NBA preseason games began on October 3 and with the new season set to begin on October 19, all 30 teams around the league are trying to get ready in style.
There is still about a week’s worth of preseason games left, but there have been some notable storylines and performances over the last week or so.
Rookies like Cameron Thomas (Nets), Nah’Shon Hyland (Nuggets), James Bouknight (Hornets), and Jalen Green (Rockets) have been impressive so far, amongst other rookies around the league, but there have been some second and third-year players who have really turned some heads in the preseason.
While we do need to take these performances and games with a grain of salt due to the fact that they are not real games and teams are not playing their star players the entire game, these preseason games still mean a lot.
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Player development is the key to winning a championship and the preseason is where developing players get to prove their value and potential to their teams.
There is a lot to look forward to as we prepare for the start of the 2021-22 season and these three players could be playing themselves into much bigger roles with their teams given their recent performances in preseason.
