Rockets fans will remember Chris Clemons, who currently plays for the Development League's Maine Celtics. In a development league game, Clemmons played 40 minutes, shooting 18-of-28, 11-of-20 three-pointers, 52 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, including 42 points in the second half!
The 52 points per game was the development league's second-highest single-game score of the season, behind stauskas' 57 points. Clemmons plays as a point guard and is only 1.75 meters tall! If Thomas Jr. is the strongest 175 on the surface, then Clemmons is the second strongest on the surface of active duty 175. Take a look at the GIF below and get a feel for what level he plays in wildball?
Born on July 23, 1997, Clemmons' favorite star is Iverson, and he learned AI's playing style from an early age. Despite being only 1.75 meters tall, his vertical take-off reached 42.5 inches (about 108 centimeters), which allowed him to complete the dunk with ease. In high school, Clemmons scored 41 points in a single game, breaking the school history scoring record.
Clemmons' career at Campbell University was equally exciting: he averaged 25 points per game in his sophomore year! By his senior year, Clemmons averaged 30.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shooting 57 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from three-point range. Not only did he become the NCAA leading scorer that season, but he was also the overall scorer in Campbell University's team history.
In the summer of 2019, 22-year-old Clemmons decided to run in the NBA draft. Although his college stats are gorgeous, his height of 1.75 meters makes the NBA team prohibitive, and ultimately failed to escape the fate of losing the election. Clemmons played in the Summer League for the Rockets, averaging 20.8 points per game and shooting 43.6 percent from three-point range.
In the 2019-20 season, the Rockets first gave Clemmons a two-way contract, which was converted to a standard NBA contract on December 8, 2019. He played in 33 regular-season games for the Rockets that season, averaging 8.8 minutes per game, 4.9 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists, shooting 40.1 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from three-point range.
On 16 December 2020, Clemmons suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during the match and his unprotected contract was automatically switched to a guaranteed contract. On January 22, 2021, the Rockets cut Clemmons to make room for Kevin Porter Jr. Many fans first knew About Clemmons, probably because of the picture below, when he was pushed out of the stadium by a wheelchair.
This is the helplessness of a role player, you worked hard for a season to keep the NBA, but because of a major injury was abandoned by the league. Clemmons didn't give up on himself, and even though he was wearing protective boots, he was still training hard. By May 2021, Clemmons was able to complete the dunk and recovered fairly quickly.
Hard work always pays off, and on October 15, 2021, Celtics and Clemmons signed an Exhibit 10 contract. A brief introduction to the Exhibit 10 contract: If the player is cut, the NBA team gives him up to $50,000 in prize money, and the player is able to sign the team to an affiliate in the development league.
On October 17, 2021, the Green Army cut Clemmons, who subsequently signed to develop the League's Maine Celtics. On December 30, the Hawks gave Clemmons a 10-day contract using the hardship exception. But he didn't play for the Hawks because of the health and safety agreement triggered, and returned to the development league after the contract expired.
Clemmons, 24, is still working on his NBA dream, whether he can get into the NBA again. But this lost draft can overcome the Achilles tendon tear, with a height of 1 meter 75 in the development league 52 points, has been successful enough!