Former Miami Hurricanes star Anthony Lawrence II was selected by Northern Arizona with the first pick in today’s G League draft. A combo forward, Lawrence spent four years in college, averaging 12.5 points and 6.6 rebounds last season. He was signed and waived by the Jazz last Saturday.
Lawrence played for the Cavaliers during Summer League, then signed with Hapoel Be’er Sheva in Israel. However, he parted ways with the team earlier this month after one preseason game.
Some other notable selections include:
- No. 2 overall – Sioux Falls – Trey Mourning
- No. 5 overall – Iowa – Trevon Duval
- No. 8 overall – South Bay – Sheldon Mac
- No. 18 overall – Fort Wayne – Hasheem Thabeet
Mourning, who spent four years at Georgetown, is the son of Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning. He played for the Heat during Summer League. Duval, once a highly touted point guard at Duke, was a two-way player for the Bucks for most of last season and appeared in three NBA games.
Mac, formerly known as Sheldon McClellan, got into 30 games for the Wizards during the 2016/17 season. Thabeet, the second player chosen in the 2009 NBA Draft, worked out extensively with the Knicks this summer and is hoping to return to the NBA at age 32.
Other prominent draftees include former Celtics and Lakers guard Vander Blue, the 13th pick in the second round by Santa Cruz, and Trey Phills, son of former NBA player Bobby Phills, who went to Windy City with the 18th pick in the fourth round.
The full results of this year’s draft can be found here.
Lot of picks are skipped hey?
The Mad Ants must be desperate, or maybe just mad.
I think they mean the Angry Ants not Crazy Ants, but once your call yourself an ant of any kind your cause is probably lost.
Maybe the worst mascot ever.