![]() From Tomball, Texas to Tyler Junior College to Marquette to the NBA Finals. JIMMY BUTLER (Not ranked in HS, Marquette, 2011 NBA Draft, 1st round, 30th pick) I’m not going to pretend and claim any “I remember when Jimmy Butler was in high school stories”. His effort and knowing his own game speaks volumes to his development and path that he is currently on. His is a great story of resolve and dedication to his own set goals. I liked Bam - a lot - but never did I see him becoming the best player on a team in the NBA Finals. I liked both a lot at the same stage of their careers, even comparing Bam to Hickson. Hickson, formerly of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trailblazers, was a terrific rebounder and an undersized five man. I thought his trajectory was going to be more of the JJ Hickson path. Even as an undersized five man, Bam was a paint monster. He never once tried to be a face-up big man or a pick and pop player. He was physically stronger and bigger than his peers and knew where he could shine. He was a rim-bender at the high school rookie camp. 9 ranked player composite 247 Sports in 2016, Kentucky, 2017 NBA Draft, 1st round, 14th overall pick) The first time I saw Bam play was at the Fab Frosh Camp in 2012. Let’s take a deep dive into the Miami Heat roster and look at their pathways with some personal stories on some of the players.īAM ADEBAYO (No. You just never know how you get there and you just never know how long you’re going to stay. Most guys in the League are somewhere in between. The 3-pointer was impressive, but there is a lot to improve on his overall game.The basketball journey will take weird twists and turns. He made two of his four shots, including one of his two 3-pointers. In his first game with Miami’s summer league team in Las Vegas, Hammons finished with five points, and a rebound in 16 minutes. The Heat, of course, broke one Hassan Whiteside out of those habits, but that’s more exception than trend. As The Smoking Cuban pointed out in their review of his rookie season, Hammons was slow up the court, hesitant on offense and not much of a worker anywhere else. However, the issue with Hammons has been his work ethic. ![]() ![]() He’s now showing the ability to step out and knock down a shot.” He scores usually on the left block with a little jump hook. “He’s improved his body, his ability to run. “He’s got a big body terrific defender in college,” Greenberg. He also made five of his 10 3-point attempts for the season.ĮSPN’s college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg mentioned Hammons’ defense during the Heat’s summer league game against the Spurrs, as per the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson: The Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year in his final collegiate season at Purdue, Hammons appeared in 22 games in his first season with the Mavericks, averaging 2.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 7.4 minutes per game. Goran Dragic says he’d welcome a return to the Miami Heat: ‘This is my home’.Can the Heat use more zone defense in Game 2?.Miami Heat staying confident despite being down 0-1 to Nuggets.How the Miami Heat’s fourth quarter changed the NBA Finals.Gabe Vincent’s NBA Finals MVP odds surging after Game 2.Whether it was his inconsistency on the defensive glass, his inability to turn that jump shot into a regular part of his offensive game, his irregular motor and lack of focus on and off the court, Hammons has never quite had the impact you expected him to. ![]() Yet there always seemed to be something missing, something which prevented Hammons’ impact from being quite as high as the sum of his parts. With excellent 7-foot size, a strong frame, shot blocking instincts that made him a defensive force, touch around the basket, and a mid-range jump shot that always seemed to be on the verge of becoming realized, the soon to be 24-year old Hammons has been on the radar as a prospect ready to break out for quite some time. At 7-feet with a 7-foot-3 wingspan, he provides size as well as the potential of a perimeter-oriented game.ĭraftExpress had this to say about him entering the draft: Hammons, 24, was selected by Dallas with the 46th pick in the 2016 draft. Hammons may simply be a throw-in to make the trade work, but he’ll have a chance to make Miami’s regular-season roster. Hammons to Miami for Josh McRoberts, a future second-round pick and cash considerations.Ĭoming back in the deal was seldom-used center A.J. ![]()
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