International Prospect: Marcus Denmon

[Bruno]

http://missourisportsmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Marcus-Denmon-1.jpg
Height: 6-3
Weight: 189 lbs
Birthday: 03/20/1990
College: Missouri
Team: Chalon (France)

[Bruno]

Some news of Marcus Denmon. So far, it looks like it's going very well off and on the court. His teammates and coaches really appreciate his personality. Chalon has played so far 2 friendly games, Denmon was the best score for his team in both games with 13 and 22 points.

[jjktkk]

Some news of Marcus Denmon. So far, it looks like it's going very well off and on the court. His teammates and coaches really appreciate his personality. Chalon has played so far 2 friendly games, Denmon was the best score for his team in both games with 13 and 22 points.

Thanks for the update Bruno. :tu

[Bruno]

Denmon just got a foot injury in the first true game of the season.

Before the injury, he was so-so. He had some nice offensive moves and is in very good shape but he was bad defensively and showed no PG skills at all.

[ace3g]

Denmon just got a foot injury in the first true game of the season.

Before the injury, he was so-so. He had some nice offensive moves and is in very good shape but he was bad defensively and showed no PG skills at all.

Hopefully it isn't similar to the type of foot injury James Anderson had.

[Bruno]

Hopefully it isn't similar to the type of foot injury James Anderson had.

Well, it looks like it might be.
http://www.basketnews.net/article/chalon-marcus-denmon-touche-au-pied-2993

Chalon's coach: "it's on the side of his foot on a metatarsal. I hope that he didn't break his foot. Either a metatarsal has moved, either there is something. I hope we will have some quick medical results."


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I guess we will know more after he got some x-rays (tomorrow?) but a big injury should be feared.

[timvp]

Damn, if it's metatarsal, any chance of him making the NBA will be squashed. That's the silent career-altering injury that doesn't get much pub.

[elemento]

So unlucky unbelievable.

Hopefully he did not break his foot. James looked so freaking slow after his injury

[Libri]

Ah, that's too bad. Hope he recovers.

[Bruno]

Denmon got x-rays today and the fifth metatarsal in his right foot is broken. Surgery isn't needed and he is out for at least 6 weeks.

Link (in french): http://www.lejsl.com/actualite/2012/10/06/denmon-out-au-moins-6-semaines

Anyway, good luck to him. Let's hope he will recover well but it should be easier with no pin/screw/plate in his foot.

[loveforthegame]

What a bummer. At least surgery isn't needed.

Best of luck to him.

[timvp]

The glimmer of hope he'd ever make the NBA is gone now, IMO.

[Darkwaters]

Still worth watching and continuing to scout him, but he shouldn't be way up on the list anymore. I hope he recovers well and proves some of the doubters wrong, but he has long odds. That injury has proven time and time again to be very difficult to return from. Perfect example is James Anderson.

Best of luck Marcus. Make some money in France while the going is good.

[jesterbobman]

Balls. Sad for Marcus.

[Bruno]

The big question, to which I don't have the answer is : Is it the injury or the associated surgery that create struggles for players to come back?
It would seem logical that having some metal in the foot is a big reason why players can't come back at 100%.

What's weird is that after looking at a lot of players with that injury (James Anderson, Patty Mills, Pau Gasol, Damion James, Brook Lopez, Dee Brown, Rodrigue Beaubois, Robert Dozier, Terrico White), they all had a surgery to fix the break. Denmon is the first player I've hear with that kind of injury with surgery not needed. Maybe it's because his break is atypical (reports said his broke the basis of the metatarsal) or maybe it's because French doctors don't treat this injury like American ones. If Denmon break can really heal without surgery, it could be a damn good news for his career. If the injury finally end with a surgery, it could be indeed be the end of his NBA hopes.

[pad300]

Damn, if it's metatarsal, any chance of him making the NBA will be squashed. That's the silent career-altering injury that doesn't get much pub.

It's really odd that metatarsal injuries are such career-changers for NBA players. They are quite common in soccer, and players come back from them all the time.

http://www.joe.ie/health-fitness/health-features/sports-injuries-explained-the-broken-metatarsal-0019811-1

[lmbebo]

Bruno - I guess its depends on where the break was. You can have a Stress fracture, jones fracture and pseudo-jones (typically occurs with a twisting injury - avulsion of the tendon that inserts into the base of the 5th MT). Those are the 3 classic fractures you'll find at the base of 5th. I don't know enough about what constitutes pinning or not.

This website has more info, http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/jones_fracture (if he has a jones fx). Sounds like its really up to the treating ortho doc whether to pin or not. And depending on the fracture heals, he may need pinning in the future anyways.

[ace3g]

Marcus Denmon ‏@MizzouMonster12

Paris today San Antonio tomorrow

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I guess he is coming back to SA for team doctors to look at the foot, then have surgery?

