Cavs Forward Emoni Bates Comments On Weight Gain, What He's Noticed In His Rookie Film Study 

His chains?

But let him also mature learn and grow

They have one

@@drewferd2720 okay, then maybe do the questions in it so people hear the conversation better.

Oh boy...

Facts! They need him with the Mavericks.

Maybe in the G league

That's not what they were saying, or he would have had more playing time

Hes not ready yet

Did you watch him in the game last year? Yakety sax. He has the skill but can he put it together?

You mean Dean Wade, the guy who was the #1 defender in the WHOLE NBA for a significant portion of last year? Sure

@@ryansimons4523 Exactly. Dean Wade was excellent off the bench for the Cavs this year until he got injured. Emoni Bates has a lot of skills, but he's still a work in progress, and it's unlikely he'll get meaningful minutes with the Cavs this year with their deep rotation. Another year in the G League to help him hone his craft and learn his niche will go a long way towards getting him ready to contribute next year.

Dean Wade is a better defender and rebounder at this point. Once Emoni earns the trust of the new coaching staff regarding the aspects of his developing game, he could be in Cavs’ rotation.

Please stop. Wade shot the 3 ball better in the NBA than Emoni did in the G. Oh and Wade is a dog on D. Emoni will be lucky to ever be that good and he not even in the same universe right now.

Nope. Take a hike

Hell no Cavs would be stupid to let him go to Denver or Miami they know how to develop talented players, Cavs need to sign him long term and let Kenny develop him

@@cochisechicago pipe down, son. The Cavs do want him. He just isnt ready yet.

How when he's averaging 19ppg .. stop glazing this kid 😑

@@KovUFoolin in the G LEAGUE? MAN PLEASE

@@KovUFoolin If all you look at is PPG then you already lost, bro.

He just trolling y’all lol gotta be

Bates is growing and developing. Hes probably 1 more year away, but he will he an NBA player.

It’s always a hater 🤷🏿

They're not going to say too much on camera because the rumor mill will start going. They all get coached on what to say.

@lutheroneal3329 it's hating to point out the obvious? I hope Emoni gets playing time, has a long and wonderful life, enjoys every moment on this earth and has a great career no matter what he does.... I just don't care for canned answers and an inability to properly communicate one's real thoughts and feelings.... That's a hater??? What world do you live in?

@fcdraw yeah that's my point. They are coached and the interviews sound meaningless and without any construction of honest dialog...

Your comment is wild based on your very last sentence. Why would he or any other player give a candid response the media can twist when you step out of line in their eyes? Kyrie said, the earth is flat, he then said it's a theory. He stated he only wants people to think for themselves and not just believe what they're told generally speaking. He shared a link to a powerful documentary. There was something in there that wasn't necessary. It was insignificant in the grand scheme of the doc, certain folks didn't want to have the conversation on the facts. They shut the conversation down by calling it anti-S. They tried to destroy his career. That's what critical thinking to the media gets you.