 Yo, what is up guys Nick Smith NBA is back with another video today when looking at Lamello ball I have two stories for you guys one story is on Lamello ball and a pretty cool trash talking story that I think is pretty cool At least the second story is just a work ethic story And they both relate to the same team he faced off against so that probably didn't make a lot of sense But once you watch the video you'll get it with that said I'd greatly appreciate it If you guys could drop a like for the video it supports the channel Support to me and if you could help reach a thousand likes for the next video that would be amazing if you're new around here You know what to do hit that subscribe button hit the notification button So you never miss an upload and if you want to follow me on Instagram to stay up to date to what I get up to If you want to follow your boy feel free with that said I hope you guys enjoy the video Let's get into it. This is what happens when you talk trash to Lamello ball even at such a young age I don't think that he had his highest performing game for no reason. I think I know the exact reason why So obviously in Australia where I'm from the NBL league is the NBA equivalent of Australian basketball The NBL has some really good quality players guys like Andrew Bogart Patti Mills came from the NBL Currently they've got RJ Hampton and Lamello ball who could seemingly both be top five picks in next year's NBA draft It is a league that actually has grown men Which is why a lot of 18 and 19 year old struggle in the NBL and they do end up getting drafted like Terence Ferguson But their stats are really bad because it is hard to compete against grown men in a different country Different style of play but Lamello ball is finding it pretty easy Well, not entirely easy, but he is doing well and this is because we've seen his rise and growth as a player He's showing that he's able to fight through adversity He's showing that he actually can compete at a high level and he isn't a 15 year old boy anymore Who shot from half court and tried to be cool This is a guy that actually wants to be the number one pick and so far He's playing really well and can arguably be a top three pick if he continues this play But the other day I saw Lamello ball have his best performing game in the NBL and I thought that well He looks really good the way that he was playing he can seriously go as a top three pick But then I found out later. There was a reason why he played so well Well, at least from my understanding and here it is another player by the name of Kuat Noi Who's a pseudonese Australian basketball player who plays for the kens taipans in the NBL He's also somebody who's trying to make the NBA. He's a guy that has upside He's a guy that can potentially get drafted, but at the same time He's probably nowhere near what Lamello ball is at this age even though he is a bit older He's 22 years old Lamello's 18, but either way, they're both trying to make it and get drafted He actually also has a really interesting story and I think he can potentially make it But his story is even crazier Noi was born in Sudan and in the height of the pseudonese civil war His family fled the country they first went to Egypt and then to Australia in 2002 in Australia He averaged 9.1 points 4.3 rebounds while helping lead Australia to a silver medal in the 2014 FIBA under 17 world championships In 2014. He actually moved to the United States He enrolled at Montverde academy, which is the same high school where Ben Simmons went as well And he actually played alongside Ben Simmons at one point very briefly But as a senior he averaged more than 19 points per game for the Eagles So he actually had some upside Anyway, that was just to fill you in on who this guy actually is And he isn't a nobody, but he's also not the greatest player in the NBL if that makes sense Anyway, before the Kansas Taipans who he plays for Versed the Illawarra Hawks who Lamello ball plays for Noi got asked what he thought about Lamello ball And he had this to say on Lamello I believe he's not over that hype You know, I got another chance to play against him just Saturday So it's no pressure for me. I truly believe there's no rookie in the NBA that can guard me So, you know, it's gonna be another good game. The team is ready. I'm ready and there'll be a show Yeah Not as good as he is Well, he's obviously, you know a basketball player you can play basketball, but you know everything he does is gonna go viral So it doesn't matter to me, you know for the people that's gonna watch, you know, they're gonna see a star on the court That's why so it's another chance just to prove myself to everybody Yeah The only star Anyway, Noi ended up playing okay He finished with ten points, two assists, three rebounds in 21 minutes But on the other hand, Lamello ball had his best game for the season He finished with 24 points, nine assists, seven rebounds in 32 minutes and got the W He definitely showed something else in this game He showed why he was a top five pick, potentially top three, maybe even the first overall pick But he especially showed Noi why he was the guy that you don't talk trash to because you could tell that he was fired up He was playing with enthusiasm, getting his teammates involved as he does, but especially on the offensive end He was scoring. He was looking to score and he was looking to hit big shots Which we haven't really seen a lot from Lamello, but in this game he showed why Now obviously I can't say why Lamello ball had his best game for the season But what I can presume is that this may have had something to do with why he played so well We're never gonna know, but at the end of the day, it's a pretty cool story Now this story came from two weeks ago when Lamello first faced up against the Cairns tiepans The second time he faced up against the Cairns tiepans He was the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple double So we're gonna break down both games In the first game, the one that the story is about, Lamello started off the game by trying to get his teammates involved Throwing some pretty amazing assists and you can tell he wanted to put on a show He obviously puts on a show every time he plays, but this game was a little bit different And now I think we all know why To start off the game, he throws a crazy behind-the-back pass for his teammates to get an easy lay-up under the basket The second play, Lamello gets a screen from Josh Boone, finishes the lay-up with contact, which was an and-one The next play-down comes down, hits an easy wide-open three So Lamello ball started off this game extremely well And once again, I