Today in the Clippers' game against the Boston Celtics. Due to George's truce, Mann Jr. was promoted to the starting line-up. Tyrone Lue boldly gave youngster Brandon Boston Jr. plenty of playing time, and Boston Jr. did not live up to the expectations of Lu's director, firing fully in the second quarter, including a difficult three-point whistle. Help the team pull away. He played 25 minutes in the game, shooting 9-of-13 and 5-of-8 from three-point range, with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 steals.
Boston Jr. is the first Clippers player to score 25+ points and hit 5+ three-pointers since Jamal Crawford in 2017.
You may be amazed at the story of another small character. He may be a small man now, but when you know his past glory, you may be surprised by his experience like in a movie.
When I was a child in Boston, I often played basketball under the leadership of my father. At that time, his father would let him wear gloves to control the ball and let him dribble while running. It also laid the foundation for his excellent ball control skills in the future.
When asked about his future goals in boston in high school, he firmly said: "He wants to be a McDonald's all-American star." He still has three years left in high school, so he wants to win three state championships and definitely want to be the top player in the NBA. At the age of 25-26, become the best player in the world. "He trained hard every day and finally paid off, and was ranked 13th in the United States by ESPN in his sophomore year of high school.
In his junior year of high school, he was a high school student who rose to the top 10 in the United States and received offers from almost all elite schools, but he wanted to choose the most advantageous one. Got what he wanted while visiting Kentucky. Team coach Calipari will teach him how to become a professional player, because many of the disciples from Calipari have become star players in the NBA such as: Davis, Downs, Booker, etc. Kallipari said: "In five years, Brandon Boston will be a household name. ”
Before the start of his college career, ESPN ranked him in the position of tantrum, and his template was Ingram, who was both thin and tall forwards, with long hands and legs, and excellent ball-handling skills. And his top two are this year's Champions Cunningham and Jaylen Green and behind him is this year's Tanhua Mobley, only he fell behind, fell to the second round of 21 picks, almost lost. His arrival with the Clippers was also a topsy-turvy process, with the Grizzlies selecting Boston with the 51st pick, and he was subsequently traded to the Pelicans. The Pelicans then traded Boston to the Clippers. What exactly caused Little Boston's pick to plummet?
In my opinion, first of all, due to his finger injury in the last season of high school for several months, coupled with the epidemic, he directly entered the NCAA without much training, and he did not adapt to the intensity of the game to be in a slump. Averaging 13.5 points per game from 35.5 percent three-point range, he shot just a slippery slope from high school, lowering the team's impression of him. Secondly, 2.01 in height and weighing only 85kg. And according to scouting reports, Boston's figure is difficult to hang meat, which means that in the NBA's muscle collision field, Little Boston may not be able to withstand it. Finally, there is the offensive inefficiency. Shooting instability is on the one hand, on the other hand, the offensive choice is not good, itself poor confrontation, but he likes to force a shot after the confrontation, and there are too many singles, and the passing vision is average. But, thankfully, he came to the Clippers, where there are two top forwards, George and Leonard can help him grow.
After the game against Boston, Clippers player Brandon Boston Jr. spoke about the game in an interview with the media. "I want to dedicate today's race to my late friend Terence Clarke (Class of 2021, who died in a car accident when Boston was in the back car). Clark wanted to play for the Celtics, but unfortunately he died at the age of 19. ”
I hope that Little Boston will work together with the share of a close friend to do what he once said: I want to be remembered as Brandon Boston, and that's what I'm after. A player with a quest, a versatile player; I can do whatever the coach asks me to do, I want to be the best player on the pitch.
Poor and strong, do not fall into the ambition of the clouds. Be the one who has high hopes! Brandon Jr. Boston!