But for 55 minutes of play last year in Denver, Sonny Weems would be the Raptors best rookie wing player in recent memory. And Weems play of late should have him labeled as one the NBA’s up and coming young players.
Weems came into this season as an unknown former college senior “project” player. Buried deep on the bench behind:
The Raptors rookie, DeMar DeRozan;
The Raptors free agent acquisition, Hedo Turkoglu;
The fifth year veteran, Antone Wright;
The Bryan Colangelo favorite, Marco Belinelli; and even,
Jarrett Jack, who was expected to soak up minutes at both guard positions.
It took a while before Sonny Weems even saw “garbage time”.
But once Sonny Weems broke into the rotation, it became increasingly difficult to keep him nailed to the bench.
It has been quite some time since the Raptors have had a young wing player with the size, speed, composure, and finishing ability of Sonny Weems.
In his 17 games as starter this season, Weems has averaged 28.4 minutes and:
provided 11.7 points per game;
shot 55.2 percent from the field;
made 77 percent of his f ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Stephen Brotherston
Toronto Raptors Speedster Sonny Weems Is Stepping Up
April 13th, 2010 by Stephen Brotherston Leave a reply »
Advertisement