Where is Emmanuel Maldonado? (Julian Newman's Old Teammate)

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[@tiktokplug6221]

What people don’t understand is that overseas leagues are competitive and these dudes make 6 figure contracts to play basketball

[@antwannethompson1953]

Exactly

[@vickygilet4761]

Yea overseas basketball is no joke

[@MrWilbur63]

Depends on the league

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

He's currently playing in Puerto Rico which is in the USA and not overseas. He is also 2023 NBA draft eligible so he's building his resume for the next step.

[@A-B2xx]

Puerto Rico isn’t in the United States, it has its own government. It’s recognized as a US territory like the virgin Island lands but neither are part of the 50 United States

[@dannyh5937]

he's not making the league

[@SxintReligion]

@@dannyh5937 how u kno tht?

[@dannyh5937]

@@SxintReligion Because he wasn't recruited by any decent schools. He's not tall enough, fast enough, strong enough or athletic enough. I've been a big fan of his. I love the way Manny plays, he has a great understanding of the game and is so smooth on the court but NBA level talent?? No chance. He's 6'3...other players in the NBA around that height are Steph Curry, Chris Paul, Russ Westbrook...you see what I'm getting at? I wish Manny all the best and I hope I'm wrong and he makes it to the NBA, but let's be real, it's not happening. Maybe he can make a living playing overseas.

[@jumpy2xstreaming]

Bro Puerto Rico isn’t the US what so ever it’s a Caribbean island which is in itself a country on its own

[@lonnell22]

The league I played in Puerto Rico in the 90’s paid Me around 40k plus bonuses

[@frankiegaul8261]

That’s fire for 90s money and for balling in PR. Where u play college or did u not

[@lonnell22]

Walsh university in ohio we had really solid D2teams

[@jovanielvelez5935]

The league from Puerto Rico is very good and physical league they have been g league players and former nba players playing there

[@jovanielvelez5935]

They are players like Terrance Jones Thomas Robinson rondae Hollis Jefferson tremont waters cheick Diallo and more is a very good league

[@justinvarags7399]

How much do they get paid

[@SmooveClipsss]

@@AnthonyBurton it’s because the players aren’t at talented so there Offensively not as skilled Still a good tough league to play in

[@Etk333]

@@justinvarags7399 player monthly salary are between 800-25000. So there is a huge range. I think as a 1st round pick he is making 4-5k monthly

[@lazybunny1823]

Bien dicho coño

[@yohaneseats8984]

Video starts at 3:00 🙏🏽 your welcome 🙏🏽

[@ethanhansen1479]

Thabks g

[@rubenarredondocorpus9831]

Thank u

[@Tony-81]

8:27 yes as a puerto rican is nice to be recognized by matt makes me happy and emmanuel is in puerto rico rn he was born in puerto rico and there a lot it people outside of PR who got drafted to puerto rico teams. There a whole list but its nice to get a little of recognition 🥹❤️ love the videos matt❤️ Att: i hope he follows jj bareas steps and makes it

[@itisnottaken4444]

In 2004 the Puerto Rican National Team blew out team USA, a team that had Bron Melo And Wade. They have some competitive teams in their league and if Manny continues to improve, we'll probably see him in the FIBA circuit one day. Definitely an accomplishment getting drafted

[@islaynoobs3229]

Eh nun of em one championships

[@itisnottaken4444]

@@islaynoobs3229 so?

[@islaynoobs3229]

@@itisnottaken4444 “so” no shit they could be beat nba players with only a year of experience

[@itisnottaken4444]

@@islaynoobs3229 cursing already? Doesn't matter if they won championships or not, they beat a team with superior talent. Carlos arroyo hadnt even played in the league for 3 years when this happened. Team USA had Duncan on that team as well and he had two rings already.

[@islaynoobs3229]

@@itisnottaken4444 don’t take it the wrong way, I was waiting for you to name the top tiers of that team besides 2 second year players u mentioned they got blew out some I’m trying to find out who was on squad

[@cd3121]

I cant say he wasnt good enough to play in the league or any league obviously he is good enough for OTB an playing overseas, the kid was flashy an had a nice jumper, good court vision as well.. i can only imagine if he went to college, look at tyler herro, a lot of people said he was slow, shot was inconsistent, etc.. but now he is a 6th man off the bench.. If he went to college gain lil weight, perfected his craft that would be crazy, any league is a league the kid is good overall..

