Monday evening, 8 former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from January 25.
Best Of The Day: Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson and his Dallas Mavericks teammate loss Monday. I gave Brunson the best of the for not missing a single shot that night.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Mavericks)- 29 minutes, 12 points. 4/4 FG, 2/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, a rebound, 3 assists, a turnover, and -16 in a 117-113 loss to the Nuggets.
The rest of the performances of the day:
- Fred VanVleet (Auburn/Raptors)- 35 minutes, 25 points, 11/21 FG, 3/5 3PT, 0/1 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 4 total rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, a block, and -16 in a 129-114 loss to the Pacers.
- Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 28 minutes, 5 points, 2/5 FG, 1/4 3PT, 0/1 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 8 total rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, a block, a turnover, and -10 in a 98-85 loss to the Nets.
- Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 35 minutes, 11 points, 5/17 FG, 1/8 3PT, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, a block, a turnover, and -19 in a 98-85 loss to the Nets.
- Max Strus (Simeon/Heat)- 1 minute and +0 in a 98-85 loss to the Nets. He entered at the 54.2 seconds left in the game mark and played through the end.
- Anthony Davis (Perspectives/Lakers)- 36 minutes, 17 points, 5/16 FG, 0/3 3PT, 7/9 FT, 3 offensive rebounds, 10 total rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers, and -5 in a 115-108 win over the Cavaliers.
- JaVale McGee (Franciscan/Cavaliers)- 13 minutes, 8 points, 3/6 FG, 0/1 3PT, 2/2 FT, 2 rebounds, a block, 2 turnovers, and -12 in a 115-108 loss to the Lakers.
- Isaiah Roby (Dixon/Thunder)- 27 minutes, 16 points, 4/11 FG, 1/2 3PT, 7/7 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 3 total rebounds, an assist, 2 blocks, and -4 in a 125-122 win over the Trail Blazers.
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