Kent Bazemore was the Summer League’s Michael Jordan, and he reminds us that success can buy players a lot of time 

Jeet Pukhrambam | 03/07/2022
Just ask Kent Bazemore the Michael Jordan of Summer League, what it means to play and dominate. It got him a 10-year career. 

Just ask Kent Bazemore the Michael Jordan of Summer League, what it means to play and dominate. It got him a 10-year career. 

Well, the legend of the Summer League has started once again. It is the stage where you can find players kick-starting their journeys from nothing.

A lot of players find their footing and for some even a pathway into the NBA. Just ask any of the former summer league stars, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, Jayson Tatum, and more.

It is often the gateway into the NBA for a lot of young players who didn’t get a chance to prove themselves a year ago.

As a legend of the summer league himself said, dominating can buy you time in the NBA.

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When Kent Bazemore posted a picture like he was Michael Jordan

Lakers player Bazemore was once a dominating force in the Summer League and according to him, it is those exploits that have helped him stay in the league for more than 10 years.

Young players can only dream of having a career like Bazemore. With all respect to NBA Twitter and its folks, the myopic nature of looking at big players often leads us to believe that it is easy.

The reality is far from it. Making it to the NBA itself is a big deal. Staying in the league, and being a part of teams for more than 10 years is an incredible feat.

To all the hopeful kids out there, keep grinding.

they will be looking at players like Kent and hoping they can have a career even remotely close to that.

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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