[@dannyh5937]

he's a decent player, but he is nowhere near being good enough to play in the league. I'm not hating on him, I really like his game, but NBA??? No chance

[@cd3121]

@@dannyh5937 but like i said, a lot of players go to the league an dont make it, a lot of players leave college early an dont make it.. but some do make it, everyones work ethic is different, maldonado played against a lot of good players an balled out.. we dont know that.. anything is possible he cant be a decent player if he balled out against ranked players he just didnt get enough exposure as other good players thats all..

[@PRODbyKingDavis]

Emmanuel is getting paid and that’s the goal… when you are an over seas player you are gonna bounce around … but it beats having a 9-5 lol

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

Puerto Rico is not overseas. It is the USA. He's NBA draft eligible for 2023.

[@PRODbyKingDavis]

@@CarlaJenkinsTV correct

[@BarryBlockZay617]

Yes we knew there was a league and PR is a US territory…

[@iamethan1x]

10K Wallace just posted this 😂

[@vijaythanks3724]

I pray to be 6 feet 8 inches tall.

[@freezy1016]

4 True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life. (‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬‬:‭4‬ NLT)

[@PSL09]

...looking up the team he plays for now they seem solid...they got skal labissiere, jj barea, cheick diallo, rakeem christmas, and aminu's brother, which is a nice set of players with some solid nba experience between them

[@Pipoy_99]

Tbh, it's great that he gets to play pro basketball for a living.

[@gacoachtrainer9315]

Overtime Elite doesn't need tv exposure. Nba scouts come to them year round.

[@Kalmar917]

Dude, Puerto Rican League has been around for decades. You have to give a lot of thanks to that league and the players that were New Yorican. They too helped modernize the game. There are guys that played in that league that played in the NBA and vice versa. Phil Jackson, learned to coach down there. Among other things the island’s top sports are baseball, basketball and boxing. They are number 1 in the world in boxing. Per capita they have the most champions in the world. Remember, who beat USA first when they had James and Carmelo on the same Olympic team. Carlos Arroyo iced them and the league then proceeded to punsh him out. Hope this helps inform others about the island.

[@flyingknee23]

stop the cap

[@Kalmar917]

@@flyingknee23 You stop the cap. Because I am not lying. It the truth. You just ignorant and don’t know basketball. Or how it was in the 70s and 80s. Also, smartin up. Hoping that’s a choice for you.

[@YJP23]

It’s hard for any Mexican or Hispanic to make it big So don’t be to surprised That Juan dude on the warriors is like one of the couple that are in the league

[@xDead27Eyex]

I’m Mexican and no excuses. If he wanted to make a career of playing ball he could of. Maybe he just didn’t want it bad enough. Stop the cap.

[@user-sm6wm5hu9g]

No it isn’t… there’s tons of current and former Hispanic players

[@YJP23]

No they isn’t lol I’m Mexican too and never seen one besides the dude I mentioned And maybe another 16 man

[@YJP23]

@@xDead27Eyex ur wrong And are probably 6 foot at most That’s another reason they don’t make it big You gotta be tall athletic and a skilled goat

[@YJP23]

@@user-sm6wm5hu9g not from Usa maybe Argentina , Spain and stuff like that yes

[@ajfreeman890]

I think he meant “what’s next” only in meaning he doesn’t plan to stay there because he knew he could do better

[@yand9268]

Hearing you trying to spell the Basketball teams from Puerto Rico had my dying!! And I’m from here 😂

[@Cristian-og2vs]

He is In Puerto Rico playing for santurce cangrejeros bad bunny’s basketball team

[@Honeydew360]

The Puerto Rican league actually has more former NBA players than any other Overseas leagues (not including euroleague)

[@salemhoodnews1813]

CBA is better

[@salemhoodnews1813]

@The Golden Warriors idk

[@kevinj.p7068]

Not a super skilled league but the comp goes hard. A lot of former nba guys and super physical. At 160 I don’t think he faired well but skill wise he’d be up there with the best

[@suneater98]

He was better than Julian tbh

[@chi-town6305]

Yeah only if he passed the ball more to Emmanuel

[@johnnygarcia9980]

The Puerto Rican league is the first professional basketball league in the world..definitely should catch up on overseas hoops…it’s cool I ain’t know shot outside the US either when I was you’re age

[@gonzothemuppet6700]

I'm Liking how the Channel is Growing man

[@kasz9546]