[Bruno]

I hope Spurs medical staff will try everything to avoid putting screws in Denmon's foot.

[Bruno]

Well, bad news, Denmon will have a surgery today in SA where they will put a pin in his foot.

http://www.elanchalon.com/actualites/154-marcus-denmon-opere-en-fin-de-journee

I hope he will be able to be back at 100% after the surgery but it seems unlikely given the history of this surgery especially on explsoive perimeter players.

[benefactor]

:td

[Bruno]

Some recent news about Denmon:
http://www.lejsl.com/sport-local/2012/11/07/tout-juste-rentre-des-etats-unis-ou-il-a-ete-opere-d-une-fracture-d-un-orteil-dans-une-clinique-de

He is back in France after the foot surgery he had in SA. He will keep a cast for another 10 days and hopes to be back in 6 weeks.

[Bruno]

Chalon has signed today a new replacement player for Denmon with a contract that last until January 5. So Denmon is still out for at least a month and it could even be more.

[Drz]

Denmon update from a 12/21 French paper (Google translation). Looks like he'll be back to practice next week.

After some physical problems, finally some good news: Marcus Denmon, operated a fracture of the fifth metatarsal occurred during the first day of the championship, is no longer required to wear medical boot. According to Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire, Gregor Beugnot hopes his rookie American will make his return to training on January 7 after the winter break. In the meantime, the guard needs the agreement of the Spurs (who drafted him last June) and the surgeon who performed the operation in Texas. In fact, Denmon is flying back to the United States, and should arrive in San Antonio on Dec. 27.

[Libri]

Wish him the best. Still a long way to go.

[Bruno]

Denmon will resume practices in two weeks:
http://www.lejsl.com/actualite/2013/01/07/reprise-differee-pour-marcus-denmon

[Bruno]

http://www.lejsl.com/sport-local/2013/01/22/l-elan-demande-l-addition

Denmon had his first practice yesterday. He wants to play as soon as Saturday when Chalon will have his next game. Good news for him, let's hope he will be back at 100%. :tu

[Darius McCrary]

NM

[Bruno]

He scored 13 points in 20 minutes for his first game post-injury.

Boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/6891/Chalon-Saone-Dijon

[Chinook]

I don't have any hopes of him joining the Spurs, but I hope he succeeds in Europe. It's great to see him be even moderately effective.

[benefactor]

I'm afraid he's just too small to be a SG in the NBA...which will probably be his undoing if his foot isn't. Unless he magically develops PG skills in Europe he should have a nice career there if he remains healthy. Smaller SG's typically do well in Europe.

[Libri]

Well, Neal is playing point guard so I guess Denmon has a chance with the Spurs. lol

[Bruno]

I'm afraid he's just too small to be a SG in the NBA...which will probably be his undoing if his foot isn't. Unless he magically develops PG skills in Europe he should have a nice career there if he remains healthy. Smaller SG's typically do well in Europe.

Denmon should have played some PG with his team in France to make the transition but the injury has changed that. Chalon has signed another PG and Denmon should now play strictly SG.

If Denmon is fine with that, it would be the best for everybody to have Denmon staying one more year in Europe. The end of this season will allow him to get back him shape and the 2013-2014 season would be with a team in Europe where he would played some PG. If he plays well enough, give him a fair shot at making Spurs roster for the 2014-2015 season.

[elemento]

I find it hard to believe that Denmon will ever be a PG considering that he played 4 years in college as a SG. Still, there's no reason to count him out. He could be a decent scoring guard off the bench just like Gary.

We still don't know how much the injury affect his game, but I think he is a quality player. A 3 inches taller Denmon would have gone in the 1st round in the past draft.

[Bruno]

I've just watched him playing a French league game and he was plain awful.

He ended up with a 4/17 FG% in this game and it's mostly a result of an atrocious shot selection with forced jumpshots and drives. His defensive discipline was also very suspect. The only positive aspect of that game is that he looked healthy.

It was just one game and Denmon surely lack of rhythm after his injury but it is was a disaster.

[Bruno]

Denmon just played his last game of the season. He has had a good but not great season with some solid playoffs games. Health-wise, he seems to have recover well from his broken foot.

Regarding his future, I've seen nothing from him that convince me he should join Spurs next season. I would put him in the same category than Hanga: he has some qualities but it's just not enough to seriously pretend at making the NBA. Denmon should stay in Europe another year and, with a great season, he would draw Spurs interest.

Now, he could always try to make Spurs roster by signing an non-guaranteed contract like James Gist did in the past. He would be a long shot at making it especially if Mills and/or Neal are back.

His game by game stats:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200010/Stats-Joueurs/A59161/fiche?type=1&from=2012&stat=m

[Chinook]

Would he be able to play in the summer league this season? I agree with him staying in Europe. The guard rotation is just too full right now, even if Neal and Mills leave. If De Colo leaves, too, then perhaps Denmon can stay on as the fifth guard, but 2014-15 should be better for both him and Hanga.

