-compared-to-Victor-Wembanyama.webp"></figure><h1>Spurs: Shaquille O’Neal claims Bol Bol is a ‘little better’ but ‘lazy as f**k’ compared to Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-24T20:32:07-08:00">January 24th, 8:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-24T20:32:07-08:00">January 24th, 8:32pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Two months ago, Shaquille O’Neal made waves on social media when he compared San Antonio Spurs rookie and generational prospect Victor Wembanyama to Bol Bol. Both players were blessed with freakish physical dimensions, but fans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-bol-bol-love-with-wild-victor-wembanyama-take" rel="noopener">could not comprehend</a> how Shaq would want to make this comparison especially when Bol has bounced around in the league — with the Phoenix Suns even picking him up on a minimum contract after the Orlando Magic waived him in the offseason.</p><p>But O’Neal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-controversial-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-spurs-comments" rel="noopener">isn’t someone who backs down</a> from his earlier takes even though he’s the face of the “I wasn’t familiar with your game” meme. In fact, the Big Aristotle continued to defend his earlier Bol/Wembanyama take, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1750281236637987009" rel="noopener">basically echoing</a> Otto Octavius’ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXfjAZkDXI" rel="noopener">unflattering review</a> of Peter Parker in the critically-acclaimed Spider-Man 2.</p><p>“Bol Bol is lazy as f**k. Bol Bol can do everything Wemby can do and even a little better: dribble behind the back, shoot the three, nice handle, the floater game. He’s just lazy,” O’Neal said on The Big Podcast presented by Playmaker.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Bol Bol can do everything Wemby can do and even a little better: dribble behind the back, shoot the three, nice handle, the floater game. He's just lazy."</p><p>Shaq comparing Bol Bol to Victor Wembanyama 🧐</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/bigpodwithshaq?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bigpodwithshaq</a>)<a href="https://t.co/EUOf512ITa">pic.twitter.com/EUOf512ITa</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1750281236637987009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Shaquille O’Neal added that he is not saying that the Suns big man is better than the Spurs rookie. The Hall of Famer merely contended that Victor Wembanyama is not the first player in league history to have a guard’s skillset in a 7’3+ frame and that he wants his contemporaries to pipe down on the overly exaggerated Wembanyama hype.</p><p>However, calling Bol Bol “lazy” may be a reductionist way of seeing things. Perhaps the Suns big man does have work ethic issues, which led to his slide during the 2019 NBA Draft, but it’s more than likely that he just doesn’t have the “it” factor. It seems like the game goes way too fast for Bol, as he tends to lag behind in terms of defensive rotations and defensive movements. This makes him the quintessential highlight reel player whose flashy moments lead some to believe that he has a much bigger impact on the game than he actually does.</p><p>Even though Victor Wembanyama is just 20 years old, he is already a better two-way player than Bol has ever been. Perhaps Shaquille O’Neal’s latest (harsh) clarification of his previous statements would finally put to bed the incongruent comparisons between the Spurs franchise cornerstone and the Suns bench warmer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs: Shaquille O’Neal claims Bol Bol is a ‘little better’ but ‘lazy as f**k’ compared to Victor Wembanyama

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He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bol-bol-gets-encouraging-hint-from-frank-vogel-about-playing-time" rel="noopener">center Bol Bol</a> will not travel with the team for its game Friday in New Orleans against the Pelicans.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bol Bol (foot) OUT, won't travel with team to New Orleans for Friday's game, but Frank Vogel still doesn't think it's a "long-term" injury. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1748072062269133288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bol, who signed on a minimum deal with Phoenix after he was cut by the Orlando Magic, has appeared in 12 games this season. He <a href="https://twitter.com/GabeGuerrero03/status/1745656325848097014" rel="noopener">started to become</a> a bench piece the Suns found a rhythm with before his injury.</p><p>Suns coach Frank Vogel said he does not expect Bol, who has a right foot sprain, to be out long-term.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-controversial-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-spurs-comments" rel="noopener">Bol is the son</a> of NBA legend Manute Bol. Manute was 7-foot-6 and is known for his defense.