Date | League | Transaction |
---|---|---|
3rd July, 2016 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed four year minimum salary contract with Philadelphia. Included team option for 2019/20. |
24th October, 2016 | NBA | Waived by Philadelphia. |
29th October, 2016 | D-League | Designated as an allocated player by Delaware 87ers. |
7th March, 2017 | D-League | Waived by Delaware 87ers. |
14th October, 2017 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Brooklyn. |
14th October, 2017 | NBA | Waived by Brooklyn. |
23rd October, 2017 | G-League | Designated as an allocated player by Delaware 87ers. |
15th January, 2018 | NBA/G-League | Signed a two-way contract with Brooklyn/Delaware 87ers. |
22nd August, 2018 | Germany | Signed a one year contract with Telekom Baskets Bonn. |
2012 - 2013 | North Idaho College (Junior College) |
2013 - 2016 | Boise State (NCAA) |
July 2016 - October 2016 | Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) |
October 2016 - March 2017 | Delaware 87ers (D-League) |
October 2017 | Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) |
October 2017 - January 2018 | Delaware 87ers (G-League) |
January 2018 - June 2018 | Brooklyn Nets (NBA)/Long Island Nets (G-League) |
July 2018 | Brooklyn Nets (Summer League) |
August 2018 - present | Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany) |
June 29, 2018
James Webb III
PF - 6’9, 202lbs - 24 years old - 1 year of experience
Webb has continued his career arc towards becoming a three-point specialist. Whereas once threes were only a part of his offensive game, they have as a pro become the overwhelming majority of it. Or at least, they have done since he joined the Nets system.
Lacking strength and ball handling skills, Webb is not a shot creator, and his jumpers are invariably off the catch. He is instead a finisher, be it by running the court or spotting up, a good athlete whose physical profile and skill set both lie somewhere between the small forward and power forward spots, but who at least does so on the more athletic end of the spectrum. (Rather this than being an undersized slow combo-forward.) A decent-enough rebounder and average-enough defender whose length is a factor to make plays on the ball, Webb is not merely a catch-and-shoot player. He is a good enough athlete to make an impact elsewhere.
All that becomes more tested at the NBA level. The wiriness is more of a problem than a blessing at the top tier, and he has looked lost chasing around shooters and true perimeter defenders (the move to the three spot is still new for him). If he’s not hitting his shot, he looks a bit lost at the NBA level, as it is currently his only plus skill. And he is not that young for a prospect, considering.
Nevertheless, the Nets are always on the lookout for young rangy shooters. And Webb fits that profile.
Player Plan: Expiring two-way contract. Worthy of another, unless more training camp money can be found elsewhere. Work to do though, regardless.