Notre Dame’s NBA representation found some team success this past week but not much in terms of individual accomplishment. That tends to happen when both players have fallen way down on their respective teams’ depth charts.
[autotag]Pat Connaughton[/autotag] won the NBA Cup when the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the final in Las Vegas. He recorded 12 minutes in the game but no points. He did however make a 3-pointer and grab a rebound when the Bucks returned to regular games Dec. 20 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
As minimal as Connaughton’s contributions were, that was the case even more with [autotag]Blake Wesley[/autotag]. The San Antonio Spurs played only two games over the past week, and Wesley only played in the Spurs’ Dec. 21 blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers. He dished out one assist, and that was the extent of his positive contributions to the Spurs’ cause.
It’s a trying time for the former Irish in the NBA, and there’s no sign of that improving anytime soon.
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