Which former Syracuse basketball gamers will seem within the 2024-25 NBA season?
The 2024-25 NBA basketball season begins on October 22, making it the proper time to take an annual take a look at a few of Syracuse’s former NBA alumni.
Grant is essentially the most established Orange alum at present within the NBA. The ahead signed a profitable 5-year, $160 million contract that started final season. This contract will make him the fiftieth highest paid participant within the NBA this yr.
Grant, 30, is getting into his twelfth season and third with Portland. He averaged 21.0 factors per recreation on 45.1 p.c taking pictures from the sphere and a formidable 40.2 p.c from 3-point vary on 5.1 makes an attempt per recreation.
Grant is in a troublesome spot proper now, as Portland completed final within the Western Convention final season with a 21-61 file. It was apparent that Portland was getting into a rebuilding section after the departure of Damian Lillard, and looking out again, it is fairly complicated why they’d signal Grant to such an costly deal.
The one and solely rationalization is that they hope to promote his contract to a competing group in alternate for draft capital and doubtlessly younger gamers.
Grant will doubtless have the same season to final yr, be moved on the deadline and tackle a smaller position on a contending group.
Swider went undrafted within the 2022 draft and signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He earned a two-way contract with the Lakers and averaged 17.1 factors and 4.8 rebounds for his or her G-League affiliate.
He was waived and shortly signed with the Miami Warmth, the place he spent all of final season, once more, on a two-way contract, the place he averaged a formidable 24.9 factors for the affiliate of Miami, the G-League.
He was referred to as up for 18 video games final season, the place he averaged simply 4.8 minutes per recreation.
Swider performed for Miami all through the summer time league the place he averaged 13.5 factors and 49.1% from the sphere. Nonetheless, after summer time league, the Warmth withdrew their qualifying provide for Swider and he signed a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with the Pacers the place he’s anticipated to compete for a spot on the group.
Swider had a troublesome time transitioning from the G-League to the NBA, but when given the appropriate alternative, he may very well be a stable bench shooter for a lower-ranked group.
Mintz is the most recent addition to this listing.
The previous Syracuse guard declared for the NBA draft, however was not chosen. This was a bit shocking as a result of all yr he was projected to be someplace between 45 and 50 spots within the draft.
Nonetheless, he signed an Exhibit 10 deal in September with Philadelphia, which is a non-guaranteed deal for one season. Presently, the 76ers have occupied all three of their two-way contracts with gamers Justin Edwards, Lester Quinones and Jeff Dowtin Jr.
It is doable his Exhibit-10 may very well be transformed to a two-way, however Mintz might be competing with the three gamers talked about earlier, in addition to Isaiah Mobley, Max Fielder and Jordan Tucker.
It is doubtless Mintz will spend subsequent yr in Delaware with the 76ers’ affiliate, the Blue Coats.
Mintz averaged 12.4 video games for the 76ers in Las Vegas over the summer time, taking pictures 46.9% from the sphere in 5 video games performed. He additionally confirmed his knack for attending to the end line in Summer time League, reaching the charity stripe 7.6 occasions per recreation.
Mintz’s major concern as he tries to get to the following degree is his 3-point taking pictures which was a obtrusive weak level throughout his time in Syracuse.
Traditionally, nevertheless, gamers who struggled as younger as 3 in school however had been wonderful free throw shooters have really had nice taking pictures success within the NBA. Conversely, nice 3-point shooters however poor free throw shooters in school battle from three within the NBA.
As of now, Brissett is an unrestricted free agent.
He performed in 227 video games within the NBA and received a hoop final yr with the Boston Celtics.
The small ahead started his profession in Toronto as a two-way participant, however was waived 1 / 4 of the best way by way of the season. He signed a few 10-day contracts with the Pacers earlier than signing a totally assured cope with them and spent three productive seasons in Indiana.
In his solely season with the Celtics, he was a minor rotation participant, enjoying in 55 video games and averaging 11.5 minutes per recreation, however not near what he had in Indiana. Brissett declined his participant possibility and have become a free agent; it has not but been signed.
Son of Syracuse legend Jim Boeheim, Buddy, turned considerably of a social media sensation for his play within the G-League final season. He averaged 17.9 factors per recreation on a formidable 43.1 p.c from 3.
Boeheim was on an Exhibit 10 contract for many of final yr till the Pistons transformed his contract to a two-way deal in February.
Boeheim was then traded to the OKC Blue from the Motor Metropolis Cruise. Boeheim signed an Exhibit 10 cope with the Thunder in July, though he struggled in Summer time League, averaging simply 7.4 factors per recreation on 35.7 p.c from 3.
The Thunder have considered one of their two-way slots unoccupied, so Boeheim can convert at any time with out the Thunder having to fret about making room for him.
As issues stand, he’ll spend the beginning of the season with the OKC Blue.
Boeheim continues to be younger, however time is beginning to run out for him to change into a solidified NBA participant, however he nonetheless possesses a fast and correct set off.
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