With a television production crew inside his house, and 30 team caps arriving, the reality of the NBA Draft has dawned for RJ Hampton. The Milwaukee Bucks initially had the 24th pick in the draft but traded the selection to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of the deal in which they acquired Jrue Holiday. Who were the 59 … “RJ is the Swiss Army knife to this draft,” Phillips said. He was hardly spectacular, averaging 8.8 points and 2.4 assists a game on 40.7 percent shooting. https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/2020-nba-draft-profile-rj-hampton Thunder Immanuel Quickley – guard, Kentucky (traded to … RJ Hampton, New Zealand Breakers (New Zealand) (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) Guard, 6-foot-5, 19 years old. Hampton spent the last year in Australia’s NBL playing for the New Zealand Breakers. How did Hampton get to the Nuggets? NBA comparisons: Zach LaVine, Jordan Clarkson, Dante Exum. RJ: Well I’m a Laker and a Mavs fan, but I’ll be blessed to whatever team I will hopefully get drafted … This year, we’re seeing a new version of the guard that we did not get a chance to watch in 2019-20. It was a busy night for the Mavericks and a handful of local basketball stars including Tyrese Maxey and RJ Hampton. But then again, Vlade never would have drafted him, anyway. The deal for Hampton, 19, … Apparently, somebody didn’t get the memo on the right hat to hand RJ after he was drafted. If I’m the Knicks, I’m looking at RJ Hampton.” In NBL Australia, Hampton averaged 8.8 points, 2.4 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 20 minutes. Hampton really knows how to employ his long arms defensively and it can make it difficult for smaller guards to figure out how to get around him. RORDOG. With the No. RJ Hampton is the regular NBA draft that has come as an NCAA product. 24 and trading him to Denver.#nbadraft #2020nbadraft #RJHampton Anything he needs I’ll be there for him and he’d do the same for me. American teenager RJ Hampton is cutting short his stay at the NZ Breakers, returning home to rehab his hip injury before the NBA draft in June. New Orleans picking RJ Hampton at No. Of course, once the prospect was drafted, they would find the hat of the team that selected them and put the cap on. RJ Hampton … There was a bit of confusion in the RJ Hampton house on drafty night.On Wednesday night, Hampton, who slipped deep into the first round after being screened as a lottery pick, was initially drafted by the Bucks but was apparently traded to the Denver Nuggets. Unlike when the Nuggets drafted Mudiay, they are flush with combo guards on the roster and have no reason to rush Hampton into playing time. Using his length he can steer and manipulate ball-handlers away for their desired path and if they lose focus for even a split second Hampton can poke it away and dunk the ball on the other end before his opponent realizes they got their pocket picked. "It's very exciting to see RJ Hampton get drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and then traded on to the Denver Nuggets," says Breakers owner Matt Walsh. This is not a player archetype I get excited for, though the athleticism and profile will get Hampton drafted somewhere in the first round. LJ: If you could choose the NBA team you could play for who would it be? Lot of excitement, lot of anxiousness, nervousness, but now it’s finally over. Georgia’s Anthony Edwards became the 11th straight one-and-done player to be the No. 24. "We knew Denver really like him pre-draft. That’s my brother. 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