People talking about Bol Bol being a 44th pick don’t know ball. Patrick Williams played 8900 minutes in the NBA. Bol Bol played 2750 minutes. There is no universe where Bol Bol is a worse basketball player than Patrick Williams. Genuinely none. This is Bol Bol after he left... the Nuggets and Mike Malone. Still didn’t get a full shot though. Only 22 minutes a night, shot 56% from the field 💀show more

Suns should’ve resigned him last year. He improved like crazy on defense

Bro literally every team could use him

He had a nice little run (as he would once a season) & some good highlights. Do you know why the Magic stopped playing him? His bball IQ is bad. Just bad. For every highlight block he gave up 4-5 easy baskets. There’s a reason he’s playing in the Philippines.

Bro he was lowkey done after Malone benched him for two seasons.

Same thing people said with Mo Bamba and Steve Clifford in ORL. Sometimes players just aren’t that good.

My brother in Christ, I watched every one of those games. That's my home town team. He had a questionable motor, low basketball IQ, and was downright unplayable when he wasn't hot. He was a walking cheat code when he was hot though.

Bro the numbers back it up tho, 55% fg, 12 points in 22 minutes is excellent. And riding the bench for 3-4 years including the fact he missed his Oregon season is gonna affect all the things u said. I think Malone failed him ngl

They barely gave him any opportunities which sucks

Facts bro

I think sometimes it comes down to IQ. I think some ppl get in the NBA because of athleticism but then when it’s time to see the floor and know plays they can’t run them right. They get lost on the floor and mess up offense and defense. You have to know how to move and where to be. I think this was a flaw JK might have had.

Bro but Patrick Williams vs Bol Bol just think about it

Naw Bol Bol should be picked up. My son and I were looking at him last season.

I a never stop believing in Bol Bol

He can make every nba roster today

Tore his Achilles it’s over

I wouldn’t bet on him either I’m afraid to say. Still rosterable tho when healthy for sure

Bol Bol is a Victim of not being on the right team first year Guys like him need to be drafted to dirt trash teams for him to succeed right away He went to the Magic had success and then Coach Mosley just took him out the Lineup because he was missing Defensive assignments here and there but he was Valuable on the glass and as a Scorer and him just being 7’2 Alone deterred guys from just attacking the basket. People wanted Bol Bol to just completely understand the NBA at his 2nd season in the NBA fresh off injuries and being shuffled through 3 different teams When he had success in Phoenix it was the same problem The coach didn’t like his defense 🤦🏾‍♂️ All of those coaches eventually got fired. Why because those type of coaches play the game way too safe they don’t take chances. Bol Bol is 7’2 with smoother offense and than Wemby. The difference is they didn’t give Bol Bol the freedom of Wemby. He recently tore his Achilles but Man Bol Bol is one of the most wasted Athletes in Recent history‼️‼️‼️

Holy shit u know ball

If Bol Bol wasn’t traded for KJ on draft night I think he would have been known in the nba.

This still baffles me

It’s sad tbh

Man I thought Bol Bol was gonna be a star

Facts me too man

Agree.

Ykb

Now I know just how terrible Patrick Williams is but Bol Bol is very barely better and peak for peak Patrick probably beats him out, they're both just ass

“Barely better” I respect you bro, but this is a zero ball knowledge take. Genuinely I’m disappointed

Bol Bol is fucken terrible dude 😂

Bro he’s literally outplayed so many guys it’s not even funny

Show me who he's outplayed because I'm going through the box scores now and every time he had a high points total they lots and one of the other teams bigs out performed him, the only win I've found so far is vs the Pelicans and Missi had 25 😂

I honestly take back the barely even better, Patrick clears him handily tbh

Wasn’t bad w the suns either

Facts bro, it’s actually a sad story ngl

This is one of the dumbest things i've heard in a while

Bol Bol is nice man

This shouldn't even be a debate, putting up such comparison is a disrespect to bol bol creativity and impact

Facts man you know ball, but dudes just think 44th pick is such a strong argument

saw bol bol drop 30 in a summer league game once. guy moves like a guard

Bol Bol not playing in the NBA is travesty !!! It has to be a reason other than basketball why teams refuse to sign him. Obviously he is a very skilled player for his size on par with VW from San Antonio.

Bol is him, no clue how you don’t take a flyer on 7’3 offensive demon. Sure needs help defensively, but length alone presents issue. Was happy to see him ball in Philiipines til that achilles tear. Shoutout @BolBol

Must be off-court stuff, or it's just the NBA has become a league run by cocky math nerds.

It’s Mike Malone man

Didn’t he fall because he got hurt?

Yea but Patrick Williams was the fourth pick bro. Like that makes zero sense to me, it didn’t make sense then either

I’m a bulls fan you ain’t gotta tell me 😂

Low IQ, plus poor defensive understanding. He seemed to really improve his defense over time, but too little, too late.

Bro he’s always been miles better than Patrick Williams stop it

Lowkey I would have like to see the nugget stick with that bol bol and jokic lineup

They should’ve just game him 12 minutes a night and seen how it goes. Paying Christian Braun $30million and abandoning Bol Bol is dumb af

Sucks that he’s a lazy stuck up dude, he could’ve been special. How do you get projected top 5 but drop so low? Even Gil Arenas managed to work hard after messing up his draft process in the first year but Bol Bol still expects someone to hand him a team on a silver platter.

Bro if u sit the bench for 2 years it’s gonna affect ur work ethic.

Yeah but why did he fall so low? Projected lottery pick all the way down to 44

Bro deadass, I don’t know. Because here’s the thing, after the bubble, the Nuggets were getting a ton of offers for Bol and Denver deemed him untouchable. And then Malone gave him literally zero minutes, u can barely find highlights of him in a Nuggets jersey. Even if it’s off the court stuff, u can’t convince me he couldn’t contribute 12-15 quality minutes a night. He literally did it everywhere else. And the whole point is to develop talent, it takes time and reps. So dumb man

Bol Bol not being in the league rn is still crazy to me

Yeah if he was a guard this is cool, he sucks on defense can’t defend in the perimeter or rebound. Iq of a squirrel as well. Basketball is more than being a skill player

You’re saying all this, but he’s literally better than so many players that actively get minutes. Patrick Williams is being paid $80mil

Yeah by a stupid org. Who don’t even have them people running things. Boo is very skilled. But he’s a big not a guard none of this matter if you can’t do the other things. At least Patrick guards. Bol can’t at all

Bol Bol isn’t even good enough to play in Europe dude. He just finished playing a stint in the Philippine league lol. (Where he, of course, made drama for bad attitude, low IQ plays, and fighting teammates)

Bro he literally plays well everytime he gets minutes. Is he elite? Hell no. But he genuinely hasn’t had a shot. It’s too late now imo, but the league failed him fs

I’m just mocking you for saying ‘People dont understand’ when everyone knows he’s a high level defender. Only problem has been availability

No they don’t that’s what I’m tryna say bro. And ur talking about his defence, But his offence is so good too. Trust me, look through the replies on the other post, a lot of people are just talking nonsense

… maybe it wasn’t about talent…

He got zero minutes bro, that has to be a mistake

Another victim of trying to be KD and not giannis

No bro, Malone didn’t invest in Bol

i get the concerns with him and the fact he tore his achilles is probably the confirmation he won’t ever make a comeback, but i think he was pretty solid in phoenix. at least solid enough to be in the nba over guys like kris murray or jake laravia who get real rotation mins

He was excellent man, he just needs a chance to get his rhythm bro