Bates’s shooting will translate to the NBA. The rest of his game is an open question. Emoni Bates’s shot translates to the professional game. That appeared like it was going to be the case as early as the 2023 Las Vegas Summer League.
After competing in the 2024 NBA Panini Rising Stars this past Friday night, Emoni Bates represented both the Cleveland Cavaliers and their NBA G League affiliate Cleveland Charge once again on Sunday afternoon.
After turning heads and kicking off NBA All-Star 2024 during the Rising Stars Competition, Cleveland Cavaliers rookie forward Emoni Bates has one more left in him.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had one selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. They took Emoni Bates in the second round and the 49th overall pick. That selection is proving to be a smart one for the wine and gold as the rookie has shined in the G League.
With this year’s NBA All-Star Break comes 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, which begins tonight. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers do not play until February 22, the Wine and Gold will be well-represented over the three days’ worth of festivities.
Indianapolis is about to become the center of the basketball world, with the Indiana Pacers set to host 2024’s NBA All-Star Weekend. While the Cleveland Cavaliers may feel underrepresented with Jarrett Allen being snubbed as an Eastern Conference reserve, it won’t be Donovan Mitchell representing the Cavs during most All-Star festivities.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been represented in each of the NBA’s last two Rising Stars tournaments during All-Star Weekend. Evan Mobley participated in the event in both 2022 and 2023, and Isaac Okoro also participated in 2022.
After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 49th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Emoni Bates has made a strong impression in his first professional season.
Cavaliers rookie forward Emoni Bates has been chosen to participate in the Next Up Game, which is the G League’s version of the All-Star Game. The game will be held on Feb.
Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Emoni Bates has been one of the premier players in the NBA G League in his first professional season. The 19-year-old is averaging 24.6 points per game for the Cleveland Charge, which ranks tied for seventh in the league.
Emoni Bates is in his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but has spent most of the year in the G League with the Cleveland Charge (he is on a two-way contract). On Monday, it was announced that Bates had been suspended two games (without pay) for an alleged incident after a recent G League game. Via Marc J.
The Cleveland Cavaliers used their sole pick in last year's draft to select one of the most intriguing prospects of the class. They selected former five-star recruit Emoni Bates 49th overall and signed him to a two-way deal.
The Cleveland Cavaliers may not have had a high first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but they still may have gotten one of the most talented players in this class.
Once considered a future NBA star, Emoni Bates regressed late in high school and into college, but still had clear talent. This is why he was selected in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Once-renowned basketball prospect Emoni Bates has gotten some familiar hype over the last few days in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers to a title win in the 2023 NBA Summer League.
There are a lot of eyeballs on Emoni Bates for a second-round pick. The Cavaliers’ rookie forward was selected No. 49 overall — not usually a spot that garners any attention.
While he’s no longer viewed as a future NBA star, the former High School Player of the Year still has intriguing upside.
The Cavaliers have decided to use their third and final two-way contract on forward Emoni Bates, the team’s lone draft pick (No. 49 overall). This isn’t to say Bates has no chance at the standard roster before or during the season — but for now, he will split his time between the parent club and the G League’s Cleveland Charge.
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Emoni Bates is a very intriguing NBA prospect. He has the talent to be a superstar but his journey since being the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2021 class has been up and down -- to say the least.
Bates was a potential NBA star in the making, but he flailed in his one season at Memphis. Then he ran into some legal trouble. However, Bates has slowly but surely put himself back on the national radar.
Bates' first-half performance saw him nail seven three-pointers. He scored these 29 points in the matter of just over 13 minutes, too.
There was a time when 6-foot-8, 200-pound small forward appeared to be "the next big thing" in the NBA pipeline.
The felony charges against Eastern Michigan forward Emoni Bates will be dismissed next week, his attorney told ESPN on Thursday. Bates, a five-star recruit who began his collegiate career at Memphis, was arrested last month on weapons charges in Superior Township, Mich.
Former No. 1 recruit Emoni Bates, who spent last season with Memphis but transferred to Eastern Michigan for 2022/23, was arrested on Sunday night for felony gun charges, according to WXYZ Detroit.
Bates played in 18 games and averaged 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game last season.
Bates is reportedly down to a list of six schools, which also includes Michigan and Arkansas. He is regarded as the top player available in the transfer portal.
The 6-foot-9 small forward was the longtime No.1 recruit in the 2022 class before reclassifying to the 2021 class last August.
Emoni Bates has been famous for quite some time. Considered by many the single best prospect in the United States outside the NBA over the last couple of years, the six-foot-eight gunner is somewhat tough to evaluate.
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