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I was scrolling through some highlight reels last night and it hit me how much we obsess over "the next big thing" before they’ve even stepped foot on a professional court for a regular season game. It feels like every summer, we’re told we’ve found a generational talent, only for them to vanish from the conversation six months later.
I remember back in the day, you’d see a kid dominate a summer circuit and everyone would act like they’d already won a ring. Now, with social media and instant highlight clips, the hype is amplified by a thousand. It’s hard to tell where actual talent ends and where the viral clip machine begins. It makes it tough to actually follow the development of a player when you're constantly being sold on their "potential" instead of their actual production.
Do you guys think we give too much credit to summer league performers, or is it just necessary to identify the stars early?
I remember back in the day, you’d see a kid dominate a summer circuit and everyone would act like they’d already won a ring. Now, with social media and instant highlight clips, the hype is amplified by a thousand. It’s hard to tell where actual talent ends and where the viral clip machine begins. It makes it tough to actually follow the development of a player when you're constantly being sold on their "potential" instead of their actual production.
Do you guys think we give too much credit to summer league performers, or is it just necessary to identify the stars early?