Saturday evening, five former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from May 29.
Best of the day: Robert Covington
- Robert Covington (Proviso West)- 36 minutes, 9 points, 3/6 FG, 2/5 3PT, 1/2 FT, a team-high 9 rebounds, an assist, a steal, a block, and +16 in a 115-95 win over the Nuggets.
The rest of the performances of the day:
- JaVale McGee (Franciscan/Nuggets)- 7 minutes, 0/3 FG, 0/1 3PT, 4 rebounds, a steal, a team-high 2 blocks, and +3 in a 115-95 loss to the Trail Blazers.
- Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 26 minutes, 8 points, 3/5 FG, 2/3 3PT, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, a team-high 3 steals, a turnover, and -5 in a 120-103 loss to the Bucks.
- Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 28 minutes, 8 points, 7/15 FG, 2/6 3PT, 2/2 FT, a rebound, an assist, a steal, and -10 in a 120-103 loss to the Bucks.
- Max Strus (Stagg/Heat)- 1 minute and +2 in a 120-103 loss to the Bucks.
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