OTE not all players get paid. Some choose to not take the Money and go as a scholarship. Just like all 12 kids did this year that committed

[@loudawgs]

Video starts @3:00

[@markkwitdashifts]

He was on ig live like the other day😭

[@elijahjones5489]

You lost your absolute mind is crazy work 😂

[@SCS-yx5hu]

Bro had talent

[@ConquerGarage]

yo matt the dudes in pr hooping man they are in a different level, they everysinglecity has theirown teams from little to 45 year old men leagues

[@Reytubes]

Im Puerto Rican and yes it’s physical but growing his game and taking it to the next level he was better playing here in the states or playing overseas like Greece Australia

[@flashbaccsofliberation5264]

If OTE so bab why the Thompson twins both in top 10 nba mock draft 1 of them may be top 5

[@dogsareepic6197]

Yes I’ve heard of the Puerto Rican league. I’m almost positive Juan Carlos Arroyo played there at some point. Couple other ex-NBA players

[@tjhillyes7319]

You have to wait over 3 annoying minutes of this guy blabbering in his intro before he finally even begins to talk about Maldonado.

[@brianj.m.5016]

He was in overtime elite league...

[@jdnddjdjdbsnzjsn40]

Thats what was said…..

[@marcelljackson2868]

Well looks like he should have went to college. At least he would have had a chance to play meaningful minutes

[@vitog5684]

do a Corey Sanders or Kwe Parker Update

[@shamargriffin8080]

Emmanuel was way better than Julian when they were on the same team.

[@nuke_0366]

Yo matt could you make a jaylen hands update video?

[@thelegendofBigRay]

Crappy numbers in P.R. too .

[@kukusopie7234]

Fell college would been best route

[@noelramirez1551]

Bro really confused an "L" with an "R" when trying to say Baloncesto

[@Big-Sexy]

Not 100% sure, but one of my boys tells me he plays in the g league now.

[@xslumpedtra7655]

Great content… have you thought about expanding into gaming content ?

[@zay222True]

Eman is a baller ⛹🏾‍♂️

[@nxggascantrollwitthefamily]

ote is on tv now and does get coverage now as well

[@JacketJacket3552]

DeMarcus Cousins played for them last season lol

[@Pluto77773]

Love your videos

[@cisqoh]

Shit Bad Bunny owns Cangrejeros 😹👌 Manny playing for Bad Bunny

[@terrancevanliew1814]

I played pick up ball with a retired Puerto Rican pro once. He cooked everyone.

[@jadennegron4978]

“ Barkanono” 😂😂

[@flashbaccsofliberation5264]

muggsy bogues was 5'3 hight don't matter if you got skills

[@chi-town6305]

Yes sir

[@greenlightsham3564]

Lmao muggsy was also ass, it’s a fact if you don’t have the height you won’t make the nba it’s very rare for a guard under 6ft to make it

[@flashbaccsofliberation5264]

Spud webb made nba too an was in dunk contest. Most of these guys you think are 6ft or 6ft2 some are like 5ft10 look at there Photos standing next to jamie foxx and curry are same height foxx is not 6ft at all. Jose alvarado is 5'10 not 6ft hes on pelicans

[@MaTTheWooSki]

i played him a lot in the gym and no disrespect to him but i don't think he would have made it at the college level

[@promaddenplayer5625]

I I I can’t stop the feeling of cheese

[@willythewhale2235]

The team he plays in has JJ barea and skal labisiere who played in the kings, bruh they good. The whole league is good

[@Anonymouss-f50]

Gah damn video starts like at 3 minutes

[@highal3706]

Ote > Puerto rico Pro , smart move

[@sherwoodmarksman2379]

He's Stunted his own Growth but he's head and shoulders better than Julian....

[@hoopsspill]

He probably get treated better there then in America

[@warstars8382]

Honestly I often thought he was a lil overrated. It def hurt his game playing w the Newmans for as long as he did. I wish he went the college route to help him develop but he went for the $. Best of luck to him in the BSN but i think nba is out of reach.