</p><p>Bol Bol has said he can play guard since he has good ball-handling skills. However, he is 7-foot-3 and has been playing center for the Suns.</p><p>Bol Bol in four games this month averaged 8.8 points on 77.8 percent shooting including 75 percent from the 3-point line. He also averaged 5.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per contest.</p><p>The Suns have championship expectations in 2023-24. Phoenix is coached by Vogel, who won the 2020 championship with LeBron James and the LA Lakers, and has three of the best pure scorers in the NBA: Kevin Durant; Bradley Beal; and Devin Booker.</p><p>Durant to some is a top-3 player still and is having a great season, averaging 28.9 points — which is fifth-most in the NBA — 6.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists. He is shooting the third-best 3-point percentage at 47.1, which is behind only the Milwaukee Bucks’ Malik Beasley and the Suns’ Grayson Allen, who is interested in staying in Phoenix amid rumors of a trade.</p><p>The Suns are 8-3 in their last 11. Phoenix is eighth in the West with a 22-18 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Bol Bol gets hopeful foot injury update amid extended absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-bol-bol-gets-encouraging-hint-from-frank-vogel-about-playing-time');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Bol Bol gets encouraging Frank Vogel hint about playing time');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Suns-Bol-Bol-gets-encouraging-Frank-Vogel-hint-about-playing-time.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Bol Bol gets encouraging Frank Vogel hint about playing time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-30T05:58:45-08:00">November 30th, 5:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-30T05:58:45-08:00">November 30th, 5:58am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was a bit of a hullabaloo this past offseason when the Orlando Magic waived Bol Bol due to a roster crunch; Bol, after all, was able to rack up impressive stats in his stint as a starter for the Magic early on in the 2022-23 season, and at only 24 years old, there may very well be untapped potential left in the 7’3 big man. Thus, there was a bit of excitement when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-bol-bol-shock-world-breakout-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">Suns took a flier on him</a> this past offseason, as the veteran Suns team could, perhaps, unlock a different level from him.</p><p>However, Bol, much like he was for the majority of the 2022-23 season, has fallen way out of the Suns’ rotation, picking up nothing but garbage time minutes behind Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, and Chimezie Metu. However, it seems like Frank Vogel is going to <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1730079815942758559" rel="noopener">take a look soon</a> at the 24-year old center, if his words in the aftermath of the Suns’ 112-105 defeat to the Toronto Raptors is any indication.</p><p>“Bol Bol is going to get a chance for us. There are guys ahead of him in the rotation right now — Chimezie came in and gave us really good minutes, these guys were playing well. But we’re not forgetting about Bol Bol, he’s gonna get his opportunity,” Vogel said in his postgame presser, per Duane Rankin of AZCentral.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Bol Bol is going to get a chance for us."</p><p>Frank Vogel on Bol Bol, who has only played in three games this season for the Phoenix Suns for a total of seven minutes, the fewest on the team. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a> <a href="https://t.co/6hcxaW3LFG">pic.twitter.com/6hcxaW3LFG</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1730079815942758559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>At the moment, it’s not like the performances of Drew Eubanks and Chimezie Metu as the Suns’ primary backup options behind Jusuf Nurkic warrant a seismic change in their rotation. But they didn’t sign Bol this past offseason just for him to rot on the bench, which is what he has done so far in tallying the fewest minutes of anyone on the team.</p><p>In spurts, he could perhaps swing games with his length on the interior, warping the way the court looks for the opposition (by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-controversial-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-spurs-comments" rel="noopener">utilizing his amazing length</a>) for a good few minutes before his flaws, namely his slow processing of the game, poor strength when guarding in the paint, and overall offensive disjointedness, get exposed. And who knows, perhaps the 24-year old big man has improved by leaps and bounds while learning from the likes of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Bol Bol gets encouraging Frank Vogel hint about playing time

