Victor Wembanyama will no longer play in the Las Vegas Summer League, neither will Brandon Miller. And now, we learn that Scoot Henderson is also out of the rest of the summer competition…
We will therefore have to wait for the pre-season next October to review the Top 3 of the 2023 NBA Draft.
After Wemby and Miller, Scoot Henderson will not play again in Las Vegas if we are to believe the sources of Aaron J. Fentress of The Oregonian. As a reminder, the number 3 of the Draft was hit in the shoulder during the very first game of the Blazers in the Summer League, against Houston. He then missed the next three, and will thus miss the end of the competition.
The Blazers will play at least one extra game, or even two if they manage to reach the last four and then the final of the tournament.
According to an NBA source, Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson has been shut down for the rest of summer league with a right shoulder strain that occurred Friday against Houston. #ripcity pic.twitter.com/c83ktbeUdn
— Aaron J. Fentress (@AaronJFentress) July 13, 2023
We will therefore have to be satisfied with the 21 short minutes played by Scoot Henderson during his big debut a few days ago. Fortunately, the new nugget of the Blazers wasted no time to treat us, finishing with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists against the Rockets.
The fact that Portland decides to leave Scoot on the sidelines will come as no surprise to anyone. Even if it’s only a minor boo, the Oregon franchise does not want to take any risks with its third draft pick, which should quickly become a pillar of the Blazers’ post-Lillard reconstruction.
Go Scoot, we meet in October, with the shoulder well repaired.
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Source texte : The Oregonian
Scoot Henderson with the blow-by and reverse… sheesh.
Watch him take on fellow top-5 pick Amen Thompson in their respective #NBA2KSummerLeague debuts on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/6BctvBz0wd
— NBA (@NBA) July 7, 2023
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