As the CBA regular season draws to a close, Shougang, which has no desire, has suspended a number of main players in the game against Xinjiang, which still has a glimmer of hope in the playoffs, and finally Xinjiang beat Shougang 111-100.
After the game, Xinjiang foreign aid Mortree and Shougang foreign aid Justin Hamilton had a cordial conversation. The two were draftists of the same NBA and have known each other for a long time.
In the 2012 NBA Draft, both Hamilton, 22, and Mortree, 20, were selected. The Miami Heat, who had just won the NBA championship, chose Moortree with the 27th pick in the first round, while Hamilton was picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th pick in the second round. The two teams then completed the trade, with the Heat sending Out Morery, hamilton with the 76ers and a second-year first-round pick.
Neither of their NBA careers has been too successful. In his early years, Moretley represented the U.S. U19 national team in intercontinental competitions, and Hamilton, who owns Croatian International, was also selected for the Croatian national team.
In the summer of 2017, Hamilton joined Shougang and has been with him ever since. Hamilton has been with Shougang for five seasons, tied with Alstom for the third longest time in Shougang history, just underplaying Morris for seven seasons and Marbury for six seasons.
Mortree's first stop in China was also Beijing, and he joined Beijing halfway through the 19-20 season, replacing Thompson. Hamilton returned to the United States that season because of the shutdown due to the pandemic, so the two did not meet that season. At the end of the season, Morel was not renewed and switched to Nanjing Tongxi.
This season, Morel joined Xinjiang in the second stage of the regular season, alleviating the urgent need for a vacuum in Xinjiang's interior line. With only one foreign player in Xinjiang, Mortree, he became an indispensable thigh for the team. This season, Mortree averaged 40.3 minutes per game and could cut 29.4 points, 15.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 blocks, shooting 65 percent from two-point range.
It is precisely because of Mortree's outstanding performance that Xinjiang has the opportunity to catch up and reserve the opportunity to compete for a playoff spot.
Hamilton's playing time has been compressed due to the four-quarter four-person policy of foreign aid, and he has averaged less than 20 minutes per game this season, contributing 11.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
In this game, Morel played 46 minutes, almost playing the whole game, cutting 24 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Hamilton played 23 minutes and had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Hamilton and Morelelli are both highly dedicated foreign aides, which is an important reason why the two can get contracts in the CBA for many years.
Among the foreign aides currently playing in the CBA, there is also an NBA 2012 draft, he is Salinger in Shenzhen, when he was selected by the Celtics with the 21st pick in the first round. The highest overall pick ever played in the NBA draft was Thomas Robinson, the fifth interior pick to be selected by the Kings that year.