Wenyen Gabriel Proving He's Worth a Deal
Add in an aggressive roar immediately after for good measure. A few days ago, John Calipari dropped what may have been a hint about Gabriel potentially landing a guaranteed contract. Whether or not Cal was speaking in hyperbole is something we will eventually find out, but it's high praise either way. As I wrote about last month, Gabriel has a legitimate chance to make it in the NBA one day. Sacramento was the fifth team to bring him in for pre-draft workouts/interviews and they look to be the team most infatuated with him. Unfortunately, Sacramento isn't exactly known for their fantastic player development (quite the opposite actually) so the overall fit is questionable, but a two-way deal or training camp invitation seems like a real possibility. For Gabriel, just getting on an NBA roster this early would be a major win. He has the connection with former teammate De'Aaron Fox along with the Kentucky connection between Willie Cauley-Stein and Skal Labissiere. The Kings appear to be big fans of the players Kentucky pumps out, so them signing Gabriel to some sort of deal post-Summer League shouldn't be a surprise. He'll have plenty of work to do if he wants to see any on-court action by the time the season begins, but his Summer League debut couldn't have gone much better.WENYEN, DO YOU LOVE ME?! pic.twitter.com/vKNlptFy4C
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