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-controversial-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-spurs-comments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shaquille O’Neal doubles down on controversial Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol Spurs comments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/spurs-news-shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-controversial-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-comments.jpg"></figure><h1>Shaquille O’Neal doubles down on controversial Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol Spurs comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-22T16:42:05-08:00">November 22nd, 4:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-22T16:42:05-08:00">November 22nd, 4:42pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Antonio Spurs are just 3-11 on the young NBA season, which has tempered the hype surrounding first overall pick Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 star center known as ‘Wemby.’</p><p>Wembanyama received a surprising comparison to Phoenix Suns center Bol Bol from NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal a few weeks, back, which caused Charles Barkley <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-bol-bol-love-with-wild-victor-wembanyama-take" rel="noopener">to lose his mind</a>. The Spurs jersey debut of Wembanyama led to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-debut-jersey-sells-6-times-estimate" rel="noopener">sellout of historical proportions</a> that few fans could have ever expected.</p><p>On Wednesday, the night before Thanksgiving, it was revealed that O’Neal has doubled down on his controversial comparison of Wembanyama, the 2023 number one overall draft pick, and Bol, who has been a backup throughout most of his NBA career.</p><p>O’Neal shared the following comments with Sports Illustrated host Robin Lundberg, <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2023/11/22/shaquille-oneal-stands-firm-on-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-statement" rel="noopener">doubling down</a> on his Bol Bol comparison when asked if he had any plans of changing his mind about it.</p><p>“No, I’m not because if you listen to what I said, I said you guys are acting like Wemby is the first 7-foot-5 player that dribble coast to coast, put it between his legs and shot a three [pointer],” O’Neal said. “[Wembanyama] is not. Bol Bol is the first. I never compared the two. I just said you guys act like you’ve never seen it before, but you have. You’ve seen Bol Bol do it.”</p><p>On November 2, Wembanyama became the first player since O’Neal to compile 85 points, 35 rebounds, and 10 blocks in his first five games.</p><p>The Spurs big man is currently averaging 18.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/5104157/victor-wembanyama" rel="noopener">just over 42%</a> from the field.</p><p>The Hornets led the Wizards by two early on in the second quarter on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shaquille O’Neal doubles down on controversial Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol Spurs comments

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-bol-bol-love-with-wild-victor-wembanyama-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns: Shaquille O’Neal doubles down on Bol Bol love with wild Victor Wembanyama take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/suns-news-shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-bol-bol-love-with-wild-victor-wembanyama-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns: Shaquille O’Neal doubles down on Bol Bol love with wild Victor Wembanyama take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-01T06:19:11-07:00">November 1st, 6:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-01T06:20:37-07:00">November 1st, 6:20am</time><address><a>Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano has been covering the NFL, College Football, NBA and College Basketball for well over a decade, but he's never claimed to be an expert ... just a sports fan who cares WAY too much. Follow Sonny on Twitter (or X, whatever Elon's calling it) @SonnyCG for his sports and pop culture takes</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal has a pretty unique relationship with big men, and by unique, I mean <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-shaq-reignites-dwight-howard-beef-latest-savage-jab" rel="noopener">mostly combative and strangely competitive</a>. But curiously enough, one center who has earned the support and admiration of The Big Aristotle is Bol Bol, the 7’2″ son of 7’7″ NBA legend Manute Bol. In his first four seasons in the NBA, Bol Bol has averaged 6.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and less than one block per game, which are the kind of numbers that ordinarily would cause Shaq to have an on-air conniption and start ranting about BBQ chicken. Instead, last night, Shaq <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1719559456508240075" rel="noopener">doubled down on his love</a> for Bol Bol, this time at the expense of Spurs rookie superstar/<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-halloween-costume">horror movie enthusiast</a> Victor Wembanyama.