Thursday evening, eight former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from January 28.
Best Of The Day: Frank Kaminsky
Give Frank Kaminsky more minutes.
- Frank Kaminsky (Benet/Suns)- 25 minutes, 12 points, 4/9 FG, 1/2 3PT, 3/4 FT, an offensive rebound, 13 total rebounds, 8 assists, a steal, and +12 in a 114-93 win over the Warriors.
The rest of the performances of the day:
- Abdel Nader (Niles North)- 25 minutes, 6/15 FG, 2/5 3PT, 2/2 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, and +12 in a 114-93 win over the Warriors.
- Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Suns)- 3 minutes, 0/3 FG, 0/2 3PT, an offensive rebound, and -7 in a 114-93 win over the Warriors.
- Alfonzo McKinnie (Marshall/Lakers)- 2 minutes and +2 in a 107-92 loss to the Pistons.
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Lakers)- 14 minutes, 13 points, 5/7 FG, 3/3 3PT, 2 rebounds, an assist, a turnover, and -1 in a 107-92 loss to the Pistons.
- Derrick Rose (Simeon/Pistons)- 20 minutes, 14 points, 6/12 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, a rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, and -6 in a 107-92 win over the Lakers.
- Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 33 minutes, 10 points, 5/12 FG, 0/3 3PT, an offensive rebound, 3 total rebounds, 3 assists, a turnover, and -5 in a 109-105 loss to the Clippers.
- Max Strus (Stagg/Heat)- 21 minutes, 12 points, 4/6 FG, 4/6 3PT, a turnover, and -1 in a 109-105 loss to the Clippers. His 12 points in last night’s game is his new career-high.
- Brodric Thomas (Bolingbrook/Rockets)- Did not play in the Rockets’ 104-101 win over the Trail Blazers. Friday morning, Thomas as well as couple others were assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to partake in the G-League Bubble.