[@michaelrivera7089]

Right now he dating puerto rican rapper anuel aa baby momma

[@saadshaik2264]

Is it just me or this guy was better than Julian newman he deserves Julian Newman's spotlight

[@a.jcastro4125]

In the Puerto Rico league you get paid around 85k and is around 35 games is a good league and I think he’s going have playtime next year because JJ barea just retire and they going to need some backup guard And he looked that he be getting some muscles too because at the start of the season he was looking like a kid that’s probably why he got traded but still believe on him that he could make it to the NBA

[@jacs1511]

Bro puerto rico is apart of the usa

[@samhunter7619]

I’m 6’3 190 and I think I’m skinny. Jeez

[@samhunter7619]

@Awesome Guy no shit

[@officialdownload4]

cause he's not 6'3 or 6'4 he's 6'1

[@remyy2x361]

Yo Matt Zion Harmon who left western Kentucky just committed to Bethune cookman you should make a video bout it

[@lazynaps3826]

Make a video about players going to overseas

[@angeloskougias7315]

Where is juju murray

[@evade1x731]

I was thinking about what happened to this guy a couple days ago because saw a clip of him online🤯

[@yellow8412]

Vid 22 of asking: yo Matt what happened to verses in the comments

[@Etk333]

Puerto Rico has always paid sports entertainers well whether it's basketball baseball or hell even wrestling. It's not a bad place to be if ur an athlete. Only bad thing bout Puerto Rico is the crime and bad policing. Besides that it's actually a great place and great league.

[@mgzbcikid]

What's happening to Isaiah Todd?

[@osamabinladen556]

sheesh i searched it up and it said professionally puerto rican players only make 30k per year that’s honestly f*cked up of its true

[@geert574]

Life is much cheaper in Rico

[@crisadams5871]

Shouldn't he be allowed to play in college now that kids can get paid

[@chrisxsoo]

Talk about solluminati’s recent performance

[@KamoteCueBBB]

Can you do on that small white kid that cooked Julian Newman? The one Newman called out in the game but he got cooked instead.

[@Coco-xw3wp]

Ohh wait that kid was white but I know who you're talking about!!

[@B88]

You should do a video on.. the Lakers last name goat squad😂🤣 (O'Neal, Pippin, Bryant)😅 there not actually bad at all either..

[@kellyj.4102]

matt ur intro's r short

[@franciscoaramboles9947]

Matt the puerto Rican league is one of the best leagues Holy shit do your research

[@jamesrivera1946]

Borja play in the PRbl

[@dannyh5937]

Manny is a good player with a solid all around game, but he's nowhere near talented enough to play in the NBA. To put it as simple as possible...he's not athletically gifted enough. 6'3 and 170 won't cut it.

[@warstars8382]

Agreed. He should have went to college to develop

[@samuelconwrightii4532]

J. Newman high school legend to some, but still a bust. Hope he improve his skill and transition to the court instead of social media. Social media legend yes

[@a.d9780]

Atlanta we can all agree he's better than LeBron

[@carlvance9225]

I always wonder what happened to Jalen Hill and Cody Riley after the incident with Liangelo ball in China. We kinda know what happens to Liangelo but not them .

[@CM-ft9ep]

Riley played four years at UCLA and Hill played three. Both had pretty decent college careers.

[@carlvance9225]

@@CM-ft9ep yah I can look it up too. I can look up what happened to Emmanuel Maldonado. Always good to have a video

[@NEEKZ81]

Jalen Hill was found dead in Costa Rica last month😕

[@NEEKZ81]

Cody Riley plays in the Russian league⛹🏾‍♂️

[@leocarrillo6994]

If he can grow some length and weight . I'm more than sure he can make g keageu

[@garangmathiang597]

Zion Harmon to bethune Cookman

[@jamesrivera1946]

From Dallas

[@Trippyytre]

Bro Julian ain’t a legend probably to people who don’t hoop but to a hooper he’s not😂😂non hooper say anything

[@warstars8382]

He’s only appealing to children

[@JOKER-si4kw]

W Vid

[@intexas9434]

Take a scholarship. Get a free college education.

[@indianhoops6033]

Was good

[@edx108]

The last part of the video is kinda stupid …playing pro >>> OTE lol of course he rather be in the NBA lol I think that’s what his comment was talking about bro

[@Rellymackaveli]

Matt ur weird

[@enjoylife1239]

by friend that lives in puerto rico said he was kicked of the team when he was caught with two transgenders in team hotel room day before the match...and team cut him

[@brianhere1641]

I thought Puerto Rico league would considered to be part of the US league

[@Spiderman1238.]

W 🇵🇷

[@hes_jus_niceee3846]

3 minutes of just rambling on, get to the point

[@adrielagene8693]

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