Thursday night Dyson Daniels will be the third player in the top 10 of theNBA Draftin two years after playing the NBA G League Ignite season. I did. Jalen Green (2nd overall) in Houston and Jonathan Kuminga (7th) in the Golden State a year ago.
A 19-year-old Australian security guard, Daniels, was drafted number 8 by New Orleans.
"The G League is huge for me It was, "said Daniels. "When playing against NBA-style play and against NBA-type players, I had to learn how to play faster and more physically. When I get mine
"We had a great team, we had really good veterans and really good coaching staff. We learned a lot throughout the year and spent the year. I think I've improved with each passing. The G League is definitely a really good step for me and certainly helped me come here. "
With Daniels Ignite Teammates A Marjon Bo Champ was also selected as the Bucks in the 24th overall selection.
Shaedon Sharpe grew up playing hockey and soccer in Ontario, Canada, and eventually switched to basketball. The 6'6 shooting guard was drafted 7th overall by Portland, even though he had never played a game in Kentucky.
"I moved from hockey to soccer to basketball, but I thought I loved playing basketball with my friends and family," Sharp said. "We were playing outside at Y's gym. I just fell in love with it." It seems that basketball is being taken over in Canada just because there are a lot of draft topics coming out of Canada.
Thunder's second-placed Chet Holmgrenis Gonzaga's best selection in history, one step ahead of Adam Morrison in 2006. increase.
Baylor Forward Jeremy Sochan (9th by Spurs) has become the best draft player in the UK and the first player since OG Anunoby in 2017. … GuardJalen Williams (12th, Thunder) was chosen as Santa Clara's first player. In draft since Nets director Steve Nash was elected 15th in 1996.
