the Houston Rockets He finished with the biggest bracket of the night, choosing Villanova forward Cam Whitmore 20th overall in the NBA Draft.
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Originally expected by several to be selected among the top five picks, the camera on the night of the draw was repeatedly pointed at the hypersports suite as he heard pick after pick pass without hearing his name.
Adrian Wojnarowski reported on ESPN Radio that the organizations had soured at Whitmore after “a combination of poor practice (and) some not-so-great interviews with the teams over the past month”.
Wojnarowski also mentioned that there was a feeling among the teams that Whitmore would be relegated to the back end of the lottery.
The six-foot-six wing averaged 12.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in his first year with the Villanova Wildcats.
Houston, according to Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fisher, was considering selecting Whitmore with the fourth overall pick, but instead acquired Amen Thompson. Instead, they were able to pick one of their other big targets memorably later in the draft.
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