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Michael Devoe named one of the stars of NBA's Summer League by The Athletic

Devoe was one of the top players in Las Vegas this summer

Jackson Caudell

Michael Devoe named one of the stars of NBA's Summer League by The Athletic
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If you were not watching NBA Summer League this year, you missed a chance to see former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Michael Devoe become one of the stars in Las Vegas. 

Devoe played for the Los Angeles Clippers G-League team last season but played for the Portland Trail Blazers this summer. He was a scoring machine and was a player that was a must-watch every time he stepped on the court. 

Devoe had such a good showing in this year's Summer League, he was listed among the most impressive players in Las Vegas by John Hollinger (a former member of an NBA front office) of The Athletic. 

Here is what Hollinger had to say about Devoe's performance this summer:

"The first weekend of NBA Summer League brought us perhaps the most entertaining matchup of the entire event, as top pick Victor Wembanyama went shot for shot with … Michael Devoe?

It wasn’t supposed to be this way, of course. Devoe was only playing so much because Scoot Henderson, the third pick who was scheduled to be Wembanyama’s foil in this sold-out affair, suffered a shoulder injury in the opener that knocked him out for the rest of summer league.

In came Devoe, an undrafted 23-year-old southpaw from Georgia Tech, fresh off a season in which he averaged 6.7 points per game with a 9.8 PER for the Clippers’ G League team in Ontario. So low on the totem pole was he that he was a DNP-coach’s decision in the Blazers’ summer-league opener.

Nonetheless, he proceeded to steal some of Wembanyama’s thunder by scoring a game-high 29 points in Portland’s 85-80 win and kept it up the rest of summer league. Over four games, he averaged 18.8 points on 53.2 percent shooting, made 11 of his 17 3-pointers and finished with a 27.4 PER — one of the best marks of any guard at summer league."

Hopefully, this can be a springboard for Devoe to have a breakout season in the NBA and find a place where he can grow as a player and continue to show how talented he is. 

Devoe was a player that got better each season while he was at Georgia Tech. He gradually went from being an All-ACC honorable mention to being an All-ACC caliber player in a short amount of time. 

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Jackson Caudell
JACKSON CAUDELL

Jackson Caudell has been covering Georgia Tech Athletics For On SI since March 2022 and the Atlanta Hawks for On SI since October 2023. Jackson is also the co-host of the Bleav in Georgia Tech podcast and he loves to bring thoughtful analysis and comprehensive coverage to everything that he does. Find him on X @jacksoncaudell

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