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaq compared Wemby to Bol Bol and Chuck lost it 👀 <a href="https://t.co/VIQfj8i61r">pic.twitter.com/VIQfj8i61r</a></p><p>— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1719559456508240075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Now, Shaq’s fascination with Bol, who is currently a seldom-used back-up in his first season with the Phoenix Suns, is actually quite easily explainable. Shaq’s understandable bias comes from his time as the former AAU coach of Bol Bol, and the fact that Bol and Shaq’s son Shareef are friends. We learned about this back in 2019, when The Big Shaqtus made headlines when he claimed that he would choose to build his franchise around Bol Bol rather than Zion Williamson.</p><p>“I don’t even think I go with Zion,” O’Neal said in a pre-draft interview when he was asked which incoming prospect he would choose to build a team around, per Scott Gleeson <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/draft/2019/06/21/nba-draft-zion-williamson-bol-bol-shaq/1524029001/" rel="noopener">of USA Today</a>. “Believe it or not, I’d go with Bol Bol. Him and Shareef are friends and I’ve seen the potential what this kid can do. For example, when I was his coach in AAU, we never lost. He’s got it all. He’s (7-2), can shoot, dribble, can pass. Nobody really knows it because he was always hurt.”</p><p>Strangely enough, the one area where Bol Bol has <i>actually</i> proven to be superior to Zion Williamson is in terms of health. Now granted, Bol Bol has played sparingly off the bench compared to Zion who has played starter’s minutes, but Bol Bol has actually played in more games (124) than Zion has (117), which is more of an indictment of Zion Williamson than it is a celebration of Bol Bol’s durability.</p><p>But Shaq gets at something important here. Bol Bol represents something that in 2019, we still hadn’t seen much of. Sure, Kristaps Porzingis had come along already and been touted as the original unicorn, and Thon Maker too had made the rounds as the next seven-footer who possessed a guard’s skillset on the perimeter. Bol was next in line, and because he was the son of a former NBA player who has the second-highest blocks per game average in NBA history, it was easy to see the potential upside. But nobody, I repeat, <i>nobody </i>besides Shaq would think to make the Bol Bol-Victor Wembanyama comparison in 2023.</p><p>So hey, I applaud Diesel for sticking to his very big guns. Maybe Bol Bol figures it out and puts together a long, semi-successful career as a rotation big. That appears to be the upside for Bol at this point in time, which would end up being one of the worst case scenario outcomes for Wemby.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns: Shaquille O’Neal doubles down on Bol Bol love with wild Victor Wembanyama take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-kendrick-perkins-roasted-fans-for-head-scratching-bol-bol-prediction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kendrick Perkins roasted by Suns fans for head-scratching Bol Bol prediction');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kendrick-Perkins-roasted-by-fans-for-head-scratching-Bol-Bol-prediction.jpg"></figure><h1>Kendrick Perkins roasted by Suns fans for head-scratching Bol Bol prediction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-28T16:15:10-07:00">September 28th, 4:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-28T16:15:10-07:00">September 28th, 4:15pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Few NBA players have a more unique profile than Phoenix Suns power forward/center Bol Bol. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-james-jones-gets-real-bol-bol-expectations" rel="noopener">Bol spent the first</a> few years of his career with the Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic, then signed with the Suns this offseason, a move that was largely <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bradley-beal-expectations" rel="noopener">overshadowed by Phoenix’s</a> more high-profile acquisition of Bradley Beal.</p><p>Still, Bol, the son of late NBA legend Manute Bol, figures to be <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1707497696356106749" rel="noopener">an interesting piece</a> off of the Phoenix bench. However, some fans think that former NBA player turned analyst Kendrick Perkins may have gone a tad overboard with his prediction for Bol’s first season in Phoenix.</p><p>Speaking on ESPN’s <i>NBA Today</i>, Perkins dropped a major prediction on how Bol Bol might impact the defensive side of the ball for the Suns.</p><p>“[Bol Bol’s] the sleeper,” said Perkins. “He’s gonna show up and show out this season for Phoenix Suns… [He’s going to be] a candidate off the bench for Defensive Player of the Year.”</p><p>Fans were quick to mock Perkins’ take, which would seem to be highly, highly far-fetched at best.