Friday evening, eight former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from February 5.
Best of the Day: Kendrick Nunn
Another day, another Simeon grad having a solid night on the court in the NBA. This time: Kendrick Nunn.
- Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 32 minutes, 25 points, 11/17 FG, 2/6 3PT, 1/2 FT, 3 offensive rebounds, 8 total rebounds, an assist, 2 steals, 4 turnovers, and +17 in a 122-95 win over the Wizards.
The rest of the performances of the day:
- Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 24 minutes, 6 points, 2/5 FG, 2/5 3PT, an offensive rebound, 10 total rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, a block, and -1 in a 122-95 win over the Wizards.
- Max Strus (Stagg/Heat)- 8 minutes, 3 points, 1/1 FG, 1/1 3PT, 2 rebounds, and -13 in a 122-95 win over the Wizards.
- Frank Kaminsky (Benet/Suns)- 22 minutes, 15 points, 5/7 FG, 3/4 3PT, 2/2 FT, 5 rebounds, an assist, 2 turnovers, and +0 in a 109-92 win over the Pistons. And he gets the start!
- Abdel Nader (Niles North/Suns)- 17 minutes, 7 points, 3/5 FG, 0/2 3PT, 1/2 FT, a rebound, 2 assists, a turnover, and +20 a 109-92 win over the Pistons.
- Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Suns)- 3 minutes, 0/1 FG, 3 rebounds, and -6 a 109-92 win over the Pistons.
- Isaiah Roby (Dixon/Thunder)- 34 minutes, 11 points, 5/10 FG, 1/4 3PT, 2 offensive rebounds, 7 total rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 5 turnovers, and +3 in a 106-103 loss to the Timberwolves.
- Fred VanVleet (Auburn/Raptors)- 38 minutes, 11 points, 4/16 FG, 1/9 3PT, 2/2 FT, an offensive rebound, 4 total rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, a turnover, and +1 in a 123-117 win over the Nets. It wasn’t his best but give the guy a break, he carried his team the other night.
