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With the 7th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Warriors selected Jonathan Kuminga from the G League Ignite.
The 18-year-old combo forward stands at 6-foot-6 and was ranked as the No. 1 high school prospect in the Class of 2021 before reclassifying in 2020 and joining the G League Ignite.
Kuminga’s NBA journey is one-of-a-kind, with the teenager moving from his hometown of the Democratic Republic of Congo at age 13 to pursue his NBA dreams. At tonight’s event, Kuminga was joined by his parents, who he reunited with for the very first time since he made his move to the states nearly six years ago.
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Let’s pump the brakes on the Mond-hype train, shall we?
Mond could be Case Keenum 2.0
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If one thing signifies being a lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan outside of the once-a-decade heartbreak, it’s the franchises inability to draft and develop a franchise quarterback. Call it the curse of Fran Tarkenton. That drought has lead the Vikings to overpay for nearly retired Hall of Famers in the past like Warren Moon, Brett Favre, and … Ugh… Donovan McNabb and also reach for quarterbacks more recently in the draft like Christian Ponder and Teddy Brigewater.
With consolation prize Kirk Cousins making more guaranteed money than all the above quarterbacks combined, the Vikings finally have a great quarterback who is still in his prime. So why are Vikings fans ready to anoint third-round pick Kellen Mond as their starter for the next decade-plus?
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I’m usually not one to jump in on the Internet traffic bonanza known as grading things, but if I don’t do it now, right after the
Steelers just selected their entire 2021
NFL Draft class, I’m doing a disservice to the click-bait gods in the sky.
I only have two grades for this process:
Jump for Joy and
Obviously, a
Jump for joy, as in “When they called his name, I was jumping for joy!” is a positive grade (or plus). I can’t really picture grown adults jumping for joy over the thought of a football player getting drafted by their favorite team, but many often describe this as their reaction to it. Therefore, it must happen a lot.