</p><p>Some called out Perkins’ employer ESPN for apparently not vetting the big man’s basketball knowledge enough before hiring him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@espn</a> y’all just be hiring anybody…. Y’all gotta see this</p><p>— Grizz Szn (@Reedh98) <a href="https://twitter.com/Reedh98/status/1707498852742262844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Others noted that Bol will be coming off of the Phoenix bench, and likely not even seeing significant minutes at that, making it extremely unlikely he will even have enough floor time to enter the Defensive Player of the Year conversation.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Perk thinks Bol Bol is going to win DPOY coming off the bench?!</p><p>— Swolchai Agbaji (@SpencerKeele) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerKeele/status/1707499393912627282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bol certainly has the physical tools to be an elite defender in the NBA, but it is objectively an extreme long shot to believe he will be among the league’s best in that category this season.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kendrick Perkins roasted by Suns fans for head-scratching Bol Bol prediction

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-james-jones-gets-real-bol-bol-expectations');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns GM James Jones gets 100% real about Bol Bol expectations');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GM-James-Jones-gets-100_-real-about-Bol-Bol-expectations.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns GM James Jones gets 100% real about Bol Bol expectations</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-25T06:47:58-07:00">July 25th, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-25T06:47:58-07:00">July 25th, 6:47am</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a>Quenton Albertie is an author and sportswriter with a focus on the NBA. A native of Fort Hood, TX, Albertie currently lives in Atlanta, GA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns general manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-gm-james-jones-reveals-what-makes-phoenix-a-surefire-championship-contender" rel="noopener">James Jones is familiar</a> with the expectations that thrust themselves in the sidecar of Bol Bol’s allure because, to be frank, basketball players that are 7-foot-2 really aren’t supposed to be capable of moving, passing the ball, handling the ball, or making plays off-the-dribble like him.</p><p>In fact, it’s the very reason that he’s has been compared to 2023 No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama multiple times over the past year despite averaging modest career-highs of 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game last season.</p><p>Of course, questions remain about his attitude, work ethic and approach. However, if properly motivated, the Suns clearly have a rarified talent that they can utilize in any number of ways.</p><p>Jones, candid in an interview with The Arizona Republic (<a href="https://www.azcentral.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fsuns%2F2023%2F07%2F23%2Fphoenix-suns-general-manager-james-jones-talks-free-agency-devin-booker-mat-ishbia%2F70452702007%2F" rel="noopener">paywall restricted</a>), would reveal his expectations for Bol as the Suns prepare for their highly anticipated 2023-24 campaign.</p><p>“He’s going to get a chance to compete,” Jones says succinctly. “He fits the profile of the team we’re trying to build. Long, athletic, skilled. Has played some high-level basketball. Has dealt with high expectations and has bounced back from some tough setbacks.”</p><p>If former NBA star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-gilbert-arenas-destroys-bol-bol-after-signing" rel="noopener">Gilbert Arenas tells the story</a>, Bol is the equivalent of a pretty girl with a bad attitude, a metaphor for the juxtaposition between his talent level and his coachability.</p><p>If former NBA star Tim Hardaway Sr. tells the story, he’s more ready to impact a game today than Wembanyama.</p><p>As the truth is always somewhere in the middle, tempering expectations may be as important as withholding reservations.</p><p>Nonetheless, the 2023-24 season may be pivotal for Bol. The right showing will do much to improve his reputation league-wide. The wrong showing could be the beginning of the end.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns GM James Jones gets 100% real about Bol Bol expectations

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-gilbert-arenas-destroys-bol-bol-after-signing');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Pretty girl with a bad attitude’: Gilbert Arenas destroys Bol Bol after Suns signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Pretty-girl-with-a-bad-attitude_-Gilbert-Arenas-destroys-Bol-Bol-after-Suns-signing.jpg"></figure><h1>‘Pretty girl with a bad attitude’: Gilbert Arenas destroys Bol Bol after Suns signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-23T08:58:11-07:00">July 23rd, 8:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-23T08:58:11-07:00">July 23rd, 8:58am</time><address><a>Abhinav Kini</a>Abhinav Kini is a Journalism graduate from Loyola University Chicago and has been writing on sports ever since he realized he was good at it during his gap year after high school. He mainly specializes in MMA, NBA, boxing, soccer and tennis.