Live broadcast, February 16 today, the father of Rocket player little Jamari-Smith, old Jamari-Smith, revealed in an interview with the media that thunder had promised to choose little Jamari in the second place before the draft conference.
Old Jia Barry said: “On the day of the talent show, magic and Thunder chose bankelo and Holmgren respectively. Little Jia Barry’s name was not called. His legs began to tremble. I looked at him, he almost cried. He had told me that thunder was going to choose him in the second place. I couldn’t say anything more. I could only comfort him that the camera was nearby.”
In the end, little Jamari was selected by the Rockets in the third place. So far this season, he has played 54 games, with an average of 11.9 points, 7 rebounds and 1.2 assists.