Cam Spencer is out performing his NBA deal

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[husky99]

 

[RuffRuff]

legend - I attribute almost all of that teams personality to Cam, true alpha dog. Everyone else fed off him, Steph, Cling. Honkie dawg deluxe.

 

[Khal Drogo]

legend - I attribute almost all of that teams personality to Cam, true alpha dog. Everyone else fed off him, Steph, Cling. Honkie dawg deluxe.

I want to re watch his UConn games

 

[RuffRuff]

I want to re watch his UConn games

Someone needs to make a highlight reel

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[EricLA]

I know he was only here one year and there are other Huskies who are more legendary, but he's hands down one of my all time favorite players. Not only was it hard to take your eyes off him when he played, but his passion, energy, and fiery personality made him magnetic. I am so happy he's doing well in the NBA.

His brother is another great story - Pat is considered one of the greatest college lacrosse players of all time, then switched to basketball, and here he is in the NBA. That family has hoops in their blood for sure. Not sure if I have this right - he played hoops in high school, but switched to lacrosse in college (and was an AA all 4 years), switched to hoops for his graduate year, and then continued to pursue basketball. Just a great story.

 

[willie99]

I love Cam, and that one season with us was so special it elevated both of us

The staff brought the greatness out of him

The Cam scream on the court was something I'll never forget

 

[thekollieman]

I love Cam, and that one season with us was so special it elevated both of us

The staff brought the greatness out of him

The Cam scream on the court was something I'll never forget

I’ll never forget him celebrating an end of blowout win made three by Karaban simply because it gave Newton his 10th assist for another triple double: full enthusiasm scream and air punch because his teammate had a historic stat line.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Everyone talks about Cam’s scoring, but dude has elite court vision.

 

[RuffRuff]

I love Cam, and that one season with us was so special it elevated both of us

The staff brought the greatness out of him

The Cam scream on the court was something I'll never forget

The 2024 team really is the pinnacle of this program. Such a special team. We got to see greatness at such an exceptional level. Every player had their own unique quality.

 

[80shusky]

I always thought the thing that made Cam so deadly wasn't his terrific shooting or his pinpoint passing, it was that slow, hesitation dribble into the key where it almost looked like he had dribbled himself into trouble and he would either get you a bucket or make a nice pass to a teammate after snake charming the defense into giving up on him.

 

[HailUConn]

Someone needs to make a highlight reel

You should just watch the NC game. He shone the brightest in the biggest stage, and every play of his is the highlight reel.
He snatched a rebound from Edey..
He Scored over Edey...
He is classic Cam.

 

[Stasher599]

They absolutely love him in Memphis and I feel like he has elevated the whole team with the level of his play. Last year he was injured at the start of the season and had a pretty quiet yeat. I really hope he gets involved to the 3 point contest. Could totally see him play his way into the starting lineup.

 

[superjohn]

Everyone talks about Cam’s scoring, but dude has elite court vision.

We had three elite point guards in '24 with Tristen, Castle, and Cam. That team was crazy good.

 

[How Sway?!]

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I get that the 4 year deal provides a safety net, but surely his agent should have foreseen Cam outperforming his deal and advised him to take a shorter term deal. He's gonna be a severely underpaid until his age 30 season.

 

[HooperScooper]

I get that the 4 year deal provides a safety net, but surely his agent should have foreseen Cam outperforming his deal and advised him to take a shorter term deal. He's gonna be a severely underpaid until his age 30 season.

Don’t think anyone, including probably Cam, could have foreseen this. Plus he was a 2nd round pick. He didn’t exactly have much leverage.

 

[aceboon]

When he originally signed this past summer it was reported as a 2 year deal, then it became 3 years with the 4th a team option. He's definitely getting shortchanged here but the injuries to Pippen Jr, Jerome, and now Morant really changed everything and opened up his playing time. The 4th year being the team option stinks.

 

[How Sway?!]

Don’t think anyone, including probably Cam, could have foreseen this. Plus he was a 2nd round pick. He didn’t exactly have much leverage.

Most of the time, the lack of leverage gets you a 1 or 2 year prove it deal. The fact that they gave him 4 years makes me think they wanted to keep him badly.

 

[HuskyFich]

Thanks to the success of his brother, Pat, I think Cam got a much more in-depth scouting profile.

I’ll be honest, I’m the biggest Cam Stan you’ll find and he’s still blowing my NBA expectations out of the water.

 

[aceboon]

Thanks to the success of his brother, Pat, I think Cam got a much more in-depth scouting profile.

I’ll be honest, I’m the biggest Cam Stan you’ll find and he’s still blowing my NBA expectations out of the water.

Pat didn't have any NBA success when Cam got drafted

 

[HooperScooper]

Pat didn't have any NBA success when Cam got drafted

Correct. He was in the G League playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors from 2022-2024. He signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Golden State on February 22, 2024 and made his NBA debut 3 days later. He played in 6 games that season averaging 0.7 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. Cam was then drafted in June 2024.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Thanks to the success of his brother, Pat, I think Cam got a much more in-depth scouting profile.

I’ll be honest, I’m the biggest Cam Stan you’ll find and he’s still blowing my NBA expectations out of the water.

What is a Cam Stan and how big is yours?