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Gilbert Arenas is clearly not a fan of new Phoenix Suns signing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bol-bol-signing-nba-free-agency-kevin-durant-devin-booker" rel="noopener">Bol Bol</a>.</p><p>The former Orlando Magic man recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-cam-payne-traded-spurs-bol-bol-signed-flurry-of-moves" rel="noopener">signed a one-year deal</a> with the Suns and could have a prominent role at center as Kevin Durant and company look to deliver a first-ever championship for the franchise.</p><p>But despite averaging 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and one assist per game over 70 regular season games during the 2022/23 campaign, <a href="https://basketnews.com/news-192436-gilbert-arenas-predicts-disappointment-for-bol-bol-in-suns-pretty-girl-with-bad-attitude.html" rel="noopener">Arenas doesn’t expect much</a> from the South Sudan native.</p><p>“The same thing he brings to every other team — disappointment. Unstoppable talent, but he ain’t using it,” Arenas said on his podcast when asked what he expected of him on the Suns (via Basket News). “Have you ever seen a really beautiful girl? She’s beautiful, got a bad attitude, right? She’s not attractive no more because of her attitude.</p><p>“Bol Bol is the pretty girl with a bad attitude.”</p><p>It’s a bit harsh from Arenas as while Bol Bol did indeed struggle with the Denver Nuggets in his three-year spell with the organization, he showed improvement and glimpses of his true potential in Orlando during the 2022/23 campaign.</p><p>However, those comments from Arenas also come after Tim Hardaway Sr. labeled Bol Bol as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-tim-hardaway-drops-bonkers-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-take-will-infuriate-nba-fans-everywhere" rel="noopener">a better player</a> than Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>“I think he’s better than Victor Wembanyama,” Hardaway Sr. said. “Bol Bol has better physical talent and is more ready to play in the NBA right now than Victor is.”</p><p>Naturally, Bol Bol will be more ready to play in the NBA given his experience, but it’s a huge and extremely controversial shout to claim he’s superior to Wembanyama talent-wise in any way.</p><p>Regardless, it will be interesting to see how Bol Bol fares with the Suns, especially as he’ll be playing alongside some of the most talented players in the game today.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Pretty girl with a bad attitude’: Gilbert Arenas destroys Bol Bol after Suns signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/spurs-news-tim-hardaway-crazy-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-take-draws-massive-backlash-from-nba-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tim Hardaway’s crazy Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol take draws massive backlash from Spurs, NBA fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Tim_Hardaway_s_crazy_Victor_Wembanyama-Bol_Bol_take_draws_massive_backlash_from_NBA_fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Tim Hardaway’s crazy Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol take draws massive backlash from Spurs, NBA fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-20T16:31:46-07:00">July 20th, 4:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-20T16:31:46-07:00">July 20th, 4:31pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tim Hardaway recently dropped a controversial take on San Antonio Spurs young star Victor Wembanyama during a recent appearance on “The Carton Show” of Fox Sports 1. The discussion was about whether or not the Phoenix Suns needed DeAndre Ayton to win a championship, and Hardaway surprisingly claimed that Suns’ big fella Bol Bol is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-tim-hardaway-drops-bonkers-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-take-will-infuriate-nba-fans-everywhere">better than Wembanyama</a>.</p><p>“And I <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCartonShow/status/1682028608314040320" rel="noopener">think he’s better</a> than Victor, or whatever his name is,” Hardaway said on the show. “Yes, Bol Bol has better physical talent and ready to play in the NBA right now than Victor is.”</p><p>Not only did Tim Hardaway make the bold claim that Bol Bol is a better player than Victor Wembanyama, but he also added some disrespect with the “whatever his name is” comment. To no surprise, this take wasn’t received too kindly by Spurs supporters, and NBA fans in general.