The NBA from a high schooler

  Hello, I’m Carlos Andres Segrera, and this is the NBA from the mind of a high schooler. Today we will be discussing a couple of players that have caught my attention thus far, as well as look over some notes from this weekend.  Grouped with two drafts containing generational prospects Zion Williamson and Victor Wembanyama, the 2022 draft didn’t have the flashy headlines that 2020 and ‘23 had, but Paolo Banchero the 2022 first overall pick has been the best of the three so far this season, and it should be no surprise that we’re talking about Paolo today.  During my fantasy draft this year, I had Paolo at the top of my list for the third round and just before my pick, one of my friends (who will remain unnamed) snatched Paolo up from me, leaving me with Scottie Barnes who has had a lackluster  start to the season. Barnes flirted with a triple double last night with 5 steals to go alongside his 21-12 and 9, but headed to the locker room after taking a Jokic Elbow ...

Hello, I’m Carlos Andres Segrera, and this is the NBA from the mind of a high schooler. Last night, Victor Wembanyama—last year's Rookie of the Year and star of the silver-medal French basketball team at the Olympics—played the first game of his sophomore campaign against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, last year’s league runners-up. Wemby had an inefficient 17 points paired with 9 rebounds. On the other side, Luka put up an impressive 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists, while Klay Thompson shot an astounding 6-for-10 from three in his first game as a Maverick. The Mavericks took home the victory, 120-109. Chet Holmgren, who finished second in Rookie of the Year voting behind Wembanyama, outclassed the Frenchman last night with 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 stocks in the Thunder’s 15-point win over the Nuggets. Jokic had a low key triple-double, and all Nuggets starters surpassed 12 points. However, the Thunder’s star duo of Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ...