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Heat Check with Trysta Krick

ROOKIE REPORT: Cam Whitmore showing real signs even as one of the NBA's youngest players

Heat Check with Trysta Krick

The 8 Side

Basketball, Sports

2.21.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

He's raw and the injury concern is real, but he does a lot of important things incredibly well.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:12.1

On this episode of a heat check, it's a Tuesday.

0:15.9

So you know what time it is, it's time for the rookie report.

0:18.5

We're going to break down the best rookies around the league and let you know what's up.

0:21.9

Let's get right into it, Anthony, and drop that motherfucking beat.

0:26.0

It should be Rihanna.

0:34.3

All right, you know what time it is.

0:35.6

We're not talking about the snow day that's wiped out Monday's episode here in D.C., along with my migraine.

0:41.9

No, it's rookie time.

0:43.7

This week, we're going to talk about a rookie we have not really discussed much because he's been in the G League, but a couple of injuries, and he's been bawling.

0:52.2

Cam Whitmore.

0:53.6

You remember him.

0:54.7

A lot of guys in the mock draft world had him as a top five pick.

0:59.2

Some people thought that Houston was going to take him where they ended up taking

1:02.5

Amen Thompson.

1:04.1

He fell to 20 to Houston again.

1:07.5

Whose pick was that?

1:08.4

That was the L.A. Clippers pick.

1:09.7

Are they still mad that Cam Whitmore went to Houston and not to them?

1:13.2

Yes.

1:13.8

Why did he fall?

1:14.8

Some people say it was injury.

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