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Has Tim Hardaway Sr. ever said something good? <a href="https://t.co/aHmnKxf6qL">https://t.co/aHmnKxf6qL</a></p><p>— Charlie Cummings (@klaytheist11) <a href="https://twitter.com/klaytheist11/status/1682038273219387393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This take and the “Tua has the worst deep ball in football” take just shows this show struggles with engagement <a href="https://t.co/Nr8Cggm6x6">https://t.co/Nr8Cggm6x6</a></p><p>— Ange ball enthusiast (@futtywap) <a href="https://twitter.com/futtywap/status/1682038002091184129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The responses to the video of the take are pretty much all on par with these two responses. Wembanyama has yet to play a game in the NBA, so Bol definitely has the experience under his belt. However, you’re not going to find too many people making the claim that Hardaway made.</p><p>Wembanyama is listed at 7’5″ and has the athleticism and handles of a guard. He has been regarded as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-2k24-could-victor-wembanyama-be-the-highest-rated-rookie-in-history">one of the best prospects</a> that the NBA has seen. The beginning of the highly-anticipated 2023-24 season is slowly approaching, and the world will be able to see Wembanyama on his biggest stage yet. When that rolls around, we’ll start to find out how right or wrong Hardaway is on this bold claim.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tim Hardaway’s crazy Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol take draws massive backlash from Spurs, NBA fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/spurs-news-tim-hardaway-drops-bonkers-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-take-will-infuriate-nba-fans-everywhere');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tim Hardaway drops bonkers Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol take that will infuriate NBA fans everywhere');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Spurs-news-mTim-Hardaway-drops-bonkers-Victor-Wembanyama-Bol-Bol-take-that-will-infuriate-NBA-fans-everywhere.jpg"></figure><h1>Tim Hardaway drops bonkers Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol take that will infuriate NBA fans everywhere</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-20T10:54:36-07:00">July 20th, 10:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-20T13:57:19-07:00">July 20th, 1:57pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On The Carton Show on Fox Sports 1, the hosts were discussing whether or not the Phoenix Suns need DeAndre Ayton to win a championship, and Tim Hardaway dropped a bold take regarding Bol Bol compared to Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs while <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1682074681833144324" rel="noopener">making his case</a> that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-deandre-ayton-bahamas-junior-achievement-interview" rel="noopener">Suns</a> do not need Ayton.</p><p>“And I think he’s better than Victor, or whatever his name is,” Tim Hardaway said on The Carton Show. “Yes, Bol Bol has better physical talent and ready to play in the NBA right now than Victor is.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Bol Bol has better physical talent and [is] ready to play in the NBA right now than Victor [Wembanyama] is."</p><p>Thoughts on this Tim Hardaway take? 🤔</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCartonShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheCartonShow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/gK140YrM84">pic.twitter.com/gK140YrM84</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1682074681833144324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It is certainly a controversial take. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-brandon-miller-reacts-facing-legit-victor-wembanyama-summer-league" rel="noopener">Victor Wembanyama is one</a> of the best prospects that we have seen in the NBA Draft in recent years, according to nearly every evaluator.</p><p>Bol Bol spent the first three seasons of his career with the Denver Nuggets before spending last season with the Orlando Magic. Now, he is a member of the Phoenix Suns and is trying to live up to his potential as a player. He is the son of former NBA player Manute Bol.</p><p>The discussion around DeAndre Ayton has been present for over a year now. He signed an offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers last offseason, which the Suns matched. Then this offseason, Ayton was floated in trade rumors, and was reportedly nearly traded to the Dallas Mavericks during the NBA Draft.</p><p>For now, it seems like the Suns will keep Ayton. However, due to the last couple of years, trade rumors will always be circling with him. Tim Hardaway seems to believe they have a good fallback option.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tim Hardaway drops bonkers Victor Wembanyama-Bol Bol take that will infuriate NBA fans everywhere