[Libri]

No need to come over and try to make the team if he's a long shot. Getting some burn in summer league would be nice, though.

[Frenchie]

Denmon missed some clutch shots today.

I totally agree with Bruno. He played some good playoffs games, has skills but is not a NBA-caliber player right now.

[ace3g]

Denmon is in SA:

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[ace3g]

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[Spur Bank]

Figured I'd bump with a Denmon update:

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/Stats/Turkey/TBL/1

Shooting 43.2% from 3 for the Turkish league, attempting 7.4 3s per game. His 2 percentage is 42.6 ... whether those are jumpers or layups, I have zero idea, so it's hard to read much into that. Hard to read much into any of these stats of course, but from what I can tell, at a minimum, he's not doing bad.

He's fifth in the league in free throws attempted, which is an encouraging sign.

The only other fun stat of note is apparently there's some guy in the Turkist league named Sean Williams who's their Dikembe Mutombo. 4.7 blocks per game... second place guy has 1.4 blocks per game. Edit: Oh hey, former first round pick (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willise01.html), huh. I don't even remember the guy.

[exstatic]

Figured I'd bump with a Denmon update:

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/Stats/Turkey/TBL/1

Shooting 43.2% from 3 for the Turkish league, attempting 7.4 3s per game. His 2 percentage is 42.6 ... whether those are jumpers or layups, I have zero idea, so it's hard to read much into that. Hard to read much into any of these stats of course, but from what I can tell, at a minimum, he's not doing bad.

He's fifth in the league in free throws attempted, which is an encouraging sign.

The only other fun stat of note is apparently there's some guy in the Turkist league named Sean Williams who's their Dikembe Mutombo. 4.7 blocks per game... second place guy has 1.4 blocks per game. Edit: Oh hey, former first round pick (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willise01.html), huh. I don't even remember the guy.
Williams was a NJ draft pick, but his attitude was for shit wherever he went, and he was bounced out of the league, despite having a lot of talent. No one could stand him.

The last I heard of him, he was playing for the Dallas dleague affilate.

[Chinook]

Denmon continues to have a strong year. He averaged 15/6/3 in EuroBasket play and is currently averaging 15/4/3 in Turkish play. His 31mpg is encouraging, as is his decent a/to ratio.

His 3P% is a little too low in Turkish play (35) and bad in EuroBasket (20). He needs to be a strong outside shooter to make up for his limitations. However he has great intangibles and strong fundamentals. He'll get a shot in the NBA, I feel.

[Darkwaters]

Any word if he'll play summer league?

[xmas1997]

Looks like he will be here for summer league. With the injury to Patty Mills, he may have a chance to make the team provided he shows more PG skills than he has in college and in Europe.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

Looks like he will be here for summer league. With the injury to Patty Mills, he may have a chance to make the team provided he shows more PG skills than he has in college and in Europe.

I agree, this is his big chance. I vaguely remember he had an impressive vertical. On top of playing the role, It'd be nice to see him throw down some insane booms!

[Darkwaters]

He and Bryce Cotton will probably be competing for a reserve guard spot to replace Patty (at least in the interim).

I'd guess he comes to camp this year.

[ABC]

Marcus Denmon Signs With Enel Brindisi Aug 17, 2014 10:19 AM EDT
Marcus Denmon has signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy.
Denmon was a second round pick for the San Antonio Spurs in 2012.
In his last two seasons, Denmon has played with Chalon (France) and Tofas Bursa (Turkey).



http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234640/Marcus-Denmon-Signs-With-Enel-Brindisi

[ABC]

Brindisi was better than Thomas' team last year in Lega A play for what it's worth. I don't believe Brindisi plays any outside competitions, so they still aren't great.

[Darkwaters]

He looked really bad in SL. Had higher hopes for him

[Spur Bank]

No news I assume? I see he's leading his Italian team in scoring (barely), but that doesn't mean much.

I'm mostly wondering because Jordan Clarkson is doing well enough for the Lakers, and Denmon was a way better college player than Clarkson.

Recent Denmon dunk vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPHdKvqDPfw

[MackAttack003]

Clarkson has the "it" factor. He's from San Antonio.

[exstatic]

Clarkson has the "it" factor. He's from San Antonio.

Clarkson is a marginal NBA player, getting burn only because he's on an awful team.

[Chinook]

Denmon was completely selfish during this most recent SL stint. I don't see him as an NBA player, though if his shot is consistent, he could hold on to a role as an energy guard/13th man. His D is pretty good, and he's pretty athletic.

[MackAttack003]

Didn't say he was anything more than a marginal NBA player, just showing him some love because he's from here. Roberson, too, even though he plays for OKC. That being said, I'm still all Spurs, all day, every day.

[SAGirl]

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