is well known that it is not easy for professional players to enter the NBA, especially through the draft. There are hundreds of players who sign up for the draft every year, but there are only 60 places in the draft, plus a few directly signed losers. There are only about 70 rookies who join the NBA every year, so the chance of entering the NBA is for everybody. A professional player is very precious. But have you seen a scene where players are not only not excited, but vent their anger on the spot? This scene happened in today's draft.
No. 1 pick in this year's draft Anthony Edwards
Due to the epidemic, this year's NBA draft did not convene all players in one arena and make selections as in previous years. Instead, it adopted an online draft method. The league also arranges photographers for each rookie’s home so that the audience can see the reaction of the rookies after they are selected for the first time.
Wiseman's home scene when he was drafted
When the draft went to the 24th pick in the first round, the New Orleans Pelicans used this pick in the trade with the Bucks to select the rookie RJ who had played in the Australian League. -Hampton. When NBA President Xiao Hua announced the results and the camera was shown to the Hamptons, almost no one in the family showed a happy look, but all looked serious. Then came the most exciting scene: when the staff next to him wanted to pass the hat to Hampton through Hampton’s younger brother, a relative who was out of the camera grabbed the hat and threw it aside. And this scene happened to be seen by Xiao Hua in front of the screen, and the scene was once embarrassed.
Xiao Hua witnessed the process of the Hampton family’s hat throwing
Why did the Hampton’s family react so much? It turned out that they were dissatisfied with the decline in the draft. In previous predictions, Hampton's pick will probably be between 14 and 20 in the first round, but now that he has dropped to the 24th pick, his relatives are naturally dissatisfied.
RJ Hampton, who is 1.96 meters tall, has a very good wingspan and explosive power. His first step is quite fast and he is a good player to hit the basket. As a high point guard, he has an excellent vision and overall outlook, and his basic skills are also very solid. His weakness is unstable shooting and lack of defensive experience. After graduating from high school, he did not choose to play in the NCAA like other players, but came to the Australian Basketball League, thousands of miles away, to join the New Zealand disruptors. In a season playing for the Destroyer, he averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 40.7% from the field and 29.5% from the three-point range. In general, Hampton's overseas experience was not considered a success. It was precisely because of his relatively mediocre performance in overseas leagues that his draft market declined.
Ramelo Ball and Hampton met in the Australian League.
will return to this "hat smashing" matter. Although the dissatisfaction with the draft pick not in line with expectations is understandable, it was broadcast live on TV. It's really not sensible to vent emotions on the spot in full view, and in front of the NBA president. In addition, although this is not the work of Hampton himself, it is bound to affect the team's evaluation of him. If Hampton does not perform well enough, perhaps, as some netizens have said, the young man has a hard time in the NBA.