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-cam-payne-trade-bol-bol-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns trade grade after Cam Payne to Spurs, plus Bol Bol signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/suns-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns trade grade after Cam Payne to Spurs, plus Bol Bol signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-16T09:58:29-07:00">July 16th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-16T09:58:29-07:00">July 16th, 9:58am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns reportedly made moves Sunday to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1680616538213175296" rel="noopener">add draft capital</a> and sign Bol Bol to a one-year contract. Phoenix <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1680603465431633926" rel="noopener">also sent</a> guard Cameron Payne and a future second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for a second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><p>Phoenix also acquired three second-round picks from the Magic in exchange for a 2026 pick swap. This is extremely important for the Suns, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1680603594842578944" rel="noopener">who were voided</a> of draft capital when they traded for Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Compensation update with <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BobbyMarks42</a> on Orlando’s three second-round picks to Phoenix: <br>2024 via Denver <br>2026 least favorable of Detroit, Orlando or Milwaukee. <br>2028 Boston (if 46-60).</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1680616538213175296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Per Wojnarowski, the Suns now have six second-round picks and four first-rounders in their arsenal. It is important for the team to keep moves possible ahead of a season in which it is going all-in for an NBA championship.</p><p>Here is a grade for the moves, from ClutchPoints:</p><h2>A</h2><p>The Suns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-free-agency-signings-grade-nba-offseason" rel="noopener">seem to be done</a> building their depth, as they had an impressive free agency period given their financial limitations. Phoenix traded Payne, who was its backup guard to Chris Paul the last three seasons, and seemingly has confidence in Jordan Goodwin, among others, to lead the team in the backcourt.</p><p>Payne <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-cameron-payne-game-6-playoff-career-high" rel="noopener">was necessary</a> for the Suns to have their success, including a 2021 NBA Finals run and a franchise-best 64 wins in the 2022 regular season. However, he is not a fit for what the Suns are looking to accomplish with a new coaching staff, particularly one that will emphasize defense and a certain style that does not fit Payne’s game.</p><p>Payne is an Energizer bunny. He plays with great pace, can get to the rim and get hot from 3-point range. He is a good teammate and can put others in position to succeed.</p><p>However, the Suns got bigger this offseason and are looking to maximize their role players around Durant, Beal and Devin Booker. Keita Bates-Diop is exemplary of what Phoenix is looking to do, as he shot 39 percent from 3-point range in 2022-23 and has a 7-foot-3 wingspan that can make him a great defensive weapon.</p><p>Phoenix coach Frank Vogel <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-frank-vogel-teases-cameron-payne-plan-to-round-out-star-studded-starting-lineup" rel="noopener">said</a> he liked Payne and he would get a look at becoming the team’s fifth starter, but it always seemed unlikely he would not be in the role. The Suns have Booker and Beal in the backcourt, both of whom can make plays for others. It would be hard to insert Payne, who is listed at 6-foot-1 and 183 pounds, to try and compensate for weaknesses that cost the team in its Western Conference semifinal loss to the Denver Nuggets.</p><p>Phoenix set itself up in this trade to do more in the offseason if it wants to. The Suns also signed Bol, who is a developmental prospect and at worst a player at the end of the rotation who can provide good play in garbage time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">$26.4M in tax savings after the Payne trade and Bol signing.</p><p>Pre Trade </p><p>$79.5M penalty </p><p>Post Trade </p><p>$53.1M penalty <a href="https://t.co/BVrOL1yDkQ">https://t.co/BVrOL1yDkQ</a></p><p>— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1680611770312916996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here’s what Phoenix now owes in the first round:</p><p>2024: Least favorable of own, Washington (if 13-30) or Memphis</p><p>2025: To Brooklyn </p><p>2026: Least favorable of own, Washington (if not conveyed to New York) or Orlando</p><p>2027: To Brooklyn </p><p>2028: Least favorable of own, Washington,…</p><p>— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1680607907644157955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Suns are going all-in for a championship. They are not going to re-build their capital after they sent four unprotected first-round picks and a pick swap for Durant and five future second-round picks and four pick swaps for Beal, outside of a second-round pick dealt to the Indiana Pacers. They at least have some flexibility in maintaining their future if things go bad with this team or to make another move to secure a title.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.3	1.6	0.1	-	-

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