don't know if it was because of the trash talk that was said Or he just wanted to have an amazing game, but he did With the end of the first quarter winding down, Noy finally got into the game He got an easy wide-open lay-up, so he actually started okay as well But what was really fun to see was at times the two would actually face off against each other And there was a matchup when Noy tried to post up Mello Mello got the steal, ran it up the floor, feeds a teammate, splash Then a few plays later, Mello runs it up the floor, gets a screen, there's no teammate open Hits a pretty contested three, which obviously doesn't look like the best release It looks a little bit off-balance, but at the end of the day it went in And he was focused this game, so there was no doubt he was gonna make it So overall, to start off the game, Mello looked fired up, he looked ready He looked like he wanted to win and he played very, very well He was focused and obviously he may have just been focused Or there may have been some element of trash talk that affected him And I think that's probably the case because the chances of him just playing average Compared to having the best game of his career after he hears trash talk about him Something's gotta correlate in my opinion But in the end, Mello was just playing like this for the rest of the game Assist after assist, three after three, a few and ones He just dominated and now let's look at the next game Against the same team, against the same player No trash talk this time, but he was the youngest player ever in MBL history To record a triple double, and he made history He started off the game getting inside, feeding his big man down low for the easy layup Towards the end of the first quarter, we saw Mello spot up for an easy wide open three Then the next possession down, hits a step back three Which was pretty highly contested and splashed it in his face Then we saw Mello go coast to coast with a nice switch layup To end the second quarter, Mello was sizing up his defender Dribbles between the legs, step back J, once again hand in his face, it doesn't matter He was off balance, but still managed to get it in And that basically ended the half In the next half, Mello ball started off the quarter getting a screen from his teammate And then hitting a runner from pretty far out And then later on, he gets his defender with a hezzy, drives in the paint and gets an an one layup Which was a pretty tough layup as well Up and under, easy switch layup for him And if you didn't know, the defender that he first got off the dribble That was Nate Jouay who played in the NBA too And for those who don't know, his nickname is the Outback Shack He does kind of remind me of like a little version of Shack But yeah, he was good enough to make the NBA So he knows what he's doing Except for the fact that Mello obviously got him off the dribble But yeah, we'll not get into that Then midway through the third quarter Mello ball once again sizes up his defender Feeds his teammate down low for an easy layup Once again, Mello drove in the paint This time he actually finished with some contact and with the dunk Which we don't see Mello throw it down too often But that was pretty nice And he also throws it down later on in this game too Mello throws a bullet past his teammate And Noy, the guy that was originally talking trash to Mello ball two games ago He got dropped by Todd Blanchfield Who obviously Mello ball was teammate And hit the shot in the end as well So it wasn't really looking good for Noy in the first game Or in this game either But Noy does end up redeeming himself Getting inside the lane and getting an an one Which is a pretty tough layup as well But the Kans Taipans started to make a run They get a dunk, a quick three And then it was two minutes left and it was a tied game They hit another three and they were in the lead And it looked like the Illawarra hogs were about to lose this game Considering they're not a very good team at this point And the Kans Taipans were making a run They hit another three and they were up by four points with a minute left But this is when the game changes And Mello ball steps up The teams go back and forth But then the Kans Taipans were up by three points Sunday Deck was driving inside He feeds Mello for the three who's trailing and he hit it Sending the game into OT And also showing how clutch he was And then it was overtime And Mello ball once again steps up Mello would get a screen from his defender Feed him, easy wide open three for him Mello would then do a quick hesitation move Get his defender up in the air And slam it down in overtime Giving his team a five point lead And that was basically the end of the game Once they were up by five they never looked back And the Illawarra hogs had finally got their win Mello ball finally had his breakout game With NBA scouts there The Charlotte Hornets owner And obviously the guy that everybody knows MJ Marco Jordan had his general manager Mitch Cupcek go to watch Lamello ball Who obviously had an historic night Bob Myers the GM of the Golden State Warriors Also planned a trip to Australia to watch Lamello ball And what's amazing is that Obviously the Illawarra hogs had Aaron Brooks Who obviously played in the NBA But since Aaron Brooks has been injured For the rest of the season Ballers averaged 22 points Eight rebounds, eight assists In the four games since Aaron Brooks has been off the team In addition there's been many suitors and GMs That have been pressed by Lamello ball's work ethic They've named him a gym rat He put up shots at 2am Monday And again the night after his triple double 2am Monday putting up threes May have been the end result To why he was able to hit that clutch shot Because at the end of the day Mello puts in the work Which is the reason why He was able to hit that clutch three To send the game into overtime And eventually lead his team to victory If somehow he ends up on the Golden State Warriors Which is actually really likely Considering they're playing horrible But have a top pick He could definitely go to the Warriors Imagine that with Steph, Clay, Lamello, Draymond Whoever else, Eric Pascal This team could be nice So it's going to be interesting to see How Lamello ball plays These were just two stories that I found And I hope you guys enjoyed the video If you did I'd greatly appreciate it If you guys could leave a like to support the channel Let's see if we can reach a thousand likes For the next video If you're new around here Hit that I just like almost broke my phone Hit that subscribe button So you never miss an upload And 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